what % of your bodyweight do you squat?

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  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    Started with the bar, 43% of my weight, and just recently reached 104% :bigsmile:

    awesome! I was excited to hit 100%.

    after my little setback i'm back to about 90%....When i get over 100% i'm gonna do a little happy dance
  • paj315
    paj315 Posts: 335 Member
    I'm currently just below 150% of my body weight. I started lifting heavy in Sept '13.

    I have had some knee issues so when I get over 200lbs I have to wrap my knees.
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    at 80kg bw i was squatting 110kg for 5sets of 5. No idea what that is %wise, 140% ish?

    Anyhow, at the moment, i'm lucky if i can squat with nothing due to a spinal injury
  • 12amm34
    12amm34 Posts: 4
    I can squat about 142% of my body weight. I weight 130 pounds and can squat 185 pounds. I've been lifting for a year now but only started squatting 6 months ago. When I first started squatting I could squat around 100 pounds. I usually do 3-4 sets of 8.
  • Titanuim
    Titanuim Posts: 331 Member
    I squatted 130% of my body weight today which was 80kg. When I started lifting it was just the oly bar, then I reached 100% bodyweight last year and having been working slowly to the point that I will be able to do 200% someday in the future.
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    96% for working sets, 110% for 1RM. An illness then lack of gym membership then illness again kept me out of the squat rack from August to January, so I've been squatting again for 2 months. Squats are going up each week, so I should be over 120% by the end of May.

    Goal is 140%.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    working weights or 1 RPM??

    Jo, you're my go-to when it comes to questions. When they say "I squatted 110% of my body weight" do they mean that a 150lb person squatted with 265lbs on their shoulders? Is that free-holding the barbells or the "good morning" machine? (Is my math off?)
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    This has varied over the years. My best was 2.55 x bw. Then I took many years off and started again last year. Now I am at 1.66 x BW. I would be high right now I think but I have been inundated with joint issues that keep causing setbacks, plus I am heavier now so I think getting back up to 2.55 x will be much tougher to do unless I cut body weight. I would like to get back up to 2 x BW. That would be pretty good for my age and weight.
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    Also keep in mind that as you get heavier the weight you do does not proportionally go up. So for example there is a big difference I think when you have a 300 lbs guy who lifts double body weight vs a 150 lbs guy lifting double.
  • harphy
    harphy Posts: 290 Member
    I squat 80% of bw. Could do more but I go easy on my knees.
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  • mikejholmes
    mikejholmes Posts: 291 Member
    I started out doing StrongLifts, and was squatting just the empty bar -- so around 30% of my bodyweight, but to be honest, that didn't feel heavy, but I doubt I could have squatted my bodyweight if my life depended on it. Now, about a year later, I'm doing about 145% of my bodyweight. And I'm 25lbs heavier. And yes, there have been setbacks along the way. Weeks off because of vacation, flu, etc. I did switch to Starting Strength, and have now progressed onto the Texas Method -- we'll see how that goes.
  • JamBlaze
    JamBlaze Posts: 90 Member
    65% with my Stronglifts working sets, so still got a way to go!
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    Currently 113% of my bw - started out with just the bar
  • Neonbeige
    Neonbeige Posts: 271 Member
    started two weeks ago with SL and squat about 51% of my BW now
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    >BW for reps. I use Squat Stands (no Power/Squat Rack) so for safety reasons I have never attempted to see what my 1RM is.
  • Harrisonsauntie2005
    Harrisonsauntie2005 Posts: 215 Member
    85% for my RPM
    Maybe 66% for working..

    My goal is 150% of weight at goal weight which is 9 stone so...goal BS of 85kg, currently squatting 58kg!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    working weights or 1 RPM??

    Jo, you're my go-to when it comes to questions. When they say "I squatted 110% of my body weight" do they mean that a 150lb person squatted with 265lbs on their shoulders? Is that free-holding the barbells or the "good morning" machine? (Is my math off?)

    100% body weight would be 150 lbs
    110% of body weight would be 165
    its' easier to say I squat body weight- or 1.5BW or 2xBW- I don't know many people who do the percentage of their body weight after they get to 100 or 1.5. Most people just say what they squat - or go to 1.5bw.

    percentages really are more applicable for under body weight lifts.

    And typically when people say they are squatting weights like this- is a barbell on a squat rack or power cage- not with a machine (I think this is the only forum I'm on where it's not automatically assumed- or they have to add 50 lbs plus the bar.... that's kind of a given)
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    >BW for reps. I use Squat Stands (no Power/Squat Rack) so for safety reasons I have never attempted to see what my 1RM is.

    This is my problem too....I think I have stalled out here because of the risk with using the stands....could probably do more quite easily.
  • ValeriePlz
    ValeriePlz Posts: 517 Member
    After about 6 months of regular weight lifting, I am up to 210 lb., about 135% of my body weight. I was happy to squat over 200 lb. - my new goal is 200% of my body weight!

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