Chin Ups

Chin Ups Standards (lb)

The average rep count for Chin Ups is 13 reps for men and 6 reps for women. Compare your rep count by bodyweight and age below.

Male Chin Ups Standards

Entire Community

Strength LevelReps
Beginner1
Novice7
Intermediate13
Advanced21
Elite30

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 13 reps of Chin Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110< 17142434
120< 17142433
130< 17142333
14018142332
15018142231
16018142230
17017142129
18017132128
19017132027
20017121927
21017121926
22017121825
23016111824
24016111723
25016101623
260< 16101622
270< 15101521
280< 15101521
290< 1591420
300< 1591419
310< 1491319

1RM Weight (lb)

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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110-9 lb+18 lb+50 lb+86 lb+123 lb
120-7 lb+22 lb+56 lb+93 lb+132 lb
130-5 lb+25 lb+60 lb+99 lb+139 lb
140-3 lb+28 lb+65 lb+105 lb+146 lb
150-2 lb+30 lb+68 lb+109 lb+152 lb
160-1 lb+32 lb+71 lb+114 lb+157 lb
170-1 lb+34 lb+74 lb+117 lb+162 lb
180-1 lb+35 lb+76 lb+121 lb+167 lb
190-1 lb+36 lb+78 lb+124 lb+170 lb
200-1 lb+37 lb+79 lb+126 lb+174 lb
210-2 lb+37 lb+81 lb+128 lb+177 lb
220-2 lb+37 lb+82 lb+130 lb+179 lb
230-3 lb+37 lb+82 lb+131 lb+181 lb
240-5 lb+36 lb+82 lb+132 lb+183 lb
250-6 lb+35 lb+82 lb+133 lb+184 lb
260-8 lb+34 lb+82 lb+133 lb+186 lb
270-9 lb+33 lb+82 lb+134 lb+186 lb
280-11 lb+32 lb+81 lb+134 lb+187 lb
290-14 lb+30 lb+80 lb+133 lb+187 lb
300-16 lb+29 lb+79 lb+133 lb+187 lb
310-18 lb+27 lb+78 lb+132 lb+187 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%

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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.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Chin Ups strength standards

Strength Level analysed 257,436 qualifying results from 1,225,888 community lifts to produce our Chin Ups strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 1,225,888
Qualifying results 257,436
Male results 229,507
Female results 27,929
Data start
Data cutoff

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.