Good Morning Standards (lb)

The average Good Morning is 190 lb for men and 102 lb 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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Male

Male Good Morning Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	60 lb
Novice	115 lb
Intermediate	190 lb
Advanced	284 lb
Elite	392 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

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? (lb)

What is the average Good Morning? The average Good Morning weight for a male lifter is 190 lb (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 60 lb (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
110	20	51	99	163	239
120	26	61	113	181	260
130	33	71	126	197	280
140	40	81	139	214	300
150	47	91	152	230	318
160	54	100	165	245	336
170	61	110	177	260	354
180	68	119	189	274	370
190	75	129	200	288	387
200	82	138	212	302	402
210	89	147	223	315	417
220	96	156	234	328	432
230	103	164	244	340	447
240	109	173	255	352	461
250	116	181	265	364	474
260	123	189	275	376	487
270	129	197	284	387	500
280	136	205	294	398	513
290	142	213	303	409	525
300	148	221	312	420	537
310	154	228	321	430	549

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	98	162	242	334
20	59	112	185	277	382
25	60	115	190	284	392
30	60	115	190	284	392
35	60	115	190	284	392
40	60	115	190	284	392
45	57	109	180	269	371
50	54	102	168	252	347
55	49	94	155	232	320
60	45	86	142	212	292
65	41	77	128	192	265
70	37	70	115	173	238
75	33	63	104	155	213
80	30	56	93	139	191
85	26	50	83	124	171
90	24	45	75	111	154

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

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

3x10 21%

3x8 10%

3x12 7%

4x10 7%

5x10 5%

3x5 4%

3x15 4%

4x8 4%

2x10 4%

4x12 3%

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	36 lb
Novice	64 lb
Intermediate	102 lb
Advanced	149 lb
Elite	202 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

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? (lb)

What is the average Good Morning? The average Good Morning weight for a female lifter is 102 lb (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 36 lb (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
90	25	49	82	123	171
100	28	52	86	129	178
110	30	55	90	134	183
120	32	59	94	139	189
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	36	64	101	147	199
150	38	67	105	151	204
160	40	69	108	155	208
170	42	72	111	158	212
180	44	74	114	162	216
190	46	76	116	165	219
200	47	78	119	168	223
210	49	80	121	171	226
220	50	82	124	174	230
230	52	84	126	177	233
240	53	86	128	179	236
250	55	88	130	182	239
260	56	89	133	184	242

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	55	87	127	172
20	35	63	100	145	197
25	36	64	102	149	202
30	36	64	102	149	202
35	36	64	102	149	202
40	36	64	102	149	202
45	34	61	97	141	191
50	32	57	90	132	179
55	30	52	83	122	165
60	27	48	76	111	151
65	24	43	69	101	136
70	22	39	62	91	123
75	20	35	56	81	110
80	18	31	50	73	98
85	16	28	45	65	88
90	14	25	40	58	79

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

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

3x10 25%

3x8 12%

3x12 8%

4x10 8%

2x10 6%

3x15 5%

4x8 4%

4x12 3%

5x10 2%

5x5 2%

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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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 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
110	20	51	99	163	239
120	26	61	113	181	260
130	33	71	126	197	280
140	40	81	139	214	300
150	47	91	152	230	318
160	54	100	165	245	336
170	61	110	177	260	354
180	68	119	189	274	370
190	75	129	200	288	387
200	82	138	212	302	402
210	89	147	223	315	417
220	96	156	234	328	432
230	103	164	244	340	447
240	109	173	255	352	461
250	116	181	265	364	474
260	123	189	275	376	487
270	129	197	284	387	500
280	136	205	294	398	513
290	142	213	303	409	525
300	148	221	312	420	537
310	154	228	321	430	549

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	98	162	242	334
20	59	112	185	277	382
25	60	115	190	284	392
30	60	115	190	284	392
35	60	115	190	284	392
40	60	115	190	284	392
45	57	109	180	269	371
50	54	102	168	252	347
55	49	94	155	232	320
60	45	86	142	212	292
65	41	77	128	192	265
70	37	70	115	173	238
75	33	63	104	155	213
80	30	56	93	139	191
85	26	50	83	124	171
90	24	45	75	111	154

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
90	25	49	82	123	171
100	28	52	86	129	178
110	30	55	90	134	183
120	32	59	94	139	189
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	36	64	101	147	199
150	38	67	105	151	204
160	40	69	108	155	208
170	42	72	111	158	212
180	44	74	114	162	216
190	46	76	116	165	219
200	47	78	119	168	223
210	49	80	121	171	226
220	50	82	124	174	230
230	52	84	126	177	233
240	53	86	128	179	236
250	55	88	130	182	239
260	56	89	133	184	242

