Pull Ups

Pull Ups Standards (kg)

The average rep count for Pull Ups is 13 reps for men and 6 reps for women. Compare your rep count by bodyweight and age below.

Male Pull Ups Standards

Entire Community

Strength LevelReps
Beginner< 1
Novice7
Intermediate13
Advanced21
Elite30

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

How many reps of Pull Ups can the average lifter do? The average male lifter can do 13 reps of Pull Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50< 16142434
55< 17142434
60< 17142333
65< 17142332
70< 17142231
75< 17132130
8017132129
8517132028
9017121927
9517121926
100< 16111825
105< 16111824
110< 16101723
115< 16101623
120< 15101622
125< 15101521
130< 1591420
135< 1491420
140< 1491319

1RM Weight (kg)

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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50-5 kg+7 kg+22 kg+39 kg+56 kg
55-4 kg+9 kg+25 kg+42 kg+61 kg
60-4 kg+11 kg+27 kg+45 kg+64 kg
65-3 kg+12 kg+29 kg+48 kg+68 kg
70-2 kg+13 kg+31 kg+50 kg+71 kg
75-2 kg+14 kg+32 kg+52 kg+73 kg
80-2 kg+14 kg+33 kg+54 kg+75 kg
85-2 kg+15 kg+34 kg+56 kg+77 kg
90-2 kg+15 kg+35 kg+57 kg+79 kg
95-2 kg+15 kg+36 kg+58 kg+81 kg
100-3 kg+15 kg+36 kg+59 kg+82 kg
105-3 kg+15 kg+37 kg+60 kg+83 kg
110-4 kg+15 kg+37 kg+60 kg+84 kg
115-5 kg+15 kg+37 kg+60 kg+85 kg
120-6 kg+14 kg+36 kg+61 kg+85 kg
125-7 kg+13 kg+36 kg+61 kg+86 kg
130-8 kg+13 kg+36 kg+61 kg+86 kg
135-9 kg+12 kg+35 kg+60 kg+86 kg
140-10 kg+11 kg+35 kg+60 kg+86 kg

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

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

3x511%
3x1010%
3x88%
5x56%
3x66%

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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 Pull Ups strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,348,109 qualifying results from 4,852,758 community lifts to produce our Pull Ups strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 4,852,758
Qualifying results 1,348,109
Male results 1,220,115
Female results 127,994
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.

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Chest

Men 103 cm Women 93 cm

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Shoulders

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