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Table 4 Average absolute and relative first lift weight between those who won and lost

From: What are the odds? Identifying factors related to competitive success in powerlifting

Variable

 

Squat

Bench Press

Deadlift

n

Absolute

Relative

Absolute

Relative

Absolute

Relative

Win

Lose

Win

Lose

Win

Lose

Win

Lose

Win

Lose

Win

Lose

Female

             

47 kg#

86

80.4 (18.8)

71.5 (15.2)

1.46 (1.03)

1.33 (0.87)

46.9 (10.9)

44.3 (11.8)

0.78 (0.69)

0.87 (0.48)

103.7 (15.9)*

92.4 (20.0)

2.10 (0.86)*

1.57 (1.34)

48 kg^

24

91.4 (22.6)

88.9 (13.3)

1.34 (1.51)

1.45 (1.30)

54.7 (11.8)

52.0 (11.2)

1.02 (0.61)

1.10 (0.23)

114.8 (22.8)

111.8 (15.7)

2.05 (1.42)

2.36 (0.34)

52 kg#

252

92.3 (19.8)

84.6 (16.7)

1.58 (0.97)

1.03 (1.35)

52.6 (11.2)

48.4 (9.4)

0.94 (0.50)

0.73 (0.64)

113.2 (21.3)

105.9 (19.2)

2.11 (0.84)*

1.79 (1.12)

53 kg^

64

90.1 (16.7)

88.3 (18.0)

1.64 (0.69)

1.21 (1.26)

50.1 (10.5)

48.3 (9.6)

0.87 (0.48)

0.82 (0.49)

112.0 (18.0)

114.0 (20.8)

2.18 (0.35)*

1.66 (1.52)

57 kg#

410

97.3 (20.6)

88.4 (20.4)

1.48 (0.99)

1.15 (1.16)

56.7 (11.8)

50.9 (12.1)

0.89 (0.52)

0.76 (0.55)

120.5 (21.3)

110.8 (22.4)

2.00 (0.89)*

1.79 (0.94)

58 kg^

133

100.0 (18.7)

91.6 (14.3)

1.32 (1.22)

1.28 (1.02)

56.5 (12.9)*

51.7 (9.6)

0.99 (0.22)

0.77 (0.52)

123.4 (20.2)

113.9 (17.6)

2.02 (0.88)

1.78 (0.98)

63 kg#

651

103.8 (21.6)

93.5 (19.6)

1.47 (0.90)

1.25 (0.93)

58.9 (12.6)

52.9 (11.3)

0.85 (0.49)*

0.75 (0.46)

126.9 (22.8)

114.7 (21.0)

1.86 (0.96)

1.77 (0.70)

64 kg^

213

110.0 (24.6)

98.0 (21.3)

1.65 (0.71)*

1.37 (0.83)

60.6 (12.8)

53.6 (11.7)

0.90 (0.41)*

0.76 (0.43)

132.0 (25.6)

117.1 (23.8)

2.11 (0.40)

1.84 (0.50)

72 kg#^

1019

112.6 (22.2)

98.5 (21.1)

1.39 (0.89)

1.13 (0.90)

61.6 (12.2)

54.7 (11.8)

0.80 (0.42)

0.69 (0.41)

134.6 (23.3)

119.1 (21.8)

1.87 (0.62)

1.63 (0.60)

84 kg#^

659

114.7 (24.1)

101.4 (24.1)

1.18 (0.87)

0.99 (0.86)

63.8 (14.6)

57.6 (13.5)

0.71 (0.41)

0.63 (0.40)

134.4 (23.1)

121.5 (22.5)

1.64 (0.49)

1.45 (0.57)

84 kg + #

395

120.8 (32.4)

107.5 (26.9)

0.89 (0.87)*

0.65 (0.91)

66.4 (15.1)

60.9 (13.5)

0.61 (0.31)*

0.53 (0.34)

138.3 (27.6)

125.4 (22.6)

1.29 (0.57)

1.22 (0.42)

100 kg^

79

121.2 (26.5)*

106.4 (25.4)

1.29 (0.28)*

0.90 (0.76)

68.9 (15.3)

59.7 (13.9)

0.73 (0.16)

0.51 (0.41)

137.6 (22.8)

127.9 (28.1)

1.46 (0.23)

1.37 (0.27)

100 kg+^

47

125.3 (34.3)

113.4 (16.0)

0.83 (0.82)

0.46 (0.94)

68.0 (14.6)

64.1 (6.3)

0.61 (0.13)

0.57 (0.07)

131.5 (18.9)

124.3 (13.8)

