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.

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Our Clean and Jerk strength standards are based on 471,772 lifts by Strength Level users from 2016 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	43 kg
Novice	64 kg
Intermediate	90 kg
Advanced	121 kg
Elite	154 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	24	39	57	80	105
55	28	44	63	87	113
60	32	49	69	94	121
65	36	53	75	100	128
70	40	58	80	107	135
75	43	62	86	113	142
80	47	67	91	118	148
85	51	71	95	124	155
90	54	75	100	129	160
95	57	79	105	134	166
100	61	83	109	139	172
105	64	86	113	144	177
110	67	90	118	149	182
115	70	93	122	153	187
120	73	97	125	158	192
125	76	100	129	162	197
130	79	103	133	166	201
135	82	107	137	170	206
140	84	110	140	174	210

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	54	77	103	132
20	42	62	88	118	150
25	43	64	90	121	154
30	43	64	90	121	154
35	43	64	90	121	154
40	43	64	90	121	154
45	41	60	85	114	146
50	38	56	80	107	137
55	35	52	74	99	126
60	32	47	67	90	115
65	29	43	61	82	104
70	26	39	55	73	94
75	23	35	49	66	84
80	21	31	44	59	75
85	19	28	39	53	68
90	17	25	35	47	61

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%

6x1 5%

3x5 4%

5x3 4%

4x3 3%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	13%	215
2	3	1	8%	124
3	5	1	6%	100
4	3	3	6%	98
5	4	1	6%	97
6	6	1	5%	81
7	3	5	4%	73
8	5	3	4%	71
9	4	3	3%	49
10	5	5	3%	47

Female

Female Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 kg
Novice	40 kg
Intermediate	55 kg
Advanced	72 kg
Elite	91 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.45x
Novice	0.60x
Intermediate	0.85x
Advanced	1.10x
Elite	1.40x

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 female lifter is 55 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Clean and Jerk? Female beginners should aim to lift 28 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	31	44	59	75
45	23	33	47	62	79
50	25	35	49	65	82
55	26	37	51	67	84
60	28	39	53	69	87
65	29	41	55	72	89
70	30	42	57	74	92
75	32	44	59	76	94
80	33	45	60	77	96
85	34	46	62	79	98
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	82	102
100	37	50	66	84	103
105	38	51	67	85	105
110	39	52	69	87	106
115	40	53	70	88	108
120	41	54	71	90	109

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	34	47	62	77
20	28	39	54	70	88
25	28	40	55	72	91
30	28	40	55	72	91
35	28	40	55	72	91
40	28	40	55	72	91
45	27	38	52	68	86
50	25	36	49	64	80
55	23	33	45	59	74
60	21	30	41	54	68
65	19	27	37	49	61
70	17	25	34	44	55
75	15	22	30	39	49
80	14	20	27	35	44
85	12	18	24	32	40
90	11	16	22	28	36

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

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

2x1 15%

3x1 7%

5x1 5%

3x3 5%

8x1 4%

6x1 4%

5x2 4%

5x5 4%

5x3 3%

7x1 3%

4x1 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	15%	116
2	3	1	7%	58
3	5	1	5%	39
4	3	3	5%	37
5	8	1	4%	35
5	6	1	4%	35
7	5	2	4%	34
8	5	5	4%	28
9	5	3	3%	26
9	7	1	3%	26
9	4	1	3%	26

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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
Data start	25 June 2016
Data cutoff	5 March 2026

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

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	24	39	57	80	105
55	28	44	63	87	113
60	32	49	69	94	121
65	36	53	75	100	128
70	40	58	80	107	135
75	43	62	86	113	142
80	47	67	91	118	148
85	51	71	95	124	155
90	54	75	100	129	160
95	57	79	105	134	166
100	61	83	109	139	172
105	64	86	113	144	177
110	67	90	118	149	182
115	70	93	122	153	187
120	73	97	125	158	192
125	76	100	129	162	197
130	79	103	133	166	201
135	82	107	137	170	206
140	84	110	140	174	210

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	54	77	103	132
20	42	62	88	118	150
25	43	64	90	121	154
30	43	64	90	121	154
35	43	64	90	121	154
40	43	64	90	121	154
45	41	60	85	114	146
50	38	56	80	107	137
55	35	52	74	99	126
60	32	47	67	90	115
65	29	43	61	82	104
70	26	39	55	73	94
75	23	35	49	66	84
80	21	31	44	59	75
85	19	28	39	53	68
90	17	25	35	47	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	13%	215
2	3	1	8%	124
3	5	1	6%	100
4	3	3	6%	98
5	4	1	6%	97
6	6	1	5%	81
7	3	5	4%	73
8	5	3	4%	71
9	4	3	3%	49
10	5	5	3%	47

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	31	44	59	75
45	23	33	47	62	79
50	25	35	49	65	82
55	26	37	51	67	84
60	28	39	53	69	87
65	29	41	55	72	89
70	30	42	57	74	92
75	32	44	59	76	94
80	33	45	60	77	96
85	34	46	62	79	98
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	82	102
100	37	50	66	84	103
105	38	51	67	85	105
110	39	52	69	87	106
115	40	53	70	88	108
120	41	54	71	90	109

