IronRank makes training more purposeful through strength standards, workout challenges, personal IronLine targets, rivals, and a permanent Career record. The free strength tier calculator helps you find your starting point.

How does the strength tier calculator work?

Enter your lift weight, bodyweight, and sex. IronRank compares your lift against percentile benchmarks derived from real lifting data calibrated to your bodyweight ratio. You receive an exact tier: Iron Starter (beginner), Iron Grit (intermediate), Iron Elite (advanced), or Iron God (elite).

What lifts can IronRank rank?

IronRank ranks 34 exercises including barbell bench press, squat, deadlift, overhead press, Romanian deadlift, barbell row, dumbbell press, lat pulldown, hip thrust, pull-ups, push-ups, and many more.

What are the IronRank strength tiers?

IronRank has four tiers: Iron Starter (beginner level, building a foundation), Iron Grit (intermediate, showing real commitment), Iron Elite (advanced, top 15-20% of lifters), and Iron God (elite level, top 5% or fewer).

The strength tier calculator is free and the iOS app is free to download. Android is available through early access. Optional PRO features and paid Open competition entry have separate offers and eligibility terms.

INAUGURAL COMPETITION · 2026

Your training deserves a game day.

THE INAUGURAL IRONRANK OPEN

You've put in the work. Now put it to the test. Compete in structured weekly events, earn your division, and see where you stand—with a season and a finish line to train for.

You don't have to be a professional athlete to have something real to compete for.

EXPLORE THE IRONRANK OPEN

Play in your browser on Android, iPhone or desktop. Get the iPhone app

One account. The same Open records and standings. US $39.99 entry; checkout confirms the final price.

Millions lift.

Very few ever get to compete.

You can train for years, get stronger, hit PRs, and never have a season to build toward or a real competition waiting for you at the end.

For most people, the gym just keeps going.

The IronRank Open changes that.

A REAL COMPETITION FOR PEOPLE WHO LIFT.

You don't have to be the strongest person in the gym. You just have to earn your division and compete.

BEFORE

I work out.

↓

AFTER

I COMPETE.

HOW IT WORKS

ENTER

Review the entry offer in the app. If you already train in a commercial or equipped home gym, you likely have the equipment you need.

LOCK YOUR BASELINE

Verify four baseline lifts. They establish the strength you'll compete with, help determine your division, and set your personalized Open loads.

EVERY WEEK, YOU COMPETE THREE WAYS.

BEAT YOUR LINE

Personalized IronLines based on your performance.

BEAT YOUR RIVAL

One head-to-head matchup every week.

FACE THE TEST

One shared Open Test taken on by the entire field.

Every result moves the scoreboard.

CLIMB THE STANDINGS

Your IronLines, Open Test, and Rival result combine into your weekly score. Four weeks to prove where you belong.

THE FAIRNESS PRINCIPLE

YOUR STRENGTH DETERMINES YOUR DIVISION.

YOUR PERFORMANCE DETERMINES YOUR RANK.

Your division is based on verified strength across multiple movement domains — not one freakishly strong lift.

You don't have to be the strongest person in the gym.

You just have to compete against athletes who belong where you do.

BEAT YOUR LINE.

IronRank sets a personalized benchmark from your actual performance. As you get stronger, the Line moves with you.

OVER

Beat it

HIT

Match it

UNDER

Miss it

PRESEASON

Build your starting point before competition begins. Complete your setup, verify the required lifts, and follow your qualification steps in the app.

SET YOUR BASELINE

QUALIFY

See the in-app calendar

Enter, verify your lifts, earn your projected division, and attempt your first Preseason Line.

ESTABLISH THE ATHLETE YOU'RE BRINGING INTO THE OPEN.

PREPARE TO COMPETE

GET READY

See the in-app calendar

Finish any missing baselines, return for Line #2, and lock your qualification before the field closes.

BE READY WHEN YOUR COMPETITION BEGINS.

ENTER→VERIFY→EARN DIVISION→LINE #1→RETURN→LINE #2→YOU'RE QUALIFIED

Preseason lines don't count toward your Open score. They exist to calibrate your division, build the habit, and get you ready for when it matters.

These didn't count. The next one does.

THE FOUR WEEKS

Week 1

THE STANDARD

See the event calendar

Your first shared Test establishes the field.

Week 2

THE ENGINE

See the event calendar

Eight minutes. One pair of dumbbells. How much work can you sustain?

Week 3

THE LADDER

See the event calendar

The weight keeps climbing until you can't. Match the strength you entered with. Then try to beat it.

Week 4

THE IRON GAUNTLET

See the event calendar

CLIMB. BEAT. SURVIVE. The final test of the inaugural Open stays hidden until Championship Week.

WATCH THE FIELD MOVE.

Your Rival scores.

Someone passes you.

A new Test leader takes over.

Another athlete clears 105%.

The Scoreboard only moves when something happens.

WHAT'S ON THE LINE?

$1,000 GRAND PRIZE

One athlete wins the inaugural Open.

FOUNDING IRONRANK OPEN CHAMPION

The first person ever to hold the title. Their name becomes part of IronRank history permanently.

FOUNDING COMPETITOR

Every athlete who completes the inaugural Open earns a permanent Career record.

OFFICIAL OPEN RANK

See exactly where you finished in your division and across the field.

COMPLETE COMPETITION RECORD

Your Lines, weekly Tests, Rival results, Gauntlet, and final finish become part of your IronRank history.

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK

Every competitor who reaches the final week faces The Iron Gauntlet before the inaugural Open champion is crowned.

$1,000 is the prize. Being first is the legacy.

WHO CAN ENTER?

Any gym-goer who trains with weights.

—No minimum strength requirement
—No prior competition experience needed
—Supports lb and kg
—Adults of all ages and experience levels
—Commercial gym or equipped home-gym athletes welcome

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE FIRST ONE.

FOUR WEEKS TO PROVE WHERE YOU BELONG.

EXPLORE THE IRONRANK OPEN

Play in your browser on Android, iPhone or desktop. Get the iPhone app

Browser participation on Android, iPhone and desktop · Open entry sold separately

BEAT THE LINE.