How much is 2.5× bodyweight for my weight class?

Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 132.5 kg (290 lb); 59 kg → 147.5 kg (325 lb); 66 kg → 165 kg (365 lb); 74 kg → 185 kg (410 lb); 83 kg → 207.5 kg (455 lb); 93 kg → 232.5 kg (515 lb); 105 kg → 262.5 kg (580 lb); 120 kg → 300 kg (660 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 2.5× bodyweight?

Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 47% record 2.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, roughly 17% record 2.5× 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.

Why is the load taken at the class limit?

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 deadlift and bodyweight in the percentile calculator.

Is a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift harder for heavier lifters?

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 1.98× the limit at 53 kg to 2.08× at 120 kg, peaking at 2.80× in the 66 kg class. That is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients rather than a multiplier.

Is a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift good?

For an 83 kg man at the top of his class, a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift is 207.5 kg (455 lb) — around the 40th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, below that class's 220 kg (485 lb) median. For a 63 kg woman it is 157.5 kg (345 lb), the 79th percentile, above the 131.5 kg (290 lb) median there. Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 47% record at least 2.5× the class limit; among 43,367 female entries, roughly 17% do. Loads here are anchored at each class's upper limit, the heaviest a lifter in it can weigh; that makes each printed load the biggest the ratio can mean in that class and each percentile a floor for a lighter lifter. There is no open-class row because the open class has no limit to anchor to.

Updated 2026-09-07 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

In OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, 2.5× bodyweight deadlift at the 83 kg class limit — 207.5 kg (455 lb) — is stronger than 40% of 83 kg men's meet-result entries; at the 63 kg limit — 157.5 kg (345 lb) — it is top 21% of 63 kg women's entries.

2.5× bodyweight deadlift for men load and percentile at each class limit

Each row multiplies the class limit by 2.5 and ranks the result inside that class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries — entry counts, not unique people.

Class limit	2.5× limit	Percentile	Reads as
53 kg 117 lb	132.5 kg290 lb	71st	stronger than 71% of raw meet results
59 kg 130 lb	147.5 kg325 lb	40th	stronger than 40% of raw meet results
66 kg 146 lb	165 kg365 lb	36th	stronger than 36% of raw meet results
74 kg 163 lb	185 kg410 lb	35th	stronger than 35% of raw meet results
83 kg 183 lb	207.5 kg455 lb	40th	stronger than 40% of raw meet results
93 kg 205 lb	232.5 kg515 lb	52nd	stronger than 52% of raw meet results
105 kg 231 lb	262.5 kg580 lb	69th	stronger than 69% of raw meet results
120 kg 265 lb	300 kg660 lb	86th	top 14% of raw meet results

2.5× bodyweight deadlift for women load and percentile at each class limit

Each row multiplies the class limit by 2.5 and ranks the result inside that class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries — entry counts, not unique people.

Class limit	2.5× limit	Percentile	Reads as
43 kg 95 lb	107.5 kg235 lb	86th	top 14% of raw meet results
47 kg 104 lb	117.5 kg260 lb	63rd	stronger than 63% of raw meet results
52 kg 115 lb	130 kg285 lb	69th	stronger than 69% of raw meet results
57 kg 126 lb	142.5 kg315 lb	72nd	stronger than 72% of raw meet results
63 kg 139 lb	157.5 kg345 lb	79th	top 21% of raw meet results
69 kg 152 lb	172.5 kg380 lb	86th	top 14% of raw meet results
76 kg 168 lb	190 kg420 lb	92nd	top 8% of raw meet results
84 kg 185 lb	210 kg465 lb	96th	top 4% of raw meet results

Where 2.5× bodyweight stands in the field crossover read

For men, a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift is top-quartile through 120 kg, at or below the field median from 59 kg up.

For women, a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift is a top-10% lift up to the 84 kg class, bottoming out around the 63rd percentile in the heaviest classes.

Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 47% record 2.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, roughly 17% record 2.5× bodyweight or more.

What the median lifter reaches ratio by class

For men the class median itself runs from 1.98× the limit at 53 kg to 2.08× at 120 kg, peaking at 2.80× in the 66 kg class. For women the class median itself runs from 1.74× the limit at 43 kg to 1.73× at 84 kg, peaking at 2.23× in the 47 kg class. The shape is the sub-linear scaling of strength with bodyweight documented by Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999: light lifters post the highest ratios, so one ratio means different things in different classes — the reason cross-class scoring uses DOTS and IPF GoodLift, not a multiplier. Score a total across the three coefficients with the powerlifting score calculator.

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

Is a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift good?: At the 83 kg class limit, 2.5× bodyweight deadlift is 207.5 kg (455 lb) and sits around the 40th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results; for 63 kg women it is 157.5 kg (345 lb) at the 79th percentile. Lighter classes rank the same ratio higher and heavier classes lower — read your own class in the tables above.
How much is 2.5× bodyweight for my weight class?: Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 132.5 kg (290 lb); 59 kg → 147.5 kg (325 lb); 66 kg → 165 kg (365 lb); 74 kg → 185 kg (410 lb); 83 kg → 207.5 kg (455 lb); 93 kg → 232.5 kg (515 lb); 105 kg → 262.5 kg (580 lb); 120 kg → 300 kg (660 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 2.5× bodyweight?: Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 47% record 2.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, roughly 17% record 2.5× 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.
Why is the load taken at the class limit?: 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 deadlift and bodyweight in the percentile calculator.
Is a 2.5× bodyweight deadlift harder for heavier lifters?: 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 1.98× the limit at 53 kg to 2.08× at 120 kg, peaking at 2.80× in the 66 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.