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	55	87	127	172
20	35	63	100	145	197
25	36	64	102	149	202
30	36	64	102	149	202
35	36	64	102	149	202
40	36	64	102	149	202
45	34	61	97	141	191
50	32	57	90	132	179
55	30	52	83	122	165
60	27	48	76	111	151
65	24	43	69	101	136
70	22	39	62	91	123
75	20	35	56	81	110
80	18	31	50	73	98
85	16	28	45	65	88
90	14	25	40	58	79

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
110	20	51	99	163	239
120	26	61	113	181	260
130	33	71	126	197	280
140	40	81	139	214	300
150	47	91	152	230	318
160	54	100	165	245	336
170	61	110	177	260	354
180	68	119	189	274	370
190	75	129	200	288	387
200	82	138	212	302	402
210	89	147	223	315	417
220	96	156	234	328	432
230	103	164	244	340	447
240	109	173	255	352	461
250	116	181	265	364	474
260	123	189	275	376	487
270	129	197	284	387	500
280	136	205	294	398	513
290	142	213	303	409	525
300	148	221	312	420	537
310	154	228	321	430	549

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	98	162	242	334
20	59	112	185	277	382
25	60	115	190	284	392
30	60	115	190	284	392
35	60	115	190	284	392
40	60	115	190	284	392
45	57	109	180	269	371
50	54	102	168	252	347
55	49	94	155	232	320
60	45	86	142	212	292
65	41	77	128	192	265
70	37	70	115	173	238
75	33	63	104	155	213
80	30	56	93	139	191
85	26	50	83	124	171
90	24	45	75	111	154

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
90	25	49	82	123	171
100	28	52	86	129	178
110	30	55	90	134	183
120	32	59	94	139	189
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	36	64	101	147	199
150	38	67	105	151	204
160	40	69	108	155	208
170	42	72	111	158	212
180	44	74	114	162	216
190	46	76	116	165	219
200	47	78	119	168	223
210	49	80	121	171	226
220	50	82	124	174	230
230	52	84	126	177	233
240	53	86	128	179	236
250	55	88	130	182	239
260	56	89	133	184	242

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	55	87	127	172
20	35	63	100	145	197
25	36	64	102	149	202
30	36	64	102	149	202
35	36	64	102	149	202
40	36	64	102	149	202
45	34	61	97	141	191
50	32	57	90	132	179
55	30	52	83	122	165
60	27	48	76	111	151
65	24	43	69	101	136
70	22	39	62	91	123
75	20	35	56	81	110
80	18	31	50	73	98
85	16	28	45	65	88
90	14	25	40	58	79

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 (lb)

Male

Male Good Morning Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Good Morning Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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
110	20	51	99	163	239
120	26	61	113	181	260
130	33	71	126	197	280
140	40	81	139	214	300
150	47	91	152	230	318
160	54	100	165	245	336
170	61	110	177	260	354
180	68	119	189	274	370
190	75	129	200	288	387
200	82	138	212	302	402
210	89	147	223	315	417
220	96	156	234	328	432
230	103	164	244	340	447
240	109	173	255	352	461
250	116	181	265	364	474
260	123	189	275	376	487
270	129	197	284	387	500
280	136	205	294	398	513
290	142	213	303	409	525
300	148	221	312	420	537
310	154	228	321	430	549

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	98	162	242	334
20	59	112	185	277	382
25	60	115	190	284	392
30	60	115	190	284	392
35	60	115	190	284	392
40	60	115	190	284	392
45	57	109	180	269	371
50	54	102	168	252	347
55	49	94	155	232	320
60	45	86	142	212	292
65	41	77	128	192	265
70	37	70	115	173	238
75	33	63	104	155	213
80	30	56	93	139	191
85	26	50	83	124	171
90	24	45	75	111	154

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
90	25	49	82	123	171
100	28	52	86	129	178
110	30	55	90	134	183
120	32	59	94	139	189
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	36	64	101	147	199
150	38	67	105	151	204
160	40	69	108	155	208
170	42	72	111	158	212
180	44	74	114	162	216
190	46	76	116	165	219
200	47	78	119	168	223
210	49	80	121	171	226
220	50	82	124	174	230
230	52	84	126	177	233
240	53	86	128	179	236
250	55	88	130	182	239
260	56	89	133	184	242

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	55	87	127	172
20	35	63	100	145	197
25	36	64	102	149	202
30	36	64	102	149	202
35	36	64	102	149	202
40	36	64	102	149	202
45	34	61	97	141	191
50	32	57	90	132	179
55	30	52	83	122	165
60	27	48	76	111	151
65	24	43	69	101	136
70	22	39	62	91	123
75	20	35	56	81	110
80	18	31	50	73	98
85	16	28	45	65	88
90	14	25	40	58	79

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