How much should a 55-year-old man deadlift?
405 lb (183.5 kg) is a good deadlift for a 55-year-old man: it sits at the 83rd percentile of lifters who track their training (Advanced). The median man deadlifts 315 lb (143 kg); Elite starts around 475 lb (215.5 kg).
A 55-year-old man of average bodyweight (200 lb) who deadlifts 315 lb (143 kg) is at the 51st percentile among lifters who track their training, Intermediate on the Strength Level scale. No credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for the deadlift, so this page ranks it against lifters only; the strength age on weyt.ai comes from the bench press and squat.
The ladder
Each weight a 55-year-old man of average bodyweight (200 lb) might deadlift, ranked two ways. Weights are total bar weight, plates plus bar.
| Weight (lb) | kg | Percentile (lifters who track) | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 75 | 5th | BEGINNER |
| 185 | 84 | 5th | BEGINNER |
| 205 | 93 | 10th | BEGINNER |
| 245 | 111 | 21st | NOVICE |
| 295 | 134 | 43rd | NOVICE |
| 315MEDIAN | 143 | 51st | INTERMEDIATE |
| 365 | 165.5 | 71st | INTERMEDIATE |
| 405 | 183.5 | 83rd | ADVANCED |
| 495 | 224.5 | 96th | ELITE |
This page assumes average bodyweight (200 lb) and a single lift. The calculator uses your bodyweight and your best bench and squat set, in your browser, and gives you the Weyt Age the app would show.
Quick answers
What is a good deadlift for a 55-year-old man?
Among lifters who track their training, a 55-year-old man at average bodyweight (200 lb) reaches Intermediate (the 50th percentile) at about 315 lb (143 kg), Advanced (the 80th percentile) at about 390 lb (177 kg), and Elite (the 95th percentile) at about 475 lb (215.5 kg).
Is 405 lb a good deadlift for a 55-year-old man?
405 lb (183.5 kg) puts a 55-year-old man of average bodyweight at the 83rd percentile of lifters who track their training, Advanced on the Strength Level scale.
How this is computed
vs general population is not shown: no credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for this lift, only lifter-population data. vs lifters who track uses Strength Level community standards (one-rep-max thresholds by sex and bodyweight, with their age adjustment), a self-selected crowd of people who log their training, which is why its median sits well above the general population's. Weights are one-rep maxes or estimated one-rep maxes (Epley, from any set of one to ten reps).
Sources: The Cooper Institute, Physical Fitness Assessments and Norms for Adults and Law Enforcement, as reprinted in ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th ed., Table 4.9; Strength Level strength standards, strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/deadlift/lb. This is the same math the weyt.ai app runs on your logged sets. Not medical advice.
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Other lifts
- Bench press standards for men, age 55
- Squat standards for men, age 55
- Romanian deadlift standards for men, age 55
- Incline bench press standards for men, age 55
- Close-grip bench press standards for men, age 55
- Front squat standards for men, age 55
- Hip thrust standards for men, age 55
- Overhead press standards for men, age 55
- Barbell row standards for men, age 55
- Bulgarian split squat standards for men, age 55
- Goblet squat standards for men, age 55
- Incline dumbbell press standards for men, age 55
- Dumbbell bench press standards for men, age 55
- Dumbbell shoulder press standards for men, age 55
- Dumbbell row standards for men, age 55
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlift standards for men, age 55
- Dumbbell lunge standards for men, age 55
- Hammer curl standards for men, age 55
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