Pull Ups Standards

Measured in lb

Pull Ups strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Pull Ups standards are based on 4,852,758 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male
Female

Male

Male Pull Ups Standards

Reps

Strength Level	Reps
Beginner	< 1
Novice	6
Intermediate	13
Advanced	24
Elite	34

1RM Weight

Strength Level	1RM Weight
Beginner	-22 lb
Novice	+21 lb
Intermediate	+71 lb
Advanced	+127 lb
Elite	+186 lb

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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	14	24	34
120	< 1	7	14	24	34
130	< 1	7	14	23	33
140	< 1	7	14	23	32
150	< 1	7	14	22	31
160	< 1	7	14	22	30
170	< 1	7	13	21	29
180	1	7	13	21	28
190	1	7	13	20	28
200	1	7	12	19	27
210	1	7	12	19	26
220	< 1	6	11	18	25
230	< 1	6	11	18	24
240	< 1	6	11	17	24
250	< 1	6	10	16	23
260	< 1	5	10	16	22
270	< 1	5	10	15	21
280	< 1	5	9	15	21
290	< 1	5	9	14	20
300	< 1	4	9	14	19
310	< 1	4	9	13	19

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	25
20	< 1	5	12	22	33
25	< 1	6	13	24	34
30	< 1	6	13	24	34
35	< 1	6	13	24	34
40	< 1	6	13	24	34
45	< 1	4	11	21	31
50	< 1	1	9	18	27
55	< 1	< 1	7	14	23
60	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	14
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

1RM Weight (lb)

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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	-12 lb	+16 lb	+49 lb	+85 lb	+124 lb
120	-10 lb	+19 lb	+54 lb	+92 lb	+133 lb
130	-8 lb	+23 lb	+59 lb	+99 lb	+140 lb
140	-7 lb	+25 lb	+63 lb	+104 lb	+147 lb
150	-6 lb	+28 lb	+66 lb	+109 lb	+153 lb
160	-5 lb	+30 lb	+70 lb	+113 lb	+159 lb
170	-5 lb	+31 lb	+72 lb	+117 lb	+164 lb
180	-4 lb	+32 lb	+74 lb	+120 lb	+168 lb
190	-5 lb	+33 lb	+76 lb	+123 lb	+172 lb
200	-5 lb	+34 lb	+78 lb	+126 lb	+175 lb
210	-6 lb	+34 lb	+79 lb	+128 lb	+178 lb
220	-6 lb	+34 lb	+80 lb	+130 lb	+181 lb
230	-7 lb	+34 lb	+80 lb	+131 lb	+183 lb
240	-9 lb	+33 lb	+81 lb	+132 lb	+185 lb
250	-10 lb	+32 lb	+81 lb	+133 lb	+186 lb
260	-12 lb	+31 lb	+81 lb	+133 lb	+188 lb
270	-14 lb	+30 lb	+80 lb	+134 lb	+189 lb
280	-16 lb	+29 lb	+79 lb	+134 lb	+189 lb
290	-18 lb	+27 lb	+79 lb	+134 lb	+190 lb
300	-20 lb	+26 lb	+77 lb	+133 lb	+190 lb
310	-23 lb	+24 lb	+76 lb	+132 lb	+190 lb

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	-43 lb	-7 lb	+36 lb	+84 lb	+134 lb
20	-25 lb	+16 lb	+65 lb	+119 lb	+177 lb
25	-22 lb	+21 lb	+71 lb	+127 lb	+186 lb
30	-22 lb	+21 lb	+71 lb	+127 lb	+186 lb
35	-22 lb	+21 lb	+71 lb	+127 lb	+186 lb
40	-22 lb	+21 lb	+71 lb	+127 lb	+186 lb
45	-29 lb	+11 lb	+58 lb	+112 lb	+168 lb
50	-38 lb	-1 lb	+44 lb	+94 lb	+146 lb
55	-48 lb	-13 lb	+28 lb	+74 lb	+122 lb
60	-58 lb	-26 lb	+11 lb	+53 lb	+97 lb
65	-68 lb	-40 lb	-6 lb	+32 lb	+72 lb
70	-78 lb	-52 lb	-22 lb	+13 lb	+49 lb
75	-87 lb	-64 lb	-36 lb	-6 lb	+26 lb
80	-95 lb	-74 lb	-50 lb	-22 lb	+6 lb
85	-102 lb	-84 lb	-62 lb	-37 lb	-11 lb
90	-109 lb	-92 lb	-72 lb	-50 lb	-27 lb

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

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

3x5 11%

3x10 10%

3x8 8%

5x5 6%

3x6 6%

4x5 4%

4x8 4%

2x10 3%

3x7 3%

4x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	3250
2	3	10	10%	2901
3	3	8	8%	2369
4	5	5	6%	1905
5	3	6	6%	1810
6	4	5	4%	1101
7	4	8	4%	1070
8	2	10	3%	1024
9	3	7	3%	1019
10	4	10	3%	991

