What is a strong squat, bench, or deadlift? The Stat Finder queries two strength populations side by side: verified powerlifting competition results and self-reported gym lifts. For a male lifter in the 83 kg (183 lb) class, the median raw squat is 408 lb (2.23x) among verified competitors and 270 lb (1.48x) among self-reported gym lifters. Competition lifters sit higher because they are a stronger, self-selected population. Every number is read live from the aggregated OpenPowerlifting and Symmetric Strength percentile tables.
Benchmark Explorer
Pick a lift and sex to see percentile benchmarks for every weight class in both populations. Equipment refines the verified competition panel; age bracket refines the gym panel. Add a weight class to focus on one cohort.
The two populations are shown separately and never blended. Bodyweight-multiple is the lift divided by the weight-class limit, computed identically for both so they are comparable.
Benchmark by Weight Class
Showing the percentile per class, verified competition vs self-reported gym, with bodyweight-multiple in parentheses.
There is not enough data for to show benchmarks. Try Raw equipment (it has by far the most competition data) or a different sex.
| Weight class | Verified competition | Self-reported gym | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | |||
| (x) - | (x) - | |||
Each verified row keeps the highest-sample competition cohort for that class. Multiples are the lift divided by the weight-class limit. Sources: OpenPowerlifting (opl-csv) for verified, Symmetric Strength for self-reported gym, accessed 2026.
Where Would Your Lift Rank?
Pick a weight class above, then enter your lift to see which percentile it falls in for BOTH populations at once.
Select a specific weight class above to rank your lift against both cohorts.
How the Stat Finder Works
The Stat Finder reads two strength populations from pre-aggregated tables. The verified column comes from the OpenPowerlifting dataset, the largest open database of judged powerlifting competition results, with an equipment dimension (raw, wraps, single-ply, multi-ply). The gym column comes from self-reported Symmetric Strength training lifts, with an age-bracket dimension. For each weight class it reports the 50th, 90th, 95th, and 99th percentile lift, the bodyweight-multiple relative to the class limit, and the sample size behind each figure.
The two populations are reported separately and never blended, because each answers a different question and each has different selection effects. Verified competition lifters are a stronger, self-selected population, so their percentiles sit above self-reported gym lifters at the same bodyweight. Gym numbers in turn run well below the inflated standards seen on many self-report-only sites, because the verified column is built from judged lifts with no partial reps or bounced presses. The "where would your lift rank" checker estimates your percentile in each population by interpolating between the published bands for the selected cohort. Read the full methodology.
Common Questions
Why are the verified numbers higher than the gym numbers?
Verified competition lifters are a stronger, self-selected population: people who pay to enter a sanctioned meet have usually trained for years. Self-reported gym lifters span every experience level. At the same bodyweight, the verified percentile therefore sits above the gym percentile. The two are shown separately so you can compare yourself against whichever population is the right benchmark for your goal.
What does the percentile mean?
The 50th percentile is the median lifter in that weight class. The 90th percentile beats nine out of ten, the 95th is genuinely advanced, and the 99th is world-class within that population. Each band is the actual lift at that rank in the verified or gym data.
Why is there so much more raw data than equipped?
The overwhelming majority of modern competition entries are raw. Single-ply, multi-ply, and knee-wrap divisions are smaller, so some equipped cohorts have limited or no data. When a cohort is too sparse to report honestly, the explorer shows a dash rather than an unreliable number.
What is the bodyweight-multiple?
It is the percentile lift divided by the weight-class limit, computed the same way for both populations so they stay comparable. A 2.2x squat in the 83 kg class means the lift is about 2.2 times the class ceiling. Multiples fall in heavier classes because per-kilogram strength declines with bodyweight.
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