Dumbbell Snatch Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Snatch is 73 lb for men and 38 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Snatch strength standards are based on 65,598 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Snatch Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	22 lb
Novice	43 lb
Intermediate	73 lb
Advanced	110 lb
Elite	153 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Snatch? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Snatch? The average Dumbbell Snatch weight for a male lifter is 73 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Snatch? Male beginners should aim to lift 22 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	23	44	72	105
120	12	27	49	78	112
130	14	30	54	84	119
140	16	33	58	89	125
150	18	37	62	94	132
160	21	40	66	99	137
170	23	43	70	104	143
180	25	46	74	109	149
190	27	49	78	113	154
200	29	52	81	118	159
210	32	54	85	122	164
220	34	57	88	126	169
230	36	60	92	130	173
240	38	62	95	134	178
250	40	65	98	138	182
260	42	67	101	141	186
270	44	70	104	145	190
280	46	72	107	148	194
290	47	75	110	152	198
300	49	77	113	155	202
310	51	79	115	158	206

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	37	62	94	130
20	22	42	71	107	149
25	22	43	73	110	153
30	22	43	73	110	153
35	22	43	73	110	153
40	22	43	73	110	153
45	21	41	69	104	145
50	20	38	65	98	135
55	18	35	60	90	125
60	17	32	54	82	114
65	15	29	49	74	103
70	13	26	44	67	93
75	12	24	40	60	83
80	11	21	36	54	75
85	10	19	32	48	67
90	9	17	29	43	60

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Snatch should I do?

These are the most popular Dumbbell Snatch workouts done by male lifters:

4x6 9%

3x5 9%

4x4 7%

3x10 5%

4x12 5%

5x5 5%

3x3 4%

4x10 4%

3x8 4%

2x5 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	9%	22
2	3	5	9%	21
3	4	4	7%	16
4	3	10	5%	13
5	4	12	5%	12
5	5	5	5%	12
7	3	3	4%	10
8	4	10	4%	9
8	3	8	4%	9
8	2	5	4%	9

Female

Female Dumbbell Snatch Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 lb
Novice	26 lb
Intermediate	38 lb
Advanced	54 lb
Elite	71 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 Snatch? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Snatch? The average Dumbbell Snatch weight for a female lifter is 38 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Snatch? Female beginners should aim to lift 16 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	11	19	29	42	57
100	12	20	31	45	60
110	13	21	33	47	62
120	14	23	34	49	64
130	15	24	36	50	66
140	16	25	37	52	68
150	17	26	39	54	70
160	17	27	40	55	72
170	18	28	41	57	74
180	19	29	42	58	75
190	20	30	44	59	77
200	21	31	45	61	78
210	21	32	46	62	80
220	22	33	47	63	81
230	23	34	48	64	82
240	23	35	49	65	83
250	24	35	50	66	85
260	25	36	51	67	86

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	33	46	60
20	15	25	37	52	69
25	16	26	38	54	71
30	16	26	38	54	71
35	16	26	38	54	71
40	16	26	38	54	71
45	15	24	36	51	67
50	14	23	34	47	63
55	13	21	31	44	58
60	12	19	29	40	53
65	11	17	26	36	48
70	10	16	23	33	43
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	12	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	31
90	6	10	15	21	28

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Snatch should I do?

These are the most popular Dumbbell Snatch workouts done by female lifters:

4x10 9%

3x12 7%

3x8 7%

3x5 7%

3x10 6%

2x10 6%

4x8 5%

6x10 3%

5x10 3%

4x16 2%

5x5 2%

6x6 2%

8x10 2%

2x8 2%

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

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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 Snatch strength standards

Strength Level analysed 5,514 qualifying results from 65,598 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Snatch strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	65,598
Qualifying results	5,514
Male results	3,684
Female results	1,830
Data start	14 August 2020
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	9	23	44	72	105
120	12	27	49	78	112
130	14	30	54	84	119
140	16	33	58	89	125
150	18	37	62	94	132
160	21	40	66	99	137
170	23	43	70	104	143
180	25	46	74	109	149
190	27	49	78	113	154
200	29	52	81	118	159
210	32	54	85	122	164
220	34	57	88	126	169
230	36	60	92	130	173
240	38	62	95	134	178
250	40	65	98	138	182
260	42	67	101	141	186
270	44	70	104	145	190
280	46	72	107	148	194
290	47	75	110	152	198
300	49	77	113	155	202
310	51	79	115	158	206

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	37	62	94	130
20	22	42	71	107	149
25	22	43	73	110	153
30	22	43	73	110	153
35	22	43	73	110	153
40	22	43	73	110	153
45	21	41	69	104	145
50	20	38	65	98	135
55	18	35	60	90	125
60	17	32	54	82	114
65	15	29	49	74	103
70	13	26	44	67	93
75	12	24	40	60	83
80	11	21	36	54	75
85	10	19	32	48	67
90	9	17	29	43	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	9%	22
2	3	5	9%	21
3	4	4	7%	16
4	3	10	5%	13
5	4	12	5%	12
5	5	5	5%	12
7	3	3	4%	10
8	4	10	4%	9
8	3	8	4%	9
8	2	5	4%	9

