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Strength Standards by Bodyweight
See where your lifts sit — Untrained to Elite — based on bodyweight ratios.
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Strength Standards (vs Bodyweight)
Where does your 1RM stand for your bodyweight? Compare across five training levels per lift.
Strength ratio
1.5× BW
Your level
Intermediate
Target weights
Untrained0.5× BW
40 kg
Novice1× BW
80 kg
Intermediate1.5× BW
120 kg
Advanced2× BW
160 kg
Elite2.5× BW
200 kg
Standards reflect bodyweight-normalised maxes. Untrained = first month of training; Elite = top 1–2% of trainees / competitive lifters. Variability is real — sport, leverages, and training age all shift the picture.
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