# SPLYT data — open strength datasets and data stories

> Open strength-training data from SPLYT: data stories with interactive charts, plus the aggregated tables (CSV and JSON, CC0) and analysis scripts behind them, with DOIs for citation.

Source: https://splyt.fit/data

[Strength standards / data](https://splyt.fit/strength-standards)

Data · open tables · CC0

# SPLYT data

Data stories about how people actually train, and the tables behind them. Every dataset here can be downloaded, is free to reuse (CC0), and has a DOI so you can cite it. A link back to the story is appreciated.

## [What Powerlifters Actually Lift: 182,000 Meet Results by Bodyweight](https://splyt.fit/data/what-lifters-total)

182,030 raw lifters · 12,628 meets · 2023–2025 · Source: OpenPowerlifting

Real squat, bench, deadlift and total numbers from 182,030 raw powerlifters (2023–2025), by weight class and bodyweight, with milestones, age and first-years progress. Data: OpenPowerlifting.

- [Read the story](https://splyt.fit/data/what-lifters-total), with interactive charts and the method.
- [Download the tables and the script](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles) on GitHub (CC0 1.0).
- Archived on Zenodo: [doi:10.5281/zenodo.24250507](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24250507)

### Files

| File | What it holds |
| --- | --- |
| [ipf_class_percentiles_kg.csv](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles/blob/main/data/ipf_class_percentiles_kg.csv) | Squat, bench, deadlift and total percentiles by sex and IPF weight class |
| [bodyweight_band_percentiles_kg.csv](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles/blob/main/data/bodyweight_band_percentiles_kg.csv) | The same by 10 lb bodyweight band |
| [milestones_pct.csv](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles/blob/main/data/milestones_pct.csv) | Share of lifters reaching plate and bodyweight-multiple milestones |
| [age_curve.csv](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles/blob/main/data/age_curve.csv) | Median DOTS and total by 5-year age group |
| [progression.csv](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles/blob/main/data/progression.csv) | Total gain 1, 2 and 3 years after a first meet |
| [summary.json](https://github.com/AwesomeZaidi/powerlifting-percentiles/blob/main/data/summary.json) | Everything above in one file |

### Cite

Zaidi, A. and Hussain, A. (2026). Powerlifting percentiles: what 182,030 raw lifters actually total (OpenPowerlifting 2023–2025) (v1.0.0). Zenodo. [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24250507](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24250507)

### Related

- [Strength standards](https://splyt.fit/strength-standards) — where an everyday lifter stands, Beginner to Elite, for any bodyweight.
- [Free calculators](https://splyt.fit/tools) — one-rep max, Wilks/DOTS, plates, warm-ups and more.
- [Splyt in your AI](https://splyt.fit/developers) — let Claude or ChatGPT read your own training through our connector.