Hang Clean

Hang Clean Standards (lb)

The average Hang Clean is 189 lb for men and 116 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Hang Clean

Male Hang Clean Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 104 lb
Novice 143 lb
Intermediate 189 lb
Advanced 243 lb
Elite 299 lb

How much should I be able to Hang Clean? (lb)

What is the average Hang Clean? The average Hang Clean weight for a male lifter is 189 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Hang Clean? Male beginners should aim to lift 104 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 65 91 122 158 196
120 74 101 134 171 211
130 83 111 146 184 226
140 91 121 157 197 239
150 99 130 167 209 253
160 107 139 178 220 265
170 115 148 188 231 277
180 123 157 197 242 289
190 130 165 206 252 300
200 137 173 216 262 311
210 144 181 224 272 322
220 151 189 233 281 332
230 158 196 241 290 342
240 165 204 249 299 351
250 171 211 257 308 361
260 177 218 265 316 370
270 183 225 272 325 379
280 189 231 280 333 387
290 195 238 287 340 396
300 201 244 294 348 404
310 207 250 301 356 412

How many sets and reps of Hang Clean should I do?

These are the most popular Hang Clean workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 11%
5x5 9%
3x3 9%
4x3 6%
5x3 4%

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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 Hang Clean strength standards

Strength Level analysed 41,593 qualifying results from 223,012 community lifts to produce our Hang Clean strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 223,012
Qualifying results 41,593
Male results 34,898
Female results 6,695
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.