Clean and Jerk Standards (lb)

The average Clean and Jerk is 198 lb for men and 122 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Exercise

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

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

How To

Male
Female

Male

Male Clean and Jerk Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	94 lb
Novice	140 lb
Intermediate	198 lb
Advanced	266 lb
Elite	340 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Clean and Jerk? The average Clean and Jerk weight for a male lifter is 198 lb (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 94 lb (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
110	53	85	126	176	230
120	61	95	138	190	247
130	69	105	150	204	263
140	77	114	162	217	278
150	84	124	173	230	292
160	92	133	183	242	306
170	99	141	193	254	319
180	106	150	203	265	332
190	113	158	213	276	344
200	120	166	222	287	356
210	127	174	231	297	367
220	133	182	240	307	378
230	140	189	249	317	389
240	146	196	257	326	399
250	152	203	265	335	409
260	158	210	273	344	419
270	164	217	281	353	429
280	170	224	288	361	438
290	176	230	296	369	447
300	181	237	303	377	456
310	187	243	310	385	465

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	120	169	227	290
20	92	137	193	259	332
25	94	140	198	266	340
30	94	140	198	266	340
35	94	140	198	266	340
40	94	140	198	266	340
45	89	133	188	252	322
50	84	124	176	236	301
55	77	115	162	218	278
60	70	105	148	199	254
65	64	95	134	180	230
70	57	85	121	162	207
75	51	76	108	145	186
80	46	68	97	130	166
85	41	61	87	116	149
90	37	55	78	104	134

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:

2x113%

3x18%

5x16%

3x36%

4x16%

6x15%

3x54%

5x34%

4x33%

5x53%

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 (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	63 lb
Novice	89 lb
Intermediate	122 lb
Advanced	159 lb
Elite	200 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Clean and Jerk? The average Clean and Jerk weight for a female lifter is 122 lb (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 63 lb (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
90	47	70	98	131	167
100	51	74	103	137	174
110	54	78	108	142	180
120	57	82	112	147	185
130	60	85	116	152	191
140	63	89	120	157	196
150	66	92	124	161	200
160	68	95	127	165	205
170	71	98	131	168	209
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	75	103	137	176	217
200	77	106	140	179	220
210	80	108	143	182	224
220	82	110	145	185	227
230	84	113	148	188	231
240	85	115	150	191	234
250	87	117	153	194	237
260	89	119	155	196	240

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	76	104	136	171
20	61	87	118	155	195
25	63	89	122	159	200
30	63	89	122	159	200
35	63	89	122	159	200
40	63	89	122	159	200
45	59	84	115	151	190
50	55	79	108	141	177
55	51	73	99	130	163
60	47	66	91	119	149
65	42	60	82	108	135
70	38	54	74	97	122
75	34	49	66	87	109
80	31	43	59	78	98
85	27	39	53	70	87
90	25	35	48	63	78

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:

2x115%

3x17%

5x15%

3x35%

8x14%

6x14%

5x24%

5x54%

5x33%

7x13%

4x13%

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

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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
110	53	85	126	176	230
120	61	95	138	190	247
130	69	105	150	204	263
140	77	114	162	217	278
150	84	124	173	230	292
160	92	133	183	242	306
170	99	141	193	254	319
180	106	150	203	265	332
190	113	158	213	276	344
200	120	166	222	287	356
210	127	174	231	297	367
220	133	182	240	307	378
230	140	189	249	317	389
240	146	196	257	326	399
250	152	203	265	335	409
260	158	210	273	344	419
270	164	217	281	353	429
280	170	224	288	361	438
290	176	230	296	369	447
300	181	237	303	377	456
310	187	243	310	385	465

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	120	169	227	290
20	92	137	193	259	332
25	94	140	198	266	340
30	94	140	198	266	340
35	94	140	198	266	340
40	94	140	198	266	340
45	89	133	188	252	322
50	84	124	176	236	301
55	77	115	162	218	278
60	70	105	148	199	254
65	64	95	134	180	230
70	57	85	121	162	207
75	51	76	108	145	186
80	46	68	97	130	166
85	41	61	87	116	149
90	37	55	78	104	134

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
90	47	70	98	131	167
100	51	74	103	137	174
110	54	78	108	142	180
120	57	82	112	147	185
130	60	85	116	152	191
140	63	89	120	157	196
150	66	92	124	161	200
160	68	95	127	165	205
170	71	98	131	168	209
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	75	103	137	176	217
200	77	106	140	179	220
210	80	108	143	182	224
220	82	110	145	185	227
230	84	113	148	188	231
240	85	115	150	191	234
250	87	117	153	194	237
260	89	119	155	196	240