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	34	47	62	77
20	28	39	54	70	88
25	28	40	55	72	91
30	28	40	55	72	91
35	28	40	55	72	91
40	28	40	55	72	91
45	27	38	52	68	86
50	25	36	49	64	80
55	23	33	45	59	74
60	21	30	41	54	68
65	19	27	37	49	61
70	17	25	34	44	55
75	15	22	30	39	49
80	14	20	27	35	44
85	12	18	24	32	40
90	11	16	22	28	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	15%	116
2	3	1	7%	58
3	5	1	5%	39
4	3	3	5%	37
5	8	1	4%	35
5	6	1	4%	35
7	5	2	4%	34
8	5	5	4%	28
9	5	3	3%	26
9	7	1	3%	26
9	4	1	3%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	24	39	57	80	105
55	28	44	63	87	113
60	32	49	69	94	121
65	36	53	75	100	128
70	40	58	80	107	135
75	43	62	86	113	142
80	47	67	91	118	148
85	51	71	95	124	155
90	54	75	100	129	160
95	57	79	105	134	166
100	61	83	109	139	172
105	64	86	113	144	177
110	67	90	118	149	182
115	70	93	122	153	187
120	73	97	125	158	192
125	76	100	129	162	197
130	79	103	133	166	201
135	82	107	137	170	206
140	84	110	140	174	210

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	54	77	103	132
20	42	62	88	118	150
25	43	64	90	121	154
30	43	64	90	121	154
35	43	64	90	121	154
40	43	64	90	121	154
45	41	60	85	114	146
50	38	56	80	107	137
55	35	52	74	99	126
60	32	47	67	90	115
65	29	43	61	82	104
70	26	39	55	73	94
75	23	35	49	66	84
80	21	31	44	59	75
85	19	28	39	53	68
90	17	25	35	47	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	13%	215
2	3	1	8%	124
3	5	1	6%	100
4	3	3	6%	98
5	4	1	6%	97
6	6	1	5%	81
7	3	5	4%	73
8	5	3	4%	71
9	4	3	3%	49
10	5	5	3%	47

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	31	44	59	75
45	23	33	47	62	79
50	25	35	49	65	82
55	26	37	51	67	84
60	28	39	53	69	87
65	29	41	55	72	89
70	30	42	57	74	92
75	32	44	59	76	94
80	33	45	60	77	96
85	34	46	62	79	98
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	82	102
100	37	50	66	84	103
105	38	51	67	85	105
110	39	52	69	87	106
115	40	53	70	88	108
120	41	54	71	90	109

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	34	47	62	77
20	28	39	54	70	88
25	28	40	55	72	91
30	28	40	55	72	91
35	28	40	55	72	91
40	28	40	55	72	91
45	27	38	52	68	86
50	25	36	49	64	80
55	23	33	45	59	74
60	21	30	41	54	68
65	19	27	37	49	61
70	17	25	34	44	55
75	15	22	30	39	49
80	14	20	27	35	44
85	12	18	24	32	40
90	11	16	22	28	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	15%	116
2	3	1	7%	58
3	5	1	5%	39
4	3	3	5%	37
5	8	1	4%	35
5	6	1	4%	35
7	5	2	4%	34
8	5	5	4%	28
9	5	3	3%	26
9	7	1	3%	26
9	4	1	3%	26

Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

Male

Male Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Clean and Jerk Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Clean and Jerk strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	24	39	57	80	105
55	28	44	63	87	113
60	32	49	69	94	121
65	36	53	75	100	128
70	40	58	80	107	135
75	43	62	86	113	142
80	47	67	91	118	148
85	51	71	95	124	155
90	54	75	100	129	160
95	57	79	105	134	166
100	61	83	109	139	172
105	64	86	113	144	177
110	67	90	118	149	182
115	70	93	122	153	187
120	73	97	125	158	192
125	76	100	129	162	197
130	79	103	133	166	201
135	82	107	137	170	206
140	84	110	140	174	210

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	54	77	103	132
20	42	62	88	118	150
25	43	64	90	121	154
30	43	64	90	121	154
35	43	64	90	121	154
40	43	64	90	121	154
45	41	60	85	114	146
50	38	56	80	107	137
55	35	52	74	99	126
60	32	47	67	90	115
65	29	43	61	82	104
70	26	39	55	73	94
75	23	35	49	66	84
80	21	31	44	59	75
85	19	28	39	53	68
90	17	25	35	47	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	13%	215
2	3	1	8%	124
3	5	1	6%	100
4	3	3	6%	98
5	4	1	6%	97
6	6	1	5%	81
7	3	5	4%	73
8	5	3	4%	71
9	4	3	3%	49
10	5	5	3%	47

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	31	44	59	75
45	23	33	47	62	79
50	25	35	49	65	82
55	26	37	51	67	84
60	28	39	53	69	87
65	29	41	55	72	89
70	30	42	57	74	92
75	32	44	59	76	94
80	33	45	60	77	96
85	34	46	62	79	98
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	82	102
100	37	50	66	84	103
105	38	51	67	85	105
110	39	52	69	87	106
115	40	53	70	88	108
120	41	54	71	90	109

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	34	47	62	77
20	28	39	54	70	88
25	28	40	55	72	91
30	28	40	55	72	91
35	28	40	55	72	91
40	28	40	55	72	91
45	27	38	52	68	86
50	25	36	49	64	80
55	23	33	45	59	74
60	21	30	41	54	68
65	19	27	37	49	61
70	17	25	34	44	55
75	15	22	30	39	49
80	14	20	27	35	44
85	12	18	24	32	40
90	11	16	22	28	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	15%	116
2	3	1	7%	58
3	5	1	5%	39
4	3	3	5%	37
5	8	1	4%	35
5	6	1	4%	35
7	5	2	4%	34
8	5	5	4%	28
9	5	3	3%	26
9	7	1	3%	26
9	4	1	3%	26