Deadlift Strength Standards for Men and Women (kg)

Below are deadlift strength standards based on training logs of 21 677 users of StrengthLog.

What is the average deadlift? The average deadlift is 150 kg for men and 89 kg for women. This makes you an intermediate lifter and stronger than 50% of StrengthLog’s users.

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How Much Can the Average Man and Woman Deadlift?

Strength Level	Men	Women
Beginner	76 kg	40 kg
Novice	120 kg	70 kg
Intermediate	150 kg	89 kg
Advanced	184 kg	110 kg
Elite	240 kg	150 kg

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Deadlift Standards for Men (kg)

By bodyweight.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	47	72	96	113	132
55	52	80	106	125	149
60	57	87	114	136	164
65	62	94	122	146	179
70	66	100	129	155	192
75	69	106	136	164	204
80	73	111	142	172	216
85	76	116	148	179	226
90	79	121	154	187	236
95	82	125	159	193	246
100	85	130	164	200	255
105	88	134	169	206	264
110	91	137	174	212	272
115	93	141	178	217	280
120	95	145	182	223	288
125	98	148	186	228	295
130	100	151	190	233	302
135	102	154	194	238	309
140	104	157	197	242	315

Deadlift Standards for Women (kg)

By bodyweight.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	34	51	66	84	107
45	35	55	70	90	115
50	36	58	74	95	122
55	37	61	78	99	128
60	38	64	81	103	135
65	39	67	84	107	140
70	39	69	86	111	145
75	40	71	89	114	150
80	41	73	91	117	154
85	41	75	94	120	159
90	42	77	96	122	163
95	42	79	98	125	166
100	43	80	99	127	170
105	43	82	101	130	173
110	44	83	103	132	176
115	44	85	105	134	179
120	45	86	106	136	182

What Do The Classifications Mean?

Beginner	Stronger than 5% of lifters.
Novice	Stronger than 25% of lifters.
Intermediate	Stronger than 50% of lifters.
Advanced	Stronger than 75% of lifters.
Elite	Stronger than 95% of lifters.

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