Clean and Press Standards (lb)

The average Clean and Press is 163 lb for men and 88 lb 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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	73 lb
Novice	112 lb
Intermediate	163 lb
Advanced	223 lb
Elite	289 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Clean and Press? The average Clean and Press weight for a male lifter is 163 lb (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 73 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	39	65	101	144	192
120	45	73	111	156	206
130	51	81	120	167	219
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	63	96	139	189	243
160	69	104	147	199	255
170	75	111	156	208	266
180	80	117	164	218	276
190	86	124	171	227	286
200	91	130	179	235	296
210	97	137	186	244	306
220	102	143	194	252	315
230	107	149	201	260	324
240	112	155	207	268	332
250	117	161	214	275	341
260	121	166	221	283	349
270	126	172	227	290	357
280	131	177	233	297	365
290	135	182	239	304	372
300	140	187	245	310	380
310	144	192	251	317	387

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	96	139	190	246
20	71	109	159	217	281
25	73	112	163	223	289
30	73	112	163	223	289
35	73	112	163	223	289
40	73	112	163	223	289
45	69	106	154	211	274
50	64	99	144	197	256
55	59	92	133	182	236
60	54	84	122	166	216
65	49	76	110	151	195
70	44	68	99	135	176
75	40	61	89	121	157
80	36	55	79	109	141
85	32	49	71	97	126
90	29	44	64	87	113

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 (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	33 lb
Novice	57 lb
Intermediate	88 lb
Advanced	126 lb
Elite	168 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Clean and Press? The average Clean and Press weight for a female lifter is 88 lb (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 33 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	22	42	68	101	139
100	25	45	72	106	144
110	27	48	76	111	150
120	29	51	79	115	155
130	31	53	83	119	159
140	33	56	86	122	163
150	35	58	89	126	168
160	37	60	92	129	171
170	38	63	94	133	175
180	40	65	97	136	179
190	42	67	99	138	182
200	43	69	102	141	185
210	45	71	104	144	188
220	46	72	106	146	191
230	47	74	108	149	194
240	49	76	110	151	197
250	50	77	112	154	199
260	51	79	114	156	202

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	75	107	143
20	32	55	85	122	164
25	33	57	88	126	168
30	33	57	88	126	168
35	33	57	88	126	168
40	33	57	88	126	168
45	31	54	83	119	159
50	29	50	78	111	149
55	27	46	72	103	137
60	25	42	65	94	126
65	22	38	59	85	114
70	20	34	53	76	102
75	18	31	48	68	92
80	16	28	43	61	82
85	15	25	38	55	74
90	13	22	34	49	66

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
110	39	65	101	144	192
120	45	73	111	156	206
130	51	81	120	167	219
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	63	96	139	189	243
160	69	104	147	199	255
170	75	111	156	208	266
180	80	117	164	218	276
190	86	124	171	227	286
200	91	130	179	235	296
210	97	137	186	244	306
220	102	143	194	252	315
230	107	149	201	260	324
240	112	155	207	268	332
250	117	161	214	275	341
260	121	166	221	283	349
270	126	172	227	290	357
280	131	177	233	297	365
290	135	182	239	304	372
300	140	187	245	310	380
310	144	192	251	317	387

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	96	139	190	246
20	71	109	159	217	281
25	73	112	163	223	289
30	73	112	163	223	289
35	73	112	163	223	289
40	73	112	163	223	289
45	69	106	154	211	274
50	64	99	144	197	256
55	59	92	133	182	236
60	54	84	122	166	216
65	49	76	110	151	195
70	44	68	99	135	176
75	40	61	89	121	157
80	36	55	79	109	141
85	32	49	71	97	126
90	29	44	64	87	113

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
90	22	42	68	101	139
100	25	45	72	106	144
110	27	48	76	111	150
120	29	51	79	115	155
130	31	53	83	119	159
140	33	56	86	122	163
150	35	58	89	126	168
160	37	60	92	129	171
170	38	63	94	133	175
180	40	65	97	136	179
190	42	67	99	138	182
200	43	69	102	141	185
210	45	71	104	144	188
220	46	72	106	146	191
230	47	74	108	149	194
240	49	76	110	151	197
250	50	77	112	154	199
260	51	79	114	156	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	75	107	143
20	32	55	85	122	164
25	33	57	88	126	168
30	33	57	88	126	168
35	33	57	88	126	168
40	33	57	88	126	168
45	31	54	83	119	159
50	29	50	78	111	149
55	27	46	72	103	137
60	25	42	65	94	126
65	22	38	59	85	114
70	20	34	53	76	102
75	18	31	48	68	92
80	16	28	43	61	82
85	15	25	38	55	74
90	13	22	34	49	66

