Squat standards for a 120 kg+ super-heavyweight woman

OpenPowerlifting records a median squat of 130 kg (285 lb) across 8,757 raw female meet results in the 120 kg+ class.

How a 120 kg woman ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 8,757 raw meet results in the 120 kg+ class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 120 kg+ (265 lb+) super-heavyweight, Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 180 kg (395 lb), 50 kg (110 lb) above the median 130 kg (285 lb); the top 1% reach 232.2 kg (510 lb), a further 52.2 kg (115 lb) on top. Based on 8,757 raw meet results in this class.

The 120 kg+ class in the data what makes it different

Of the 48,720 raw women's squat entries behind these standards, 8,757 — about 18% — come from the 120 kg+ class, making it the women's class with the most meet results in the dataset. As the open class it has no upper weight limit, so it collects the field's heaviest entries and its biggest absolute numbers.

Stepping up from the 84 kg class raises the median squat by 5 kg (10 lb) (+4%).

Taken at the 120 kg reference weight, the median is 1.08× bodyweight, against 1.84× in the 57 kg class — the flip side of carrying the field's biggest absolute numbers.

The median 120 kg+ woman in this dataset squats 130 kg, benches 70 kg, and deadlifts 145.2 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.54 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.90. If your own ratios sit far from that, the outlier lift is usually the one with the most room to grow.

The classic milestones read differently in every class: here a 315 lb squat sits at roughly the 63rd percentile (stronger than 63% of meet-result entries), and a 180 kg squat sits at roughly the 90th percentile (top 10% of meet-result entries).

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 raw squat for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded squat is 130 kg (285 lb), the top 10% reach 180 kg (395 lb), and the top 1% 232.2 kg (510 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 8,757 meet results.

What squat puts me in the top 1% at 120 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman is 232.2 kg (510 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 196 kg (430 lb).

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is computed from OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, dataset date 2026-05-10) for raw entries at this exact sex and bodyweight class. This cell contains 8,757 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

Why does the 120 kg+ open class read differently from the numbered classes?

It has no upper bodyweight limit, so it pools meet entries above 120 kg. Absolute numbers are the biggest in the field (median 130 kg (285 lb), top 1% 232.2 kg (510 lb)), while strength per kilo of bodyweight is the lowest — both are expected when the class collects the heaviest entries.

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.