‘Intermediate’ has two meanings. A pedagogic meaning, which is ‘having reach a plateau on novice linear progression’. And a performance meaning, which is based on how much weight you lift.
For healthy young male lifters, both meanings of ‘intermediate’ may coincide. But if you’re not in that demographics, or if you have some genetic specificity (thin bones...), you might become ‘intermediate’ in the pedagogic sense earlier than in the performance sense.
Conclusion: you should not make decisions on your progression based on how much you lift. You might well have to shift to an intermediate programme at 200 squat if you’re old and weak. Nothing wrong with that.
For healthy young male lifters, both meanings of ‘intermediate’ may coincide. But if you’re not in that demographics, or if you have some genetic specificity (thin bones...), you might become ‘intermediate’ in the pedagogic sense earlier than in the performance sense.
Conclusion: you should not make decisions on your progression based on how much you lift. You might well have to shift to an intermediate programme at 200 squat if you’re old and weak. Nothing wrong with that.