Deadlift standards for an 83 kg (183 lb) man
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 151 kg (335 lb); an advanced lifter 192 kg (425 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 220 kg (485 lb) and the top 10% reach 270 kg (595 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for an 83 kg man
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 74–83 kg / 163–183 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, 83 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 86 kg | 190 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 116 kg | 255 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 151 kg | 335 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 192 kg | 425 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 235 kg | 520 lb |
How an 83 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 20,255 raw lifters in the 74–83 kg / 163–183 lb class.
| Percentile | man (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 220 kg | 485 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 245 kg | 540 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 270 kg | 595 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 285 kg | 630 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 312.7 kg | 690 lb |
At 83 kg (183 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 69 kg (150 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 220 kg (485 lb) versus 151 kg (335 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 270 kg (595 lb), 50 kg (110 lb) above the median 220 kg (485 lb); the top 1% reach 312.7 kg (690 lb), a further 42.7 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 an 83 kg (183 lb) man?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 151 kg (335 lb). A beginner is around 86 kg (190 lb) and an advanced lifter around 192 kg (425 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 83 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 192 kg (425 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 220 kg (485 lb) and the top 10% reach 270 kg (595 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 83 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for an 83 kg (183 lb) man is 312.7 kg (690 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 285 kg (630 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.