Squat Strength Standards for Men and Women (lb)

Below are squat strength standards based on training logs of 22 074 users of StrengthLog.

What is the average squat? The average squat is 265 lb for men and 154 lb 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 Squat?

Strength LevelMenWomen
Beginner128 lb60 lb
Novice205 lb117 lb
Intermediate265 lb154 lb
Advanced324 lb198 lb
Elite448 lb287 lb

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Squat Standards for Men (lb)

By bodyweight.

BodyweightBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
11080126155175274
12088139172199308
13096151187220339
140103162202240368
150110172216258394
160117181228275419
170123190240291443
180128199251307465
190134207262321486
200139214272335506
210144221281348525
220148228291360543
230153235299372561
240157241308383577
250161247316394593
260165253323405608
270168258331415623
280172264338424637
290176269345434651
300179274351443664
310182278358452677
Data: Training logs of 15 314 men

Squat Standards for Women (lb)

By bodyweight.

BodyweightBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
904290130163203
1004594134170218
1104898139176231
12051101143182244
13053105146187255
14055108150191266
15057110153196275
16059113156200285
17060115158207293
18062118161207301
19064120163211309
20065122166214316
21066124168217323
220681266170220330
23069128172223336
24070129174226342
25071131176228348
26072132178231354
Data: Training logs of 6 760 women

What Do The Classifications Mean?

BeginnerStronger than 5% of lifters.
NoviceStronger than 25% of lifters.
IntermediateStronger than 50% of lifters.
AdvancedStronger than 75% of lifters.
EliteStronger than 95% of lifters.

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