Squat standards for a 120 kg+ super-heavyweight woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight squats 109 kg (240 lb); an advanced lifter 143 kg (315 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter squats 130 kg (285 lb) and the top 10% reach 182.5 kg (400 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average squat for a 120 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually squat at this bodyweight (120 kg and up). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | woman, 120 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 56 kg | 125 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 80 kg | 175 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 109 kg | 240 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 143 kg | 315 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 179 kg | 395 lb |
How a 120 kg woman ranks among competitors
If you compete (or want to know where you'd land at a raw meet), this is the field. Based on 9,181 raw lifters in the 120 kg+ class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 130 kg | 285 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 157.5 kg | 345 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 182.5 kg | 400 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 200 kg | 440 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 235 kg | 520 lb |
At 120 kg+ (265 lb+) super-heavyweight the median raw competitor lifts 21 kg (45 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 130 kg (285 lb) versus 109 kg (240 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 182.5 kg (400 lb), 52.5 kg (115 lb) above the median 130 kg (285 lb); the top 1% reach 235 kg (520 lb), a further 52.5 kg (115 lb) on top.
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 the average squat for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) squat is 109 kg (240 lb). A beginner is around 56 kg (125 lb) and an advanced lifter around 143 kg (315 lb). Source: StrengthLevel, 153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported, so the population skews stronger than a typical gym floor.
- What counts as a good squat at 120 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 143 kg (315 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 130 kg (285 lb) and the top 10% reach 182.5 kg (400 lb).
- What squat puts me in the top 1% at 120 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive squat for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman is 235 kg (520 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 200 kg (440 lb).
- Where does this data come from?
- Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, snapshot 2026-05-16) for raw lifters at this exact sex and bodyweight class; the gym-goer figures are from StrengthLevel's 24,851,640 self-reported squat logs. No numbers are estimated — every figure is a percentile from the underlying sample.
Competitive figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), snapshot 2026-05-16, CC0). Recreational figures: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported). Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.