Deadlift

Deadlift Standards (lb)

The average Deadlift is 340 lb for men and 200 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Male Deadlift Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 176 lb
Novice 249 lb
Intermediate 340 lb
Advanced 445 lb
Elite 558 lb

How much should I be able to Deadlift? (lb)

What is the average Deadlift? The average Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 340 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Deadlift? Male beginners should aim to lift 176 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 101 150 211 283 361
120 116 168 233 308 389
130 131 186 254 332 416
140 146 203 274 355 442
150 160 220 293 377 466
160 174 236 312 398 490
170 188 252 330 419 513
180 201 268 348 438 535
190 214 283 365 458 556
200 227 297 382 476 576
210 239 312 398 494 596
220 252 326 413 512 615
230 263 339 429 529 634
240 275 352 443 545 652
250 287 365 458 561 669
260 298 378 472 577 686
270 309 390 486 592 703
280 320 402 499 607 719
290 330 414 513 622 735
300 341 426 526 636 751
310 351 437 538 650 766

How many sets and reps of Deadlift should I do?

These are the most popular Deadlift workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 14%
5x5 12%
2x5 6%
3x10 6%
4x5 6%
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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Deadlift strength standards

Strength Level analysed 6,393,746 qualifying results from 22,978,599 community lifts to produce our Deadlift strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 22,978,599
Qualifying results 6,393,746
Male results 5,398,185
Female results 995,561
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

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