Strength standards · September 2026

Squat standards: how much is good for your bodyweight?

For an 80 kg lifter, a 135 kg squat is about intermediate (Gold in Flawless) and 225 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 squat.

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The ladder in multiples of bodyweight

RankOne-rep maxWhere it sits
Bronze0Where everyone starts
Silver1.1× bodyweightPast beginner
Gold1.7× bodyweightAbout intermediate
Platinum2.25× bodyweightAbout advanced
Diamond2.8× bodyweightElite
Obsidian3.5× bodyweightAbove elite
Painite4.2× bodyweightFar above elite

“Where it sits” compares each rank with the levels on Strength Level (men, squat). 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 kg5585112.5140175210
60 kg65102.5135167.5210252.5
70 kg77.5120157.5195245295
80 kg87.5135180225280335
90 kg100152.5202.5252.5315377.5
100 kg110170225280350420
110 kg120187.5247.5307.5385462.5
120 kg132.5205270335420505

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 squat

Every exercise you log gets its own rank. For the squat, 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.

Low bar, high bar, box and pause squats share these limits. The front squat has its own, lower ladder.

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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: 1.4 for the squat.

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 squat for my bodyweight?

In Flawless, Gold (about intermediate) starts at 1.7× bodyweight and Diamond (elite) at 2.8×. For an 80 kg lifter that is a 135 kg and a 225 kg one-rep max.

How much should I squat as a beginner?

Anything counts as a start: every exercise begins at Bronze. Silver, the first step past beginner, starts at 1.1× bodyweight, 87.5 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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