Good Morning Standards (kg)

The average Good Morning is 86 kg for men and 46 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Good Morning strength standards are based on 205,985 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Good Morning Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	27 kg
Novice	52 kg
Intermediate	86 kg
Advanced	129 kg
Elite	178 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.25x

How much should I be able to Good Morning? (kg)

What is the average Good Morning? The average Good Morning weight for a male lifter is 86 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Good Morning? Male beginners should aim to lift 27 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	23	45	74	109
55	12	28	52	83	119
60	16	33	59	91	129
65	19	38	65	99	139
70	23	43	72	107	148
75	26	48	78	115	157
80	30	53	84	122	165
85	33	57	90	129	173
90	37	62	95	136	181
95	40	66	101	143	189
100	44	71	106	149	196
105	47	75	112	155	204
110	50	79	117	161	210
115	54	83	122	167	217
120	57	88	127	173	224
125	60	92	131	179	230
130	63	95	136	184	236
135	67	99	141	189	242
140	70	103	145	195	248

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	44	73	110	151
20	27	51	84	126	173
25	27	52	86	129	178
30	27	52	86	129	178
35	27	52	86	129	178
40	27	52	86	129	178
45	26	49	82	122	168
50	24	46	76	114	157
55	22	43	70	105	145
60	20	39	64	96	133
65	19	35	58	87	120
70	17	32	52	78	108
75	15	28	47	70	97
80	13	25	42	63	87
85	12	23	38	56	78
90	11	20	34	51	70

How many sets and reps of Good Morning should I do?

These are the most popular Good Morning workouts done by male lifters:

3x1021%

3x810%

3x127%

4x107%

5x105%

3x54%

3x154%

4x84%

2x104%

4x123%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	731
2	3	8	10%	357
3	3	12	7%	263
4	4	10	7%	252
5	5	10	5%	160
6	3	5	4%	148
7	3	15	4%	147
8	4	8	4%	136
9	2	10	4%	133
10	4	12	3%	116

Female

Female Good Morning Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 kg
Novice	29 kg
Intermediate	46 kg
Advanced	68 kg
Elite	92 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.40x

How much should I be able to Good Morning? (kg)

What is the average Good Morning? The average Good Morning weight for a female lifter is 46 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Good Morning? Female beginners should aim to lift 16 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	22	37	56	77
45	12	24	39	58	80
50	14	25	41	61	83
55	15	27	43	63	86
60	16	28	45	65	89
65	17	29	47	67	91
70	18	31	48	69	93
75	19	32	50	71	95
80	20	33	51	73	97
85	20	34	52	74	99
90	21	35	54	76	101
95	22	36	55	78	103
100	23	37	56	79	104
105	24	38	57	80	106
110	24	39	58	82	107
115	25	40	59	83	109
120	26	41	61	84	110

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	40	58	78
20	16	28	45	66	89
25	16	29	46	68	92
30	16	29	46	68	92
35	16	29	46	68	92
40	16	29	46	68	92
45	16	28	44	64	87
50	15	26	41	60	81
55	13	24	38	55	75
60	12	22	35	50	68
65	11	20	31	46	62
70	10	18	28	41	56
75	9	16	25	37	50
80	8	14	23	33	45
85	7	13	20	30	40
90	6	11	18	27	36

How many sets and reps of Good Morning should I do?

These are the most popular Good Morning workouts done by female lifters:

3x1025%

3x812%

3x128%

4x108%

2x106%

3x155%

4x84%

4x123%

5x102%

5x52%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	404
2	3	8	12%	195
3	3	12	8%	132
4	4	10	8%	128
5	2	10	6%	96
6	3	15	5%	74
7	4	8	4%	67
8	4	12	3%	46
9	5	10	2%	38
10	5	5	2%	35

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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 Good Morning strength standards

