Clean and Press Standards

Measured in kg

Clean and Press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Clean and Press standards are based on 200,544 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male

Male Clean and Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	36 kg
Novice	55 kg
Intermediate	80 kg
Advanced	109 kg
Elite	141 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

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 80 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 36 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	19	33	51	73	97
55	23	37	56	79	104
60	26	41	61	85	111
65	29	45	66	90	117
70	32	49	70	95	123
75	35	52	74	100	129
80	38	56	79	105	134
85	41	59	83	110	140
90	43	63	87	115	145
95	46	66	90	119	150
100	49	69	94	123	154
105	51	72	98	127	159
110	54	75	101	131	163
115	56	78	104	135	168
120	59	81	108	139	172
125	61	83	111	142	176
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	65	89	117	149	183
140	68	91	120	152	187

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	68	93	120
20	35	53	78	106	138
25	36	55	80	109	141
30	36	55	80	109	141
35	36	55	80	109	141
40	36	55	80	109	141
45	34	52	76	103	134
50	32	49	71	97	126
55	29	45	66	90	116
60	27	41	60	82	106
65	24	37	54	74	96
70	22	33	49	66	86
75	19	30	43	59	77
80	17	27	39	53	69
85	16	24	35	48	62
90	14	22	31	43	56

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

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Female

Female Clean and Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 kg
Novice	27 kg
Intermediate	42 kg
Advanced	60 kg
Elite	80 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.20x

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 42 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 16 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	11	20	33	49	67
45	12	22	35	51	70
50	13	23	37	54	72
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	15	26	40	58	77
65	16	27	42	59	79
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	18	29	45	63	83
80	19	31	46	64	85
85	20	31	47	66	86
90	20	32	48	67	88
95	21	33	49	68	89
100	22	34	50	70	91
105	22	35	51	71	92
110	23	36	52	72	94
115	24	37	53	73	95
120	24	37	54	74	96

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	23	36	51	68
20	16	26	41	59	78
25	16	27	42	60	80
30	16	27	42	60	80
35	16	27	42	60	80
40	16	27	42	60	80
45	15	26	40	57	76
50	14	24	37	53	72
55	13	22	35	49	66
60	12	20	32	45	60
65	11	18	28	41	55
70	10	17	26	37	49
75	9	15	23	33	44
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	11	17	24	32

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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	19	33	51	73	97
55	23	37	56	79	104
60	26	41	61	85	111
65	29	45	66	90	117
70	32	49	70	95	123
75	35	52	74	100	129
80	38	56	79	105	134
85	41	59	83	110	140
90	43	63	87	115	145
95	46	66	90	119	150
100	49	69	94	123	154
105	51	72	98	127	159
110	54	75	101	131	163
115	56	78	104	135	168
120	59	81	108	139	172
125	61	83	111	142	176
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	65	89	117	149	183
140	68	91	120	152	187

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	68	93	120
20	35	53	78	106	138
25	36	55	80	109	141
30	36	55	80	109	141
35	36	55	80	109	141
40	36	55	80	109	141
45	34	52	76	103	134
50	32	49	71	97	126
55	29	45	66	90	116
60	27	41	60	82	106
65	24	37	54	74	96
70	22	33	49	66	86
75	19	30	43	59	77
80	17	27	39	53	69
85	16	24	35	48	62
90	14	22	31	43	56

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	11	20	33	49	67
45	12	22	35	51	70
50	13	23	37	54	72
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	15	26	40	58	77
65	16	27	42	59	79
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	18	29	45	63	83
80	19	31	46	64	85
85	20	31	47	66	86
90	20	32	48	67	88
95	21	33	49	68	89
100	22	34	50	70	91
105	22	35	51	71	92
110	23	36	52	72	94
115	24	37	53	73	95
120	24	37	54	74	96

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	23	36	51	68
20	16	26	41	59	78
25	16	27	42	60	80
30	16	27	42	60	80
35	16	27	42	60	80
40	16	27	42	60	80
45	15	26	40	57	76
50	14	24	37	53	72
55	13	22	35	49	66
60	12	20	32	45	60
65	11	18	28	41	55
70	10	17	26	37	49
75	9	15	23	33	44
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	11	17	24	32

