Clean and Press Standards (kg)

The average Clean and Press is 74 kg for men and 40 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Clean and Press strength standards are based on 281,217 lifts by Strength Level users from 2014 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Clean and Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	33 kg
Novice	51 kg
Intermediate	74 kg
Advanced	101 kg
Elite	131 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Clean and Press? The average Clean and Press weight for a male lifter is 74 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Clean and Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 33 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	18	30	46	65	87
55	21	34	51	71	94
60	24	38	56	77	101
65	27	41	60	82	107
70	30	45	65	88	113
75	33	49	69	92	118
80	36	52	73	97	124
85	38	55	77	102	129
90	41	59	81	106	134
95	44	62	84	110	138
100	46	65	88	114	143
105	49	68	91	118	147
110	51	71	95	122	152
115	54	74	98	126	156
120	56	77	101	130	160
125	58	79	104	133	164
130	61	82	108	137	168
135	63	84	110	140	171
140	65	87	113	143	175

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	86	112
20	32	50	72	98	128
25	33	51	74	101	131
30	33	51	74	101	131
35	33	51	74	101	131
40	33	51	74	101	131
45	31	48	70	96	124
50	29	45	65	89	116
55	27	42	60	83	107
60	25	38	55	75	98
65	22	34	50	68	88
70	20	31	45	61	80
75	18	28	40	55	71
80	16	25	36	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	13	20	29	40	51

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

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

5x5 9%

3x5 7%

2x1 6%

3x1 6%

3x10 5%

3x8 4%

5x1 4%

3x2 4%

2x10 4%

4x1 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	9%	117
2	3	5	7%	96
3	2	1	6%	78
4	3	1	6%	71
5	3	10	5%	65
6	3	8	4%	54
7	5	1	4%	50
8	3	2	4%	45
8	2	10	4%	45
10	4	1	3%	44

Female

Female Clean and Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 kg
Novice	26 kg
Intermediate	40 kg
Advanced	57 kg
Elite	76 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.15x

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

What is the average Clean and Press? The average Clean and Press weight for a female lifter is 40 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Clean and Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 15 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	10	19	31	45	62
45	11	20	33	48	65
50	12	22	34	50	68
55	13	23	36	52	70
60	14	24	38	54	73
65	15	26	39	56	75
70	16	27	41	58	77
75	17	28	42	59	79
80	18	29	44	61	80
85	19	30	45	62	82
90	19	31	46	64	84
95	20	32	47	65	85
100	21	33	48	67	87
105	22	34	49	68	88
110	22	35	50	69	89
115	23	35	51	70	91
120	24	36	52	71	92

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	34	49	65
20	15	25	39	56	74
25	15	26	40	57	76
30	15	26	40	57	76
35	15	26	40	57	76
40	15	26	40	57	76
45	14	24	38	54	72
50	13	23	35	50	68
55	12	21	33	47	62
60	11	19	30	43	57
65	10	17	27	39	52
70	9	16	24	35	46
75	8	14	22	31	42
80	7	13	19	28	37
85	7	11	17	25	33
90	6	10	16	22	30

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

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

3x10 11%

3x8 7%

4x10 6%

2x1 5%

2x10 5%

5x5 4%

2x5 4%

3x3 4%

3x5 4%

5x1 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	11%	53
2	3	8	7%	37
3	4	10	6%	31
4	2	1	5%	27
5	2	10	5%	23
6	5	5	4%	21
7	2	5	4%	19
7	3	3	4%	19
9	3	5	4%	18
10	5	1	3%	16

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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 Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 51,010 qualifying results from 281,217 community lifts to produce our Clean and Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	281,217
Qualifying results	51,010
Male results	40,230
Female results	10,780
Data start	3 April 2015
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	18	30	46	65	87
55	21	34	51	71	94
60	24	38	56	77	101
65	27	41	60	82	107
70	30	45	65	88	113
75	33	49	69	92	118
80	36	52	73	97	124
85	38	55	77	102	129
90	41	59	81	106	134
95	44	62	84	110	138
100	46	65	88	114	143
105	49	68	91	118	147
110	51	71	95	122	152
115	54	74	98	126	156
120	56	77	101	130	160
125	58	79	104	133	164
130	61	82	108	137	168
135	63	84	110	140	171
140	65	87	113	143	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	86	112
20	32	50	72	98	128
25	33	51	74	101	131
30	33	51	74	101	131
35	33	51	74	101	131
40	33	51	74	101	131
45	31	48	70	96	124
50	29	45	65	89	116
55	27	42	60	83	107
60	25	38	55	75	98
65	22	34	50	68	88
70	20	31	45	61	80
75	18	28	40	55	71
80	16	25	36	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	13	20	29	40	51

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	9%	117
2	3	5	7%	96
3	2	1	6%	78
4	3	1	6%	71
5	3	10	5%	65
6	3	8	4%	54
7	5	1	4%	50
8	3	2	4%	45
8	2	10	4%	45
10	4	1	3%	44

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	19	31	45	62
45	11	20	33	48	65
50	12	22	34	50	68
55	13	23	36	52	70
60	14	24	38	54	73
65	15	26	39	56	75
70	16	27	41	58	77
75	17	28	42	59	79
80	18	29	44	61	80
85	19	30	45	62	82
90	19	31	46	64	84
95	20	32	47	65	85
100	21	33	48	67	87
105	22	34	49	68	88
110	22	35	50	69	89
115	23	35	51	70	91
120	24	36	52	71	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	34	49	65
20	15	25	39	56	74
25	15	26	40	57	76
30	15	26	40	57	76
35	15	26	40	57	76
40	15	26	40	57	76
45	14	24	38	54	72
50	13	23	35	50	68
55	12	21	33	47	62
60	11	19	30	43	57
65	10	17	27	39	52
70	9	16	24	35	46
75	8	14	22	31	42
80	7	13	19	28	37
85	7	11	17	25	33
90	6	10	16	22	30

