What is a good squat?

It depends on bodyweight and sex. As one competition anchor, the median recorded result for 83 kg (183 lb) men is 190 kg (420 lb); the top 10% reach 240 kg (530 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.

Squat strength standards

What's an average, good, or exceptional squat 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 190 kg (420 lb).

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

Raw meet-result squat 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	82.5180 lb	110245 lb	140310 lb	150330 lb	181.7400 lb
59 kg	130285 lb	160355 lb	182.5400 lb	192.5425 lb	215475 lb
66 kg	155340 lb	180395 lb	202.5445 lb	215.5475 lb	240530 lb
74 kg	175385 lb	200440 lb	222.5490 lb	235520 lb	257.5570 lb
83 kg	190420 lb	217.5480 lb	240530 lb	255560 lb	280615 lb
93 kg	205450 lb	232.5515 lb	257.5570 lb	272.5600 lb	300660 lb
105 kg	217.5480 lb	247.5545 lb	275605 lb	290640 lb	320705 lb
120 kg	230505 lb	262.5580 lb	292.5645 lb	310685 lb	340750 lb
140 kg+	238.1525 lb	280615 lb	317.5700 lb	337.5745 lb	390860 lb

Raw meet-result squat percentiles — women OpenPowerlifting

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
43 kg	56.7125 lb	74.8165 lb	90200 lb	102.6225 lb	124.7275 lb
47 kg	82.5180 lb	102.5225 lb	118.5260 lb	128280 lb	149.1330 lb
52 kg	91200 lb	112.5250 lb	129.6285 lb	138.1305 lb	155.2340 lb
57 kg	105230 lb	122.5270 lb	140310 lb	150330 lb	170375 lb
63 kg	110245 lb	130285 lb	147.5325 lb	159350 lb	177.5390 lb
69 kg	117.5260 lb	137.5305 lb	157.5345 lb	166.4365 lb	190420 lb
76 kg	122.5270 lb	145320 lb	165365 lb	177.5390 lb	200440 lb
84 kg	125275 lb	147.5325 lb	170375 lb	180.5400 lb	210465 lb
120 kg+	130285 lb	155340 lb	180395 lb	196430 lb	232.2510 lb

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These are competition-depth back squats: the IPF Technical Rules require the hip crease to drop below the top of the knee. A high squat will read 5–10% above your meet squat, so judge yourself against the standard at legal depth. 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

What is a good squat?: It depends on bodyweight and sex. As one competition anchor, the median recorded result for 83 kg (183 lb) men is 190 kg (420 lb); the top 10% reach 240 kg (530 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.