I just started looking into powerlifting recently, and one thing I never see is a beginners scores anywhere. I just started working out a few months ago, and currently my stats are:
Height: 6’
Weight: 230
Bench: 165
Squat: 380
Deadlift: 315
Total: 860
Are these good stats for someone just starting? Thanks 
Beginners–and, really, any level in strength training–are typically defined by the amount of weight they’re lifting (though experience certainly could be another barometer).
Therefore, it’s really hard to say that there is a such thing as a “good” or a “bad” beginner’s total. You have the total of a beginner. That’s all I can say.
Furthermore, for a beginner’s total, little details can make a massive difference. Beginners to strength training (but who have been dicking around in the gym for a while) are different from off-the-street beginners. A beginner with six months’ experience is different from a beginner with three months’ experience. Your total could be over 1000 pounds in another month or two.
So…maybe? I don’t know.
And it’s hard to imagine a beginner squatting 380 while only benching 165 and deadlifting 315 without squatting pretty high, so you might want to get your squat looked at if you’re interested in pursuing powerlifting as a sport.
[quote]ToxicGinger wrote:
I just started looking into powerlifting recently, and one thing I never see is a beginners scores anywhere. I just started working out a few months ago, and currently my stats are:
Height: 6’
Weight: 230
Bench: 165
Squat: 380
Deadlift: 315
Total: 860
Are these good stats for someone just starting? Thanks :)[/quote]
Shameless self promotion, but this is from my blog
Awesome article! Loved the sucker-punch analogy.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Shameless self promotion, but this is from my blog
mythicalstrength.blogspot.com/2013/01/is-this-good.html[/quote]
I read a few of your posts, cool blog, man. “Train without goals and you will develop very functional strength, it will just be useless to you,” haha, nice.
Thanks guys. My intent wasn’t to promote my blog, but I’ve just seen the question so much I figure I’d write an answer out and have it ready to reference, haha.
I like your blog
I’d make sure you’re squatting to depth, your squat seems very out of proportion.
[quote]BurkeyRocks wrote:
I’d make sure you’re squatting to depth, your squat seems very out of proportion.[/quote]
Thats what i was going to say, a weird imbalance with a 315 max deadlift.
Agree with the others, squat is odd compared to dead and for your height.
The website that has a big list of classifications is currently being updated but for 220 lb lifters here is a breakdown for their total
220 - bodyweight
1551 - elite (top 5-10 in country for the year; ~ 10 yrs experience)
1436 - Master (very good; ! 6 yrs experience)
1279 - Class I (good; ~ 4 yrs experience)
1125 - Class II (average local lifter; ~ 3 yrs experience)
984 - Class III (~2 yrs experience)
853 - Class IV (beginner; ~1 yr experience with serious lifting)
Hope that helps
Tim, just curious, what site is that?
100% Raw’s site: Rawpowerlifting.com. The lifter classifications were up on the old site but they are redoing it and haven’t put them up yet on the new, I expect in a month or so they should be up
@mythical I read your blog and it rings true reminds of Vin Diesel in knockaround guys when he’s giving his 500 fights speech.