Dumbbell Thruster Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Thruster is 24 kg for men and 14 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Thruster strength standards are based on 31,774 lifts by Strength Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Thruster Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	24 kg
Advanced	39 kg
Elite	56 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Thruster? The average Dumbbell Thruster weight for a male lifter is 24 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Thruster? Male beginners should aim to lift 5 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	2	7	15	27	41
55	2	8	17	29	43
60	3	9	18	31	46
65	4	10	20	33	48
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	6	13	24	38	55
85	6	14	25	40	57
90	7	15	27	42	59
95	8	16	28	43	61
100	8	17	29	45	62
105	9	18	30	46	64
110	10	19	31	47	66
115	10	20	32	49	67
120	11	20	34	50	69
125	11	21	35	51	70
130	12	22	36	53	72
135	13	23	37	54	73
140	13	24	38	55	75

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	20	33	48
20	5	12	23	38	55
25	5	13	24	39	56
30	5	13	24	39	56
35	5	13	24	39	56
40	5	13	24	39	56
45	5	12	23	37	53
50	5	11	21	34	50
55	4	10	20	32	46
60	4	9	18	29	42
65	4	9	16	26	38
70	3	8	15	24	34
75	3	7	13	21	31
80	3	6	12	19	27
85	2	6	10	17	25
90	2	5	9	15	22

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

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

3x15 62%

3x10 9%

2x10 6%

3x12 4%

4x10 3%

3x5 2%

2x20 2%

4x8 2%

3x8 1%

4x4 1%

10x4 1%

4x12 1%

4x14 1%

4x30 1%

7x7 1%

6x10 1%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	62%	55
2	3	10	9%	8
3	2	10	6%	5
4	3	12	4%	4
5	4	10	3%	3
6	3	5	2%	2
6	2	20	2%	2
6	4	8	2%	2
9	3	8	1%	1
9	4	4	1%	1
9	10	4	1%	1
9	4	12	1%	1
9	4	14	1%	1
9	4	30	1%	1
9	7	7	1%	1
9	6	10	1%	1

Female

Female Dumbbell Thruster Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	9 kg
Intermediate	14 kg
Advanced	21 kg
Elite	28 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.45x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Thruster? The average Dumbbell Thruster weight for a female lifter is 14 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Thruster? Female beginners should aim to lift 5 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	4	7	12	18	25
45	4	8	13	19	26
50	5	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	9	14	20	28
65	5	9	14	21	28
70	5	9	15	21	29
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	6	10	15	22	30
85	6	10	16	23	30
90	6	10	16	23	30
95	6	11	16	23	31
100	7	11	17	24	31
105	7	11	17	24	32
110	7	11	17	24	32
115	7	12	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	33

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	8	12	18	24
20	5	9	14	20	28
25	5	9	14	21	28
30	5	9	14	21	28
35	5	9	14	21	28
40	5	9	14	21	28
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	5	8	13	19	25
55	4	7	12	17	23
60	4	7	11	16	21
65	4	6	10	14	19
70	3	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	11	15
80	3	4	7	10	14
85	2	4	6	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

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

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

3x10 24%

2x10 18%

6x10 18%

3x20 12%

4x10 12%

3x6 6%

3x12 6%

5x10 6%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	4
2	2	10	18%	3
2	6	10	18%	3
4	3	20	12%	2
4	4	10	12%	2
6	3	6	6%	1
6	3	12	6%	1
6	5	10	6%	1

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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 Dumbbell Thruster strength standards

Strength Level analysed 962 qualifying results from 31,774 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Thruster strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	31,774
Qualifying results	962
Male results	650
Female results	312
Data start	23 December 2021
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	2	7	15	27	41
55	2	8	17	29	43
60	3	9	18	31	46
65	4	10	20	33	48
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	6	13	24	38	55
85	6	14	25	40	57
90	7	15	27	42	59
95	8	16	28	43	61
100	8	17	29	45	62
105	9	18	30	46	64
110	10	19	31	47	66
115	10	20	32	49	67
120	11	20	34	50	69
125	11	21	35	51	70
130	12	22	36	53	72
135	13	23	37	54	73
140	13	24	38	55	75

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	20	33	48
20	5	12	23	38	55
25	5	13	24	39	56
30	5	13	24	39	56
35	5	13	24	39	56
40	5	13	24	39	56
45	5	12	23	37	53
50	5	11	21	34	50
55	4	10	20	32	46
60	4	9	18	29	42
65	4	9	16	26	38
70	3	8	15	24	34
75	3	7	13	21	31
80	3	6	12	19	27
85	2	6	10	17	25
90	2	5	9	15	22

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	62%	55
2	3	10	9%	8
3	2	10	6%	5
4	3	12	4%	4
5	4	10	3%	3
6	3	5	2%	2
6	2	20	2%	2
6	4	8	2%	2
9	3	8	1%	1
9	4	4	1%	1
9	10	4	1%	1
9	4	12	1%	1
9	4	14	1%	1
9	4	30	1%	1
9	7	7	1%	1
9	6	10	1%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	7	12	18	25
45	4	8	13	19	26
50	5	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	9	14	20	28
65	5	9	14	21	28
70	5	9	15	21	29
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	6	10	15	22	30
85	6	10	16	23	30
90	6	10	16	23	30
95	6	11	16	23	31
100	7	11	17	24	31
105	7	11	17	24	32
110	7	11	17	24	32
115	7	12	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	33

