Squat standards for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight squats 81 kg (180 lb); an advanced lifter 111 kg (245 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter squats 122.5 kg (270 lb) and the top 10% reach 167.5 kg (370 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average squat for a 76 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually squat at this bodyweight (the 69–76 kg / 152–168 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, 76 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 37 kg | 80 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 56 kg | 125 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 81 kg | 180 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 111 kg | 245 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 143 kg | 315 lb |
How a 76 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 7,966 raw lifters in the 69–76 kg / 152–168 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 122.5 kg | 270 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 145 kg | 320 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 167.5 kg | 370 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 180 kg | 395 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 204.4 kg | 450 lb |
At 76 kg (168 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 41.5 kg (90 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 122.5 kg (270 lb) versus 81 kg (180 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 167.5 kg (370 lb), 45 kg (100 lb) above the median 122.5 kg (270 lb); the top 1% reach 204.4 kg (450 lb), a further 36.9 kg (80 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 76 kg (168 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) squat is 81 kg (180 lb). A beginner is around 37 kg (80 lb) and an advanced lifter around 111 kg (245 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 76 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 111 kg (245 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 122.5 kg (270 lb) and the top 10% reach 167.5 kg (370 lb).
- What squat puts me in the top 1% at 76 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive squat for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman is 204.4 kg (450 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 180 kg (395 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.