Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Clean and Press is 68 lb for men and 39 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Clean and Press strength standards are based on 27,586 lifts by Strength Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	21 lb
Novice	40 lb
Intermediate	68 lb
Advanced	103 lb
Elite	142 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.80x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Clean and Press? The average Dumbbell Clean and Press weight for a male lifter is 68 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Clean and Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 21 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	22	42	69	100
120	11	26	47	74	106
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	32	55	84	118
150	17	35	59	89	124
160	20	37	62	93	129
170	22	40	66	98	134
180	24	43	69	102	139
190	25	45	73	106	144
200	27	48	76	110	148
210	29	51	79	114	153
220	31	53	82	117	157
230	33	55	85	121	161
240	35	58	88	124	165
250	37	60	91	128	169
260	38	62	94	131	173
270	40	65	96	134	176
280	42	67	99	137	180
290	44	69	101	140	183
300	45	71	104	143	187
310	47	73	106	146	190

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	34	58	87	121
20	20	39	66	100	139
25	21	40	68	103	142
30	21	40	68	103	142
35	21	40	68	103	142
40	21	40	68	103	142
45	20	38	64	97	135
50	18	36	60	91	126
55	17	33	55	84	116
60	15	30	51	76	106
65	14	27	46	69	96
70	13	25	41	62	86
75	11	22	37	56	78
80	10	20	33	50	69
85	9	18	30	45	62
90	8	16	27	40	56

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

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

3x10 39%

3x8 26%

5x5 4%

3x1 4%

3x5 3%

3x3 2%

3x40 2%

4x5 1%

3x6 1%

10x8 1%

4x10 1%

4x8 1%

2x8 1%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	54
2	3	8	26%	36
3	5	5	4%	5
3	3	1	4%	5
5	3	5	3%	4
6	3	3	2%	3
6	3	40	2%	3
8	4	5	1%	2
8	3	6	1%	2
8	10	8	1%	2
8	4	10	1%	2
8	4	8	1%	2
8	2	8	1%	2

Female

Female Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 lb
Novice	25 lb
Intermediate	39 lb
Advanced	55 lb
Elite	74 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.50x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Clean and Press? The average Dumbbell Clean and Press weight for a female lifter is 39 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Clean and Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 15 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	24	37	53	72
100	14	24	37	54	72
110	14	24	38	54	73
120	14	24	38	54	73
130	14	25	38	55	73
140	15	25	38	55	74
150	15	25	39	55	74
160	15	25	39	56	74
170	15	25	39	56	74
180	15	25	39	56	75
190	15	26	39	56	75
200	15	26	40	56	75
210	15	26	40	57	75
220	16	26	40	57	76
230	16	26	40	57	76
240	16	26	40	57	76
250	16	26	40	57	76
260	16	26	40	57	76

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	21	33	47	63
20	14	24	38	54	72
25	15	25	39	55	74
30	15	25	39	55	74
35	15	25	39	55	74
40	15	25	39	55	74
45	14	24	37	52	70
50	13	22	34	49	65
55	12	20	32	45	60
60	11	19	29	41	55
65	10	17	26	37	50
70	9	15	23	34	45
75	8	14	21	30	40
80	7	12	19	27	36
85	6	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	15	22	29

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

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

4x5 17%

3x5 13%

2x12 9%

5x5 9%

6x8 4%

3x2 4%

4x10 4%

7x1 4%

3x16 4%

8x6 4%

5x10 4%

3x7 4%

2x11 4%

2x10 4%

2x8 4%

3x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	5	17%	4
2	3	5	13%	3
3	2	12	9%	2
3	5	5	9%	2
5	6	8	4%	1
5	3	2	4%	1
5	4	10	4%	1
5	7	1	4%	1
5	3	16	4%	1
5	8	6	4%	1
5	5	10	4%	1
5	3	7	4%	1
5	2	11	4%	1
5	2	10	4%	1
5	2	8	4%	1
5	3	10	4%	1

