Hip Thrust

Hip Thrust Standards (kg)

The average Hip Thrust is 140 kg for men and 102 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Hip Thrust Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner45 kg
Novice85 kg
Intermediate140 kg
Advanced208 kg
Elite286 kg

How much should I be able to Hip Thrust? (kg)

What is the average Hip Thrust? The average Hip Thrust weight for a male lifter is 140 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Hip Thrust? Male beginners should aim to lift 45 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50204685135193
55265596149210
603263107163227
653872118176242
704480129189257
755088139201272
805696149213285
8562104158225298
9068111168236311
9574119177246324
10080126186257335
10586133194267347
11091140203277358
11597147211286369
120102154219295379
125107160227305390
130113167234313400
135118173242322409
140123179249330419

How many sets and reps of Hip Thrust should I do?

These are the most popular Hip Thrust workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 20%
3x12 15%
3x8 11%
4x10 8%
4x12 5%

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

kg
kg
reps
years old

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 Hip Thrust strength standards

Strength Level analysed 383,413 qualifying results from 1,221,785 community lifts to produce our Hip Thrust strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 1,221,785
Qualifying results 383,413
Male results 158,924
Female results 224,489
Data start
Data cutoff

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.