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	11%	53
2	3	8	7%	37
3	4	10	6%	31
4	2	1	5%	27
5	2	10	5%	23
6	5	5	4%	21
7	2	5	4%	19
7	3	3	4%	19
9	3	5	4%	18
10	5	1	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	18	30	46	65	87
55	21	34	51	71	94
60	24	38	56	77	101
65	27	41	60	82	107
70	30	45	65	88	113
75	33	49	69	92	118
80	36	52	73	97	124
85	38	55	77	102	129
90	41	59	81	106	134
95	44	62	84	110	138
100	46	65	88	114	143
105	49	68	91	118	147
110	51	71	95	122	152
115	54	74	98	126	156
120	56	77	101	130	160
125	58	79	104	133	164
130	61	82	108	137	168
135	63	84	110	140	171
140	65	87	113	143	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	86	112
20	32	50	72	98	128
25	33	51	74	101	131
30	33	51	74	101	131
35	33	51	74	101	131
40	33	51	74	101	131
45	31	48	70	96	124
50	29	45	65	89	116
55	27	42	60	83	107
60	25	38	55	75	98
65	22	34	50	68	88
70	20	31	45	61	80
75	18	28	40	55	71
80	16	25	36	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	13	20	29	40	51

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	9%	117
2	3	5	7%	96
3	2	1	6%	78
4	3	1	6%	71
5	3	10	5%	65
6	3	8	4%	54
7	5	1	4%	50
8	3	2	4%	45
8	2	10	4%	45
10	4	1	3%	44

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	19	31	45	62
45	11	20	33	48	65
50	12	22	34	50	68
55	13	23	36	52	70
60	14	24	38	54	73
65	15	26	39	56	75
70	16	27	41	58	77
75	17	28	42	59	79
80	18	29	44	61	80
85	19	30	45	62	82
90	19	31	46	64	84
95	20	32	47	65	85
100	21	33	48	67	87
105	22	34	49	68	88
110	22	35	50	69	89
115	23	35	51	70	91
120	24	36	52	71	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	34	49	65
20	15	25	39	56	74
25	15	26	40	57	76
30	15	26	40	57	76
35	15	26	40	57	76
40	15	26	40	57	76
45	14	24	38	54	72
50	13	23	35	50	68
55	12	21	33	47	62
60	11	19	30	43	57
65	10	17	27	39	52
70	9	16	24	35	46
75	8	14	22	31	42
80	7	13	19	28	37
85	7	11	17	25	33
90	6	10	16	22	30

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	11%	53
2	3	8	7%	37
3	4	10	6%	31
4	2	1	5%	27
5	2	10	5%	23
6	5	5	4%	21
7	2	5	4%	19
7	3	3	4%	19
9	3	5	4%	18
10	5	1	3%	16

Clean and Press Standards (kg)

Male

Male Clean and Press Standards (kg)

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

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By Age

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

Female

Female Clean and Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Clean and Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	18	30	46	65	87
55	21	34	51	71	94
60	24	38	56	77	101
65	27	41	60	82	107
70	30	45	65	88	113
75	33	49	69	92	118
80	36	52	73	97	124
85	38	55	77	102	129
90	41	59	81	106	134
95	44	62	84	110	138
100	46	65	88	114	143
105	49	68	91	118	147
110	51	71	95	122	152
115	54	74	98	126	156
120	56	77	101	130	160
125	58	79	104	133	164
130	61	82	108	137	168
135	63	84	110	140	171
140	65	87	113	143	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	86	112
20	32	50	72	98	128
25	33	51	74	101	131
30	33	51	74	101	131
35	33	51	74	101	131
40	33	51	74	101	131
45	31	48	70	96	124
50	29	45	65	89	116
55	27	42	60	83	107
60	25	38	55	75	98
65	22	34	50	68	88
70	20	31	45	61	80
75	18	28	40	55	71
80	16	25	36	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	13	20	29	40	51

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	9%	117
2	3	5	7%	96
3	2	1	6%	78
4	3	1	6%	71
5	3	10	5%	65
6	3	8	4%	54
7	5	1	4%	50
8	3	2	4%	45
8	2	10	4%	45
10	4	1	3%	44

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	19	31	45	62
45	11	20	33	48	65
50	12	22	34	50	68
55	13	23	36	52	70
60	14	24	38	54	73
65	15	26	39	56	75
70	16	27	41	58	77
75	17	28	42	59	79
80	18	29	44	61	80
85	19	30	45	62	82
90	19	31	46	64	84
95	20	32	47	65	85
100	21	33	48	67	87
105	22	34	49	68	88
110	22	35	50	69	89
115	23	35	51	70	91
120	24	36	52	71	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	34	49	65
20	15	25	39	56	74
25	15	26	40	57	76
30	15	26	40	57	76
35	15	26	40	57	76
40	15	26	40	57	76
45	14	24	38	54	72
50	13	23	35	50	68
55	12	21	33	47	62
60	11	19	30	43	57
65	10	17	27	39	52
70	9	16	24	35	46
75	8	14	22	31	42
80	7	13	19	28	37
85	7	11	17	25	33
90	6	10	16	22	30

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	11%	53
2	3	8	7%	37
3	4	10	6%	31
4	2	1	5%	27
5	2	10	5%	23
6	5	5	4%	21
7	2	5	4%	19
7	3	3	4%	19
9	3	5	4%	18
10	5	1	3%	16