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 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 27% record 2.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 5.0% 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.

Is the percentile for 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 does the same ratio rank differently by class?

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.

Is a 2.5× bodyweight squat good?

For an 83 kg man at the top of his class, a 2.5× bodyweight squat is 207.5 kg (455 lb) — around the 66th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, above that class's 190 kg (420 lb) median. For a 63 kg woman it is 157.5 kg (345 lb), the 94th percentile, above the 110 kg (245 lb) median there. Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 27% record at least 2.5× the class limit; among 39,963 female entries, roughly 5.0% do. The anchor throughout is the class limit: the most anyone in that class can weigh, which turns a ratio into a definite load and makes the printed percentile a floor for a lighter lifter in the same class. With no upper limit, the open class is omitted instead of estimated.

Updated 2026-09-10 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

In OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, 2.5× bodyweight squat at the 83 kg class limit — 207.5 kg (455 lb) — is stronger than 66% of 83 kg men's meet-result entries; at the 63 kg limit — 157.5 kg (345 lb) — it is top 6% of 63 kg women's entries.

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

Class limit × 2.5 gives the load; its percentile is read against the same class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, where n is an entry count rather than a unique-person count.

Class limit	2.5× limit	Percentile	Reads as
53 kg 117 lb	132.5 kg290 lb	86th	top 14% of raw meet results
59 kg 130 lb	147.5 kg325 lb	65th	stronger than 65% of raw meet results
66 kg 146 lb	165 kg365 lb	60th	stronger than 60% of raw meet results
74 kg 163 lb	185 kg410 lb	60th	stronger than 60% of raw meet results
83 kg 183 lb	207.5 kg455 lb	66th	stronger than 66% of raw meet results
93 kg 205 lb	232.5 kg515 lb	75th	top 25% of raw meet results
105 kg 231 lb	262.5 kg580 lb	83rd	top 17% of raw meet results
120 kg 265 lb	300 kg660 lb	92nd	top 8% of raw meet results

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

Class limit × 2.5 gives the load; its percentile is read against the same class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, where n is an entry count rather than a unique-person count.

Class limit	2.5× limit	Percentile	Reads as
43 kg 95 lb	107.5 kg235 lb	96th	top 4% of raw meet results
47 kg 104 lb	117.5 kg260 lb	89th	top 11% of raw meet results
52 kg 115 lb	130 kg285 lb	90th	top 10% of raw meet results
57 kg 126 lb	142.5 kg315 lb	91st	top 9% of raw meet results
63 kg 139 lb	157.5 kg345 lb	94th	top 6% of raw meet results
69 kg 152 lb	172.5 kg380 lb	96th	top 4% of raw meet results
76 kg 168 lb	190 kg420 lb	97th	top 3% of raw meet results
84 kg 185 lb	210 kg465 lb	99th	top 1% of raw meet results

Where 2.5× bodyweight stands in the field crossover read

For men, a 2.5× bodyweight squat is a top-10% lift up to the 120 kg class, bottoming out around the 60th percentile in the heaviest classes.

For women, a 2.5× bodyweight squat is a top-10% lift up to the 84 kg class.

Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 27% record 2.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 5.0% record 2.5× bodyweight or more.

What the median lifter reaches ratio by class

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. Because strength scales sub-linearly with bodyweight (heavier lifters lift more in absolute terms but less per kilo of bodyweight) (Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999), a single ratio rewards the lightest classes and penalises the heaviest, which is exactly the distortion that bodyweight coefficients such as DOTS and IPF GoodLift were fitted to remove. 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 2.5× bodyweight squat good?: At the 83 kg class limit, 2.5× bodyweight squat is 207.5 kg (455 lb) and sits around the 66th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results; for 63 kg women it is 157.5 kg (345 lb) at the 94th 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 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 27% record 2.5× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 5.0% 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.
Is the percentile for 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 does the same ratio rank differently by class?: 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.