Strength Standards Calculator
See where your squat, bench or deadlift sits relative to your bodyweight — beginner through elite.
How are strength standards worked out?
Strength standards estimate a lifting level by comparing weight lifted to bodyweight, since a heavier lifter moving the same absolute weight as a lighter one isn't demonstrating the same relative strength. This calculator uses commonly-cited bodyweight-multiple bands for raw squat, bench and deadlift, split by sex, running from beginner (someone new to the lift with reasonable technique) through to elite (genuinely competitive territory). It's a rough guide rather than an official standard — different sources set the bands slightly differently — but it's a useful sanity check on where you sit and roughly what the next level up looks like. For a bodyweight-independent score across your full total, try the Wilks Calculator or DOTS Calculator instead.
Frequently asked questions
Why is deadlift usually the highest number?
Deadlift starts from a dead stop with a shorter effective range of motion for most lifters and recruits a huge amount of total musculature, so most people can lift more weight in a deadlift than a squat or bench at the same training level.
Are these standards for raw or equipped lifting?
Raw — no squat suit, bench shirt or deadlift suit, just a belt, sleeves and chalk at most. Equipped lifting standards (with supportive gear) run substantially higher at every level.
My level looks different from other strength standard sites — why?
Every site sets its own bodyweight-multiple bands from a different sample of lifters, so the exact cutoffs vary. Treat any of these as a rough guide to relative strength, not an authoritative classification.
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