Men · -120 kg
Squat standards — men, -120 kg
37,151 competitive lifters · Beginner to world-class
Among 37,151 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).
Is a 485 lb squat good for a man up to 265 lbs?
- 400 lbs (181.4 kg) → Beginner, stronger than about 20% of competitors in this class.
- 485 lbs (220.0 kg) → Novice, stronger than about 50% of competitors in this class.
- 550 lbs (249.5 kg) → Intermediate, stronger than about 75% of competitors in this class.
- 615 lbs (279.0 kg) → Advanced, stronger than about 89% of competitors in this class.
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
Median squat across men's weight classes
Strongest squat in our elite athlete index (-120 kg)
Each row opens that lifter’s full profile.
- 1Matt SohmerUSA887.4 lbs (402.5 kg)
- 2Derek ThistlethwaiteUSA881.8 lbs (400 kg)
- 3Hussam AteyiaUSA876.3 lbs (397.5 kg)
- 4Husameddin AteyiaUSA870.8 lbs (395 kg)
- 5Mohamed BouafiaAlgeria859.8 lbs (390 kg)
- 6Danny GrigsbyUSA854.3 lbs (387.5 kg)
- 7Kevin OakUSA848.8 lbs (385 kg)
- 8Mohamed SahadAlgeria848.8 lbs (385 kg)
- 9Rondel Hunte848.8 lbs (385 kg)
- 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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