Dumbbell Thruster Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Thruster is 53 lb for men and 32 lb 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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	12 lb
Novice	28 lb
Intermediate	53 lb
Advanced	85 lb
Elite	124 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Thruster? The average Dumbbell Thruster weight for a male lifter is 53 lb (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 12 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	4	15	33	58	90
120	5	17	36	63	95
130	7	19	40	67	100
140	8	21	43	71	105
150	9	24	46	75	110
160	11	26	48	79	114
170	12	28	51	82	118
180	13	30	54	86	122
190	14	32	57	89	126
200	16	33	59	92	130
210	17	35	62	95	134
220	18	37	64	98	137
230	20	39	66	101	141
240	21	41	69	104	144
250	22	42	71	107	147
260	23	44	73	109	150
270	24	46	75	112	154
280	26	47	77	114	156
290	27	49	79	117	159
300	28	51	81	119	162
310	29	52	83	122	165

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	24	45	73	105
20	11	27	51	83	120
25	12	28	53	85	124
30	12	28	53	85	124
35	12	28	53	85	124
40	12	28	53	85	124
45	11	26	50	81	117
50	10	25	47	75	109
55	9	23	43	70	101
60	9	21	39	64	92
65	8	19	36	58	83
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	6	15	29	46	67
80	6	14	26	42	60
85	5	12	23	37	54
90	5	11	21	33	48

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 lb
Novice	20 lb
Intermediate	32 lb
Advanced	46 lb
Elite	62 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Thruster? The average Dumbbell Thruster weight for a female lifter is 32 lb (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 11 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	9	16	27	40	55
100	9	17	28	42	57
110	10	18	29	43	58
120	10	19	30	44	60
130	11	19	31	45	61
140	11	20	32	46	62
150	12	21	32	47	63
160	12	21	33	48	64
170	13	22	34	48	65
180	13	22	34	49	66
190	14	23	35	50	66
200	14	23	36	51	67
210	14	24	36	51	68
220	15	24	37	52	69
230	15	25	37	52	69
240	15	25	38	53	70
250	15	25	38	54	71
260	16	26	39	54	71

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	17	27	39	53
20	11	20	31	45	61
25	11	20	32	46	62
30	11	20	32	46	62
35	11	20	32	46	62
40	11	20	32	46	62
45	11	19	30	44	59
50	10	18	28	41	55
55	9	16	26	38	51
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	8	14	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	6	10	16	23	30
85	5	9	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

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
110	4	15	33	58	90
120	5	17	36	63	95
130	7	19	40	67	100
140	8	21	43	71	105
150	9	24	46	75	110
160	11	26	48	79	114
170	12	28	51	82	118
180	13	30	54	86	122
190	14	32	57	89	126
200	16	33	59	92	130
210	17	35	62	95	134
220	18	37	64	98	137
230	20	39	66	101	141
240	21	41	69	104	144
250	22	42	71	107	147
260	23	44	73	109	150
270	24	46	75	112	154
280	26	47	77	114	156
290	27	49	79	117	159
300	28	51	81	119	162
310	29	52	83	122	165

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	24	45	73	105
20	11	27	51	83	120
25	12	28	53	85	124
30	12	28	53	85	124
35	12	28	53	85	124
40	12	28	53	85	124
45	11	26	50	81	117
50	10	25	47	75	109
55	9	23	43	70	101
60	9	21	39	64	92
65	8	19	36	58	83
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	6	15	29	46	67
80	6	14	26	42	60
85	5	12	23	37	54
90	5	11	21	33	48

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
90	9	16	27	40	55
100	9	17	28	42	57
110	10	18	29	43	58
120	10	19	30	44	60
130	11	19	31	45	61
140	11	20	32	46	62
150	12	21	32	47	63
160	12	21	33	48	64
170	13	22	34	48	65
180	13	22	34	49	66
190	14	23	35	50	66
200	14	23	36	51	67
210	14	24	36	51	68
220	15	24	37	52	69
230	15	25	37	52	69
240	15	25	38	53	70
250	15	25	38	54	71
260	16	26	39	54	71

