Leg Press (45° Sled) vs Reeves Deadlift Strength Standards

Leg Press vs Reeves Deadlift Strength Standards

These bodyweight tables place the 45-degree leg press and reeves deadlift targets side by side from Novice through Elite. Use them to compare standards, not to force a particular ratio between the lifts.

Find the closest row in the men’s or women’s table. Every target lists Leg Press / Reeves Deadlift, pounds first and kilograms second. Enter your own sets above for exact ratings without testing a true one-rep max.

Men’s Leg Press vs Reeves Deadlift Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

Women’s Leg Press vs Reeves Deadlift Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

How Your Leg Press vs Reeves Deadlift Result Is Calculated

The comparison starts by estimating each max separately. It then rates both lifts against their own standards before identifying the lower result.

1. Estimate a one-rep max from each set

A one-rep set uses the entered weight. For 2–12 reps, both formulas are calculated and the lower estimate is retained.

• Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
• Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)

For the most useful Leg Press vs Reeves Deadlift comparison, enter clean, difficult sets performed with the same technique and range of motion you use in training. Lower-rep sets usually require less extrapolation.

2. Find the 45-degree leg press strength level

The leg press standards use the sex-specific standards from the individual Leg Press tool. Targets begin at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women, then adjust to exact bodyweight with reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.

3. Find the reeves deadlift strength level

The standards use the sex-specific thresholds from the individual Reeves Deadlift tool. Targets begin at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women, then adjust to exact bodyweight with reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.

4. Compare the two results

The lift with the lower Beginner-to-Elite rating is the priority. If both ratings match, the calculator requires a 10-point difference in next-level progress before naming a priority; otherwise it reports Balanced.

The result identifies the lower standards rating, not its cause. Technique, fatigue, training history, and set quality can all affect the comparison. Age range is recorded anonymously but does not change these standards.

The calculator above applies these steps to your exact entries and reports both lift ratings, both next targets, and the final comparison.

How Men’s Leg Press and Reeves Deadlift Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Reeves Deadlift standard minus the Leg Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Reeves Deadlift standard is higher, and below zero means the Leg Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

How Women’s Leg Press and Reeves Deadlift Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Reeves Deadlift standard minus the Leg Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Reeves Deadlift standard is higher, and below zero means the Leg Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

Leg Press and Reeves Deadlift Exercises Used by This Calculator

The calculator expects repeatable 45-degree leg press and reeves deadlift results. Follow each exercise definition below so the two ratings are based on valid tests. Use strict, repeatable Leg Press and Reeves Deadlift tests that follow each exercise’s setup, range of motion, equipment, and load rules. Do not mix variations, assistance, partial range, momentum, or different load conventions.

Use a 45-degree plate-loaded sled leg press

Keep both feet flat and approximately shoulder-width, descend until the thighs reach at least parallel to the platform without lifting the hips or rounding the lower back, and press to controlled full knee extension. Do not enter a horizontal, vertical, selectorized, single-leg, high-foot, partial, bounced, or assisted press.

Use the Reeves Deadlift setup and load convention

Use a straight 20 kg, 2.20 m Olympic bar on a level floor. weight exactly one nominal 450 mm-diameter gripping plate outermost on each side with its accessible flange facing outward. All additional weight plates must be smaller diameter and remain inward of that plate so only one plate per side is gripped. Use collars. Grip only the outward rims of those two plates, one in each hand. Fingers/thumbs may wrap or pinch the flange, but neither hand may contact the bar, sleeve, collars, or another plate. Chalk allowed; straps, hooks, tacky, gloves, or grip attachments prohibited. Record actual total bar/plate/collar mass and the make/model, measured diameter, total thickness, and usable outward flange depth of the two matching gripping plates. Use the same plate pair and orientation for every counted rep. Begin from a motionless floor dead stop. Lift continuously to motionless full hip/knee extension with shoulders controlled and arms straight; no hitching, ramping, or supporting the bar/plates on the legs. Lower under control and reset on floor for each of 1–10 reps. Belt and knee sleeves allowed; deadlift suit prohibited.

Enter one recent Leg Press result and one recent Reeves Deadlift result

First lift: total plates loaded on the 45-degree sled and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: weight used and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.

Related Tools

• Leg Press (45° Sled) — View the individual Leg Press standards and next strength-level target.
• Reeves Deadlift — View the individual Reeves Deadlift standards and next strength-level target.
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• Romanian Deadlift — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
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• Trap Bar High Handle Deadlift — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.