Muscle Ups

Muscle Ups Standards (lb)

The average rep count for Muscle Ups is 7 reps for men and 4 reps for women. Compare your rep count by bodyweight and age below.

Male Muscle Ups Standards

Entire Community

Strength LevelReps
Beginner< 1
Novice1
Intermediate7
Advanced11
Elite17

How many reps of Muscle Ups should I be able to do?

How many reps of Muscle Ups can the average lifter do? The average male lifter can do 7 reps of Muscle Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110< 1< 151017
120< 1< 161117
130< 1< 161117
140< 1171117
150< 1271117
160< 1271117
170< 1271117
180< 1271116
190< 1271116
200< 1271116
210< 1271015
220< 1271015
230< 1261014
240< 1261014
250< 126913
260< 126913
270< 126913
280< 115912
290< 115912
300< 115811
310< 115811

1RM Weight (lb)

If the standard is negative, you have assistance weight. If positive, you add on weight using a weight belt.

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110-28 lb-9 lb+12 lb+36 lb+60 lb
120-26 lb-6 lb+16 lb+41 lb+67 lb
130-25 lb-4 lb+20 lb+46 lb+73 lb
140-24 lb-2 lb+23 lb+50 lb+78 lb
150-23 lb+0 lb+26 lb+54 lb+83 lb
160-22 lb+2 lb+29 lb+58 lb+87 lb
170-22 lb+3 lb+31 lb+61 lb+91 lb
180-22 lb+4 lb+32 lb+63 lb+95 lb
190-22 lb+4 lb+34 lb+65 lb+97 lb
200-22 lb+5 lb+35 lb+67 lb+100 lb
210-23 lb+5 lb+36 lb+69 lb+102 lb
220-24 lb+4 lb+36 lb+70 lb+104 lb
230-25 lb+4 lb+36 lb+71 lb+106 lb
240-26 lb+3 lb+36 lb+71 lb+107 lb
250-27 lb+3 lb+36 lb+72 lb+108 lb
260-29 lb+2 lb+36 lb+72 lb+108 lb
270-31 lb+0 lb+35 lb+72 lb+109 lb
280-33 lb-1 lb+34 lb+71 lb+109 lb
290-35 lb-3 lb+33 lb+71 lb+109 lb
300-37 lb-4 lb+32 lb+70 lb+109 lb
310-39 lb-6 lb+30 lb+69 lb+108 lb

How many sets and reps of Muscle Ups should I do?

These are the most popular Muscle Ups workouts done by male lifters:

2x1 8%
3x5 8%
3x1 7%
3x3 6%
3x4 5%

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

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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 Muscle Ups strength standards

Strength Level analysed 64,379 qualifying results from 613,862 community lifts to produce our Muscle Ups strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 613,862
Qualifying results 64,379
Male results 61,384
Female results 2,995
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.