Strength Level analysed 31,484 qualifying results from 205,985 community lifts to produce our Good Morning strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	205,985
Qualifying results	31,484
Male results	23,191
Female results	8,293
Data start	17 May 2017
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	9	23	45	74	109
55	12	28	52	83	119
60	16	33	59	91	129
65	19	38	65	99	139
70	23	43	72	107	148
75	26	48	78	115	157
80	30	53	84	122	165
85	33	57	90	129	173
90	37	62	95	136	181
95	40	66	101	143	189
100	44	71	106	149	196
105	47	75	112	155	204
110	50	79	117	161	210
115	54	83	122	167	217
120	57	88	127	173	224
125	60	92	131	179	230
130	63	95	136	184	236
135	67	99	141	189	242
140	70	103	145	195	248

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	44	73	110	151
20	27	51	84	126	173
25	27	52	86	129	178
30	27	52	86	129	178
35	27	52	86	129	178
40	27	52	86	129	178
45	26	49	82	122	168
50	24	46	76	114	157
55	22	43	70	105	145
60	20	39	64	96	133
65	19	35	58	87	120
70	17	32	52	78	108
75	15	28	47	70	97
80	13	25	42	63	87
85	12	23	38	56	78
90	11	20	34	51	70

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	731
2	3	8	10%	357
3	3	12	7%	263
4	4	10	7%	252
5	5	10	5%	160
6	3	5	4%	148
7	3	15	4%	147
8	4	8	4%	136
9	2	10	4%	133
10	4	12	3%	116

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	22	37	56	77
45	12	24	39	58	80
50	14	25	41	61	83
55	15	27	43	63	86
60	16	28	45	65	89
65	17	29	47	67	91
70	18	31	48	69	93
75	19	32	50	71	95
80	20	33	51	73	97
85	20	34	52	74	99
90	21	35	54	76	101
95	22	36	55	78	103
100	23	37	56	79	104
105	24	38	57	80	106
110	24	39	58	82	107
115	25	40	59	83	109
120	26	41	61	84	110

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	40	58	78
20	16	28	45	66	89
25	16	29	46	68	92
30	16	29	46	68	92
35	16	29	46	68	92
40	16	29	46	68	92
45	16	28	44	64	87
50	15	26	41	60	81
55	13	24	38	55	75
60	12	22	35	50	68
65	11	20	31	46	62
70	10	18	28	41	56
75	9	16	25	37	50
80	8	14	23	33	45
85	7	13	20	30	40
90	6	11	18	27	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	404
2	3	8	12%	195
3	3	12	8%	132
4	4	10	8%	128
5	2	10	6%	96
6	3	15	5%	74
7	4	8	4%	67
8	4	12	3%	46
9	5	10	2%	38
10	5	5	2%	35

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	23	45	74	109
55	12	28	52	83	119
60	16	33	59	91	129
65	19	38	65	99	139
70	23	43	72	107	148
75	26	48	78	115	157
80	30	53	84	122	165
85	33	57	90	129	173
90	37	62	95	136	181
95	40	66	101	143	189
100	44	71	106	149	196
105	47	75	112	155	204
110	50	79	117	161	210
115	54	83	122	167	217
120	57	88	127	173	224
125	60	92	131	179	230
130	63	95	136	184	236
135	67	99	141	189	242
140	70	103	145	195	248

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	44	73	110	151
20	27	51	84	126	173
25	27	52	86	129	178
30	27	52	86	129	178
35	27	52	86	129	178
40	27	52	86	129	178
45	26	49	82	122	168
50	24	46	76	114	157
55	22	43	70	105	145
60	20	39	64	96	133
65	19	35	58	87	120
70	17	32	52	78	108
75	15	28	47	70	97
80	13	25	42	63	87
85	12	23	38	56	78
90	11	20	34	51	70

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	731
2	3	8	10%	357
3	3	12	7%	263
4	4	10	7%	252
5	5	10	5%	160
6	3	5	4%	148
7	3	15	4%	147
8	4	8	4%	136
9	2	10	4%	133
10	4	12	3%	116

