Deadlift standards for a 93 kg (205 lb) man
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 168 kg (370 lb); an advanced lifter 211 kg (465 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 230 kg (505 lb) and the top 10% reach 282.5 kg (625 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 93 kg man
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 83–93 kg / 183–205 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, 93 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 99 kg | 220 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 131 kg | 290 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 168 kg | 370 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 211 kg | 465 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 256 kg | 565 lb |
How a 93 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 20,241 raw lifters in the 83–93 kg / 183–205 lb class.
| Percentile | man (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 230 kg | 505 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 260 kg | 575 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 282.5 kg | 625 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 300 kg | 660 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 328.6 kg | 725 lb |
At 93 kg (205 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 62 kg (135 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 230 kg (505 lb) versus 168 kg (370 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 282.5 kg (625 lb), 52.5 kg (115 lb) above the median 230 kg (505 lb); the top 1% reach 328.6 kg (725 lb), a further 46.1 kg (100 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 93 kg (205 lb) man?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 168 kg (370 lb). A beginner is around 99 kg (220 lb) and an advanced lifter around 211 kg (465 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 93 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 211 kg (465 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 230 kg (505 lb) and the top 10% reach 282.5 kg (625 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 93 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 93 kg (205 lb) man is 328.6 kg (725 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 300 kg (660 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.