Deadlift standards for a 74 kg (163 lb) man
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 200 kg (440 lb), the top 10% reach 250 kg (550 lb), and the top 1% 292.5 kg (645 lb). This cell contains 12,681 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 200 kg (440 lb) across 12,681 raw male meet results in the 74 kg class.
How a 74 kg man ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 12,681 raw meet results in the 66–74 kg / 146–163 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.
| Percentile | man (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median meet resultmiddle of recorded meet results | 200 kg | 440 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 227.5 kg | 500 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 250 kg | 550 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 265 kg | 585 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 292.5 kg | 645 lb |
At 74 kg (163 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 250 kg (550 lb), 50 kg (110 lb) above the median 200 kg (440 lb); the top 1% reach 292.5 kg (645 lb), a further 42.5 kg (95 lb) on top. Based on 12,681 raw meet results in this class.
The 74 kg class in the data
Of the 96,871 raw men's deadlift entries behind these standards, 12,681 — about 13% — come from the 74 kg class.
Stepping up from the 66 kg class raises the median deadlift by 15 kg (35 lb) (+8%); the next step to 83 kg adds another 20 kg (45 lb) (+10%).
In relative terms the median works out to 2.70× 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 74 kg man in this dataset squats 175 kg, benches 110 kg, and deadlifts 200 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.63 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.88. 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 220 kg deadlift sits at roughly the 68th percentile (stronger than 68% of meet-result entries), and a 495 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 72nd percentile (stronger than 72% 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 74 kg (163 lb) man?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 200 kg (440 lb), the top 10% reach 250 kg (550 lb), and the top 1% 292.5 kg (645 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 12,681 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 74 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 74 kg (163 lb) man is 292.5 kg (645 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 265 kg (585 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 12,681 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 83 kg men deadlift than 74 kg men?
- At the median, 20 kg (45 lb) more — 220 kg (485 lb) versus 200 kg (440 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 20 kg (45 lb) (270 kg (595 lb) versus 250 kg (550 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.