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	29	42	57
100	12	20	31	45	60
110	13	21	33	47	62
120	14	23	34	49	64
130	15	24	36	50	66
140	16	25	37	52	68
150	17	26	39	54	70
160	17	27	40	55	72
170	18	28	41	57	74
180	19	29	42	58	75
190	20	30	44	59	77
200	21	31	45	61	78
210	21	32	46	62	80
220	22	33	47	63	81
230	23	34	48	64	82
240	23	35	49	65	83
250	24	35	50	66	85
260	25	36	51	67	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	33	46	60
20	15	25	37	52	69
25	16	26	38	54	71
30	16	26	38	54	71
35	16	26	38	54	71
40	16	26	38	54	71
45	15	24	36	51	67
50	14	23	34	47	63
55	13	21	31	44	58
60	12	19	29	40	53
65	11	17	26	36	48
70	10	16	23	33	43
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	12	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	31
90	6	10	15	21	28

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

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	23	44	72	105
120	12	27	49	78	112
130	14	30	54	84	119
140	16	33	58	89	125
150	18	37	62	94	132
160	21	40	66	99	137
170	23	43	70	104	143
180	25	46	74	109	149
190	27	49	78	113	154
200	29	52	81	118	159
210	32	54	85	122	164
220	34	57	88	126	169
230	36	60	92	130	173
240	38	62	95	134	178
250	40	65	98	138	182
260	42	67	101	141	186
270	44	70	104	145	190
280	46	72	107	148	194
290	47	75	110	152	198
300	49	77	113	155	202
310	51	79	115	158	206

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	37	62	94	130
20	22	42	71	107	149
25	22	43	73	110	153
30	22	43	73	110	153
35	22	43	73	110	153
40	22	43	73	110	153
45	21	41	69	104	145
50	20	38	65	98	135
55	18	35	60	90	125
60	17	32	54	82	114
65	15	29	49	74	103
70	13	26	44	67	93
75	12	24	40	60	83
80	11	21	36	54	75
85	10	19	32	48	67
90	9	17	29	43	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	9%	22
2	3	5	9%	21
3	4	4	7%	16
4	3	10	5%	13
5	4	12	5%	12
5	5	5	5%	12
7	3	3	4%	10
8	4	10	4%	9
8	3	8	4%	9
8	2	5	4%	9

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	29	42	57
100	12	20	31	45	60
110	13	21	33	47	62
120	14	23	34	49	64
130	15	24	36	50	66
140	16	25	37	52	68
150	17	26	39	54	70
160	17	27	40	55	72
170	18	28	41	57	74
180	19	29	42	58	75
190	20	30	44	59	77
200	21	31	45	61	78
210	21	32	46	62	80
220	22	33	47	63	81
230	23	34	48	64	82
240	23	35	49	65	83
250	24	35	50	66	85
260	25	36	51	67	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	33	46	60
20	15	25	37	52	69
25	16	26	38	54	71
30	16	26	38	54	71
35	16	26	38	54	71
40	16	26	38	54	71
45	15	24	36	51	67
50	14	23	34	47	63
55	13	21	31	44	58
60	12	19	29	40	53
65	11	17	26	36	48
70	10	16	23	33	43
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	12	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	31
90	6	10	15	21	28

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

Dumbbell Snatch Standards (lb)

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Male Dumbbell Snatch Standards (lb)

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Female Dumbbell Snatch Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Dumbbell Snatch strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	23	44	72	105
120	12	27	49	78	112
130	14	30	54	84	119
140	16	33	58	89	125
150	18	37	62	94	132
160	21	40	66	99	137
170	23	43	70	104	143
180	25	46	74	109	149
190	27	49	78	113	154
200	29	52	81	118	159
210	32	54	85	122	164
220	34	57	88	126	169
230	36	60	92	130	173
240	38	62	95	134	178
250	40	65	98	138	182
260	42	67	101	141	186
270	44	70	104	145	190
280	46	72	107	148	194
290	47	75	110	152	198
300	49	77	113	155	202
310	51	79	115	158	206

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	37	62	94	130
20	22	42	71	107	149
25	22	43	73	110	153
30	22	43	73	110	153
35	22	43	73	110	153
40	22	43	73	110	153
45	21	41	69	104	145
50	20	38	65	98	135
55	18	35	60	90	125
60	17	32	54	82	114
65	15	29	49	74	103
70	13	26	44	67	93
75	12	24	40	60	83
80	11	21	36	54	75
85	10	19	32	48	67
90	9	17	29	43	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	9%	22
2	3	5	9%	21
3	4	4	7%	16
4	3	10	5%	13
5	4	12	5%	12
5	5	5	5%	12
7	3	3	4%	10
8	4	10	4%	9
8	3	8	4%	9
8	2	5	4%	9

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	29	42	57
100	12	20	31	45	60
110	13	21	33	47	62
120	14	23	34	49	64
130	15	24	36	50	66
140	16	25	37	52	68
150	17	26	39	54	70
160	17	27	40	55	72
170	18	28	41	57	74
180	19	29	42	58	75
190	20	30	44	59	77
200	21	31	45	61	78
210	21	32	46	62	80
220	22	33	47	63	81
230	23	34	48	64	82
240	23	35	49	65	83
250	24	35	50	66	85
260	25	36	51	67	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	22	33	46	60
20	15	25	37	52	69
25	16	26	38	54	71
30	16	26	38	54	71
35	16	26	38	54	71
40	16	26	38	54	71
45	15	24	36	51	67
50	14	23	34	47	63
55	13	21	31	44	58
60	12	19	29	40	53
65	11	17	26	36	48
70	10	16	23	33	43
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	12	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	31
90	6	10	15	21	28

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