Enter your details for personalised percentiles.
As the groups become more specialised, the comparison becomes tougher.
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Stronger than 42% of general population. Everyone starts somewhere, and the biggest jumps happen in this range. Keep showing up. 13th among barbell lifters.
Each ring compares you to a different group. As the group gets more specialised, the comparison gets tougher — beating 70% of barbell lifters is a much harder feat than beating 70% of the general population.
These percentiles are estimates anchored to the Kilgore strength standards and calibrated against published population distributions. They are informed comparisons, not exact rankings. Age adjustments are handled automatically by the underlying standards data. If you want to compare the same lifts against beginner-to-elite benchmarks, use the Strength Levels.
How Strong Am I?
Strength comparisons get cleaner when the lifts are measurable, repeatable, and hard to negotiate with.
It means your estimated 1-rep max is higher than that percentage of people in the selected group after adjusting for your sex, age, and bodyweight. The universe changes the comparison pool, not the fact that the result is personalised to you.
Most lifters should start with Barbell Lifters. It compares you to people who actually train with a barbell, while still adjusting for sex, age, and bodyweight, so it is usually the fairest peer group for strength athletes.
We use Kilgore strength standards as anchor points, calibrated by age, sex, and bodyweight, then map your lift into each universe's estimated distribution. The result is an informed benchmark, not a literal leaderboard of every person alive.
Both. General Population, Gym-Goers, Barbell Lifters, and Powerlifting Culture describe the broader pool, but your score is still adjusted for sex, age, and bodyweight. You are not being thrown into one giant pile with no context.
Enter your best 1-rep max. If you only know a recent heavy set, use the One Rep Max Calculator to estimate it first.
Yes. Age is part of the model, alongside sex and bodyweight, so a 55-year-old and a 25-year-old at the same relative strength level can land on similar percentiles within the same universe.
Yes, but you are ducking the cleanest scoreboard. Machines, dumbbells, kettlebells, calisthenics, and sport work can build real strength, but squat, bench, and deadlift are still the simplest shared test: fixed lifts, measurable load, clear range of motion, and fewer excuses.
Because barbells are brutally honest. A barbell does not care how the stack is labeled, whether the machine path suits your build, or whether the cable pulley is flattering you. You either move the weight through the lift or you do not.
That is fine. Hypertrophy, conditioning, mobility, and sport skill all matter. But if you ask how strong you are, eventually the conversation has to touch heavy repeatable lifts. Otherwise you are measuring vibes with a pump cover on.
No. You can adjust one lift at a time and still get useful feedback. The full squat, bench, and deadlift set gives the cleanest picture because it covers lower-body drive, upper-body pressing strength, and hip/back pulling strength.
Check beginner-to-elite benchmarks for each lift.
Estimate your one-rep max from a recent work set.
See how your squat, bench, and deadlift total stacks up.
Review PRs, consistency, and milestones across your training.
Chart each lift over time and spot long-term trends.
