Deadlift standards for a 120 kg+ super-heavyweight man

OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 250 kg (550 lb) across 7,252 raw male meet results in the 120 kg+ class.

How a 120 kg+ man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 7,252 raw meet results in the 120 kg+ open class (over 120 kg / 265 lb). Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 120 kg+ (265 lb+) super-heavyweight, within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 315 kg (695 lb), 65 kg (145 lb) above the median 250 kg (550 lb); the top 1% reach 370 kg (815 lb), a further 55 kg (120 lb) on top. Based on 7,252 raw meet results in this class.

The 120 kg+ class in the data what makes it different

Of the 96,871 raw men's deadlift entries behind these standards, 7,252 — about 7.5% — come from the 120 kg+ class. As the open class it has no upper weight limit, so it collects the field's heaviest entries and its biggest absolute numbers.

Stepping up from the 120 kg class raises the median deadlift by 0 kg (0 lb) (+0%).

Taken at the 120 kg class floor — every open-class entry weighs at least that — the median works out to at most 2.08× bodyweight, against 2.80× in the 66 kg class: the flip side of carrying the field's biggest absolute numbers.

The median 120 kg+ man in this dataset squats 238.1 kg, benches 160 kg, and deadlifts 250 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.67 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.95. Compare your own three lifts against those ratios — the one that falls furthest off the pattern is normally the one to prioritise.

The classic milestones read differently in every class: here a 600 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 66th percentile (stronger than 66% of meet-result entries), and a 585 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 61st percentile (stronger than 61% 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 120 kg+ (265 lb+) man?

In raw meet results in the open class the median recorded deadlift is 250 kg (550 lb), the top 10% reach 315 kg (695 lb), and the top 1% 370 kg (815 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 7,252 meet results.

What deadlift puts me in the top 1% in the 120 kg+ class?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 120 kg+ (265 lb+) man is 370 kg (815 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 332.5 kg (735 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 7,252 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

Why does the 120 kg+ open class read differently from the numbered classes?

It has no upper bodyweight limit, so it pools every meet entry above 120 kg bodyweight. Absolute numbers are the biggest in the field (median 250 kg (550 lb), top 1% 370 kg (815 lb)), while strength per kilo of bodyweight is the lowest — both are expected when the class collects the heaviest entries.

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.