Rack Pull

Rack Pull Standards (lb)

The average Rack Pull is 422 lb for men and 255 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Rack Pull

Male Rack Pull Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 211 lb
Novice 305 lb
Intermediate 422 lb
Advanced 558 lb
Elite 705 lb

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

What is the average Rack Pull? The average Rack Pull weight for a male lifter is 422 lb (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 211 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
110 117 181 263 360 467
120 133 201 287 389 499
130 150 221 311 416 530
140 165 240 333 441 559
150 180 258 355 466 587
160 195 276 375 490 614
170 210 293 395 513 639
180 224 310 415 535 664
190 238 326 434 556 688
200 251 342 452 577 710
210 265 357 469 597 732
220 278 372 487 616 754
230 290 387 503 635 775
240 303 401 519 653 795
250 315 415 535 671 814
260 326 429 551 688 833
270 338 442 566 705 852
280 349 455 580 721 870
290 361 468 595 737 887
300 372 480 609 753 904
310 382 492 622 768 921

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.