Chin Ups Standards

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Chin Ups strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Chin Ups standards are based on 792,004 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Chin Ups Standards

Reps

Strength Level	Reps
Beginner	< 1
Novice	6
Intermediate	14
Advanced	24
Elite	35

1RM Weight

Strength Level	1RM Weight
Beginner	-21 lb
Novice	+23 lb
Intermediate	+75 lb
Advanced	+132 lb
Elite	+193 lb

How many reps of Chin Ups should I be able to do?

How many reps of Chin Ups can the average lifter do? The average male lifter can do 14 reps of Chin Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	15	26	37
120	< 1	7	15	25	36
130	< 1	7	15	25	35
140	< 1	7	15	24	34
150	< 1	7	15	24	33
160	< 1	7	14	23	32
170	< 1	7	14	22	31
180	< 1	7	13	22	30
190	< 1	7	13	21	29
200	< 1	7	13	20	28
210	< 1	6	12	20	27
220	< 1	6	12	19	26
230	< 1	6	11	18	26
240	< 1	6	11	18	25
250	< 1	5	10	17	24
260	< 1	5	10	16	23
270	< 1	5	10	16	22
280	< 1	5	9	15	22
290	< 1	4	9	15	21
300	< 1	4	9	14	20
310	< 1	4	9	14	20

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	26
20	< 1	5	13	23	34
25	< 1	6	14	24	35
30	< 1	6	14	24	35
35	< 1	6	14	24	35
40	< 1	6	14	24	35
45	< 1	4	12	22	32
50	< 1	2	10	18	28
55	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
60	< 1	< 1	4	11	19
65	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	7
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

1RM Weight (lb)

If the standard is negative, you have assistance weight. If positive, you add on weight using a weight belt.

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	-12 lb	+18 lb	+53 lb	+93 lb	+135 lb
120	-10 lb	+21 lb	+58 lb	+100 lb	+144 lb
130	-9 lb	+24 lb	+63 lb	+106 lb	+151 lb
140	-8 lb	+26 lb	+67 lb	+111 lb	+158 lb
150	-7 lb	+28 lb	+70 lb	+116 lb	+164 lb
160	-7 lb	+30 lb	+73 lb	+120 lb	+169 lb
170	-7 lb	+31 lb	+75 lb	+124 lb	+174 lb
180	-7 lb	+32 lb	+77 lb	+127 lb	+178 lb
190	-7 lb	+33 lb	+79 lb	+130 lb	+182 lb
200	-8 lb	+33 lb	+80 lb	+132 lb	+185 lb
210	-9 lb	+33 lb	+81 lb	+134 lb	+188 lb
220	-10 lb	+33 lb	+82 lb	+136 lb	+191 lb
230	-11 lb	+32 lb	+82 lb	+137 lb	+193 lb
240	-13 lb	+32 lb	+83 lb	+138 lb	+194 lb
250	-15 lb	+31 lb	+82 lb	+138 lb	+196 lb
260	-16 lb	+30 lb	+82 lb	+139 lb	+197 lb
270	-19 lb	+28 lb	+81 lb	+139 lb	+198 lb
280	-21 lb	+27 lb	+80 lb	+139 lb	+198 lb
290	-23 lb	+25 lb	+79 lb	+138 lb	+198 lb
300	-26 lb	+23 lb	+78 lb	+138 lb	+198 lb
310	-29 lb	+21 lb	+77 lb	+137 lb	+198 lb

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	-42 lb	-5 lb	+39 lb	+88 lb	+140 lb
20	-24 lb	+18 lb	+68 lb	+125 lb	+184 lb
25	-20 lb	+23 lb	+75 lb	+132 lb	+193 lb
30	-20 lb	+23 lb	+75 lb	+132 lb	+193 lb
35	-20 lb	+23 lb	+75 lb	+132 lb	+193 lb
40	-20 lb	+23 lb	+75 lb	+132 lb	+193 lb
45	-28 lb	+13 lb	+62 lb	+117 lb	+175 lb
50	-36 lb	+2 lb	+48 lb	+100 lb	+154 lb
55	-46 lb	-10 lb	+32 lb	+80 lb	+130 lb
60	-57 lb	-24 lb	+15 lb	+58 lb	+104 lb
65	-67 lb	-38 lb	-3 lb	+37 lb	+78 lb
70	-77 lb	-51 lb	-19 lb	+16 lb	+53 lb
75	-87 lb	-63 lb	-35 lb	-4 lb	+30 lb
80	-95 lb	-74 lb	-49 lb	-21 lb	+9 lb
85	-102 lb	-84 lb	-61 lb	-36 lb	-9 lb
90	-109 lb	-92 lb	-71 lb	-49 lb	-25 lb

How many sets and reps of Chin Ups should I do?

