Dumbbell Snatch Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Snatch is 33 kg for men and 17 kg 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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Male

Male Dumbbell Snatch Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 kg
Novice	20 kg
Intermediate	33 kg
Advanced	50 kg
Elite	69 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Snatch? The average Dumbbell Snatch weight for a male lifter is 33 kg (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 10 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	11	20	33	48
55	5	12	22	36	51
60	7	14	25	39	55
65	8	16	27	41	58
70	9	17	29	44	61
75	10	19	31	46	64
80	11	20	33	49	67
85	12	22	35	51	69
90	13	23	37	53	72
95	14	25	38	55	74
100	15	26	40	57	77
105	16	27	42	59	79
110	17	29	43	61	81
115	18	30	45	63	83
120	19	31	46	65	85
125	20	32	48	67	87
130	21	34	49	68	89
135	22	35	51	70	91
140	23	36	52	72	93

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	43	59
20	10	19	32	49	68
25	10	20	33	50	69
30	10	20	33	50	69
35	10	20	33	50	69
40	10	20	33	50	69
45	10	19	31	47	66
50	9	17	29	44	61
55	8	16	27	41	57
60	7	15	25	37	52
65	7	13	22	34	47
70	6	12	20	30	42
75	5	11	18	27	38
80	5	10	16	24	34
85	4	9	14	22	30
90	4	8	13	20	27

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	17 kg
Advanced	24 kg
Elite	32 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 Snatch? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Snatch? The average Dumbbell Snatch weight for a female lifter is 17 kg (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 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	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	21	28
55	6	10	16	22	29
60	7	11	16	23	30
65	7	12	17	24	31
70	8	12	18	25	32
75	8	13	18	25	33
80	9	13	19	26	34
85	9	14	20	27	35
90	9	14	20	27	35
95	10	15	21	28	36
100	10	15	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	37
110	11	16	22	30	38
115	11	16	23	30	39
120	11	17	23	31	39

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	27
20	7	11	17	24	31
25	7	12	17	24	32
30	7	12	17	24	32
35	7	12	17	24	32
40	7	12	17	24	32
45	7	11	16	23	30
50	6	10	15	22	28
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	5	9	13	18	24
65	5	8	12	16	22
70	4	7	11	15	19
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	3	6	8	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

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
50	4	11	20	33	48
55	5	12	22	36	51
60	7	14	25	39	55
65	8	16	27	41	58
70	9	17	29	44	61
75	10	19	31	46	64
80	11	20	33	49	67
85	12	22	35	51	69
90	13	23	37	53	72
95	14	25	38	55	74
100	15	26	40	57	77
105	16	27	42	59	79
110	17	29	43	61	81
115	18	30	45	63	83
120	19	31	46	65	85
125	20	32	48	67	87
130	21	34	49	68	89
135	22	35	51	70	91
140	23	36	52	72	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	43	59
20	10	19	32	49	68
25	10	20	33	50	69
30	10	20	33	50	69
35	10	20	33	50	69
40	10	20	33	50	69
45	10	19	31	47	66
50	9	17	29	44	61
55	8	16	27	41	57
60	7	15	25	37	52
65	7	13	22	34	47
70	6	12	20	30	42
75	5	11	18	27	38
80	5	10	16	24	34
85	4	9	14	22	30
90	4	8	13	20	27

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
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	21	28
55	6	10	16	22	29
60	7	11	16	23	30
65	7	12	17	24	31
70	8	12	18	25	32
75	8	13	18	25	33
80	9	13	19	26	34
85	9	14	20	27	35
90	9	14	20	27	35
95	10	15	21	28	36
100	10	15	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	37
110	11	16	22	30	38
115	11	16	23	30	39
120	11	17	23	31	39

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	27
20	7	11	17	24	31
25	7	12	17	24	32
30	7	12	17	24	32
35	7	12	17	24	32
40	7	12	17	24	32
45	7	11	16	23	30
50	6	10	15	22	28
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	5	9	13	18	24
65	5	8	12	16	22
70	4	7	11	15	19
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	3	6	8	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

