Strength
standards.
Where do you stand? Compare your one-rep max against the levels — from beginner to elite — for your body weight and the lift you choose.
How to
read it.
These values are average statistical references (StrengthLevel style) and don't account for age, limb lengths, or years of training. Use them to orient yourself, not to judge yourself.
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calculators.
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about the standards.
By comparing your one-rep max (1RM) with that of people of the same weight and sex. The more you lift relative to body weight, the higher your level: beginner, intermediate, advanced, elite.
Roughly, an intermediate man does about 1× body weight on the bench, 1.25× on the squat and 1.5× on the deadlift. These are averages, not fixed targets.
Yes: build, leverages, limb length and years of training have a big influence. The standards are a statistical average, not a rule that holds for everyone.
No: you can estimate your one-rep max from a heavy set with the 1RM calculator, then compare it against the standards without risking a to-failure test.