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	8	12	18	24
20	5	9	14	20	28
25	5	9	14	21	28
30	5	9	14	21	28
35	5	9	14	21	28
40	5	9	14	21	28
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	5	8	13	19	25
55	4	7	12	17	23
60	4	7	11	16	21
65	4	6	10	14	19
70	3	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	11	15
80	3	4	7	10	14
85	2	4	6	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	4
2	2	10	18%	3
2	6	10	18%	3
4	3	20	12%	2
4	4	10	12%	2
6	3	6	6%	1
6	3	12	6%	1
6	5	10	6%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	2	7	15	27	41
55	2	8	17	29	43
60	3	9	18	31	46
65	4	10	20	33	48
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	6	13	24	38	55
85	6	14	25	40	57
90	7	15	27	42	59
95	8	16	28	43	61
100	8	17	29	45	62
105	9	18	30	46	64
110	10	19	31	47	66
115	10	20	32	49	67
120	11	20	34	50	69
125	11	21	35	51	70
130	12	22	36	53	72
135	13	23	37	54	73
140	13	24	38	55	75

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	20	33	48
20	5	12	23	38	55
25	5	13	24	39	56
30	5	13	24	39	56
35	5	13	24	39	56
40	5	13	24	39	56
45	5	12	23	37	53
50	5	11	21	34	50
55	4	10	20	32	46
60	4	9	18	29	42
65	4	9	16	26	38
70	3	8	15	24	34
75	3	7	13	21	31
80	3	6	12	19	27
85	2	6	10	17	25
90	2	5	9	15	22

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	62%	55
2	3	10	9%	8
3	2	10	6%	5
4	3	12	4%	4
5	4	10	3%	3
6	3	5	2%	2
6	2	20	2%	2
6	4	8	2%	2
9	3	8	1%	1
9	4	4	1%	1
9	10	4	1%	1
9	4	12	1%	1
9	4	14	1%	1
9	4	30	1%	1
9	7	7	1%	1
9	6	10	1%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	7	12	18	25
45	4	8	13	19	26
50	5	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	9	14	20	28
65	5	9	14	21	28
70	5	9	15	21	29
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	6	10	15	22	30
85	6	10	16	23	30
90	6	10	16	23	30
95	6	11	16	23	31
100	7	11	17	24	31
105	7	11	17	24	32
110	7	11	17	24	32
115	7	12	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	33

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	8	12	18	24
20	5	9	14	20	28
25	5	9	14	21	28
30	5	9	14	21	28
35	5	9	14	21	28
40	5	9	14	21	28
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	5	8	13	19	25
55	4	7	12	17	23
60	4	7	11	16	21
65	4	6	10	14	19
70	3	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	11	15
80	3	4	7	10	14
85	2	4	6	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	4
2	2	10	18%	3
2	6	10	18%	3
4	3	20	12%	2
4	4	10	12%	2
6	3	6	6%	1
6	3	12	6%	1
6	5	10	6%	1

Dumbbell Thruster Standards (kg)

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Male Dumbbell Thruster Standards (kg)

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Female Dumbbell Thruster Standards (kg)

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Data behind the Dumbbell Thruster strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	2	7	15	27	41
55	2	8	17	29	43
60	3	9	18	31	46
65	4	10	20	33	48
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	6	13	24	38	55
85	6	14	25	40	57
90	7	15	27	42	59
95	8	16	28	43	61
100	8	17	29	45	62
105	9	18	30	46	64
110	10	19	31	47	66
115	10	20	32	49	67
120	11	20	34	50	69
125	11	21	35	51	70
130	12	22	36	53	72
135	13	23	37	54	73
140	13	24	38	55	75

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	20	33	48
20	5	12	23	38	55
25	5	13	24	39	56
30	5	13	24	39	56
35	5	13	24	39	56
40	5	13	24	39	56
45	5	12	23	37	53
50	5	11	21	34	50
55	4	10	20	32	46
60	4	9	18	29	42
65	4	9	16	26	38
70	3	8	15	24	34
75	3	7	13	21	31
80	3	6	12	19	27
85	2	6	10	17	25
90	2	5	9	15	22

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	62%	55
2	3	10	9%	8
3	2	10	6%	5
4	3	12	4%	4
5	4	10	3%	3
6	3	5	2%	2
6	2	20	2%	2
6	4	8	2%	2
9	3	8	1%	1
9	4	4	1%	1
9	10	4	1%	1
9	4	12	1%	1
9	4	14	1%	1
9	4	30	1%	1
9	7	7	1%	1
9	6	10	1%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	7	12	18	25
45	4	8	13	19	26
50	5	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	27
60	5	9	14	20	28
65	5	9	14	21	28
70	5	9	15	21	29
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	6	10	15	22	30
85	6	10	16	23	30
90	6	10	16	23	30
95	6	11	16	23	31
100	7	11	17	24	31
105	7	11	17	24	32
110	7	11	17	24	32
115	7	12	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	33

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	8	12	18	24
20	5	9	14	20	28
25	5	9	14	21	28
30	5	9	14	21	28
35	5	9	14	21	28
40	5	9	14	21	28
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	5	8	13	19	25
55	4	7	12	17	23
60	4	7	11	16	21
65	4	6	10	14	19
70	3	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	11	15
80	3	4	7	10	14
85	2	4	6	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	4
2	2	10	18%	3
2	6	10	18%	3
4	3	20	12%	2
4	4	10	12%	2
6	3	6	6%	1
6	3	12	6%	1
6	5	10	6%	1