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 Dumbbell Clean and Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,408 qualifying results from 27,586 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Clean and Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	27,586
Qualifying results	1,408
Male results	1,086
Female results	322
Data start	22 December 2021
Data cutoff	4 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	9	22	42	69	100
120	11	26	47	74	106
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	32	55	84	118
150	17	35	59	89	124
160	20	37	62	93	129
170	22	40	66	98	134
180	24	43	69	102	139
190	25	45	73	106	144
200	27	48	76	110	148
210	29	51	79	114	153
220	31	53	82	117	157
230	33	55	85	121	161
240	35	58	88	124	165
250	37	60	91	128	169
260	38	62	94	131	173
270	40	65	96	134	176
280	42	67	99	137	180
290	44	69	101	140	183
300	45	71	104	143	187
310	47	73	106	146	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	34	58	87	121
20	20	39	66	100	139
25	21	40	68	103	142
30	21	40	68	103	142
35	21	40	68	103	142
40	21	40	68	103	142
45	20	38	64	97	135
50	18	36	60	91	126
55	17	33	55	84	116
60	15	30	51	76	106
65	14	27	46	69	96
70	13	25	41	62	86
75	11	22	37	56	78
80	10	20	33	50	69
85	9	18	30	45	62
90	8	16	27	40	56

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	54
2	3	8	26%	36
3	5	5	4%	5
3	3	1	4%	5
5	3	5	3%	4
6	3	3	2%	3
6	3	40	2%	3
8	4	5	1%	2
8	3	6	1%	2
8	10	8	1%	2
8	4	10	1%	2
8	4	8	1%	2
8	2	8	1%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	24	37	53	72
100	14	24	37	54	72
110	14	24	38	54	73
120	14	24	38	54	73
130	14	25	38	55	73
140	15	25	38	55	74
150	15	25	39	55	74
160	15	25	39	56	74
170	15	25	39	56	74
180	15	25	39	56	75
190	15	26	39	56	75
200	15	26	40	56	75
210	15	26	40	57	75
220	16	26	40	57	76
230	16	26	40	57	76
240	16	26	40	57	76
250	16	26	40	57	76
260	16	26	40	57	76

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	21	33	47	63
20	14	24	38	54	72
25	15	25	39	55	74
30	15	25	39	55	74
35	15	25	39	55	74
40	15	25	39	55	74
45	14	24	37	52	70
50	13	22	34	49	65
55	12	20	32	45	60
60	11	19	29	41	55
65	10	17	26	37	50
70	9	15	23	34	45
75	8	14	21	30	40
80	7	12	19	27	36
85	6	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	15	22	29

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	5	17%	4
2	3	5	13%	3
3	2	12	9%	2
3	5	5	9%	2
5	6	8	4%	1
5	3	2	4%	1
5	4	10	4%	1
5	7	1	4%	1
5	3	16	4%	1
5	8	6	4%	1
5	5	10	4%	1
5	3	7	4%	1
5	2	11	4%	1
5	2	10	4%	1
5	2	8	4%	1
5	3	10	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	22	42	69	100
120	11	26	47	74	106
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	32	55	84	118
150	17	35	59	89	124
160	20	37	62	93	129
170	22	40	66	98	134
180	24	43	69	102	139
190	25	45	73	106	144
200	27	48	76	110	148
210	29	51	79	114	153
220	31	53	82	117	157
230	33	55	85	121	161
240	35	58	88	124	165
250	37	60	91	128	169
260	38	62	94	131	173
270	40	65	96	134	176
280	42	67	99	137	180
290	44	69	101	140	183
300	45	71	104	143	187
310	47	73	106	146	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	34	58	87	121
20	20	39	66	100	139
25	21	40	68	103	142
30	21	40	68	103	142
35	21	40	68	103	142
40	21	40	68	103	142
45	20	38	64	97	135
50	18	36	60	91	126
55	17	33	55	84	116
60	15	30	51	76	106
65	14	27	46	69	96
70	13	25	41	62	86
75	11	22	37	56	78
80	10	20	33	50	69
85	9	18	30	45	62
90	8	16	27	40	56