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	17	27	39	53
20	11	20	31	45	61
25	11	20	32	46	62
30	11	20	32	46	62
35	11	20	32	46	62
40	11	20	32	46	62
45	11	19	30	44	59
50	10	18	28	41	55
55	9	16	26	38	51
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	8	14	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	6	10	16	23	30
85	5	9	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

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
110	4	15	33	58	90
120	5	17	36	63	95
130	7	19	40	67	100
140	8	21	43	71	105
150	9	24	46	75	110
160	11	26	48	79	114
170	12	28	51	82	118
180	13	30	54	86	122
190	14	32	57	89	126
200	16	33	59	92	130
210	17	35	62	95	134
220	18	37	64	98	137
230	20	39	66	101	141
240	21	41	69	104	144
250	22	42	71	107	147
260	23	44	73	109	150
270	24	46	75	112	154
280	26	47	77	114	156
290	27	49	79	117	159
300	28	51	81	119	162
310	29	52	83	122	165

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	24	45	73	105
20	11	27	51	83	120
25	12	28	53	85	124
30	12	28	53	85	124
35	12	28	53	85	124
40	12	28	53	85	124
45	11	26	50	81	117
50	10	25	47	75	109
55	9	23	43	70	101
60	9	21	39	64	92
65	8	19	36	58	83
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	6	15	29	46	67
80	6	14	26	42	60
85	5	12	23	37	54
90	5	11	21	33	48

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
90	9	16	27	40	55
100	9	17	28	42	57
110	10	18	29	43	58
120	10	19	30	44	60
130	11	19	31	45	61
140	11	20	32	46	62
150	12	21	32	47	63
160	12	21	33	48	64
170	13	22	34	48	65
180	13	22	34	49	66
190	14	23	35	50	66
200	14	23	36	51	67
210	14	24	36	51	68
220	15	24	37	52	69
230	15	25	37	52	69
240	15	25	38	53	70
250	15	25	38	54	71
260	16	26	39	54	71

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	17	27	39	53
20	11	20	31	45	61
25	11	20	32	46	62
30	11	20	32	46	62
35	11	20	32	46	62
40	11	20	32	46	62
45	11	19	30	44	59
50	10	18	28	41	55
55	9	16	26	38	51
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	8	14	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	6	10	16	23	30
85	5	9	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

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 (lb)

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Male Dumbbell Thruster Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Dumbbell Thruster strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	4	15	33	58	90
120	5	17	36	63	95
130	7	19	40	67	100
140	8	21	43	71	105
150	9	24	46	75	110
160	11	26	48	79	114
170	12	28	51	82	118
180	13	30	54	86	122
190	14	32	57	89	126
200	16	33	59	92	130
210	17	35	62	95	134
220	18	37	64	98	137
230	20	39	66	101	141
240	21	41	69	104	144
250	22	42	71	107	147
260	23	44	73	109	150
270	24	46	75	112	154
280	26	47	77	114	156
290	27	49	79	117	159
300	28	51	81	119	162
310	29	52	83	122	165

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	24	45	73	105
20	11	27	51	83	120
25	12	28	53	85	124
30	12	28	53	85	124
35	12	28	53	85	124
40	12	28	53	85	124
45	11	26	50	81	117
50	10	25	47	75	109
55	9	23	43	70	101
60	9	21	39	64	92
65	8	19	36	58	83
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	6	15	29	46	67
80	6	14	26	42	60
85	5	12	23	37	54
90	5	11	21	33	48

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
90	9	16	27	40	55
100	9	17	28	42	57
110	10	18	29	43	58
120	10	19	30	44	60
130	11	19	31	45	61
140	11	20	32	46	62
150	12	21	32	47	63
160	12	21	33	48	64
170	13	22	34	48	65
180	13	22	34	49	66
190	14	23	35	50	66
200	14	23	36	51	67
210	14	24	36	51	68
220	15	24	37	52	69
230	15	25	37	52	69
240	15	25	38	53	70
250	15	25	38	54	71
260	16	26	39	54	71

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	17	27	39	53
20	11	20	31	45	61
25	11	20	32	46	62
30	11	20	32	46	62
35	11	20	32	46	62
40	11	20	32	46	62
45	11	19	30	44	59
50	10	18	28	41	55
55	9	16	26	38	51
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	8	14	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	6	10	16	23	30
85	5	9	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

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