Clean and Jerk

Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

The average Clean and Jerk is 90 kg for men and 55 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner43 kg
Novice64 kg
Intermediate90 kg
Advanced121 kg
Elite154 kg

How much should I be able to Clean and Jerk? (kg)

What is the average Clean and Jerk? The average Clean and Jerk weight for a male lifter is 90 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Clean and Jerk? Male beginners should aim to lift 43 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
5024395780105
5528446387113
6032496994121
65365375100128
70405880107135
75436286113142
80476791118148
85517195124155
905475100129160
955779105134166
1006183109139172
1056486113144177
1106790118149182
1157093122153187
1207397125158192
12576100129162197
13079103133166201
13582107137170206
14084110140174210

How many sets and reps of Clean and Jerk should I do?

These are the most popular Clean and Jerk workouts done by male lifters:

2x1 13%
3x1 8%
5x1 6%
3x3 6%
4x1 6%

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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 Clean and Jerk strength standards

Strength Level analysed 151,754 qualifying results from 471,772 community lifts to produce our Clean and Jerk strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 471,772
Qualifying results 151,754
Male results 110,178
Female results 41,576
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.