Power Snatch

Power Snatch Standards (kg)

The average Power Snatch is 69 kg for men and 40 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Power Snatch

Male Power Snatch Standards (kg)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 33 kg
Novice 49 kg
Intermediate 69 kg
Advanced 92 kg
Elite 117 kg

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

What is the average Power Snatch? The average Power Snatch weight for a male lifter is 69 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Power Snatch? Male beginners should aim to lift 33 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
50 19 30 44 61 80
55 22 33 49 66 86
60 25 37 53 72 92
65 28 41 57 76 97
70 30 44 61 81 103
75 33 47 65 86 108
80 36 51 69 90 112
85 38 54 72 94 117
90 41 57 76 98 121
95 43 60 79 102 126
100 46 62 82 105 130
105 48 65 86 109 134
110 51 68 89 112 138
115 53 70 92 116 141
120 55 73 95 119 145
125 57 75 97 122 148
130 59 78 100 125 152
135 61 80 103 128 155
140 63 83 105 131 158

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

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

3x3 9%
5x3 8%
5x2 8%
4x2 6%
4x3 5%

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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 Snatch strength standards

Strength Level analysed 20,874 qualifying results from 163,070 community lifts to produce our Power Snatch strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 163,070
Qualifying results 20,874
Male results 14,363
Female results 6,511
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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.