Strength standards

What’s a good deadlift?

How much should you deadlift for your weight? Put in a set and see your rank from Iron to Radiant, scored the way the Evident app scores it. The average deadlift and the standards for men and women by bodyweight are below.

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The weight is the whole bar: the bar (45 lb, or 20 kg) plus every plate.

Gold II

Stronger than 80% of guys

Next: Gold I at 310 lb × 5

Estimated one-rep max: 350 lb

  1. Iron
  2. Bronze
  3. Silver
  4. Gold
  5. Platinum
  6. Diamond
  7. Radiant

An estimate from strength standards for your sex, bodyweight and age. Percentages count people who don’t train. In the app every set you log counts, and your rank climbs as you do.

Deadlift standards

The one-rep max where each rank starts, by bodyweight. Iron is anything below Bronze. Did a set of 8? The calculator turns it into a one-rep max.

Men

Deadlift standards for men: one-rep max where each rank starts
BodyweightBronzeSilverGoldPlatinumDiamondRadiant
120 or less lb54 or less kg1305918785236107290132350159412187
130 lb59 kg1336119288242110298136359163424192
140 lb64 kg1416420493257117317144381173449204
150 lb68 kg1496821698272123335152403183475216
160 lb73 kg15772227103286130352160424193500227
170 lb77 kg16575238108300136370168445202525238
180 lb82 kg17379249113314143387176466212549249
190 lb86 kg18082260118328149404184487221574260
200 lb91 kg18886271123342155421191507230598271
210 lb95 kg19589282128355161438199527239621282
220 lb100 kg20392293133369168454206547249645293
230 lb104 kg21096303138382174471214567258668303
240 lb109 kg21799314143395180487221587266691314
250 or more lb113 or more kg224102324147408185503228606275714324

Women

Deadlift standards for women: one-rep max where each rank starts
BodyweightBronzeSilverGoldPlatinumDiamondRadiant
120 or less lb54 or less kg8840127581607319890238108280127
130 lb59 kg9141131601657520392245111288131
140 lb64 kg9644139631758021598260118306139
150 lb68 kg102461476718584228104274125323147
160 lb73 kg107491557019589240109289131340155
170 lb77 kg112511627420493252114303138357162
180 lb82 kg118541707721497263120317144374170
190 lb86 kg1235617781223102275125331150390177
200 lb91 kg1285818584233106286130345157407185
210 lb95 kg1336119287242110298135359163423192
220 lb100 kg1386319991251114309140372169439199
230 lb104 kg1436520694260118320146386175455206
240 lb109 kg1486721497269122331151399181470214
250 or more lb113 or more kg15370220100278126342156412187486221

For ages up to 35. Past 35 the standard drops about 6% a decade; the calculator adjusts for your age. Built on Strength Level’s published standards and scaled the way the Evident app scales them.

By the numbers

What’s a good deadlift?

For a 180 lb guy, Silver starts at 249 lb, Gold at 314 lb, Platinum at 387 lb and Diamond at 466 lb for one rep. For a 140 lb woman, Silver starts at 139 lb, Gold at 175 lb, Platinum at 215 lb and Diamond at 260 lb for one rep.

Silver covers novice lifters, Gold intermediate, Platinum advanced and Diamond elite. Radiant is past elite.

  • Is a 225 deadlift good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 225 lb deadlift for one rep is Bronze I, stronger than about 42% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Silver II; at 210 lb it is Bronze III.

  • Is a 315 deadlift good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 315 lb deadlift for one rep is Gold III, stronger than about 73% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Gold I; at 210 lb it is Silver II.

  • Is a 405 deadlift good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 405 lb deadlift for one rep is Platinum II, stronger than about 90% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Diamond III; at 210 lb it is Gold I.

  • Is a 495 deadlift good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 495 lb deadlift for one rep is Diamond II, stronger than about 97% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Radiant; at 210 lb it is Platinum I.

  • Is a 135 lb deadlift good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 135 lb deadlift for one rep is Silver III, stronger than about 49% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Silver II; at 170 lb it is Bronze II.

  • Is a 185 lb deadlift good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 185 lb deadlift for one rep is Gold II, stronger than about 79% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Gold I; at 170 lb it is Silver I.

  • Is a 225 lb deadlift good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 225 lb deadlift for one rep is Platinum II, stronger than about 90% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Platinum I; at 170 lb it is Gold II.

  • Is a 275 lb deadlift good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 275 lb deadlift for one rep is Diamond II, stronger than about 97% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Radiant; at 170 lb it is Platinum II.

  • Is a 140 kg deadlift good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 140 kg deadlift for one rep is Gold III, stronger than about 73% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Radiant, stronger than about 99% of women.

  • Is a 180 kg deadlift good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 180 kg deadlift for one rep is Platinum II, stronger than about 90% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Radiant, stronger than about 99% of women.

  • Is a 200 kg deadlift good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 200 kg deadlift for one rep is Platinum I, stronger than about 94% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Radiant, stronger than about 99% of women.

How the rank works

How Evident ranks your deadlift

  1. Your best set becomes a one-rep max. Weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30), the Epley formula. A set of 5 at 185 is about a 216 max. The one rep max calculator does it for any set.
  2. It’s scored against people like you. Standards for your sex and bodyweight, and your age past 35.
  3. Seven ranks, three steps each. Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond have III, II and I. Radiant sits past elite.
  4. In the app it keeps moving. Every set has one weight and one rep goal: 8 reps. Beat 8 on your last, all-out set and the weight goes up next time. Rest is 2 min.

Watch your deadlift rank up.

Evident tells you what to lift every set, raises the weight when you earn it, and ranks every lift you log.

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Questions

Deadlift questions.

How much should I deadlift for my weight?

For a 180 lb guy, Silver starts at 249 lb, Gold at 314 lb, Platinum at 387 lb and Diamond at 466 lb for one rep. For a 140 lb woman, Silver starts at 139 lb, Gold at 175 lb, Platinum at 215 lb and Diamond at 260 lb for one rep. Use the calculator above for your exact bodyweight and age.

How much can the average man deadlift?

Among men who lift, the middle of the pack at 180 lb is about 348 lb for one rep: the intermediate standard in Strength Level’s data, and Gold II in Evident. Counting men who don’t train, Evident’s estimate for the middle 180 lb guy is about 255 lb.

What’s a good deadlift for a woman?

For a 140 lb woman, Silver starts at 139 lb, Gold at 175 lb, Platinum at 215 lb and Diamond at 260 lb for one rep. Among women who lift, the middle at 140 lb is about 194 lb, which is Gold II.

What percentage of men can deadlift 405?

Evident’s estimate: about 10% of 180 lb guys can deadlift 405 lb for one rep, counting guys who don’t train. At 150 lb bodyweight it is about 5%; at 210 lb, about 17%.

What percentage of men can deadlift 495?

Evident’s estimate: about 3% of 180 lb guys can deadlift 495 lb for one rep, counting guys who don’t train. At 150 lb bodyweight it is about 1%; at 210 lb, about 6%.

How much should I deadlift compared to my squat?

At the same rank, the deadlift standard is about 1.19 times the squat standard. At Gold II for a 180 lb guy that is 348 lb against 292 lb.

How does Evident rank my deadlift?

It turns your best set into a one-rep max with the Epley formula (weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)), then compares it with standards for your sex, bodyweight and age. Seven ranks from Iron to Radiant, with three steps inside each rank below Radiant.

Where do these numbers come from?

Evident anchors every lift to Strength Level’s published standards, which are built from millions of logged lifts, then scales them for your sex, bodyweight and age the way the app does. Past 35, the bar drops about 6% a decade.

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