These are the most popular Chin Ups workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 15%

3x10 8%

3x8 7%

3x6 6%

5x5 5%

3x3 4%

2x5 4%

2x10 3%

3x7 3%

4x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	15%	2076
2	3	10	8%	1174
3	3	8	7%	1018
4	3	6	6%	860
5	5	5	5%	641
6	3	3	4%	564
7	2	5	4%	531
8	2	10	3%	484
9	3	7	3%	458
10	4	5	3%	454

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Female

Female Chin Ups Standards

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Reps
1RM Weight

Reps

Strength Level	Reps
Beginner	< 1
Novice	< 1
Intermediate	6
Advanced	13
Elite	22

1RM Weight

Strength Level	1RM Weight
Beginner	-37 lb
Novice	-10 lb
Intermediate	+21 lb
Advanced	+57 lb
Elite	+94 lb

How many reps of Chin Ups should I be able to do?

How many reps of Chin Ups can the average lifter do? The average female lifter can do 6 reps of Chin Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
100	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
110	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
120	< 1	< 1	7	12	19
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	18
140	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	17
160	< 1	< 1	6	10	16
170	< 1	< 1	6	10	15
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	15
190	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
200	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	5	9	13
220	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
230	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	3	8	11
250	< 1	< 1	3	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	3	7	10

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	14
20	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
25	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
30	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
35	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
40	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
45	< 1	< 1	5	11	19
50	< 1	< 1	3	9	16
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

1RM Weight (lb)

If the standard is negative, you have assistance weight. If positive, you add on weight using a weight belt.

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	-26 lb	-8 lb	+12 lb	+35 lb	+58 lb
100	-25 lb	-7 lb	+15 lb	+39 lb	+64 lb
110	-25 lb	-5 lb	+18 lb	+43 lb	+69 lb
120	-25 lb	-5 lb	+20 lb	+46 lb	+73 lb
130	-26 lb	-4 lb	+21 lb	+48 lb	+76 lb
140	-27 lb	-4 lb	+22 lb	+50 lb	+79 lb
150	-28 lb	-4 lb	+23 lb	+52 lb	+82 lb
160	-29 lb	-5 lb	+23 lb	+53 lb	+84 lb
170	-31 lb	-6 lb	+23 lb	+53 lb	+85 lb
180	-33 lb	-7 lb	+22 lb	+54 lb	+86 lb
190	-35 lb	-8 lb	+22 lb	+54 lb	+86 lb
200	-37 lb	-10 lb	+21 lb	+53 lb	+87 lb
210	-39 lb	-12 lb	+19 lb	+53 lb	+87 lb
220	-42 lb	-14 lb	+18 lb	+52 lb	+86 lb
230	-45 lb	-16 lb	+16 lb	+50 lb	+86 lb
240	-48 lb	-19 lb	+14 lb	+49 lb	+85 lb
250	-51 lb	-22 lb	+12 lb	+47 lb	+83 lb
260	-55 lb	-25 lb	+9 lb	+45 lb	+82 lb

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	-51 lb	-29 lb	-2 lb	+29 lb	+60 lb
20	-40 lb	-14 lb	+17 lb	+52 lb	+88 lb
25	-37 lb	-10 lb	+21 lb	+57 lb	+94 lb
30	-37 lb	-10 lb	+21 lb	+57 lb	+94 lb
35	-37 lb	-10 lb	+21 lb	+57 lb	+94 lb
40	-37 lb	-10 lb	+21 lb	+57 lb	+94 lb
45	-42 lb	-17 lb	+13 lb	+47 lb	+82 lb
50	-48 lb	-24 lb	+4 lb	+36 lb	+69 lb
55	-54 lb	-32 lb	-6 lb	+23 lb	+54 lb
60	-61 lb	-41 lb	-17 lb	+10 lb	+38 lb
65	-68 lb	-50 lb	-28 lb	-4 lb	+21 lb
70	-74 lb	-58 lb	-39 lb	-17 lb	+5 lb
75	-81 lb	-66 lb	-49 lb	-29 lb	-9 lb
80	-86 lb	-73 lb	-58 lb	-40 lb	-22 lb
85	-91 lb	-79 lb	-65 lb	-50 lb	-34 lb
90	-95 lb	-84 lb	-72 lb	-58 lb	-43 lb

How many sets and reps of Chin Ups should I do?

These are the most popular Chin Ups workouts done by female lifters:

3x5 11%

3x1 5%

3x3 5%

3x6 4%

3x8 4%

2x1 4%

2x5 3%

3x4 3%

4x5 3%

3x2 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	177
2	3	1	5%	87
3	3	3	5%	85
4	3	6	4%	73
5	3	8	4%	70
6	2	1	4%	60
7	2	5	3%	57
8	3	4	3%	56
9	4	5	3%	53
10	3	2	3%	51

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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner	Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice	Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate	Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced	Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite	Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Other Languages