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	76	104	136	171
20	61	87	118	155	195
25	63	89	122	159	200
30	63	89	122	159	200
35	63	89	122	159	200
40	63	89	122	159	200
45	59	84	115	151	190
50	55	79	108	141	177
55	51	73	99	130	163
60	47	66	91	119	149
65	42	60	82	108	135
70	38	54	74	97	122
75	34	49	66	87	109
80	31	43	59	78	98
85	27	39	53	70	87
90	25	35	48	63	78

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
110	53	85	126	176	230
120	61	95	138	190	247
130	69	105	150	204	263
140	77	114	162	217	278
150	84	124	173	230	292
160	92	133	183	242	306
170	99	141	193	254	319
180	106	150	203	265	332
190	113	158	213	276	344
200	120	166	222	287	356
210	127	174	231	297	367
220	133	182	240	307	378
230	140	189	249	317	389
240	146	196	257	326	399
250	152	203	265	335	409
260	158	210	273	344	419
270	164	217	281	353	429
280	170	224	288	361	438
290	176	230	296	369	447
300	181	237	303	377	456
310	187	243	310	385	465

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	120	169	227	290
20	92	137	193	259	332
25	94	140	198	266	340
30	94	140	198	266	340
35	94	140	198	266	340
40	94	140	198	266	340
45	89	133	188	252	322
50	84	124	176	236	301
55	77	115	162	218	278
60	70	105	148	199	254
65	64	95	134	180	230
70	57	85	121	162	207
75	51	76	108	145	186
80	46	68	97	130	166
85	41	61	87	116	149
90	37	55	78	104	134

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
90	47	70	98	131	167
100	51	74	103	137	174
110	54	78	108	142	180
120	57	82	112	147	185
130	60	85	116	152	191
140	63	89	120	157	196
150	66	92	124	161	200
160	68	95	127	165	205
170	71	98	131	168	209
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	75	103	137	176	217
200	77	106	140	179	220
210	80	108	143	182	224
220	82	110	145	185	227
230	84	113	148	188	231
240	85	115	150	191	234
250	87	117	153	194	237
260	89	119	155	196	240

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	76	104	136	171
20	61	87	118	155	195
25	63	89	122	159	200
30	63	89	122	159	200
35	63	89	122	159	200
40	63	89	122	159	200
45	59	84	115	151	190
50	55	79	108	141	177
55	51	73	99	130	163
60	47	66	91	119	149
65	42	60	82	108	135
70	38	54	74	97	122
75	34	49	66	87	109
80	31	43	59	78	98
85	27	39	53	70	87
90	25	35	48	63	78

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 (lb)

Male

Male Clean and Jerk Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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 (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Clean and Jerk strength standards

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	53	85	126	176	230
120	61	95	138	190	247
130	69	105	150	204	263
140	77	114	162	217	278
150	84	124	173	230	292
160	92	133	183	242	306
170	99	141	193	254	319
180	106	150	203	265	332
190	113	158	213	276	344
200	120	166	222	287	356
210	127	174	231	297	367
220	133	182	240	307	378
230	140	189	249	317	389
240	146	196	257	326	399
250	152	203	265	335	409
260	158	210	273	344	419
270	164	217	281	353	429
280	170	224	288	361	438
290	176	230	296	369	447
300	181	237	303	377	456
310	187	243	310	385	465

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	120	169	227	290
20	92	137	193	259	332
25	94	140	198	266	340
30	94	140	198	266	340
35	94	140	198	266	340
40	94	140	198	266	340
45	89	133	188	252	322
50	84	124	176	236	301
55	77	115	162	218	278
60	70	105	148	199	254
65	64	95	134	180	230
70	57	85	121	162	207
75	51	76	108	145	186
80	46	68	97	130	166
85	41	61	87	116	149
90	37	55	78	104	134

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
90	47	70	98	131	167
100	51	74	103	137	174
110	54	78	108	142	180
120	57	82	112	147	185
130	60	85	116	152	191
140	63	89	120	157	196
150	66	92	124	161	200
160	68	95	127	165	205
170	71	98	131	168	209
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	75	103	137	176	217
200	77	106	140	179	220
210	80	108	143	182	224
220	82	110	145	185	227
230	84	113	148	188	231
240	85	115	150	191	234
250	87	117	153	194	237
260	89	119	155	196	240

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	76	104	136	171
20	61	87	118	155	195
25	63	89	122	159	200
30	63	89	122	159	200
35	63	89	122	159	200
40	63	89	122	159	200
45	59	84	115	151	190
50	55	79	108	141	177
55	51	73	99	130	163
60	47	66	91	119	149
65	42	60	82	108	135
70	38	54	74	97	122
75	34	49	66	87	109
80	31	43	59	78	98
85	27	39	53	70	87
90	25	35	48	63	78

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