What is a good powerlifting total for a man?

In raw OpenPowerlifting meet results at the 83 kg (183 lb) reference bodyweight, the median recorded powerlifting total is 535 kg (1180 lb), the top 10% reach 657.5 kg (1450 lb), and the top 1% 760.4 kg (1675 lb). Bodyweight shifts these numbers sharply, so read your own class in the table above.

At what bodyweight do men total the most?

In absolute terms the 120 kg+ open class (every entry above 120 kg bodyweight), with a median of 642.5 kg (1415 lb). Per kilo of bodyweight the order flips: the 66 kg class holds the men's per-kilo peak at 6.67× bodyweight, which is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients rather than raw kilos.

How does age change a powerlifting total standard for men?

At the 83 kg reference class the median recorded powerlifting total is 572.5 kg (1260 lb) at age 25 and 463.5 kg (1020 lb) at age 60. The exact-age table above tracks the full curve for five male classes.

Powerlifting total standards for men

What do men total in raw competition? Across 87,438 raw male OpenPowerlifting meet results, the median recorded powerlifting total climbs from 242.6 kg (535 lb) in the 53 kg class to 642.5 kg (1415 lb) in the 120 kg+ open class. Every table on this page is men-only, by bodyweight and by exact competition age, in kg and lb.

Updated 2026-09-10 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

OpenPowerlifting records a median powerlifting total of 535 kg (1180 lb) for 83 kg men across 18,112 raw meet results.

Powerlifting total by bodyweight — men's raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

Each row is one male IPF bodyweight class; the columns move from the median recorded result to the top 1%. Click a bodyweight for that class's full detail page. n across these male cells is 87,438 meet results — entry counts, not unique people.

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
120 kg+	642.51415 lb	737.51625 lb	8201810 lb	8751930 lb	967.12130 lb

Median powerlifting total by age — men exact competition ages

The recorded median at twelve exact competition ages for five male classes, from 6,881 age-exact raw meet results. A dash is a cell below 30 meet results — it fails closed rather than publishing noise.

Age	66 kg 146 lb	74 kg 163 lb	83 kg 183 lb	93 kg 205 lb	105 kg 231 lb
18	445980 lb	4951090 lb	517.51140 lb	563.81245 lb	5701255 lb
20	493.81090 lb	508.81120 lb	552.51220 lb	587.51295 lb	6101345 lb
25	4851070 lb	5451200 lb	572.51260 lb	6101345 lb	6351400 lb
30	5001100 lb	531.31170 lb	582.51285 lb	601.31325 lb	6351400 lb
35	—	5201145 lb	5601235 lb	572.51260 lb	622.51370 lb
40	—	457.51010 lb	5301170 lb	6111345 lb	602.51330 lb
45	—	—	507.51120 lb	552.51220 lb	572.51260 lb
50	—	—	474.31045 lb	537.51185 lb	5501215 lb
55	—	—	—	5251155 lb	562.51240 lb
60	—	—	463.51020 lb	494.71090 lb	5501215 lb

Bodyweight changes the read per-kilo view

In these men's cells the per-kilo median peaks at 6.67× bodyweight in the 66 kg class and falls to at most 5.35× in the 120 kg+ open class (taken at the class floor — open-class entries weigh more, so their true ratio is lower still). Heavier classes lift the biggest absolute loads at the lowest relative strength. Compare yourself inside your own class, or let the percentile calculator normalise sex, age, bodyweight, and equipment at once.

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 for a man?: In raw OpenPowerlifting meet results at the 83 kg (183 lb) reference bodyweight, the median recorded powerlifting total is 535 kg (1180 lb), the top 10% reach 657.5 kg (1450 lb), and the top 1% 760.4 kg (1675 lb). Bodyweight shifts these numbers sharply, so read your own class in the table above.
At what bodyweight do men total the most?: In absolute terms the 120 kg+ open class (every entry above 120 kg bodyweight), with a median of 642.5 kg (1415 lb). Per kilo of bodyweight the order flips: the 66 kg class holds the men's per-kilo peak at 6.67× bodyweight, which is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients rather than raw kilos.
How does age change a powerlifting total standard for men?: At the 83 kg reference class the median recorded powerlifting total is 572.5 kg (1260 lb) at age 25 and 463.5 kg (1020 lb) at age 60. The exact-age table above tracks the full curve for five male classes.

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.