How much is 2× bodyweight for my weight class?

Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 106 kg (235 lb); 59 kg → 118 kg (260 lb); 66 kg → 132 kg (290 lb); 74 kg → 148 kg (325 lb); 83 kg → 166 kg (365 lb); 93 kg → 186 kg (410 lb); 105 kg → 210 kg (465 lb); 120 kg → 240 kg (530 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× bodyweight?

Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 80% record 2× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, roughly 49% record 2× 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 do lighter lifters reach higher deadlift 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 1.98× 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× bodyweight deadlift good?

For an 83 kg man at the top of his class, a 2× bodyweight deadlift is 166 kg (365 lb) — around the 12th 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 126 kg (280 lb), the 44th percentile, below the 131.5 kg (290 lb) median there. Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 80% record at least 2× the class limit; among 43,367 female entries, roughly 49% 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.

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

In OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, 2× bodyweight deadlift at the 83 kg class limit — 166 kg (365 lb) — is stronger than 12% of 83 kg men's meet-result entries; at the 63 kg limit — 126 kg (280 lb) — it is stronger than 44% of 63 kg women's entries.

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

The load column is 2 × 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	2× limit	Percentile	Reads as
53 kg 117 lb	106 kg235 lb	51st	stronger than 51% of raw meet results
59 kg 130 lb	118 kg260 lb	19th	stronger than 19% of raw meet results
66 kg 146 lb	132 kg290 lb	15th	stronger than 15% of raw meet results
74 kg 163 lb	148 kg325 lb	12th	stronger than 12% of raw meet results
83 kg 183 lb	166 kg365 lb	12th	stronger than 12% of raw meet results
93 kg 205 lb	186 kg410 lb	17th	stronger than 17% of raw meet results
105 kg 231 lb	210 kg465 lb	25th	stronger than 25% of raw meet results
120 kg 265 lb	240 kg530 lb	43rd	stronger than 43% of raw meet results

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

The load column is 2 × 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	2× limit	Percentile	Reads as
43 kg 95 lb	86 kg190 lb	65th	stronger than 65% of raw meet results
47 kg 104 lb	94 kg205 lb	37th	stronger than 37% of raw meet results
52 kg 115 lb	104 kg230 lb	38th	stronger than 38% of raw meet results
57 kg 126 lb	114 kg250 lb	36th	stronger than 36% of raw meet results
63 kg 139 lb	126 kg280 lb	44th	stronger than 44% of raw meet results
69 kg 152 lb	138 kg305 lb	48th	stronger than 48% of raw meet results
76 kg 168 lb	152 kg335 lb	61st	stronger than 61% of raw meet results
84 kg 185 lb	168 kg370 lb	76th	top 24% of raw meet results

Where 2× bodyweight stands in the field crossover read

For men, a 2× bodyweight deadlift is at or below the field median from 59 kg up.

For women, a 2× bodyweight deadlift is top-quartile through 84 kg, at or below the field median from 47 kg up.

Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 80% record 2× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, roughly 49% record 2× 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. 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 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× bodyweight deadlift good?: At the 83 kg class limit, 2× bodyweight deadlift is 166 kg (365 lb) and sits around the 12th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results; for 63 kg women it is 126 kg (280 lb) at the 44th percentile. Lighter classes rank the same ratio higher and heavier classes lower — read your own class in the tables above.
How much is 2× bodyweight for my weight class?: Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 106 kg (235 lb); 59 kg → 118 kg (260 lb); 66 kg → 132 kg (290 lb); 74 kg → 148 kg (325 lb); 83 kg → 166 kg (365 lb); 93 kg → 186 kg (410 lb); 105 kg → 210 kg (465 lb); 120 kg → 240 kg (530 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× bodyweight?: Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, roughly 80% record 2× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, roughly 49% record 2× 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 deadlift and bodyweight in the percentile calculator.
Why do lighter lifters reach higher deadlift 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 1.98× 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.