How much is 3× bodyweight for my weight class?

Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 159 kg (350 lb); 59 kg → 177 kg (390 lb); 66 kg → 198 kg (435 lb); 74 kg → 222 kg (490 lb); 83 kg → 249 kg (550 lb); 93 kg → 279 kg (615 lb); 105 kg → 315 kg (695 lb); 120 kg → 360 kg (795 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 3× bodyweight?

Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, fewer than 17% record 3× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, fewer than 4% record 3× 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 deadlift 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 1.98× 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 3× bodyweight deadlift good?

For an 83 kg man at the top of his class, a 3× bodyweight deadlift is 249 kg (550 lb) — around the 77th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, above that class's 220 kg (485 lb) median. For a 63 kg woman it is 189 kg (415 lb), the 96th percentile, above the 131.5 kg (290 lb) median there. Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, fewer than 17% record at least 3× the class limit; among 43,367 female entries, fewer than 4% 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 2026-09-07 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

In OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, 3× bodyweight deadlift at the 83 kg class limit — 249 kg (550 lb) — is top 23% of 83 kg men's meet-result entries; at the 63 kg limit — 189 kg (415 lb) — it is top 4% of 63 kg women's entries.

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

Class limit × 3 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	3× limit	Percentile	Reads as
53 kg 117 lb	159 kg350 lb	86th	top 14% of raw meet results
59 kg 130 lb	177 kg390 lb	63rd	stronger than 63% of raw meet results
66 kg 146 lb	198 kg435 lb	62nd	stronger than 62% of raw meet results
74 kg 163 lb	222 kg490 lb	70th	stronger than 70% of raw meet results
83 kg 183 lb	249 kg550 lb	77th	top 23% of raw meet results
93 kg 205 lb	279 kg615 lb	88th	top 12% of raw meet results
105 kg 231 lb	315 kg695 lb	95th	top 5% of raw meet results
120 kg 265 lb	360 kg795 lb	99th+	top 1% of raw meet results or stronger

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

Class limit × 3 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	3× limit	Percentile	Reads as
43 kg 95 lb	129 kg285 lb	97th	top 3% of raw meet results
47 kg 104 lb	141 kg310 lb	84th	top 16% of raw meet results
52 kg 115 lb	156 kg345 lb	91st	top 9% of raw meet results
57 kg 126 lb	171 kg375 lb	95th	top 5% of raw meet results
63 kg 139 lb	189 kg415 lb	96th	top 4% of raw meet results
69 kg 152 lb	207 kg455 lb	98th	top 2% of raw meet results
76 kg 168 lb	228 kg505 lb	99th+	top 1% of raw meet results or stronger
84 kg 185 lb	252 kg555 lb	99th+	top 1% of raw meet results or stronger

Where 3× bodyweight stands in the field crossover read

For men, a 3× bodyweight deadlift is a top-10% lift up to the 120 kg class, bottoming out around the 62nd percentile in the heaviest classes.

For women, a 3× bodyweight deadlift is a top-10% lift up to the 84 kg class.

Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, fewer than 17% record 3× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, fewer than 4% record 3× 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. 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 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 3× bodyweight deadlift good?: At the 83 kg class limit, 3× bodyweight deadlift is 249 kg (550 lb) and sits around the 77th percentile of 83 kg men's raw OpenPowerlifting meet results; for 63 kg women it is 189 kg (415 lb) at the 96th percentile. Lighter classes rank the same ratio higher and heavier classes lower — read your own class in the tables above.
How much is 3× bodyweight for my weight class?: Taken at the men's class limits: 53 kg → 159 kg (350 lb); 59 kg → 177 kg (390 lb); 66 kg → 198 kg (435 lb); 74 kg → 222 kg (490 lb); 83 kg → 249 kg (550 lb); 93 kg → 279 kg (615 lb); 105 kg → 315 kg (695 lb); 120 kg → 360 kg (795 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 3× bodyweight?: Weighted across 89,619 raw male meet results, fewer than 17% record 3× bodyweight or more. Weighted across 43,367 raw female meet results, fewer than 4% record 3× 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 deadlift 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 1.98× 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.