Shrimp Squat Strength Standards Calculator

Understanding Your Shrimp Squat Strength Score

Your Shrimp Squat score is the strict rep count completed per side. Report the strict reps completed per side under the tool’s side-counting rule; do not combine both sides into one total. The calculator compares that result with the standards for the sex, age range, and bodyweight you select.

The score is useful only when every attempt follows the same movement standard. Begin the attempt from this position: stand on the working leg with the non-working leg folded behind the body, no hand support, and no external load. Lower under control while maintaining the shrimp squat shape, reach the approved depth, and stand back up without the free leg or hands assisting.

Count the result this way: count reps per side; do not add sides together or score only the stronger side. The set for a side ends when the athlete stops, touches down for assistance, cannot stand fully, loses balance, switches movement, or uses support. Keep retests comparable by using the same equipment setup, stance or grip, range standard, surface, rest convention, side order when applicable, and counting rule so entered reps mean the same thing over time.

Shrimp Squat Strength Standards

These are Endura’s standards for comparing consistent Shrimp Squat attempts. They are exercise-specific practical benchmarks, not population averages.

How Endura set these standards: The approved Shrimp Squat model defines Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite strict-repetition benchmarks for men and women in five age groups. Each exact threshold and tier boundary is checked against the calculator before publication.

The tables organize Shrimp Squat standards by sex and age. Compare your strict reps per side with the Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite columns. A result below the Novice threshold is classified as Beginner.

Men — Shrimp Squat Standards

Women — Shrimp Squat Standards

For example, men age 20-29 reach Intermediate at 6 reps, Advanced at 13 reps, and Elite at 24 reps. Women age 40-49 reach those same levels at 5 reps, 10 reps, and 18 reps. These examples come directly from the table values above.

Use the calculator to apply your exact inputs, place your result in the correct level, and see the next target without doing the table lookup yourself.

How the Shrimp Squat Calculator Works

The calculator uses your sex, age group, bodyweight, and strict reps per side. Enter the strict number completed per side; do not combine the two sides. It compares that score with the exercise-specific Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite thresholds. Because higher is stronger for this test, more valid reps can move the result to a higher level.

The result shows your standards level, entered score, the sex and age group used, and your next target. An exact threshold counts as the higher level. Using the men’s age 20-29 reference row, 6 strict reps per side is Intermediate and Advanced begins at 13 strict reps per side, making the next target 7 additional strict reps per side. The calculator handles the tier lookup and target math automatically.

The calculator cannot inspect your attempt. It assumes the number entered follows the Shrimp Squat Testing Rules. If the attempt became invalid before you stopped, enter only the valid reps per side completed before the first invalid rep.

Shrimp Squat Testing Rules

Use one continuous set per side and record the strict reps completed per side. The calculator compares the number you enter with the Shrimp Squat standards, but it cannot verify how the attempt was performed. Use the exercise-specific requirements below before entering a score.

Shrimp Squat Testing Checklist

What Counts and What Does Not Count

Enter only the exact Shrimp Squat test described in the checklist. The examples below separate that test from common substitutions that use different loading, assistance, range, position, equipment, or counting rules.

When a call is borderline, stop counting at the first invalid rep on each side and enter only the valid per-side result. That keeps Shrimp Squat results useful for comparison over time. Apply the same checklist every time you retest.

Elite Shrimp Squat Strength Levels

Elite begins when your strict rep score per side meets or exceeds the Elite threshold for the applicable sex and age group. Because the tier boundary is lower-inclusive, a score exactly equal to the threshold counts as Elite. The table shows every public Elite starting point for Shrimp Squat.

An Elite result still has to follow the same Shrimp Squat Testing Rules; if the attempt became invalid earlier, use only the valid reps per side completed before the first invalid rep. After Elite, the calculator can show a separate rep stretch target when one is available, but that target does not replace or redefine the Elite threshold.

Milestones and Next Targets

Your next Shrimp Squat target is the first strength-level threshold above your current valid rep score. The calculator uses your selected sex, age group, bodyweight, and strict reps per side, subtracts your result from that threshold, and shows the exact additional strict reps needed.

The table shows the complete jumps between level starting points for the age 20–29 reference group; your personal gap may be smaller because it begins from your current result rather than the previous level’s minimum.

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