Is a 1.5× bodyweight squat good?
For an 83 kg man at the top of his class, a 1.5× bodyweight squat is 124.5 kg (275 lb) — around the 9th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, below that class's 190 kg (420 lb) median. For a 63 kg woman it is 94.5 kg (210 lb), the 31st percentile, below the 110 kg (245 lb) median there. Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 88% record at least 1.5× the class limit; among 39,963 female entries, roughly 64% do. Every load on this page is taken at the class limit — the most a lifter in that class can weigh — so it is the largest the ratio can mean inside the class, and the percentile is a floor for anyone lighter. The open class has no upper limit and is left out rather than guessed.
In OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, 1.5× bodyweight squat at the 83 kg class limit — 124.5 kg (275 lb) — is stronger than 9% of 83 kg men's meet-result entries; at the 63 kg limit — 94.5 kg (210 lb) — it is stronger than 31% of 63 kg women's entries.
1.5× bodyweight squat for men
The load column is 1.5 × the class limit; the percentile is that load's rank in the class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results. n counts entries, not unique people.
| Class limit | 1.5× limit | Percentile | Reads as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg 117 lb | 79.5 kg175 lb | 46th | stronger than 46% of raw meet results |
| 59 kg 130 lb | 88.5 kg195 lb | 15th | stronger than 15% of raw meet results |
| 66 kg 146 lb | 99 kg220 lb | 11th | stronger than 11% of raw meet results |
| 74 kg 163 lb | 111 kg245 lb | 10th | stronger than 10% of raw meet results |
| 83 kg 183 lb | 124.5 kg275 lb | 9th | stronger than 9% of raw meet results |
| 93 kg 205 lb | 139.5 kg310 lb | 10th | stronger than 10% of raw meet results |
| 105 kg 231 lb | 157.5 kg345 lb | 12th | stronger than 12% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg 265 lb | 180 kg395 lb | 19th | stronger than 19% of raw meet results |
1.5× bodyweight squat for women
The load column is 1.5 × the class limit; the percentile is that load's rank in the class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results. n counts entries, not unique people.
| Class limit | 1.5× limit | Percentile | Reads as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 kg 95 lb | 64.5 kg140 lb | 61st | stronger than 61% of raw meet results |
| 47 kg 104 lb | 70.5 kg155 lb | 34th | stronger than 34% of raw meet results |
| 52 kg 115 lb | 78 kg170 lb | 34th | stronger than 34% of raw meet results |
| 57 kg 126 lb | 85.5 kg190 lb | 26th | stronger than 26% of raw meet results |
| 63 kg 139 lb | 94.5 kg210 lb | 31st | stronger than 31% of raw meet results |
| 69 kg 152 lb | 103.5 kg230 lb | 33rd | stronger than 33% of raw meet results |
| 76 kg 168 lb | 114 kg250 lb | 41st | stronger than 41% of raw meet results |
| 84 kg 185 lb | 126 kg280 lb | 51st | stronger than 51% of raw meet results |
Where 1.5× bodyweight stands in the field
For men, a 1.5× bodyweight squat is at or below the field median from 53 kg up.
For women, a 1.5× bodyweight squat is at or below the field median from 47 kg up.
Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 88% record 1.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 64% record 1.5× bodyweight or more.
What the median lifter reaches
For men the class median itself runs from 1.56× the limit at 53 kg to 1.92× at 120 kg, peaking at 2.36× in the 74 kg class. For women the class median itself runs from 1.32× the limit at 43 kg to 1.49× at 84 kg, peaking at 1.84× in the 57 kg class. That curve is strength scales sub-linearly with bodyweight (heavier lifters lift more in absolute terms but less per kilo of bodyweight) (Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999) — which is why a fixed ratio is an above-median lift in the lightest classes and a below-median one where the field is deepest, and why federations rank across classes with coefficients rather than ratios. Score a total across the three coefficients with the powerlifting score calculator.
These are competition-depth back squats: the IPF Technical Rules require the hip crease to drop below the top of the knee. Compare against these standards using the same depth; there is no universal conversion from a high squat to a competition-depth squat. Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 explains why the kilos rise with bodyweight while strength-per-kilo falls (PMID 10613442) — read the percentile, not just the absolute number.
FAQ
- Is a 1.5× bodyweight squat good?
- At the 83 kg class limit, 1.5× bodyweight squat is 124.5 kg (275 lb) and sits around the 9th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results; for 63 kg women it is 94.5 kg (210 lb) at the 31st percentile. Lighter classes rank the same ratio higher and heavier classes lower — read your own class in the tables above.
- How much is 1.5× bodyweight for my weight class?
- Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 79.5 kg (175 lb); 59 kg → 88.5 kg (195 lb); 66 kg → 99 kg (220 lb); 74 kg → 111 kg (245 lb); 83 kg → 124.5 kg (275 lb); 93 kg → 139.5 kg (310 lb); 105 kg → 157.5 kg (345 lb); 120 kg → 180 kg (395 lb). A lifter below the limit of the class needs proportionally less for the same ratio; the tables above show the women's classes.
- What percentage of meet results record 1.5× bodyweight?
- Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 88% record 1.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 64% record 1.5× bodyweight or more. The share is computed from per-bodyweight-class percentiles weighted by each class's meet-result count in the OpenPowerlifting raw dataset. n counts entries, not unique people, and the result is not a population survey estimate.
- Does this ratio use my exact bodyweight?
- No — every load is the ratio multiplied by the class upper limit, the most a lifter in that class can weigh. That makes it the largest load the ratio can mean inside the class, and the percentile a floor for anyone lighter. For an exact-bodyweight read, enter your own squat and bodyweight in the percentile calculator.
- Why do lighter lifters reach higher squat ratios?
- Strength scales sub-linearly with bodyweight — heavier lifters lift more in absolute terms but less per kilo of bodyweight (Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999, PMID 10613442). For men the class median itself runs from 1.56× the limit at 53 kg to 1.92× at 120 kg, peaking at 2.36× in the 74 kg class. That is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients rather than a multiplier.
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.