Deadlift standards for a 140 kg+ super-heavyweight man
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 240 kg (530 lb); an advanced lifter 290 kg (640 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 254 kg (560 lb) and the top 10% reach 320 kg (705 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 140 kg man
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (140 kg and up). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | man, 140 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 155 kg | 340 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 194 kg | 430 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 240 kg | 530 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 290 kg | 640 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 342 kg | 755 lb |
How a 140 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 8,091 raw lifters in the 140 kg+ class.
| Percentile | man (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 254 kg | 560 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 290 kg | 640 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 320 kg | 705 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 337.9 kg | 745 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 370 kg | 815 lb |
At 140 kg+ (309 lb+) super-heavyweight the median raw competitor lifts 14 kg (30 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 254 kg (560 lb) versus 240 kg (530 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 320 kg (705 lb), 66 kg (145 lb) above the median 254 kg (560 lb); the top 1% reach 370 kg (815 lb), a further 50 kg (110 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 140 kg (309 lb) man?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 240 kg (530 lb). A beginner is around 155 kg (340 lb) and an advanced lifter around 290 kg (640 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 140 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 290 kg (640 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 254 kg (560 lb) and the top 10% reach 320 kg (705 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 140 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 140 kg (309 lb) man is 370 kg (815 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 337.9 kg (745 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.