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Female

Female Pull Ups Standards

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Reps
1RM Weight

Reps

Strength Level	Reps
Beginner	< 1
Novice	< 1
Intermediate	6
Advanced	14
Elite	23

1RM Weight

Strength Level	1RM Weight
Beginner	-44 lb
Novice	-15 lb
Intermediate	+19 lb
Advanced	+58 lb
Elite	+99 lb

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 female lifter can do 6 reps of Pull Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
100	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
110	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
120	< 1	< 1	6	13	21
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
140	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
160	< 1	< 1	5	11	17
170	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
190	< 1	< 1	4	9	15
200	< 1	< 1	4	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
220	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
230	< 1	< 1	3	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
250	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	1	6	10

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
20	< 1	< 1	5	12	21
25	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
30	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
35	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
40	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
45	< 1	< 1	4	11	20
50	< 1	< 1	2	9	17
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	7
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

1RM Weight (lb)

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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	-30 lb	-11 lb	+13 lb	+39 lb	+68 lb
100	-31 lb	-10 lb	+15 lb	+43 lb	+73 lb
110	-32 lb	-9 lb	+17 lb	+46 lb	+77 lb
120	-33 lb	-9 lb	+18 lb	+49 lb	+81 lb
130	-34 lb	-10 lb	+19 lb	+51 lb	+84 lb
140	-36 lb	-10 lb	+19 lb	+52 lb	+86 lb
150	-38 lb	-11 lb	+19 lb	+53 lb	+88 lb
160	-40 lb	-13 lb	+19 lb	+54 lb	+89 lb
170	-42 lb	-14 lb	+18 lb	+54 lb	+90 lb
180	-45 lb	-16 lb	+17 lb	+53 lb	+91 lb
190	-48 lb	-18 lb	+16 lb	+53 lb	+91 lb
200	-51 lb	-20 lb	+14 lb	+52 lb	+91 lb
210	-54 lb	-23 lb	+12 lb	+51 lb	+90 lb
220	-57 lb	-26 lb	+10 lb	+49 lb	+89 lb
230	-61 lb	-29 lb	+8 lb	+47 lb	+88 lb
240	-65 lb	-32 lb	+5 lb	+46 lb	+87 lb
250	-68 lb	-35 lb	+3 lb	+43 lb	+85 lb
260	-72 lb	-39 lb	+0 lb	+41 lb	+83 lb

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	-57 lb	-33 lb	-3 lb	+30 lb	+65 lb
20	-46 lb	-18 lb	+15 lb	+53 lb	+93 lb
25	-44 lb	-15 lb	+19 lb	+58 lb	+99 lb
30	-44 lb	-15 lb	+19 lb	+58 lb	+99 lb
35	-44 lb	-15 lb	+19 lb	+58 lb	+99 lb
40	-44 lb	-15 lb	+19 lb	+58 lb	+99 lb
45	-49 lb	-22 lb	+11 lb	+48 lb	+87 lb
50	-54 lb	-29 lb	+2 lb	+36 lb	+73 lb
55	-61 lb	-37 lb	-9 lb	+23 lb	+57 lb
60	-67 lb	-45 lb	-20 lb	+9 lb	+40 lb
65	-73 lb	-54 lb	-31 lb	-4 lb	+24 lb
70	-79 lb	-62 lb	-41 lb	-17 lb	+8 lb
75	-85 lb	-69 lb	-51 lb	-29 lb	-7 lb
80	-90 lb	-76 lb	-59 lb	-40 lb	-20 lb
85	-95 lb	-82 lb	-67 lb	-50 lb	-32 lb
90	-99 lb	-87 lb	-74 lb	-59 lb	-42 lb

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

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

3x5 9%

3x10 9%

3x8 6%

3x3 5%

3x6 4%

5x5 4%

4x10 4%

2x10 4%

4x5 3%

3x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	308
1	3	10	9%	308
3	3	8	6%	214
4	3	3	5%	170
5	3	6	4%	146
6	5	5	4%	134
7	4	10	4%	128
8	2	10	4%	126
9	4	5	3%	118
10	3	12	3%	110

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	14	24	34
120	< 1	7	14	24	34
130	< 1	7	14	23	33
140	< 1	7	14	23	32
150	< 1	7	14	22	31
160	< 1	7	14	22	30
170	< 1	7	13	21	29
180	1	7	13	21	28
190	1	7	13	20	28
200	1	7	12	19	27
210	1	7	12	19	26
220	< 1	6	11	18	25
230	< 1	6	11	18	24
240	< 1	6	11	17	24
250	< 1	6	10	16	23
260	< 1	5	10	16	22
270	< 1	5	10	15	21
280	< 1	5	9	15	21
290	< 1	5	9	14	20
300	< 1	4	9	14	19
310	< 1	4	9	13	19

