Power Clean Standards (kg)

The average Power Clean is 87 kg for men and 53 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Power Clean strength standards are based on 1,069,314 lifts by Strength Level users from 2014 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Power Clean Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	46 kg
Novice	65 kg
Intermediate	87 kg
Advanced	113 kg
Elite	141 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Power Clean? (kg)

What is the average Power Clean? The average Power Clean weight for a male lifter is 87 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Power Clean? Male beginners should aim to lift 46 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	29	41	57	76	96
55	33	46	63	82	103
60	37	51	69	89	110
65	41	56	74	94	117
70	45	60	79	100	123
75	48	64	84	106	129
80	52	68	88	111	135
85	55	72	93	116	140
90	59	76	97	121	146
95	62	80	101	126	151
100	65	84	106	130	156
105	68	87	110	134	161
110	71	91	113	139	165
115	74	94	117	143	170
120	77	97	121	147	174
125	80	100	124	151	178
130	83	103	128	154	182
135	85	106	131	158	186
140	88	109	134	162	190

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	55	74	97	120
20	45	63	85	110	138
25	46	65	87	113	141
30	46	65	87	113	141
35	46	65	87	113	141
40	46	65	87	113	141
45	44	61	83	107	134
50	41	57	77	100	125
55	38	53	71	93	115
60	35	48	65	85	105
65	31	44	59	77	95
70	28	39	53	69	86
75	25	35	48	62	77
80	23	32	43	55	69
85	20	28	38	50	62
90	18	25	34	44	55

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

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

5x3 23%

3x5 9%

3x3 8%

2x1 6%

5x5 5%

3x1 3%

3x10 3%

4x3 3%

4x5 3%

2x3 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	3	23%	1243
2	3	5	9%	490
3	3	3	8%	403
4	2	1	6%	343
5	5	5	5%	282
6	3	1	3%	152
7	3	10	3%	142
8	4	3	3%	139
9	4	5	3%	136
10	2	3	2%	117

Female

Female Power Clean Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 kg
Novice	39 kg
Intermediate	53 kg
Advanced	69 kg
Elite	86 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.45x
Novice	0.60x
Intermediate	0.80x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Power Clean? (kg)

What is the average Power Clean? The average Power Clean weight for a female lifter is 53 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Power Clean? Female beginners should aim to lift 28 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	19	28	40	53	67
45	21	31	43	57	71
50	23	33	46	60	75
55	25	36	48	63	78
60	27	38	51	66	82
65	29	40	53	68	85
70	31	42	55	71	87
75	32	44	57	73	90
80	34	45	59	75	92
85	35	47	61	78	95
90	36	49	63	80	97
95	38	50	65	82	99
100	39	52	67	83	101
105	40	53	68	85	103
110	42	54	70	87	105
115	43	56	71	89	107
120	44	57	73	90	109

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	33	45	59	74
20	27	38	52	67	84
25	28	39	53	69	86
30	28	39	53	69	86
35	28	39	53	69	86
40	28	39	53	69	86
45	26	37	50	65	82
50	25	35	47	61	76
55	23	32	43	56	71
60	21	29	40	52	64
65	19	26	36	47	58
70	17	24	32	42	53
75	15	21	29	38	47
80	14	19	26	34	42
85	12	17	23	30	38
90	11	15	21	27	34

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

These are the most popular Power Clean workouts done by female lifters:

5x3 11%

2x1 10%

3x5 7%

5x5 6%

3x1 5%

3x3 5%

2x3 3%

5x1 3%

3x10 3%

2x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	3	11%	139
2	2	1	10%	132
3	3	5	7%	89
4	5	5	6%	82
5	3	1	5%	64
6	3	3	5%	61
7	2	3	3%	43
8	5	1	3%	40
9	3	10	3%	39
10	2	5	3%	37

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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 Power Clean strength standards

Strength Level analysed 368,362 qualifying results from 1,069,314 community lifts to produce our Power Clean strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	1,069,314
Qualifying results	368,362
Male results	299,384
Female results	68,978
Data start	17 May 2015
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	29	41	57	76	96
55	33	46	63	82	103
60	37	51	69	89	110
65	41	56	74	94	117
70	45	60	79	100	123
75	48	64	84	106	129
80	52	68	88	111	135
85	55	72	93	116	140
90	59	76	97	121	146
95	62	80	101	126	151
100	65	84	106	130	156
105	68	87	110	134	161
110	71	91	113	139	165
115	74	94	117	143	170
120	77	97	121	147	174
125	80	100	124	151	178
130	83	103	128	154	182
135	85	106	131	158	186
140	88	109	134	162	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	55	74	97	120
20	45	63	85	110	138
25	46	65	87	113	141
30	46	65	87	113	141
35	46	65	87	113	141
40	46	65	87	113	141
45	44	61	83	107	134
50	41	57	77	100	125
55	38	53	71	93	115
60	35	48	65	85	105
65	31	44	59	77	95
70	28	39	53	69	86
75	25	35	48	62	77
80	23	32	43	55	69
85	20	28	38	50	62
90	18	25	34	44	55

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	28	40	53	67
45	21	31	43	57	71
50	23	33	46	60	75
55	25	36	48	63	78
60	27	38	51	66	82
65	29	40	53	68	85
70	31	42	55	71	87
75	32	44	57	73	90
80	34	45	59	75	92
85	35	47	61	78	95
90	36	49	63	80	97
95	38	50	65	82	99
100	39	52	67	83	101
105	40	53	68	85	103
110	42	54	70	87	105
115	43	56	71	89	107
120	44	57	73	90	109

