Power Clean

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.

Male Power Clean Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner46 kg
Novice65 kg
Intermediate87 kg
Advanced113 kg
Elite141 kg

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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
502941577696
5533466382103
6037516989110
6541567494117
70456079100123
75486484106129
80526888111135
85557293116140
90597697121146
956280101126151
1006584106130156
1056887110134161
1107191113139165
1157494117143170
1207797121147174
12580100124151178
13083103128154182
13585106131158186
14088109134162190

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

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

5x323%
3x59%
3x38%
2x16%
5x55%

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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
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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.