Chin Ups (EN)
Klimmzüge im Untergriff (DE)
Dominadas supinas (ES)
Tractions supination (FR)
Podciąganie na drążku trzymanym podchwytem (PL)
Trazioni a Presa stretta (IT)
Elevações com pega supinada (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	15	26	37
120	< 1	7	15	25	36
130	< 1	7	15	25	35
140	< 1	7	15	24	34
150	< 1	7	15	24	33
160	< 1	7	14	23	32
170	< 1	7	14	22	31
180	< 1	7	13	22	30
190	< 1	7	13	21	29
200	< 1	7	13	20	28
210	< 1	6	12	20	27
220	< 1	6	12	19	26
230	< 1	6	11	18	26
240	< 1	6	11	18	25
250	< 1	5	10	17	24
260	< 1	5	10	16	23
270	< 1	5	10	16	22
280	< 1	5	9	15	22
290	< 1	4	9	15	21
300	< 1	4	9	14	20
310	< 1	4	9	14	20

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	26
20	< 1	5	13	23	34
25	< 1	6	14	24	35
30	< 1	6	14	24	35
35	< 1	6	14	24	35
40	< 1	6	14	24	35
45	< 1	4	12	22	32
50	< 1	2	10	18	28
55	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
60	< 1	< 1	4	11	19
65	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	7
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
100	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
110	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
120	< 1	< 1	7	12	19
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	18
140	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	17
160	< 1	< 1	6	10	16
170	< 1	< 1	6	10	15
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	15
190	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
200	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	5	9	13
220	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
230	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	3	8	11
250	< 1	< 1	3	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	3	7	10

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	14
20	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
25	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
30	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
35	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
40	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
45	< 1	< 1	5	11	19
50	< 1	< 1	3	9	16
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	177
2	3	1	5%	87
3	3	3	5%	85
4	3	6	4%	73
5	3	8	4%	70
6	2	1	4%	60
7	2	5	3%	57
8	3	4	3%	56
9	4	5	3%	53
10	3	2	3%	51

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	15	26	37
120	< 1	7	15	25	36
130	< 1	7	15	25	35
140	< 1	7	15	24	34
150	< 1	7	15	24	33
160	< 1	7	14	23	32
170	< 1	7	14	22	31
180	< 1	7	13	22	30
190	< 1	7	13	21	29
200	< 1	7	13	20	28
210	< 1	6	12	20	27
220	< 1	6	12	19	26
230	< 1	6	11	18	26
240	< 1	6	11	18	25
250	< 1	5	10	17	24
260	< 1	5	10	16	23
270	< 1	5	10	16	22
280	< 1	5	9	15	22
290	< 1	4	9	15	21
300	< 1	4	9	14	20
310	< 1	4	9	14	20

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	26
20	< 1	5	13	23	34
25	< 1	6	14	24	35
30	< 1	6	14	24	35
35	< 1	6	14	24	35
40	< 1	6	14	24	35
45	< 1	4	12	22	32
50	< 1	2	10	18	28
55	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
60	< 1	< 1	4	11	19
65	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	7
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
100	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
110	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
120	< 1	< 1	7	12	19
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	18
140	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	17
160	< 1	< 1	6	10	16
170	< 1	< 1	6	10	15
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	15
190	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
200	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	5	9	13
220	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
230	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	3	8	11
250	< 1	< 1	3	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	3	7	10

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	14
20	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
25	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
30	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
35	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
40	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
45	< 1	< 1	5	11	19
50	< 1	< 1	3	9	16
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	177
2	3	1	5%	87
3	3	3	5%	85
4	3	6	4%	73
5	3	8	4%	70
6	2	1	4%	60
7	2	5	3%	57
8	3	4	3%	56
9	4	5	3%	53
10	3	2	3%	51

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	15	26	37
120	< 1	7	15	25	36
130	< 1	7	15	25	35
140	< 1	7	15	24	34
150	< 1	7	15	24	33
160	< 1	7	14	23	32
170	< 1	7	14	22	31
180	< 1	7	13	22	30
190	< 1	7	13	21	29
200	< 1	7	13	20	28
210	< 1	6	12	20	27
220	< 1	6	12	19	26
230	< 1	6	11	18	26
240	< 1	6	11	18	25
250	< 1	5	10	17	24
260	< 1	5	10	16	23
270	< 1	5	10	16	22
280	< 1	5	9	15	22
290	< 1	4	9	15	21
300	< 1	4	9	14	20
310	< 1	4	9	14	20

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	26
20	< 1	5	13	23	34
25	< 1	6	14	24	35
30	< 1	6	14	24	35
35	< 1	6	14	24	35
40	< 1	6	14	24	35
45	< 1	4	12	22	32
50	< 1	2	10	18	28
55	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
60	< 1	< 1	4	11	19
65	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	7
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
100	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
110	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
120	< 1	< 1	7	12	19
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	18
140	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	17
160	< 1	< 1	6	10	16
170	< 1	< 1	6	10	15
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	15
190	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
200	< 1	< 1	5	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	5	9	13
220	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
230	< 1	< 1	4	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	3	8	11
250	< 1	< 1	3	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	3	7	10

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	14
20	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
25	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
30	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
35	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
40	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
45	< 1	< 1	5	11	19
50	< 1	< 1	3	9	16
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	177
2	3	1	5%	87
3	3	3	5%	85
4	3	6	4%	73
5	3	8	4%	70
6	2	1	4%	60
7	2	5	3%	57
8	3	4	3%	56
9	4	5	3%	53
10	3	2	3%	51