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What percent of the population can deadlift 500 lbs?

I can’t give you an exact number for this question sadly. But, I can tell you that 500 lbs for a deadlift will put you at or near the top 5-1%. Even though we see numbers like that on television quite often, it’s not something that you’ll see a vast majority of lifters being able to hit.

Here’s an article that talks more in depth about numbers that people should be able to hit in the deadlift at certain stages in their lifting careers:

https://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/strong-strength-standards-raw-natural-lifters