Rack Pull

Rack Pull Standards (kg)

The average Rack Pull is 192 kg for men and 116 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Rack Pull

Male Rack Pull Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 96 kg
Novice 138 kg
Intermediate 192 kg
Advanced 253 kg
Elite 320 kg

How much should I be able to Rack Pull? (kg)

What is the average Rack Pull? The average Rack Pull weight for a male lifter is 192 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Rack Pull? Male beginners should aim to lift 96 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 53 82 120 164 212
55 61 92 132 178 228
60 69 102 143 191 243
65 77 112 154 204 258
70 85 121 165 216 272
75 92 129 175 228 285
80 99 138 185 239 297
85 106 146 194 250 309
90 113 154 204 260 321
95 120 162 212 270 332
100 126 169 221 280 342
105 132 176 229 289 353
110 139 184 237 298 363
115 145 190 245 307 372
120 150 197 253 316 382
125 156 204 260 324 391
130 162 210 268 332 400
135 167 216 275 340 408
140 173 223 281 347 417

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

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

5x5 10%
3x5 10%
3x8 7%
3x10 6%
4x5 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 Rack Pull strength standards

Strength Level analysed 44,143 qualifying results from 273,085 community lifts to produce our Rack Pull strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 273,085
Qualifying results 44,143
Male results 38,513
Female results 5,630
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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.