Deadlift Strength Standards for Men and Women (lb)

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

How Much Can the Average Man and Woman Deadlift?

Strength Level	Men	Women
Beginner	168 lb	88 lb
Novice	265 lb	154 lb
Intermediate	331 lb	196 lb
Advanced	406 lb	243 lb
Elite	529 lb	331 lb

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Deadlift Standards for Men (lb)

By bodyweight.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	104	159	212	248	290
120	114	175	231	272	324
130	124	189	248	294	356
140	133	203	264	315	385
150	141	216	279	334	412
160	149	227	293	352	437
170	156	238	306	368	461
180	163	249	318	384	483
190	170	259	330	399	504
200	176	268	341	413	524
210	182	277	352	427	544
220	188	285	362	440	562
230	193	293	371	452	579
240	198	301	380	464	596
250	203	309	389	475	612
260	208	316	398	486	627
270	213	323	406	497	642
280	217	329	414	507	656
290	221	336	421	516	670
300	225	342	428	526	683
310	229	348	436	535	696

Deadlift Standards for Women (lb)

By bodyweight.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	76	114	147	188	238
100	78	122	155	199	254
110	80	128	163	209	268
120	82	134	170	218	282
130	83	140	177	226	294
140	85	145	183	234	305
150	86	150	188	241	316
160	88	154	193	247	326
170	89	159	198	254	335
180	90	163	203	260	343
190	91	166	207	265	352
200	92	170	211	271	359
210	93	173	215	276	367
220	94	177	219	281	374
230	95	180	223	285	381
240	96	183	226	290	387
250	97	186	229	294	393
260	98	188	233	298	399

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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