Squat standards for a 52 kg (115 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight squats 61 kg (135 lb); an advanced lifter 87 kg (190 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter squats 92.5 kg (205 lb) and the top 10% reach 130 kg (285 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average squat for a 52 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually squat at this bodyweight (the 47–52 kg / 104–115 lb band). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | woman, 52 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 23 kg | 50 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 39 kg | 85 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 61 kg | 135 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 87 kg | 190 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 115 kg | 255 lb |
How a 52 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 3,515 raw lifters in the 47–52 kg / 104–115 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 92.5 kg | 205 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 112.5 kg | 250 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 130 kg | 285 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 140 kg | 310 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 156 kg | 345 lb |
At 52 kg (115 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 31.5 kg (70 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 92.5 kg (205 lb) versus 61 kg (135 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 130 kg (285 lb), 37.5 kg (85 lb) above the median 92.5 kg (205 lb); the top 1% reach 156 kg (345 lb), a further 26 kg (55 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 52 kg (115 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) squat is 61 kg (135 lb). A beginner is around 23 kg (50 lb) and an advanced lifter around 87 kg (190 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 52 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 87 kg (190 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 92.5 kg (205 lb) and the top 10% reach 130 kg (285 lb).
- What squat puts me in the top 1% at 52 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive squat for a 52 kg (115 lb) woman is 156 kg (345 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 140 kg (310 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.