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 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 63% record 2× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 26% 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 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 squat and bodyweight in the percentile calculator.

Is a 2× bodyweight squat 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 1.56× 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× bodyweight squat good?

For an 83 kg man at the top of his class, a 2× bodyweight squat is 166 kg (365 lb) — around the 26th 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 126 kg (280 lb), the 70th percentile, above the 110 kg (245 lb) median there. Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 63% record at least 2× the class limit; among 39,963 female entries, roughly 26% 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 2026-09-10 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

In OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, 2× bodyweight squat at the 83 kg class limit — 166 kg (365 lb) — is stronger than 26% of 83 kg men's meet-result entries; at the 63 kg limit — 126 kg (280 lb) — it is stronger than 70% of 63 kg women's entries.

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

Each row multiplies the class limit by 2 and ranks the result inside that class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries — entry counts, not unique people.

Class limit	2× limit	Percentile	Reads as
53 kg 117 lb	106 kg235 lb	71st	stronger than 71% of raw meet results
59 kg 130 lb	118 kg260 lb	39th	stronger than 39% of raw meet results
66 kg 146 lb	132 kg290 lb	32nd	stronger than 32% of raw meet results
74 kg 163 lb	148 kg325 lb	28th	stronger than 28% of raw meet results
83 kg 183 lb	166 kg365 lb	26th	stronger than 26% of raw meet results
93 kg 205 lb	186 kg410 lb	34th	stronger than 34% of raw meet results
105 kg 231 lb	210 kg465 lb	44th	stronger than 44% of raw meet results
120 kg 265 lb	240 kg530 lb	58th	stronger than 58% of raw meet results

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

Each row multiplies the class limit by 2 and ranks the result inside that class's raw OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries — entry counts, not unique people.

Class limit	2× limit	Percentile	Reads as
43 kg 95 lb	86 kg190 lb	86th	top 14% of raw meet results
47 kg 104 lb	94 kg205 lb	64th	stronger than 64% of raw meet results
52 kg 115 lb	104 kg230 lb	65th	stronger than 65% of raw meet results
57 kg 126 lb	114 kg250 lb	63rd	stronger than 63% of raw meet results
63 kg 139 lb	126 kg280 lb	70th	stronger than 70% of raw meet results
69 kg 152 lb	138 kg305 lb	75th	top 25% of raw meet results
76 kg 168 lb	152 kg335 lb	80th	top 20% of raw meet results
84 kg 185 lb	168 kg370 lb	89th	top 11% of raw meet results

Where 2× bodyweight stands in the field crossover read

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

For women, a 2× bodyweight squat is top-quartile through 84 kg, bottoming out around the 63rd percentile in the heaviest classes.

Weighted across 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 63% record 2× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 26% record 2× 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. 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 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× bodyweight squat good?: At the 83 kg class limit, 2× bodyweight squat is 166 kg (365 lb) and sits around the 26th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results; for 63 kg women it is 126 kg (280 lb) at the 70th 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 81,507 raw male meet results, roughly 63% record 2× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 39,963 raw female meet results, roughly 26% 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 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 squat and bodyweight in the percentile calculator.
Is a 2× bodyweight squat 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 1.56× 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.