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Back squat standards

At 80kg bodyweight, an intermediate back squat is about 140kg — 1.75× bodyweight.

Standards are multiples of bodyweight, rounded to the nearest 2.5kg — the smallest increment a barbell offers. They describe what lifters at a bodyweight tend to lift; they are not a target anybody has to hit.

male

BodyweightNoviceIntermediateAdvancedExceptionalMasterWorld Class
50kg37.5kg62.5kg87.5kg112.5kg137.5kg162.5kg
55kg42.5kg70kg97.5kg125kg152.5kg180kg
60kg45kg75kg105kg135kg165kg195kg
65kg50kg82.5kg115kg147.5kg180kg212.5kg
70kg52.5kg87.5kg122.5kg157.5kg192.5kg227.5kg
75kg57.5kg95kg132.5kg170kg207.5kg245kg
80kg60kg100kg140kg180kg220kg260kg
85kg65kg107.5kg150kg192.5kg235kg277.5kg
90kg67.5kg112.5kg157.5kg202.5kg247.5kg292.5kg
95kg72.5kg120kg167.5kg215kg262.5kg310kg
100kg75kg125kg175kg225kg275kg325kg
105kg80kg132.5kg185kg237.5kg290kg342.5kg
110kg82.5kg137.5kg192.5kg247.5kg302.5kg357.5kg
115kg87.5kg145kg202.5kg260kg317.5kg375kg
120kg90kg150kg210kg270kg330kg390kg

female

BodyweightNoviceIntermediateAdvancedExceptionalMasterWorld Class
50kg25kg45kg65kg85kg105kg125kg
55kg27.5kg50kg72.5kg92.5kg115kg137.5kg
60kg30kg55kg77.5kg102.5kg125kg150kg
65kg32.5kg57.5kg85kg110kg137.5kg162.5kg
70kg35kg62.5kg90kg120kg147.5kg175kg
75kg37.5kg67.5kg97.5kg127.5kg157.5kg187.5kg
80kg40kg72.5kg105kg135kg167.5kg200kg
85kg42.5kg77.5kg110kg145kg177.5kg212.5kg
90kg45kg80kg117.5kg152.5kg190kg225kg
95kg47.5kg85kg122.5kg162.5kg200kg237.5kg
100kg50kg90kg130kg170kg210kg250kg
105kg52.5kg95kg137.5kg177.5kg220kg262.5kg
110kg55kg100kg142.5kg187.5kg230kg275kg
115kg57.5kg102.5kg150kg195kg242.5kg287.5kg
120kg60kg107.5kg155kg205kg252.5kg300kg

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