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	22	37	56	77
45	12	24	39	58	80
50	14	25	41	61	83
55	15	27	43	63	86
60	16	28	45	65	89
65	17	29	47	67	91
70	18	31	48	69	93
75	19	32	50	71	95
80	20	33	51	73	97
85	20	34	52	74	99
90	21	35	54	76	101
95	22	36	55	78	103
100	23	37	56	79	104
105	24	38	57	80	106
110	24	39	58	82	107
115	25	40	59	83	109
120	26	41	61	84	110

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	40	58	78
20	16	28	45	66	89
25	16	29	46	68	92
30	16	29	46	68	92
35	16	29	46	68	92
40	16	29	46	68	92
45	16	28	44	64	87
50	15	26	41	60	81
55	13	24	38	55	75
60	12	22	35	50	68
65	11	20	31	46	62
70	10	18	28	41	56
75	9	16	25	37	50
80	8	14	23	33	45
85	7	13	20	30	40
90	6	11	18	27	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	404
2	3	8	12%	195
3	3	12	8%	132
4	4	10	8%	128
5	2	10	6%	96
6	3	15	5%	74
7	4	8	4%	67
8	4	12	3%	46
9	5	10	2%	38
10	5	5	2%	35

Good Morning Standards (kg)

Male

Male Good Morning Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Good Morning? (kg)

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Good Morning should I do?

Female

Female Good Morning Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Good Morning? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Good Morning should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Good Morning strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	23	45	74	109
55	12	28	52	83	119
60	16	33	59	91	129
65	19	38	65	99	139
70	23	43	72	107	148
75	26	48	78	115	157
80	30	53	84	122	165
85	33	57	90	129	173
90	37	62	95	136	181
95	40	66	101	143	189
100	44	71	106	149	196
105	47	75	112	155	204
110	50	79	117	161	210
115	54	83	122	167	217
120	57	88	127	173	224
125	60	92	131	179	230
130	63	95	136	184	236
135	67	99	141	189	242
140	70	103	145	195	248

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	44	73	110	151
20	27	51	84	126	173
25	27	52	86	129	178
30	27	52	86	129	178
35	27	52	86	129	178
40	27	52	86	129	178
45	26	49	82	122	168
50	24	46	76	114	157
55	22	43	70	105	145
60	20	39	64	96	133
65	19	35	58	87	120
70	17	32	52	78	108
75	15	28	47	70	97
80	13	25	42	63	87
85	12	23	38	56	78
90	11	20	34	51	70

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	731
2	3	8	10%	357
3	3	12	7%	263
4	4	10	7%	252
5	5	10	5%	160
6	3	5	4%	148
7	3	15	4%	147
8	4	8	4%	136
9	2	10	4%	133
10	4	12	3%	116

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	22	37	56	77
45	12	24	39	58	80
50	14	25	41	61	83
55	15	27	43	63	86
60	16	28	45	65	89
65	17	29	47	67	91
70	18	31	48	69	93
75	19	32	50	71	95
80	20	33	51	73	97
85	20	34	52	74	99
90	21	35	54	76	101
95	22	36	55	78	103
100	23	37	56	79	104
105	24	38	57	80	106
110	24	39	58	82	107
115	25	40	59	83	109
120	26	41	61	84	110

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	40	58	78
20	16	28	45	66	89
25	16	29	46	68	92
30	16	29	46	68	92
35	16	29	46	68	92
40	16	29	46	68	92
45	16	28	44	64	87
50	15	26	41	60	81
55	13	24	38	55	75
60	12	22	35	50	68
65	11	20	31	46	62
70	10	18	28	41	56
75	9	16	25	37	50
80	8	14	23	33	45
85	7	13	20	30	40
90	6	11	18	27	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	404
2	3	8	12%	195
3	3	12	8%	132
4	4	10	8%	128
5	2	10	6%	96
6	3	15	5%	74
7	4	8	4%	67
8	4	12	3%	46
9	5	10	2%	38
10	5	5	2%	35