Deadlift standards for a 105 kg (231 lb) man
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 192 kg (425 lb); an advanced lifter 237 kg (520 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 240 kg (530 lb) and the top 10% reach 300 kg (660 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 105 kg man
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 93–105 kg / 205–231 lb band). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | man, 105 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 117 kg | 260 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 151 kg | 335 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 192 kg | 425 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 237 kg | 520 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 284 kg | 625 lb |
How a 105 kg man ranks among competitors
If you compete (or want to know where you'd land at a raw meet), this is the field. Based on 17,826 raw lifters in the 93–105 kg / 205–231 lb class.
| Percentile | man (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 240 kg | 530 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 270 kg | 595 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 300 kg | 660 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 312.5 kg | 690 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 342.5 kg | 755 lb |
At 105 kg (231 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 48 kg (105 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 240 kg (530 lb) versus 192 kg (425 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field 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.
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 the average deadlift for a 105 kg (231 lb) man?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 192 kg (425 lb). A beginner is around 117 kg (260 lb) and an advanced lifter around 237 kg (520 lb). Source: StrengthLevel, 153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported, so the population skews stronger than a typical gym floor.
- What counts as a good deadlift at 105 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 237 kg (520 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 240 kg (530 lb) and the top 10% reach 300 kg (660 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 105 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 105 kg (231 lb) man is 342.5 kg (755 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 312.5 kg (690 lb).
- Where does this data come from?
- Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, snapshot 2026-05-16) for raw lifters at this exact sex and bodyweight class; the gym-goer figures are from StrengthLevel's 22,866,078 self-reported deadlift logs. No numbers are estimated — every figure is a percentile from the underlying sample.
Competitive figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), snapshot 2026-05-16, CC0). Recreational figures: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported). Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.