Squat

Squat shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for legs. Primary muscles: Quadriceps, Gluteus maximus, Hamstrings.

Log Squat

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 287 lb

Women 161 lb

Squat: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	141 lb	65 lb
Novice	206 lb	107 lb
Intermediate	287 lb	161 lb
Advanced	381 lb	227 lb
Elite	483 lb	300 lb

Note: These standards are 1RM estimates based on average lifters. Bodyweight, age, and other personal factors can affect the values. See the detailed tables below.

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118

Note: A standard gym barbell usually weighs 44 lb.

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World records

Last Updated: July 2, 2026

OpenPowerlifting all-time competition records and Guinness World Records endurance titles. Raw and equipped records use separate rulesets.

Men's Raw Squat

1080.3 lb

Ray Williams

Men's Equipped Squat (Multi-ply)

1311.8 lb

Nathan Baptist

Women's Raw Squat

702.2 lb

Sonita Muluh

Women's Equipped Squat (Multi-ply)

953.5 lb

Leah Reichman

Most Times to Squat Lift Own Bodyweight in One Minute (Male)

42 squats

Erikas Dovydėnas

Most Weight Squat Lifted in One Minute (Male)

11,101.1 lb

Joshua Spaeth

How to read the table

Level	Description	Distribution
Beginner	Has learned proper form and trained consistently for at least 1 month.	Bottom 5%
Novice	Has trained consistently for at least 6 months.	Top 80%
Intermediate	Has trained consistently for at least 2 years.	Top 50%
Advanced	Has trained consistently for more than 5 years.	Top 20%
Elite	Has specialized in this exercise for more than 5 years.	Top 5%

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118