What a Novice Symmetric Strength score means
A Novice Symmetric Strength score reflects a developing profile with clearer training momentum and fewer missing areas than the first two tiers. Relative standing is still below the community middle, so progress often comes from consistent practice and balancing the score across categories.
26.9% of members score in the Novice tier, from a sample of 9,972 members' latest saved checks as of .
Real lift sets in this tier
Three members who publish their profile and show their bodyweight, sex and age, picked from across the tier. We leave out names and round every number: lifts to the nearest 5 lb (2.5 kg), bodyweight to the nearest 5 lb. Each lift is an estimated one-rep max from the member's latest saved check.
Score 50
Male, 20s, 150 lb (68 kg) bodyweight
- Back Squat 175 lb (77.5 kg)
- Deadlift 210 lb (95 kg)
- Bench Press 150 lb (67.5 kg)
- Overhead Press 95 lb (42.5 kg)
- Pull-up 200 lb (92.5 kg)
Score 53
Male, 20s, 170 lb (77 kg) bodyweight
- Back Squat 280 lb (125 kg)
- Front Squat 210 lb (95 kg)
- Deadlift 290 lb (132.5 kg)
- Bench Press 160 lb (72.5 kg)
- Overhead Press 90 lb (40 kg)
Score 57
Male, 20s, 190 lb (86 kg) bodyweight
- Back Squat 335 lb (152.5 kg)
- Deadlift 335 lb (152.5 kg)
- Sumo Deadlift 375 lb (170 kg)
- Bench Press 185 lb (85 kg)
- Overhead Press 95 lb (42.5 kg)
- Power Clean 135 lb (60 kg)
- Chin-up 220 lb (100 kg)
How this tier is calculated
The overall strength score is classified with the same fixed score bands used by the assessment and public profiles. The share comes from a cached snapshot of up to 10,000 members' latest saved checks, refreshed daily. It describes members on Symmetric Strength, not all users or the general population, and leaves out members who turned off community statistics. This page shows a share only when it falls between 1 in 200 and 1 in 2 members.
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