Nishaana
Strength rankings, scored on relative strength.
Nishaana strength rankings score your lifts relative to your bodyweight and sex, then place you in a tier from beginner to elite against real, sourced standards. It rewards genuine strength across bodyweights, not just the heaviest lifter. The community rankings are empty now because we are pre-launch and never seed fake lifters.
No seeded lifters, no filler tiers. Use the sourced standards below to find your tier today, then try for free to be ranked among the first real lifters.
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From any logged set, Nishaana estimates your one-rep max using an established rep-max formula, so a heavy triple and a max single are compared on the same scale.
Your estimated max is scored relative to your bodyweight and split by sex, so strength is compared fairly rather than rewarding only the heaviest lifter in the room.
Your relative-strength score maps to a tier — beginner through elite — against real, sourced population standards, and updates the moment you log a stronger set.
Beginner to elite.
Nishaana uses the standard five-tier model shared across public strength references (StrengthLevel, ExRx). Percentiles are approximate and vary by lift.
| Tier | Approx. percentile | Who it is |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Bottom ~20% | New to the lift or under a few months of consistent training with correct form. |
| Novice | ~20-50% | A year or so of regular training; lifts are climbing steadily on a simple program. |
| Intermediate | ~50-80% | Two-plus years training; stronger than most casual gym-goers, progress now needs structure. |
| Advanced | ~80-95% | Years of focused training; competitive at a local level in the lift. |
| Elite | Top ~5% | Rare strength for a bodyweight and sex; regional-to-national competitive standard. |
Illustrative intermediate 1RM (kg)
Approximate one-rep max at the intermediate tier — men at ~80 kg bodyweight, women at ~60 kg — triangulated from public references. Marked approximate; use the strength standards tool for your exact bodyweight.
| Lift | Men (~80 kg) | Women (~60 kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Bench press | 97 | 47 |
| Back squat | 128 | 71 |
| Deadlift | 152 | 85 |
Sources: StrengthLevel.com strength-standards dataset and ExRx.net lift standards. Figures rounded and labelled approximate.
The tools behind the ranks.
Strength standards
See your exact percentile and tier by lift, bodyweight and sex.
OpenStrength level calculator
Score a single lift against the beginner-to-elite scale.
OpenWilks calculator
Score your powerlifting total fairly across bodyweights.
OpenDOTS calculator
The modern coefficient for comparing totals across weight classes.
OpenRanking questions.
How does Nishaana calculate strength rankings?
Nishaana estimates your one-rep max from any logged set, divides it by your bodyweight, and splits results by sex. That relative-strength score is then mapped to a tier — beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced or elite — against real, sourced population standards.
What are the strength tiers?
There are five: beginner (roughly the bottom 20% of lifters), novice, intermediate (around average for trained lifters), advanced (roughly top 20%) and elite (top ~5%). The tiers follow the standard model used across public references like StrengthLevel and ExRx.
Why rank by relative strength instead of raw weight?
Raw weight favours heavier lifters. Relative strength — load divided by bodyweight — lets a strong lifter at 60 kg compete fairly with one at 100 kg. It is the same principle behind competition scoring like Wilks and DOTS, and it makes leaderboards meaningful across bodyweights.
Are the rankings based on real data?
The strength standards behind the tiers are real, triangulated from public references and marked approximate. The community rankings themselves are empty right now — Nishaana is pre-launch and we do not seed fake lifters, names or numbers. Real logged lifts populate the boards at launch.
Is strength ranking free?
Yes. Estimating your max, scoring your relative strength and seeing your tier are free in your browser with no download. Pro adds deeper analytics and coaching, but the ranking features are open to everyone.
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