What is a good deadlift?
Roughly 2× bodyweight is intermediate for men and 1.25× for women; advanced is about 2.75× for men and 2× for women.
The deadlift is usually the heaviest of the big lifts, which is why its ratios run highest. They assume a conventional or sumo pull from the floor with no straps.
Like every bodyweight ratio, they are slightly generous to heavier lifters, because absolute strength does not rise in step with bodyweight. Treat them as a range, not a grade.
Run the numbers
Sources
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- Kilgore, L. & Rippetoe, M. (2006). Practical Programming for Strength Training. The Aasgaard Company. Book. Origin of the training-level framework.
- Santos Junior, E.R.T. et al. (2021). Classification and determination model of resistance training status. Strength Cond J 43(5). Argues training status is better judged by years trained and technique than by a single ratio.