One number from 0–100. Strength, power, endurance — each pillar scored against the same standard, adjusted for bodyweight and age. A 65 kg runner and a 95 kg powerlifter land on the same scale. Every formula is documented below, nothing omitted.
A 100 kg athlete who deadlifts 200 kg has lifted 2× bodyweight. A 60 kg athlete who deadlifts 180 kg has lifted 3×. Relatively, the 60 kg athlete is stronger. A raw leaderboard rewards mass, not output. Apex corrects for that.
Every formula divides your raw number by a bodyweight factor before scoring. This is allometric scaling — the same method used by Concept2 rowing rankings and World Masters Athletics. The mathematics of fair comparison.
Each pillar is the average of its scored exercises. Athletics averages two sub-pillars (Power, Bodyweight Strength) before entering the final average. Individual scores are capped at 100 before any averaging.
19 exercises maximum, none mandatory. A single pillar gives a valid Apex Score. Blank fields are excluded from all averages — they do not penalise. The Confidence indicator reflects how many of 19 are documented.
Distribution among competitive recreational hybrid athletes (18+ months structured training). The untrained adult population sits below Novice — most people score below 30.
Two athletes whose publicly documented competition results place them in estimated Legendary range. Neither has completed all 19 exercises within this system — these are estimates derived from competition records only.
Estimates only. A full Apex Score requires all 19 exercises logged within the system.
DSS = Derivative Strength-Scaling. An exponential curve mapping how lifting ability grows with bodyweight. The key insight: bigger athletes don't get proportionally stronger — a person twice as heavy can't lift twice as much. Inspired by IPF formula research, independently calibrated to hybrid athletes.
Source: 58,154 drug-tested raw powerlifters, OpenPowerlifting 2025.
| Exercise | Men | Women | Scores 100 when… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadlift | 0.399 | 0.398 | Men: 288 kg at 83 kg BW · Women: 182 kg at 63 kg BW |
| Squat | 0.367 | 0.354 | Men: 265 kg at 83 kg BW |
| Bench Press | 0.235 | 0.197 | Men: 170 kg at 83 kg BW |
| Barbell Row | 0.312 | 0.311 | Est. 78% of deadlift constant — pending direct data |
| Military Press | 0.158 | 0.131 | Est. 67% of bench constant — pending direct data |
Gym Pillar Score = average of however many gym exercises you have logged.
Two separate sub-pillars, averaged into one. Power & Explosiveness (jumps, sprint) and Bodyweight Strength (pull-ups, push-ups, dips, L-sit) are scored independently. A specialist strong in one and weak in the other cannot inflate the combined score.
Uses BW^0.33 — a smaller exponent — because static holds scale differently from dynamic movements against gravity.
Jumping scales weakly with bodyweight — more force but more mass to project. BW^0.33 captures the modest effect.
100m sprint (lower time = better)Smallest exponent in the system: 0.111. Sprint speed has the weakest link to bodyweight of any exercise. The formula is also inverted — lower time sits in the denominator so faster athletes score higher.
| Exercise | Men | Women | Scores 100 when… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pull-ups | 1.486 | 0.915 | Men: 28 reps at 80 kg · Women: 15 reps at 65 kg |
| Push-ups | 3.185 | 2.120 | Men: 60 reps at 80 kg |
| Dips | 2.654 | 1.800 | Men: 50 reps at 80 kg |
| L-Sit Hold | 14.13 | 12.11 | Men: 60 sec at 80 kg |
| Broad Jump | 65.94 | 56.26 | Men: 280 cm at 80 kg (NFL Combine 95th pct) |
| Box Jump | 18.84 | 16.41 | Men: 80 cm at 80 kg |
| 100m Sprint | 18.22 | 20.38 | Men: 11.2 sec at 80 kg · Women: 12.3 sec at 65 kg |
Sources: CrossFit Games competitor data · NFL Combine normative data · calisthenics competition standards.
Source: HYROX Pro division global race data (175,000+ athletes).
| Event | Men (s) | Women (s) | Scores 100 when… |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K Run | 477 | 531 | Men: 3:00 · Women: 3:30 |
| 5K Run | 2523 | 2604 | Men: 16:00 · Women: 17:20 |
| 10K Run | 5220 | 5390 | Men: 33:30 · Women: 36:00 |
| Half Marathon | 11440 | 11800 | Men: 1:13:00 · Women: 1:19:00 |
| 100m Swim | 204 | 224 | Men: 1:05 · Women: 1:14 |
| 500m Swim | 1120 | 1230 | Men: 5:50 · Women: 6:20 |
| 1500m Swim | 2945 | 3011 | Men: 18:30 · Women: 19:45 |
Peak output occurs between ages 24–31. After that, physiological decline is measurable regardless of training volume. The age factor is a post-calculation multiplier giving older athletes credit for real-world performance decline. Values sourced directly from World Masters Athletics official age-grading tables (2023).
| Age | Multiplier | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 31 | × 1.000 | No adjustment — peak age |
| 32–35 | × 0.980 | −2% |
| 36–40 | × 0.950 | −5% |
| 41–45 | × 0.910 | −9% |
| 46–50 | × 0.860 | −14% |
| 51–55 | × 0.800 | −20% |
| 56+ | × 0.730 | −27% |
Range of motion is shorter for smaller athletes in barbell lifts. This confers a mechanical advantage. The correction is minor, capped at ±0.06, and applied only to the Gym pillar. It is not a meaningful enough factor to influence tier placement.
| Condition | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| Per 10 cm from sex average (M: 175 cm, W: 162 cm) | ±0.02 — capped at ±0.06 total |
| Man at 195 cm | −0.04 · penalty for range of motion advantage |
| Man at 165 cm | +0.02 · bonus for mechanical disadvantage |
Your score places you in one of six tiers. Tiers are gates, not labels — each demands minimum output across all three pillars. A 95 kg lifter with no running score cannot hold Elite. The standard is fixed. Either you meet it or you don't.
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