What is a good powerlifting total?

It depends on bodyweight and sex. As one competition anchor, the median recorded result for 83 kg (183 lb) men is 535 kg (1180 lb); the top 10% reach 657.5 kg (1450 lb). Find your class 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?

Every figure is a percentile computed from OpenPowerlifting raw meet results (CC0, dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n means recorded meet results, not unique people. Method at /method.

Powerlifting total strength standards

What's an average, good, or exceptional powerlifting total in raw competition results? These tables show the median through top 1% by bodyweight and sex from OpenPowerlifting meet-result data, in kg and lb. The median recorded result for 83 kg men is 535 kg (1180 lb).

Updated 2026-07-26 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

Raw meet-result powerlifting total percentiles — men OpenPowerlifting

Where a recorded raw meet result lands by bodyweight class. The middle column is the median meet result; the columns to its right show progressively higher recorded percentiles.

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
53 kg	242.6535 lb	320705 lb	392.5865 lb	422.5930 lb	482.51065 lb
59 kg	375825 lb	452.51000 lb	5101125 lb	5351180 lb	590.41300 lb
66 kg	440970 lb	507.51120 lb	562.51240 lb	6001325 lb	662.51460 lb
74 kg	487.51075 lb	5501215 lb	6101345 lb	642.51415 lb	7001545 lb
83 kg	5351180 lb	6001325 lb	657.51450 lb	6901520 lb	760.41675 lb
93 kg	5701255 lb	635.11400 lb	7001545 lb	7351620 lb	802.51770 lb
105 kg	6001325 lb	6751490 lb	7401630 lb	777.51715 lb	847.51870 lb
120 kg	627.51385 lb	707.51560 lb	7801720 lb	817.51800 lb	9001985 lb
140 kg+	642.51415 lb	737.51625 lb	8201810 lb	8751930 lb	967.12130 lb

Raw meet-result powerlifting total percentiles — women OpenPowerlifting

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
43 kg	167.5370 lb	205450 lb	245540 lb	280615 lb	305.2675 lb
47 kg	231.3510 lb	285.3630 lb	330730 lb	353.2780 lb	406.2895 lb
52 kg	256.3565 lb	307.5680 lb	353780 lb	378835 lb	420925 lb
57 kg	287.5635 lb	337.5745 lb	375825 lb	400880 lb	452.51000 lb
63 kg	302.5665 lb	352.5775 lb	400880 lb	425935 lb	472.51040 lb
69 kg	321710 lb	372.5820 lb	417.5920 lb	445980 lb	502.51110 lb
76 kg	332.5735 lb	385.5850 lb	440970 lb	4701035 lb	5271160 lb
84 kg	335740 lb	392.5865 lb	445980 lb	477.51055 lb	5451200 lb
120 kg+	345760 lb	407.5900 lb	4621020 lb	497.51095 lb	584.21290 lb

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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. As one competition anchor, the median recorded result for 83 kg (183 lb) men is 535 kg (1180 lb); the top 10% reach 657.5 kg (1450 lb). Find your class 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?: Every figure is a percentile computed from OpenPowerlifting raw meet results (CC0, dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n means recorded meet results, not unique people. Method at /method.

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.