Push Jerk

Push Jerk Standards (kg)

The average Push Jerk is 87 kg for men and 51 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Push Jerk Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 45 kg
Novice 64 kg
Intermediate 87 kg
Advanced 114 kg
Elite 143 kg

How much should I be able to Push Jerk? (kg)

What is the average Push Jerk? The average Push Jerk 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 Push Jerk? Male beginners should aim to lift 45 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 24 37 52 70 91
55 29 42 58 78 99
60 33 47 64 85 106
65 37 52 70 91 114
70 41 57 76 98 121
75 45 61 81 104 128
80 49 66 86 109 134
85 53 70 91 115 140
90 57 75 96 121 146
95 60 79 101 126 152
100 64 83 106 131 158
105 67 87 110 136 163
110 71 91 114 141 169
115 74 94 119 145 174
120 77 98 123 150 179
125 80 102 127 154 183
130 83 105 131 159 188
135 87 109 134 163 193
140 90 112 138 167 197

How many sets and reps of Push Jerk should I do?

These are the most popular Push Jerk workouts done by male lifters:

3x3 9%
3x5 6%
2x1 5%
5x1 5%
5x5 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 Push Jerk strength standards

Strength Level analysed 18,133 qualifying results from 150,716 community lifts to produce our Push Jerk strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 150,716
Qualifying results 18,133
Male results 11,191
Female results 6,942
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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.