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	19	33	51	73	97
55	23	37	56	79	104
60	26	41	61	85	111
65	29	45	66	90	117
70	32	49	70	95	123
75	35	52	74	100	129
80	38	56	79	105	134
85	41	59	83	110	140
90	43	63	87	115	145
95	46	66	90	119	150
100	49	69	94	123	154
105	51	72	98	127	159
110	54	75	101	131	163
115	56	78	104	135	168
120	59	81	108	139	172
125	61	83	111	142	176
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	65	89	117	149	183
140	68	91	120	152	187

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	68	93	120
20	35	53	78	106	138
25	36	55	80	109	141
30	36	55	80	109	141
35	36	55	80	109	141
40	36	55	80	109	141
45	34	52	76	103	134
50	32	49	71	97	126
55	29	45	66	90	116
60	27	41	60	82	106
65	24	37	54	74	96
70	22	33	49	66	86
75	19	30	43	59	77
80	17	27	39	53	69
85	16	24	35	48	62
90	14	22	31	43	56

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	11	20	33	49	67
45	12	22	35	51	70
50	13	23	37	54	72
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	15	26	40	58	77
65	16	27	42	59	79
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	18	29	45	63	83
80	19	31	46	64	85
85	20	31	47	66	86
90	20	32	48	67	88
95	21	33	49	68	89
100	22	34	50	70	91
105	22	35	51	71	92
110	23	36	52	72	94
115	24	37	53	73	95
120	24	37	54	74	96

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	23	36	51	68
20	16	26	41	59	78
25	16	27	42	60	80
30	16	27	42	60	80
35	16	27	42	60	80
40	16	27	42	60	80
45	15	26	40	57	76
50	14	24	37	53	72
55	13	22	35	49	66
60	12	20	32	45	60
65	11	18	28	41	55
70	10	17	26	37	49
75	9	15	23	33	44
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	11	17	24	32

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

Measured in kg

Clean and Press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Clean and Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Clean and Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	19	33	51	73	97
55	23	37	56	79	104
60	26	41	61	85	111
65	29	45	66	90	117
70	32	49	70	95	123
75	35	52	74	100	129
80	38	56	79	105	134
85	41	59	83	110	140
90	43	63	87	115	145
95	46	66	90	119	150
100	49	69	94	123	154
105	51	72	98	127	159
110	54	75	101	131	163
115	56	78	104	135	168
120	59	81	108	139	172
125	61	83	111	142	176
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	65	89	117	149	183
140	68	91	120	152	187

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	68	93	120
20	35	53	78	106	138
25	36	55	80	109	141
30	36	55	80	109	141
35	36	55	80	109	141
40	36	55	80	109	141
45	34	52	76	103	134
50	32	49	71	97	126
55	29	45	66	90	116
60	27	41	60	82	106
65	24	37	54	74	96
70	22	33	49	66	86
75	19	30	43	59	77
80	17	27	39	53	69
85	16	24	35	48	62
90	14	22	31	43	56

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	11	20	33	49	67
45	12	22	35	51	70
50	13	23	37	54	72
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	15	26	40	58	77
65	16	27	42	59	79
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	18	29	45	63	83
80	19	31	46	64	85
85	20	31	47	66	86
90	20	32	48	67	88
95	21	33	49	68	89
100	22	34	50	70	91
105	22	35	51	71	92
110	23	36	52	72	94
115	24	37	53	73	95
120	24	37	54	74	96

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	23	36	51	68
20	16	26	41	59	78
25	16	27	42	60	80
30	16	27	42	60	80
35	16	27	42	60	80
40	16	27	42	60	80
45	15	26	40	57	76
50	14	24	37	53	72
55	13	22	35	49	66
60	12	20	32	45	60
65	11	18	28	41	55
70	10	17	26	37	49
75	9	15	23	33	44
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	11	17	24	32

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