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    Men · -120 kg

    Squat standards — men, -120 kg

    36,967 competitive lifters · Beginner to world-class

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    Among 36,967 men who competed raw in the -120 kg class, the median best squat is 485 lbs (220 kg), roughly 1.90× bodyweight. That is 27.6 lbs more than the class below (-105 kg). The heaviest raw squat recorded in this class is 906.1 lbs (411 kg).

    Beginner

    402.3 lbs

    182.5 kg

    Top 80%

    Intermediate

    485 lbs

    220 kg

    Top 50%

    Advanced

    551.2 lbs

    250 kg

    Top 25%

    Elite

    617.3 lbs

    280 kg

    Top 10%

    World-class

    906.1 lbs

    411 kg

    Best ever

    lbs

    Median squat across men's weight classes

    Strongest squat in our elite athlete index (-120 kg)

    Each row opens that lifter’s full profile.

    1. 1Matt SohmerUSA887.4 lbs (402.5 kg)
    2. 2Derek ThistlethwaiteUSA881.8 lbs (400 kg)
    3. 3Hussam AteyiaUSA876.3 lbs (397.5 kg)
    4. 4Husameddin AteyiaUSA870.8 lbs (395 kg)
    5. 5Mohamed BouafiaAlgeria859.8 lbs (390 kg)
    6. 6Danny GrigsbyUSA854.3 lbs (387.5 kg)
    7. 7Mohamed SahadAlgeria848.8 lbs (385 kg)
    8. 8Kevin OakUSA848.8 lbs (385 kg)
    9. 9Rondel Hunte848.8 lbs (385 kg)
    10. 10Matthew Lewis VenaCanada840 lbs (381 kg)

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    Method: each lifter's best successful raw squat in full-power meets was kept once per weight class, then levels were set at the 20th (beginner), 50th (intermediate), 75th (advanced) and 90th (elite) percentiles. Competitive lifters are stronger than the average gym-goer, so these numbers are demanding.

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    This page uses data from the OpenPowerlifting project. You may download a copy of the data at data.openpowerlifting.org. Raw, full-power (squat-bench-deadlift) competition results only.

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