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
110	39	65	101	144	192
120	45	73	111	156	206
130	51	81	120	167	219
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	63	96	139	189	243
160	69	104	147	199	255
170	75	111	156	208	266
180	80	117	164	218	276
190	86	124	171	227	286
200	91	130	179	235	296
210	97	137	186	244	306
220	102	143	194	252	315
230	107	149	201	260	324
240	112	155	207	268	332
250	117	161	214	275	341
260	121	166	221	283	349
270	126	172	227	290	357
280	131	177	233	297	365
290	135	182	239	304	372
300	140	187	245	310	380
310	144	192	251	317	387

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	96	139	190	246
20	71	109	159	217	281
25	73	112	163	223	289
30	73	112	163	223	289
35	73	112	163	223	289
40	73	112	163	223	289
45	69	106	154	211	274
50	64	99	144	197	256
55	59	92	133	182	236
60	54	84	122	166	216
65	49	76	110	151	195
70	44	68	99	135	176
75	40	61	89	121	157
80	36	55	79	109	141
85	32	49	71	97	126
90	29	44	64	87	113

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
90	22	42	68	101	139
100	25	45	72	106	144
110	27	48	76	111	150
120	29	51	79	115	155
130	31	53	83	119	159
140	33	56	86	122	163
150	35	58	89	126	168
160	37	60	92	129	171
170	38	63	94	133	175
180	40	65	97	136	179
190	42	67	99	138	182
200	43	69	102	141	185
210	45	71	104	144	188
220	46	72	106	146	191
230	47	74	108	149	194
240	49	76	110	151	197
250	50	77	112	154	199
260	51	79	114	156	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	75	107	143
20	32	55	85	122	164
25	33	57	88	126	168
30	33	57	88	126	168
35	33	57	88	126	168
40	33	57	88	126	168
45	31	54	83	119	159
50	29	50	78	111	149
55	27	46	72	103	137
60	25	42	65	94	126
65	22	38	59	85	114
70	20	34	53	76	102
75	18	31	48	68	92
80	16	28	43	61	82
85	15	25	38	55	74
90	13	22	34	49	66

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 (lb)

Male

Male Clean and Press Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Clean and Press Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

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
110	39	65	101	144	192
120	45	73	111	156	206
130	51	81	120	167	219
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	63	96	139	189	243
160	69	104	147	199	255
170	75	111	156	208	266
180	80	117	164	218	276
190	86	124	171	227	286
200	91	130	179	235	296
210	97	137	186	244	306
220	102	143	194	252	315
230	107	149	201	260	324
240	112	155	207	268	332
250	117	161	214	275	341
260	121	166	221	283	349
270	126	172	227	290	357
280	131	177	233	297	365
290	135	182	239	304	372
300	140	187	245	310	380
310	144	192	251	317	387

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	96	139	190	246
20	71	109	159	217	281
25	73	112	163	223	289
30	73	112	163	223	289
35	73	112	163	223	289
40	73	112	163	223	289
45	69	106	154	211	274
50	64	99	144	197	256
55	59	92	133	182	236
60	54	84	122	166	216
65	49	76	110	151	195
70	44	68	99	135	176
75	40	61	89	121	157
80	36	55	79	109	141
85	32	49	71	97	126
90	29	44	64	87	113

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
90	22	42	68	101	139
100	25	45	72	106	144
110	27	48	76	111	150
120	29	51	79	115	155
130	31	53	83	119	159
140	33	56	86	122	163
150	35	58	89	126	168
160	37	60	92	129	171
170	38	63	94	133	175
180	40	65	97	136	179
190	42	67	99	138	182
200	43	69	102	141	185
210	45	71	104	144	188
220	46	72	106	146	191
230	47	74	108	149	194
240	49	76	110	151	197
250	50	77	112	154	199
260	51	79	114	156	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	75	107	143
20	32	55	85	122	164
25	33	57	88	126	168
30	33	57	88	126	168
35	33	57	88	126	168
40	33	57	88	126	168
45	31	54	83	119	159
50	29	50	78	111	149
55	27	46	72	103	137
60	25	42	65	94	126
65	22	38	59	85	114
70	20	34	53	76	102
75	18	31	48	68	92
80	16	28	43	61	82
85	15	25	38	55	74
90	13	22	34	49	66

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