Clean

Clean Standards (kg)

The average Clean is 92 kg for men and 57 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Clean Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner50 kg
Novice69 kg
Intermediate92 kg
Advanced118 kg
Elite145 kg

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

What is the average Clean? The average Clean weight for a male lifter is 92 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Clean? Male beginners should aim to lift 50 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
503144607898
5536496685106
6040547292113
6544597898121
70486483104127
75526988110134
80567393116140
85607798121146
906381103126151
956785107131157
1007089112136162
1057493116141167
1107797120145172
11580100124150177
12083104128154181
12587107132158186
13090111135162190
13592114139166195
14095117142170199

How many sets and reps of Clean should I do?

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

2x111%
3x38%
3x58%
5x38%
3x16%

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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 strength standards

Strength Level analysed 112,057 qualifying results from 364,649 community lifts to produce our Clean strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 364,649
Qualifying results 112,057
Male results 83,713
Female results 28,344
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.