Sports Ed TV Weightlifting

09/21/2026

HOW STRONG IS YOUR DEADLIFT FOR YOUR AGE? 🏋️‍♀️

We applied the same research methodology we used for men to build female-specific, age-adjusted deadlift standards.

The calculation is simple:

Deadlift 1RM ÷ Bodyweight = Your Multiplier

Example: 120 kg deadlift ÷ 60 kg bodyweight = 2.00× BW

The six levels run from Beginner → Novice → Intermediate → Advanced → Elite → Legendary, with different thresholds for ages 18–35, 36–49, 50–59, 60–74 and 75+.

Where do the numbers come from?

Our primary scientific anchor is peer-reviewed research analyzing 809,986 drug-tested, unequipped powerlifting competition entries, including 238,336 female entries. We cross-checked this against large recreational lifting datasets and real-world female Masters performances.

These are research-based performance benchmarks, not general-population percentiles.

One important limitation: this measures relative strength, not absolute strength. Bodyweight ratios favor lighter lifters and use total bodyweight, not lean muscle mass. A heavier woman can lift much more actual weight and still have a lower multiplier.

And Legendary is open-ended. It marks the beginning of the highest level, not the limit of human performance.

Now calculate yours.

Age + bodyweight + best deadlift. Where do you land? 👇

SportsScience

09/20/2026

HOW STRONG IS YOUR DEADLIFT FOR YOUR AGE? 🏋️

A 2× bodyweight deadlift at 25 should not necessarily be judged the same way at 55 or 75.

That’s why we created the SportsEdTV Men’s Deadlift Strength Standards, with six age-adjusted levels from Beginner to Legendary.

The calculation is simple:

Deadlift 1RM ÷ Bodyweight = Your Multiplier

Example:
400 lb deadlift ÷ 200 lb bodyweight = 2.00× BW

Where do the numbers come from?

Our primary scientific anchor is peer-reviewed research analyzing 809,986 drug-tested, unequipped powerlifting competition entries, including 571,650 male entries. We cross-checked those results against large recreational lifting datasets, research on strength and aging, and real-world Masters powerlifting performances.

The SportsEdTV levels are research-based performance benchmarks, not general-population percentiles.

One important limitation

This measures relative strength, not absolute strength.

Bodyweight ratios favor lighter athletes. A 70 kg man pulling 245 kg scores 3.5× BW, while a 160 kg man pulling 480 kg scores 3.0×, even though the heavier athlete moved almost twice as much weight.

Body composition matters too. Fat mass increases bodyweight without contributing to force production the way muscle does. So two men weighing the same can have very different strength potential.

That’s why this table answers one specific question:

How strong is your deadlift relative to your age and bodyweight?

And Legendary is open-ended. Exceptional lightweight powerlifters have exceeded 5× bodyweight.

Now calculate yours.

Age + bodyweight + best deadlift. Where do you rank? 👇

HealthyAging

09/19/2026

09/13/2026

Can you back squat your own bodyweight?

For men 18-35, that alone puts you in « Contender » territory — only about a third of guys get there. Push to 1.5x bodyweight and you’re « Elite, » a tier under 4% ever reach.

Here’s what most strength charts skip: the same bar doesn’t apply as you age. Using real data from 809,986 competition squats (van den Hoek et al., 2024, drug-tested powerlifters), we found the squat-to-bodyweight ratio drops noticeably faster with age than the bench press does in the same study — so we adjusted the benchmarks by age instead of using one flat number for every guy in the room.

To be transparent: the 18-35 numbers come straight from the research. The 36-59 and 60+ columns are our extrapolation — we applied the study’s measured age-decline rate to build out benchmarks the paper itself didn’t publish directly. Real data, honestly labeled.

Find your age. Find your number. See where you rank. 💪

09/08/2026

Most « how strong are you » charts floating around online are guesswork dressed up as data — round numbers with no source, applied the same way to a 22-year-old and a 65-year-old.

We wanted something better, so we built this one from actual research: van den Hoek et al. (2024), a peer-reviewed study of 809,986 tracked powerlifting entries. Instead of one-size-fits-all weight thresholds, we scaled it to bodyweight and broke it down by age bracket — because strength naturally shifts as you get older, and a fair benchmark should account for that instead of pretending it doesn’t happen.

Find your age bracket. Find your bodyweight multiple. See where you actually rank.

Build strength at any age. 💪

08/30/2026

How long can you actually hold a plank?

Most guys overestimate. Sixty seconds isn’t “excellent” — for a healthy 20-something, it’s the floor. Real core endurance standards look very different once you strip away the guesswork.

Where do you land on this chart? 👇

08/27/2026

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08/27/2026

Do you think weightlifting should be higher?

We ranked 130 major Olympic and professional sports disciplines using 21 factors across physical, technical, psychological, injury and career demands.

Weightlifting was scored against the same framework as every other sport, not just on strength and power.

That is where the debate gets interesting.

Agree or disagree with where it landed?

Full methodology and ranking in the link below.

08/20/2026

Protein isn’t just for building bigger muscles. It is essential for building, repairing and maintaining the body that allows you to perform.

For athletes, protein helps:

💪 Repair and rebuild muscle after training
🏃 Support recovery and adaptation
🦴 Maintain muscle and bone health
⚡ Preserve lean body mass
🎯 Support strength and performance over time

And protein becomes even more important as we age, when maintaining muscle mass and strength becomes increasingly difficult.

But not all foods deliver the same amount.

This chart compares grams of protein per 100 g of food, so you can see the difference on an equal basis.

The takeaway? You don’t need complicated nutrition. Start with quality foods, eat enough protein, train consistently, and give your body what it needs to rebuild.

Learn. Improve. Succeed.

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