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Strength Standards

How strong are you? Compare your lifts against standards for 445 exercises.

445 exercises
Standards database
2.5M+ lifts
Verified competition data
5 levels
Beginner to elite
Quick answer: Find your FitnessVolt Competition Percentile (FVCP) across 445 exercises. Standards come from 2.5M+ verified competition results via OpenPowerlifting — not self-reported gym data.

The strength standards people search for most. Tap any to see full bodyweight + age tables.

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Pick a muscle to see every exercise we have standards for.

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The 5 Strength Levels

Where do you rank? Levels are calibrated to verified competition data, not self-reported gym numbers.

Beginner5th %ile
Novice20th %ile
Intermediate50th %ile
Advanced80th %ile
Elite95th %ile

How It Works

1

Pick an exercise

Search or browse by muscle group across 445 exercises.

2

Enter your lift

Type your 1RM (or use our E1RM Calculator to estimate it).

3

See your FVCP

Get your percentile rank, gauge, and a path to the next level.

How Our Standards Are Different

Most strength standards rely on self-reported data — which inflates numbers 10-20%. Every figure here comes from verified competition results via OpenPowerlifting:

  • Sanctioned competitions with certified judges
  • Standardized rules (depth, pause commands, lockout)
  • Verified bodyweight via official weigh-ins
  • 200+ federations worldwide

What Are Strength Standards?

Strength standards tell you how your lifts compare to other people of the same bodyweight, age, and sex. They classify performance into five levels:

  • Beginner — Stronger than 5% of lifters. Less than one month of training.
  • Novice — Stronger than 20% of lifters. 3-6 months of consistent training.
  • Intermediate — Stronger than 50% of lifters. 1-2 years of structured programming.
  • Advanced — Stronger than 80% of lifters. 3-5+ years with periodized training.
  • Elite — Stronger than 95% of lifters. Competitive at regional/national level.

Our database includes 445 exercises with strength standards for both men and women, broken down by bodyweight and age.

Standards reviewed by the Fitness Volt Editorial Team, certified strength training analysts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Beginner: untrained or first few months. Novice: consistent training for 3-6 months. Intermediate: 1-2 years of focused training. Advanced: 3-5+ years with structured programming. Elite: competitive-level strength, top ~5% of trained lifters.
The standards are based on 2.5M+ competition results from powerlifting, weightlifting, and strongman federations worldwide, combined with community-reported training data. Standards are adjusted for bodyweight and age.
The standards default to pounds (lbs). You can use the unit toggle in the top right of any page to switch to kilograms. Both use the same underlying data.
Standards are periodically updated as new competition data becomes available. User-contributed data from RPE Training workout logs also helps refine the benchmarks over time.
Some isolation exercises or machine-based movements have limited competition data. We include standards only when we have enough data for reliable benchmarks. The database grows as more athletes contribute their training logs.