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
50	4	11	20	33	48
55	5	12	22	36	51
60	7	14	25	39	55
65	8	16	27	41	58
70	9	17	29	44	61
75	10	19	31	46	64
80	11	20	33	49	67
85	12	22	35	51	69
90	13	23	37	53	72
95	14	25	38	55	74
100	15	26	40	57	77
105	16	27	42	59	79
110	17	29	43	61	81
115	18	30	45	63	83
120	19	31	46	65	85
125	20	32	48	67	87
130	21	34	49	68	89
135	22	35	51	70	91
140	23	36	52	72	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	43	59
20	10	19	32	49	68
25	10	20	33	50	69
30	10	20	33	50	69
35	10	20	33	50	69
40	10	20	33	50	69
45	10	19	31	47	66
50	9	17	29	44	61
55	8	16	27	41	57
60	7	15	25	37	52
65	7	13	22	34	47
70	6	12	20	30	42
75	5	11	18	27	38
80	5	10	16	24	34
85	4	9	14	22	30
90	4	8	13	20	27

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
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	21	28
55	6	10	16	22	29
60	7	11	16	23	30
65	7	12	17	24	31
70	8	12	18	25	32
75	8	13	18	25	33
80	9	13	19	26	34
85	9	14	20	27	35
90	9	14	20	27	35
95	10	15	21	28	36
100	10	15	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	37
110	11	16	22	30	38
115	11	16	23	30	39
120	11	17	23	31	39

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	27
20	7	11	17	24	31
25	7	12	17	24	32
30	7	12	17	24	32
35	7	12	17	24	32
40	7	12	17	24	32
45	7	11	16	23	30
50	6	10	15	22	28
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	5	9	13	18	24
65	5	8	12	16	22
70	4	7	11	15	19
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	3	6	8	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

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 (kg)

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Male Dumbbell Snatch Standards (kg)

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Female Dumbbell Snatch Standards (kg)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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Data behind the Dumbbell Snatch strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	4	11	20	33	48
55	5	12	22	36	51
60	7	14	25	39	55
65	8	16	27	41	58
70	9	17	29	44	61
75	10	19	31	46	64
80	11	20	33	49	67
85	12	22	35	51	69
90	13	23	37	53	72
95	14	25	38	55	74
100	15	26	40	57	77
105	16	27	42	59	79
110	17	29	43	61	81
115	18	30	45	63	83
120	19	31	46	65	85
125	20	32	48	67	87
130	21	34	49	68	89
135	22	35	51	70	91
140	23	36	52	72	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	43	59
20	10	19	32	49	68
25	10	20	33	50	69
30	10	20	33	50	69
35	10	20	33	50	69
40	10	20	33	50	69
45	10	19	31	47	66
50	9	17	29	44	61
55	8	16	27	41	57
60	7	15	25	37	52
65	7	13	22	34	47
70	6	12	20	30	42
75	5	11	18	27	38
80	5	10	16	24	34
85	4	9	14	22	30
90	4	8	13	20	27

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
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	21	28
55	6	10	16	22	29
60	7	11	16	23	30
65	7	12	17	24	31
70	8	12	18	25	32
75	8	13	18	25	33
80	9	13	19	26	34
85	9	14	20	27	35
90	9	14	20	27	35
95	10	15	21	28	36
100	10	15	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	37
110	11	16	22	30	38
115	11	16	23	30	39
120	11	17	23	31	39

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	27
20	7	11	17	24	31
25	7	12	17	24	32
30	7	12	17	24	32
35	7	12	17	24	32
40	7	12	17	24	32
45	7	11	16	23	30
50	6	10	15	22	28
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	5	9	13	18	24
65	5	8	12	16	22
70	4	7	11	15	19
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	3	6	8	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

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