1.17 (0.18)

1.10 (0.13)

Male

             

59 kg#

142

127.4 (32.6)

135.8 (42.3)

1.93 (1.21)

0.93 (2.32)

84.7 (18.9)

82.7 (15.2)

1.21 (0.89)

1.17 (0.87)

156.1 (30.6)

154.7 (36.3)

2.31 (1.50)

2.10 (1.78)

62 kg^

24

100.7 (37.9)*

150.6 (62.4)

1.48 (1.00)*

 − 0.59 (3.00)

72.6 (26.0)

94.1 (26.0)

0.88 (0.95)

1.55 (0.40)

138.3 (42.0)

161.3 (26.3)

1.81 (1.61)

1.37 (2.68)

66 kg#

296

143.1 (31.0)

139.1 (28.2)

1.78 (1.38)

1.83 (1.19)

93.3 (19.7)

90.2 (18.8)

1.16 (0.89)

1.13 (0.86)

175.6 (33.9)

169.5 (29.9)

2.47 (1.20)

2.27 (1.38)

69 kg^

96

141.3 (35.3)

144.5 (30.9)

1.95 (0.91)

1.57 (1.56)

89.7 (17.3)

92.1 (19.0)

1.23 (0.56)

1.12 (0.85)

171.5 (36.3)

172.6 (28.7)

2.20 (1.37)

2.23 (1.37)

74 kg#

853

169.0 (33.5)

153.9 (32.2)

1.80 (1.55)

1.75 (1.28)

112.2 (23.0)

100.5 (21.3)

1.27 (0.93)*

1.11 (0.88)

200.6 (33.7)

185.0 (32.1)

2.41 (1.42)*

2.15 (1.45)

77 kg^

193

166.5 (36.5)*

155.0 (35.6)

1.69 (1.51)

1.75 (1.20)

109.2 (23.8)*

101.5 (23.0)

1.20 (0.88)

1.13 (0.81)

196.5 (37.2)

185.7 (37.3)

2.34 (1.26)

2.19 (1.26)

83 kg#

1223

185.7 (32.5)

161.1 (29.4)

1.92 (1.30)

1.59 (1.25)

121.9 (21.0)

106.5 (20.1)

1.37 (0.66)

1.12 (0.74)

217.8 (33.4)

192.4 (32.0)

2.44 (1.17)

2.14 (1.11)

85 kg^

205

175.6 (37.4)

162.7 (29.9)

1.48 (1.59)

1.69 (1.07)

116.3 (26.9)*

109.5 (20.5)

1.13 (0.89)

1.23 (0.54)

206.5 (32.1)

191.8 (30.2)

2.25 (1.13)

2.16 (0.92)

93 kg#

1328

197.1 (31.9)

174.8 (30.5)

1.86 (1.19)

1.56 (1.21)

131.5 (21.5)

115.9 (20.3)

1.26 (0.76)

1.05 (0.77)

230.7 (33.0)

206.2 (32.4)

2.43 (0.85)

2.11 (0.97)

94 kg^

241

197.8 (32.8)

175.2 (30.8)

1.98 (0.94)

1.48 (1.27)

131.5 (22.5)

115.5 (21.1)

1.36 (0.51)*

1.18 (0.51)

231.3 (33.1)

203.8 (32.6)

2.33 (1.05)

2.20 (0.55)

105 kg#^

1042

201.6 (33.6)

182.9 (34.2)

1.66 (1.15)

1.54 (1.02)

138.0 (25.7)

123.7 (24.2)

1.19 (0.70)

1.06 (0.66)

234.7 (33.8)

213.2 (34.9)

2.17 (0.89)

1.94 (0.92)

120 kg#^

590

209.3 (41.0)

184.4 (40.6)

1.49 (1.12)

1.24 (1.09)

139.4 (27.3)

124.6 (26.1)

1.06 (0.65)

0.90 (0.66)

235.2 (37.4)

214.5 (35.0)

2.00 (0.59)

1.70 (0.87)

120 kg+#^

334

230.2 (65.5)

220.8 (60.1)

1.49 (0.81)

1.30 (1.03)

150.4 (36.2)

149.4 (36.6)

0.95 (0.56)

0.87 (0.70)

242.4 (49.5)

237.4 (48.7)

1.65 (0.69)

1.49 (0.95)

  1. Data are mean (standard deviation)
  2. Relative weight attempt = Absolute weight (kg)/body mass (kg)
  3. *P < 0.05; P < 0.01; P < 0.001 when compared to lose
  4. #International Powerlifting Federation weight class, ^World Powerlifting weight class