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	25
20	< 1	5	12	22	33
25	< 1	6	13	24	34
30	< 1	6	13	24	34
35	< 1	6	13	24	34
40	< 1	6	13	24	34
45	< 1	4	11	21	31
50	< 1	1	9	18	27
55	< 1	< 1	7	14	23
60	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	14
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
100	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
110	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
120	< 1	< 1	6	13	21
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
140	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
160	< 1	< 1	5	11	17
170	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
190	< 1	< 1	4	9	15
200	< 1	< 1	4	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
220	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
230	< 1	< 1	3	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
250	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	1	6	10

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
20	< 1	< 1	5	12	21
25	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
30	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
35	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
40	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
45	< 1	< 1	4	11	20
50	< 1	< 1	2	9	17
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	7
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	308
1	3	10	9%	308
3	3	8	6%	214
4	3	3	5%	170
5	3	6	4%	146
6	5	5	4%	134
7	4	10	4%	128
8	2	10	4%	126
9	4	5	3%	118
10	3	12	3%	110

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	14	24	34
120	< 1	7	14	24	34
130	< 1	7	14	23	33
140	< 1	7	14	23	32
150	< 1	7	14	22	31
160	< 1	7	14	22	30
170	< 1	7	13	21	29
180	1	7	13	21	28
190	1	7	13	20	28
200	1	7	12	19	27
210	1	7	12	19	26
220	< 1	6	11	18	25
230	< 1	6	11	18	24
240	< 1	6	11	17	24
250	< 1	6	10	16	23
260	< 1	5	10	16	22
270	< 1	5	10	15	21
280	< 1	5	9	15	21
290	< 1	5	9	14	20
300	< 1	4	9	14	19
310	< 1	4	9	13	19

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	25
20	< 1	5	12	22	33
25	< 1	6	13	24	34
30	< 1	6	13	24	34
35	< 1	6	13	24	34
40	< 1	6	13	24	34
45	< 1	4	11	21	31
50	< 1	1	9	18	27
55	< 1	< 1	7	14	23
60	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	14
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
100	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
110	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
120	< 1	< 1	6	13	21
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
140	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
160	< 1	< 1	5	11	17
170	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
190	< 1	< 1	4	9	15
200	< 1	< 1	4	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
220	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
230	< 1	< 1	3	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
250	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	1	6	10

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
20	< 1	< 1	5	12	21
25	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
30	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
35	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
40	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
45	< 1	< 1	4	11	20
50	< 1	< 1	2	9	17
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	7
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	308
1	3	10	9%	308
3	3	8	6%	214
4	3	3	5%	170
5	3	6	4%	146
6	5	5	4%	134
7	4	10	4%	128
8	2	10	4%	126
9	4	5	3%	118
10	3	12	3%	110

Pull Ups Standards

Measured in lb

Pull Ups strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Pull Ups Standards

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Reps

1RM Weight

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

Reps By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

1RM Weight (lb)

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

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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Female

Female Pull Ups Standards

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Reps

1RM Weight

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

Reps By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

1RM Weight (lb)

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

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

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Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	< 1	6	14	24	34
120	< 1	7	14	24	34
130	< 1	7	14	23	33
140	< 1	7	14	23	32
150	< 1	7	14	22	31
160	< 1	7	14	22	30
170	< 1	7	13	21	29
180	1	7	13	21	28
190	1	7	13	20	28
200	1	7	12	19	27
210	1	7	12	19	26
220	< 1	6	11	18	25
230	< 1	6	11	18	24
240	< 1	6	11	17	24
250	< 1	6	10	16	23
260	< 1	5	10	16	22
270	< 1	5	10	15	21
280	< 1	5	9	15	21
290	< 1	5	9	14	20
300	< 1	4	9	14	19
310	< 1	4	9	13	19

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	8	16	25
20	< 1	5	12	22	33
25	< 1	6	13	24	34
30	< 1	6	13	24	34
35	< 1	6	13	24	34
40	< 1	6	13	24	34
45	< 1	4	11	21	31
50	< 1	1	9	18	27
55	< 1	< 1	7	14	23
60	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	14
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
100	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
110	< 1	< 1	6	13	22
120	< 1	< 1	6	13	21
130	< 1	< 1	6	12	20
140	< 1	< 1	6	12	19
150	< 1	< 1	6	11	18
160	< 1	< 1	5	11	17
170	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
180	< 1	< 1	5	10	16
190	< 1	< 1	4	9	15
200	< 1	< 1	4	9	14
210	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
220	< 1	< 1	3	8	13
230	< 1	< 1	3	8	12
240	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
250	< 1	< 1	2	7	11
260	< 1	< 1	1	6	10

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	< 1	1	8	15
20	< 1	< 1	5	12	21
25	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
30	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
35	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
40	< 1	< 1	6	14	23
45	< 1	< 1	4	11	20
50	< 1	< 1	2	9	17
55	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
60	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	10
65	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	7
70	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	3
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	308
1	3	10	9%	308
3	3	8	6%	214
4	3	3	5%	170
5	3	6	4%	146
6	5	5	4%	134
7	4	10	4%	128
8	2	10	4%	126
9	4	5	3%	118
10	3	12	3%	110