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How much should a 55-year-old man goblet squat?

110 lb (50 kg) per dumbbell is a good goblet squat for a 55-year-old man: it sits at the 76th percentile of lifters who track their training (Intermediate). The median man goblet squats 85 lb (38.5 kg) per dumbbell; Elite starts around 155 lb (70.5 kg) per dumbbell.

Median · lifters who track85 LB38.5 KG · PER DUMBBELL
Intermediate · lifters85 LB50TH PERCENTILE
Advanced · lifters115 LB80TH PERCENTILE

A 55-year-old man of average bodyweight (200 lb) who goblet squats 85 lb (38.5 kg) per dumbbell is at the 54th percentile among lifters who track their training, Intermediate on the Strength Level scale. No credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for the goblet squat, 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 goblet squat, ranked two ways. Weights are for ONE dumbbell, the Strength Level convention.

Goblet squat standards for a 55-year-old man at 200 lb bodyweight
Weight (lb)kgPercentile (lifters who track)Level
3013.55thBEGINNER
4520.515thBEGINNER
552523rdNOVICE
703239thNOVICE
8036.550thINTERMEDIATE
85MEDIAN38.554thINTERMEDIATE
954363rdINTERMEDIATE
1105076thINTERMEDIATE
14063.591stADVANCED
16072.596thELITE
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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.

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Quick answers

What is a good goblet squat 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 85 lb (38.5 kg) per dumbbell, Advanced (the 80th percentile) at about 115 lb (52 kg) per dumbbell, and Elite (the 95th percentile) at about 155 lb (70.5 kg) per dumbbell.

Is 110 lb a good goblet squat for a 55-year-old man?

110 lb (50 kg) per dumbbell puts a 55-year-old man of average bodyweight at the 76th percentile of lifters who track their training, Intermediate 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/goblet-squat/lb. This is the same math the weyt.ai app runs on your logged sets. Not medical advice.

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