Deadlift standards for a 105 kg (231 lb) man

OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 240 kg (530 lb) across 16,844 raw male meet results in the 105 kg class.

How a 105 kg man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 16,844 raw meet results in the 93–105 kg / 205–231 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 105 kg (231 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 300 kg (660 lb), 60 kg (130 lb) above the median 240 kg (530 lb); the top 1% reach 342.5 kg (755 lb), a further 42.5 kg (95 lb) on top. Based on 16,844 raw meet results in this class.

The 105 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 96,871 raw men's deadlift entries behind these standards, 16,844 — about 17% — come from the 105 kg class.

Stepping up from the 93 kg class raises the median deadlift by 10 kg (20 lb) (+4%); the next step to 120 kg adds another 10 kg (20 lb) (+4%).

In relative terms the median works out to 2.29× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 2.80× at 66 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.

The median 105 kg man in this dataset squats 217.5 kg, benches 142.5 kg, and deadlifts 240 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.66 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.91. If your own ratios sit far from that, the outlier lift is usually the one with the most room to grow.

The classic milestones read differently in every class: here a 585 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 71st percentile (stronger than 71% of meet-result entries), and a 250 kg deadlift sits at roughly the 58th percentile (stronger than 58% of meet-result entries).

These are dead-stop pulls; raw competition allows both conventional and sumo stance on the same scoreboard, so the standard pools them. Dead-stop is the meet standard — touch-and-go reps use the stretch reflex off the floor and read higher than a competition pull. Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 is why the deadlift standard climbs with bodyweight while strength-per-kilo falls (PMID 10613442).

FAQ

What is a good raw deadlift for a 105 kg (231 lb) man?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 240 kg (530 lb), the top 10% reach 300 kg (660 lb), and the top 1% 342.5 kg (755 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 16,844 meet results.

What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 105 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 105 kg (231 lb) man is 342.5 kg (755 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 312.5 kg (690 lb).

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is computed from OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, dataset date 2026-05-10) for raw entries at this exact sex and bodyweight class. This cell contains 16,844 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 120 kg men deadlift than 105 kg men?

At the median, 10 kg (20 lb) more — 250 kg (550 lb) versus 240 kg (530 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 7.5 kg (15 lb) (307.5 kg (680 lb) versus 300 kg (660 lb)). Per kilo of bodyweight the lighter class is the stronger one — which is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients, not raw kilos.

Figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n is a meet-result count, not a unique-person count. Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.