Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Clean and Press is 31 kg for men and 18 kg 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 (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 kg
Novice	18 kg
Intermediate	31 kg
Advanced	46 kg
Elite	65 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Clean and Press? The average Dumbbell Clean and Press weight for a male lifter is 31 kg (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 9 kg (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
50	4	10	19	31	45
55	5	12	21	34	49
60	6	13	23	37	52
65	7	15	25	39	54
70	8	16	27	41	57
75	9	18	29	43	60
80	10	19	31	46	62
85	11	20	33	48	65
90	12	22	34	50	67
95	13	23	36	52	69
100	14	24	37	53	71
105	15	25	39	55	73
110	16	26	40	57	75
115	17	28	42	58	77
120	18	29	43	60	79
125	19	30	44	62	81
130	19	31	46	63	83
135	20	32	47	65	84
140	21	33	48	66	86

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	16	26	40	55
20	9	18	30	45	63
25	9	18	31	46	65
30	9	18	31	46	65
35	9	18	31	46	65
40	9	18	31	46	65
45	9	17	29	44	61
50	8	16	27	41	57
55	8	15	25	38	53
60	7	14	23	35	48
65	6	12	21	31	44
70	6	11	19	28	39
75	5	10	17	25	35
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	4	8	13	20	28
90	4	7	12	18	25

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	11 kg
Intermediate	18 kg
Advanced	25 kg
Elite	34 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Clean and Press? The average Dumbbell Clean and Press weight for a female lifter is 18 kg (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 7 kg (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
40	6	11	17	24	32
45	6	11	17	24	33
50	6	11	17	25	33
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	7	11	17	25	33
65	7	11	17	25	33
70	7	11	18	25	34
75	7	11	18	25	34
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	7	12	18	26	34
95	7	12	18	26	34
100	7	12	18	26	34
105	7	12	18	26	34
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	18	26	35
120	7	12	18	26	35

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	29
20	6	11	17	24	33
25	7	11	18	25	34
30	7	11	18	25	34
35	7	11	18	25	34
40	7	11	18	25	34
45	6	11	17	24	32
50	6	10	16	22	30
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	8	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	23
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	3	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	15
90	3	4	7	10	13

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

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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
50	4	10	19	31	45
55	5	12	21	34	49
60	6	13	23	37	52
65	7	15	25	39	54
70	8	16	27	41	57
75	9	18	29	43	60
80	10	19	31	46	62
85	11	20	33	48	65
90	12	22	34	50	67
95	13	23	36	52	69
100	14	24	37	53	71
105	15	25	39	55	73
110	16	26	40	57	75
115	17	28	42	58	77
120	18	29	43	60	79
125	19	30	44	62	81
130	19	31	46	63	83
135	20	32	47	65	84
140	21	33	48	66	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	16	26	40	55
20	9	18	30	45	63
25	9	18	31	46	65
30	9	18	31	46	65
35	9	18	31	46	65
40	9	18	31	46	65
45	9	17	29	44	61
50	8	16	27	41	57
55	8	15	25	38	53
60	7	14	23	35	48
65	6	12	21	31	44
70	6	11	19	28	39
75	5	10	17	25	35
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	4	8	13	20	28
90	4	7	12	18	25

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
40	6	11	17	24	32
45	6	11	17	24	33
50	6	11	17	25	33
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	7	11	17	25	33
65	7	11	17	25	33
70	7	11	18	25	34
75	7	11	18	25	34
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	7	12	18	26	34
95	7	12	18	26	34
100	7	12	18	26	34
105	7	12	18	26	34
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	18	26	35
120	7	12	18	26	35

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	29
20	6	11	17	24	33
25	7	11	18	25	34
30	7	11	18	25	34
35	7	11	18	25	34
40	7	11	18	25	34
45	6	11	17	24	32
50	6	10	16	22	30
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	8	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	23
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	3	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	15
90	3	4	7	10	13

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
50	4	10	19	31	45
55	5	12	21	34	49
60	6	13	23	37	52
65	7	15	25	39	54
70	8	16	27	41	57
75	9	18	29	43	60
80	10	19	31	46	62
85	11	20	33	48	65
90	12	22	34	50	67
95	13	23	36	52	69
100	14	24	37	53	71
105	15	25	39	55	73
110	16	26	40	57	75
115	17	28	42	58	77
120	18	29	43	60	79
125	19	30	44	62	81
130	19	31	46	63	83
135	20	32	47	65	84
140	21	33	48	66	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	16	26	40	55
20	9	18	30	45	63
25	9	18	31	46	65
30	9	18	31	46	65
35	9	18	31	46	65
40	9	18	31	46	65
45	9	17	29	44	61
50	8	16	27	41	57
55	8	15	25	38	53
60	7	14	23	35	48
65	6	12	21	31	44
70	6	11	19	28	39
75	5	10	17	25	35
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	4	8	13	20	28
90	4	7	12	18	25

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
40	6	11	17	24	32
45	6	11	17	24	33
50	6	11	17	25	33
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	7	11	17	25	33
65	7	11	17	25	33
70	7	11	18	25	34
75	7	11	18	25	34
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	7	12	18	26	34
95	7	12	18	26	34
100	7	12	18	26	34
105	7	12	18	26	34
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	18	26	35
120	7	12	18	26	35

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	29
20	6	11	17	24	33
25	7	11	18	25	34
30	7	11	18	25	34
35	7	11	18	25	34
40	7	11	18	25	34
45	6	11	17	24	32
50	6	10	16	22	30
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	8	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	23
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	3	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	15
90	3	4	7	10	13

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 (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (kg)

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Clean and Press Standards (kg)

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Bodyweight Ratio

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

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
50	4	10	19	31	45
55	5	12	21	34	49
60	6	13	23	37	52
65	7	15	25	39	54
70	8	16	27	41	57
75	9	18	29	43	60
80	10	19	31	46	62
85	11	20	33	48	65
90	12	22	34	50	67
95	13	23	36	52	69
100	14	24	37	53	71
105	15	25	39	55	73
110	16	26	40	57	75
115	17	28	42	58	77
120	18	29	43	60	79
125	19	30	44	62	81
130	19	31	46	63	83
135	20	32	47	65	84
140	21	33	48	66	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	16	26	40	55
20	9	18	30	45	63
25	9	18	31	46	65
30	9	18	31	46	65
35	9	18	31	46	65
40	9	18	31	46	65
45	9	17	29	44	61
50	8	16	27	41	57
55	8	15	25	38	53
60	7	14	23	35	48
65	6	12	21	31	44
70	6	11	19	28	39
75	5	10	17	25	35
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	4	8	13	20	28
90	4	7	12	18	25

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
40	6	11	17	24	32
45	6	11	17	24	33
50	6	11	17	25	33
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	7	11	17	25	33
65	7	11	17	25	33
70	7	11	18	25	34
75	7	11	18	25	34
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	7	12	18	26	34
95	7	12	18	26	34
100	7	12	18	26	34
105	7	12	18	26	34
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	18	26	35
120	7	12	18	26	35

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	29
20	6	11	17	24	33
25	7	11	18	25	34
30	7	11	18	25	34
35	7	11	18	25	34
40	7	11	18	25	34
45	6	11	17	24	32
50	6	10	16	22	30
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	8	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	23
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	3	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	15
90	3	4	7	10	13

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