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	54
2	3	8	26%	36
3	5	5	4%	5
3	3	1	4%	5
5	3	5	3%	4
6	3	3	2%	3
6	3	40	2%	3
8	4	5	1%	2
8	3	6	1%	2
8	10	8	1%	2
8	4	10	1%	2
8	4	8	1%	2
8	2	8	1%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	24	37	53	72
100	14	24	37	54	72
110	14	24	38	54	73
120	14	24	38	54	73
130	14	25	38	55	73
140	15	25	38	55	74
150	15	25	39	55	74
160	15	25	39	56	74
170	15	25	39	56	74
180	15	25	39	56	75
190	15	26	39	56	75
200	15	26	40	56	75
210	15	26	40	57	75
220	16	26	40	57	76
230	16	26	40	57	76
240	16	26	40	57	76
250	16	26	40	57	76
260	16	26	40	57	76

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	21	33	47	63
20	14	24	38	54	72
25	15	25	39	55	74
30	15	25	39	55	74
35	15	25	39	55	74
40	15	25	39	55	74
45	14	24	37	52	70
50	13	22	34	49	65
55	12	20	32	45	60
60	11	19	29	41	55
65	10	17	26	37	50
70	9	15	23	34	45
75	8	14	21	30	40
80	7	12	19	27	36
85	6	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	15	22	29

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	5	17%	4
2	3	5	13%	3
3	2	12	9%	2
3	5	5	9%	2
5	6	8	4%	1
5	3	2	4%	1
5	4	10	4%	1
5	7	1	4%	1
5	3	16	4%	1
5	8	6	4%	1
5	5	10	4%	1
5	3	7	4%	1
5	2	11	4%	1
5	2	10	4%	1
5	2	8	4%	1
5	3	10	4%	1

Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (lb)

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Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Clean and Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	22	42	69	100
120	11	26	47	74	106
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	32	55	84	118
150	17	35	59	89	124
160	20	37	62	93	129
170	22	40	66	98	134
180	24	43	69	102	139
190	25	45	73	106	144
200	27	48	76	110	148
210	29	51	79	114	153
220	31	53	82	117	157
230	33	55	85	121	161
240	35	58	88	124	165
250	37	60	91	128	169
260	38	62	94	131	173
270	40	65	96	134	176
280	42	67	99	137	180
290	44	69	101	140	183
300	45	71	104	143	187
310	47	73	106	146	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	34	58	87	121
20	20	39	66	100	139
25	21	40	68	103	142
30	21	40	68	103	142
35	21	40	68	103	142
40	21	40	68	103	142
45	20	38	64	97	135
50	18	36	60	91	126
55	17	33	55	84	116
60	15	30	51	76	106
65	14	27	46	69	96
70	13	25	41	62	86
75	11	22	37	56	78
80	10	20	33	50	69
85	9	18	30	45	62
90	8	16	27	40	56

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	54
2	3	8	26%	36
3	5	5	4%	5
3	3	1	4%	5
5	3	5	3%	4
6	3	3	2%	3
6	3	40	2%	3
8	4	5	1%	2
8	3	6	1%	2
8	10	8	1%	2
8	4	10	1%	2
8	4	8	1%	2
8	2	8	1%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	24	37	53	72
100	14	24	37	54	72
110	14	24	38	54	73
120	14	24	38	54	73
130	14	25	38	55	73
140	15	25	38	55	74
150	15	25	39	55	74
160	15	25	39	56	74
170	15	25	39	56	74
180	15	25	39	56	75
190	15	26	39	56	75
200	15	26	40	56	75
210	15	26	40	57	75
220	16	26	40	57	76
230	16	26	40	57	76
240	16	26	40	57	76
250	16	26	40	57	76
260	16	26	40	57	76

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	21	33	47	63
20	14	24	38	54	72
25	15	25	39	55	74
30	15	25	39	55	74
35	15	25	39	55	74
40	15	25	39	55	74
45	14	24	37	52	70
50	13	22	34	49	65
55	12	20	32	45	60
60	11	19	29	41	55
65	10	17	26	37	50
70	9	15	23	34	45
75	8	14	21	30	40
80	7	12	19	27	36
85	6	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	15	22	29

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	5	17%	4
2	3	5	13%	3
3	2	12	9%	2
3	5	5	9%	2
5	6	8	4%	1
5	3	2	4%	1
5	4	10	4%	1
5	7	1	4%	1
5	3	16	4%	1
5	8	6	4%	1
5	5	10	4%	1
5	3	7	4%	1
5	2	11	4%	1
5	2	10	4%	1
5	2	8	4%	1
5	3	10	4%	1