Power Snatch

Power Snatch Standards (lb)

The average Power Snatch is 152 lb for men and 88 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Power Snatch

Male Power Snatch Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 74 lb
Novice 109 lb
Intermediate 152 lb
Advanced 203 lb
Elite 259 lb

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

What is the average Power Snatch? The average Power Snatch weight for a male lifter is 152 lb (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 74 lb (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
110 41 65 97 134 176
120 47 73 106 145 188
130 53 80 115 155 200
140 59 87 123 165 211
150 64 94 131 175 222
160 70 101 139 184 232
170 75 107 147 193 242
180 81 114 154 201 251
190 86 120 161 209 260
200 91 126 168 217 269
210 96 132 175 225 278
220 101 137 182 232 286
230 106 143 188 239 294
240 110 148 194 246 301
250 115 153 200 253 309
260 119 159 206 259 316
270 124 164 212 266 323
280 128 169 217 272 330
290 132 173 223 278 337
300 136 178 228 284 343
310 140 183 233 290 350

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.