Push Jerk

Push Jerk Standards (lb)

The average Push Jerk is 192 lb for men and 113 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Push Jerk Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 99 lb
Novice 141 lb
Intermediate 192 lb
Advanced 252 lb
Elite 316 lb

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

What is the average Push Jerk? The average Push Jerk weight for a male lifter is 192 lb (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 99 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 53 80 115 155 199
120 62 91 127 169 216
130 71 101 139 183 231
140 79 111 151 197 246
150 87 121 162 210 260
160 95 130 173 222 274
170 103 140 184 234 288
180 111 149 194 246 300
190 118 157 204 257 313
200 126 166 214 268 325
210 133 174 223 278 336
220 140 182 232 288 347
230 147 190 241 298 358
240 154 198 250 308 369
250 161 205 258 317 379
260 167 213 267 327 389
270 174 220 275 336 399
280 180 227 283 344 409
290 186 234 291 353 418
300 192 241 298 361 427
310 198 248 306 369 436

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.