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	33	45	59	74
20	27	38	52	67	84
25	28	39	53	69	86
30	28	39	53	69	86
35	28	39	53	69	86
40	28	39	53	69	86
45	26	37	50	65	82
50	25	35	47	61	76
55	23	32	43	56	71
60	21	29	40	52	64
65	19	26	36	47	58
70	17	24	32	42	53
75	15	21	29	38	47
80	14	19	26	34	42
85	12	17	23	30	38
90	11	15	21	27	34

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	3	11%	139
2	2	1	10%	132
3	3	5	7%	89
4	5	5	6%	82
5	3	1	5%	64
6	3	3	5%	61
7	2	3	3%	43
8	5	1	3%	40
9	3	10	3%	39
10	2	5	3%	37

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	29	41	57	76	96
55	33	46	63	82	103
60	37	51	69	89	110
65	41	56	74	94	117
70	45	60	79	100	123
75	48	64	84	106	129
80	52	68	88	111	135
85	55	72	93	116	140
90	59	76	97	121	146
95	62	80	101	126	151
100	65	84	106	130	156
105	68	87	110	134	161
110	71	91	113	139	165
115	74	94	117	143	170
120	77	97	121	147	174
125	80	100	124	151	178
130	83	103	128	154	182
135	85	106	131	158	186
140	88	109	134	162	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	55	74	97	120
20	45	63	85	110	138
25	46	65	87	113	141
30	46	65	87	113	141
35	46	65	87	113	141
40	46	65	87	113	141
45	44	61	83	107	134
50	41	57	77	100	125
55	38	53	71	93	115
60	35	48	65	85	105
65	31	44	59	77	95
70	28	39	53	69	86
75	25	35	48	62	77
80	23	32	43	55	69
85	20	28	38	50	62
90	18	25	34	44	55

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	28	40	53	67
45	21	31	43	57	71
50	23	33	46	60	75
55	25	36	48	63	78
60	27	38	51	66	82
65	29	40	53	68	85
70	31	42	55	71	87
75	32	44	57	73	90
80	34	45	59	75	92
85	35	47	61	78	95
90	36	49	63	80	97
95	38	50	65	82	99
100	39	52	67	83	101
105	40	53	68	85	103
110	42	54	70	87	105
115	43	56	71	89	107
120	44	57	73	90	109

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	33	45	59	74
20	27	38	52	67	84
25	28	39	53	69	86
30	28	39	53	69	86
35	28	39	53	69	86
40	28	39	53	69	86
45	26	37	50	65	82
50	25	35	47	61	76
55	23	32	43	56	71
60	21	29	40	52	64
65	19	26	36	47	58
70	17	24	32	42	53
75	15	21	29	38	47
80	14	19	26	34	42
85	12	17	23	30	38
90	11	15	21	27	34

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	3	11%	139
2	2	1	10%	132
3	3	5	7%	89
4	5	5	6%	82
5	3	1	5%	64
6	3	3	5%	61
7	2	3	3%	43
8	5	1	3%	40
9	3	10	3%	39
10	2	5	3%	37

Power Clean Standards (kg)

Male

Male Power Clean Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Power Clean? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Power Clean Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Power Clean? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Power Clean strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	29	41	57	76	96
55	33	46	63	82	103
60	37	51	69	89	110
65	41	56	74	94	117
70	45	60	79	100	123
75	48	64	84	106	129
80	52	68	88	111	135
85	55	72	93	116	140
90	59	76	97	121	146
95	62	80	101	126	151
100	65	84	106	130	156
105	68	87	110	134	161
110	71	91	113	139	165
115	74	94	117	143	170
120	77	97	121	147	174
125	80	100	124	151	178
130	83	103	128	154	182
135	85	106	131	158	186
140	88	109	134	162	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	55	74	97	120
20	45	63	85	110	138
25	46	65	87	113	141
30	46	65	87	113	141
35	46	65	87	113	141
40	46	65	87	113	141
45	44	61	83	107	134
50	41	57	77	100	125
55	38	53	71	93	115
60	35	48	65	85	105
65	31	44	59	77	95
70	28	39	53	69	86
75	25	35	48	62	77
80	23	32	43	55	69
85	20	28	38	50	62
90	18	25	34	44	55

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	28	40	53	67
45	21	31	43	57	71
50	23	33	46	60	75
55	25	36	48	63	78
60	27	38	51	66	82
65	29	40	53	68	85
70	31	42	55	71	87
75	32	44	57	73	90
80	34	45	59	75	92
85	35	47	61	78	95
90	36	49	63	80	97
95	38	50	65	82	99
100	39	52	67	83	101
105	40	53	68	85	103
110	42	54	70	87	105
115	43	56	71	89	107
120	44	57	73	90	109

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	33	45	59	74
20	27	38	52	67	84
25	28	39	53	69	86
30	28	39	53	69	86
35	28	39	53	69	86
40	28	39	53	69	86
45	26	37	50	65	82
50	25	35	47	61	76
55	23	32	43	56	71
60	21	29	40	52	64
65	19	26	36	47	58
70	17	24	32	42	53
75	15	21	29	38	47
80	14	19	26	34	42
85	12	17	23	30	38
90	11	15	21	27	34

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	3	11%	139
2	2	1	10%	132
3	3	5	7%	89
4	5	5	6%	82
5	3	1	5%	64
6	3	3	5%	61
7	2	3	3%	43
8	5	1	3%	40
9	3	10	3%	39
10	2	5	3%	37