What is a good powerlifting total?

It depends on bodyweight and sex — that's the whole point of a standards table. As a single anchor: a typical 83 kg (183 lb) man totals 535 kg (1180 lb) as a raw competitor. Find your exact row above.

Are these standards in kg or lb?

Both — every cell shows kg with the lb equivalent. The underlying data is metric (the IPF and OpenPowerlifting record in kg); lb is rounded to the nearest 5 the way gym loads are actually plated.

Where does the data come from?

Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0, snapshot 2026-05-16). Recreational figures are StrengthLevel's self-reported gym logs. Nothing is modelled or invented — every number is a percentile from the underlying sample. Method at /method.

Powerlifting total strength standards

What's an average, good, or elite powerlifting total? The full standard by bodyweight and sex — from real gym-goer and competition data, in kg and lb. A typical 83 kg man totals around 535 kg (1180 lb).

Updated 2026-06-16 · OpenPowerlifting meet data

Competitive powerlifting total percentiles — men OpenPowerlifting raw

Where a raw competitor lands at a sanctioned meet, by bodyweight class. The middle column is the median competitor; the right columns are the national- and world-level tails.

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
53 kg	242.5535 lb	320705 lb	392.5865 lb	422.5930 lb	482.51065 lb
59 kg	375825 lb	452.51000 lb	5101125 lb	536.41185 lb	590.51300 lb
66 kg	440970 lb	5051115 lb	562.51240 lb	6001325 lb	6631460 lb
74 kg	4851070 lb	5501215 lb	607.51340 lb	642.51415 lb	7001545 lb
83 kg	5351180 lb	6001325 lb	657.51450 lb	692.51525 lb	762.51680 lb
93 kg	5701255 lb	637.51405 lb	7001545 lb	7351620 lb	807.51780 lb
105 kg	6001325 lb	677.51495 lb	742.51635 lb	7801720 lb	8541885 lb
120 kg	632.51395 lb	7151575 lb	7851730 lb	822.51815 lb	9051995 lb
140 kg+	657.51450 lb	7551665 lb	8401850 lb	9001985 lb	9902185 lb

Competitive powerlifting total percentiles — women OpenPowerlifting raw

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
43 kg	167.5370 lb	204.1450 lb	245540 lb	278.5615 lb	305.6675 lb
47 kg	231.3510 lb	285630 lb	330730 lb	355785 lb	406.1895 lb
52 kg	257.5570 lb	307.5680 lb	353780 lb	378835 lb	420925 lb
57 kg	287.5635 lb	337.5745 lb	377.5830 lb	402.5885 lb	4551005 lb
63 kg	303.5670 lb	352.5775 lb	400880 lb	427.5940 lb	4801060 lb
69 kg	322.5710 lb	372.5820 lb	418920 lb	447.5985 lb	5101125 lb
76 kg	332.5735 lb	387.5855 lb	442.5975 lb	4751045 lb	532.51175 lb
84 kg	337.5745 lb	395870 lb	450990 lb	4851070 lb	552.51220 lb
120 kg+	347.5765 lb	410905 lb	467.51030 lb	502.51110 lb	5951310 lb

The total is squat + bench + deadlift from a sanctioned raw full-power meet. Comparing totals across bodyweights isn't apples-to-apples — a heavier lifter totals more in absolute terms — so federations score across weight classes with coefficients (DOTS, IPF GoodLift). The percentile column here already normalises for bodyweight within each class.

FAQ

What is a good powerlifting total?: It depends on bodyweight and sex — that's the whole point of a standards table. As a single anchor: a typical 83 kg (183 lb) man totals 535 kg (1180 lb) as a raw competitor. Find your exact row above.
Are these standards in kg or lb?: Both — every cell shows kg with the lb equivalent. The underlying data is metric (the IPF and OpenPowerlifting record in kg); lb is rounded to the nearest 5 the way gym loads are actually plated.
Where does the data come from?: Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0, snapshot 2026-05-16). Recreational figures are StrengthLevel's self-reported gym logs. Nothing is modelled or invented — every number is a percentile from the underlying sample. Method at /method.

Competitive figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), snapshot 2026-05-16, CC0). Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.