Strength standards

Percentile tables for the squat, bench press, deadlift, and powerlifting total, computed from 3,991,443 competition results in the public-domain OpenPowerlifting database. Every table states its sample size and the population it describes.

Squat standards

Best-ever competition squat, performed to depth under judged commands.

Bench press standards

Best-ever competition bench press, performed with a pause on the chest under judged commands.

Deadlift standards

Best-ever competition deadlift, locked out under judged commands.

Powerlifting total standards

Best-ever competition total: the sum of a lifter's best squat, bench press, and deadlift from a single meet.

Source: OpenPowerlifting database, build 2026-07-25-606a59af (public domain). Percentiles computed by Motus. Method.

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