Men · -74 kg
Squat standards — men, -74 kg
52,609 competitive lifters · Beginner to world-class
Among 52,609 men who competed raw in the -74 kg class, the median best squat is 363.8 lbs (165 kg), roughly 2.36× bodyweight. That is 44.1 lbs more than the class below (-66 kg). The heaviest raw squat recorded in this class is 751.8 lbs (341 kg).
Is a 365 lb squat good for a man up to 163 lbs?
- 300 lbs (136.1 kg) → Novice, stronger than about 21% of competitors in this class.
- 365 lbs (165.6 kg) → Intermediate, stronger than about 51% of competitors in this class.
- 415 lbs (188.2 kg) → Advanced, stronger than about 76% of competitors in this class.
- 455 lbs (206.4 kg) → Advanced, stronger than about 89% of competitors in this class.
Beginner
297.6 lbs
135 kg
Top 80%
Intermediate
363.8 lbs
165 kg
Top 50%
Advanced
413.4 lbs
187.5 kg
Top 25%
Elite
457.5 lbs
207.5 kg
Top 10%
World-class
751.8 lbs
341 kg
Best ever
Median squat across men's weight classes
Strongest squat in our elite athlete index (-74 kg)
Each row opens that lifter’s full profile.
- 1Austin PerkinsUSA751.8 lbs (341 kg)
- 2Lorenzo JordanUSA716.5 lbs (325 kg)
- 3Elliott SykesUSA711 lbs (322.5 kg)
- 4Taylor AtwoodUSA700 lbs (317.5 kg)
- 5Balthazar BertrandFrance688.9 lbs (312.5 kg)
- 6Ilya MarichevRussia688.9 lbs (312.5 kg)
- 7Yacine MedjahedAlgeria683.4 lbs (310 kg)
- 8Santiago RoldánColombia672.4 lbs (305 kg)
- 9Steven Day661.4 lbs (300 kg)
- 10Jacob LavoieCanada653.7 lbs (296.5 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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