Strength standards · September 2026

Deadlift standards: how much is good for your bodyweight?

For an 80 kg lifter, a 152.5 kg deadlift is about intermediate (Gold in Flawless) and 255 kg is elite (Diamond). The table below has every rank for bodyweights from 50 to 120 kg.

These are the same limits the Flawless app uses to rank your deadlift.

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The ladder in multiples of bodyweight

RankOne-rep maxWhere it sits
Bronze0Where everyone starts
Silver1.3× bodyweightPast beginner
Gold1.9× bodyweightAbout intermediate
Platinum2.55× bodyweightAbout advanced
Diamond3.2× bodyweightElite
Obsidian4× bodyweightAbove elite
Painite4.8× bodyweightFar above elite

“Where it sits” compares each rank with the levels on Strength Level (men, deadlift). Gold is about an intermediate lifter, Diamond is elite, and Obsidian and Painite are for the very few above that.

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In kilograms, by bodyweight

BodyweightSilverGoldPlatinumDiamondObsidianPainite
50 kg6595127.5160200240
60 kg77.5115152.5192.5240287.5
70 kg90132.5177.5225280335
80 kg105152.5205255320385
90 kg117.5170230287.5360432.5
100 kg130190255320400480
110 kg142.5210280352.5440527.5
120 kg155227.5305385480575

Numbers are one-rep maxes, rounded to 2.5 kg. Lifting for reps? Put your set into the calculator and it estimates your max for you.

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How Flawless ranks your deadlift

Every exercise you log gets its own rank. For the deadlift, Flawless takes your best set, estimates your one-rep max with the Brzycki formula (reps are capped at 12) and divides it by the bodyweight in your profile. The rank updates after every workout, and a new rank gets its own moment when you finish the session.

Sumo and deficit deadlifts share these limits. The trap bar deadlift and rack pulls have their own, higher ladders, and the Romanian deadlift a lower one.

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Where the numbers come from

The limits are built from the bodyweight ratios Strength Level publishes for each lift (downloaded on 27 September 2026). For every lift we take how far its intermediate, advanced and elite levels sit from the bench press, and scale Flawless’s bench ladder by that factor: 1.6 for the deadlift.

Flawless uses one ladder for everyone for now. Strength Level’s standards for women are lower, so a woman reaching Gold has a stronger result than the label suggests.

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Questions

What is a good deadlift for my bodyweight?

In Flawless, Gold (about intermediate) starts at 1.9× bodyweight and Diamond (elite) at 3.2×. For an 80 kg lifter that is a 152.5 kg and a 255 kg one-rep max.

How much should I deadlift as a beginner?

Anything counts as a start: every exercise begins at Bronze. Silver, the first step past beginner, starts at 1.3× bodyweight, 105 kg for an 80 kg lifter.

Can I see my rank without doing a one-rep max?

Yes. Enter any set of up to 12 reps into the calculator and it estimates your max. In the app the rank comes from your logged sets, so you never have to test a true max.

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