Snatch Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Our community Snatch standards are based on 291,000 lifts by Strength Level users

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♂ Male
♀ Female

Male Snatch Standards (lb)

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	77 lb
Novice	117 lb
Intermediate	168 lb
Advanced	227 lb
Elite	293 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Snatch? (lb)

What is the average Snatch? The average Snatch weight for a male lifter is 168 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Snatch? Male beginners should aim to lift 77 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	43	72	110	156	208
120	49	80	120	168	221
130	55	87	129	178	233
140	61	95	138	189	245
150	67	102	146	199	256
160	72	108	154	208	267
170	78	115	162	217	277
180	83	121	169	226	287
190	88	127	177	234	296
200	93	133	184	242	305
210	98	139	191	250	314
220	102	145	197	258	323
230	107	150	204	265	331
240	112	156	210	272	339
250	116	161	216	279	347
260	120	166	222	286	354
270	125	171	228	292	361
280	129	176	233	299	369
290	133	181	239	305	375
300	137	186	244	311	382
310	141	190	250	317	389

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	99	143	194	250
20	75	114	163	222	286
25	77	117	168	227	293
30	77	117	168	227	293
35	77	117	168	227	293
40	77	117	168	227	293
45	73	111	159	216	278
50	68	104	149	203	261
55	63	96	138	187	241
60	58	88	126	171	220
65	52	79	114	154	199
70	47	71	102	139	179
75	42	64	91	124	160
80	37	57	82	111	143
85	34	51	73	99	128
90	30	46	66	90	115

How many sets and reps of Snatch should I do?

These are the most popular Snatch workouts done by male lifters:

2x1 8%

3x3 7%

5x3 6%

3x1 6%

4x3 5%

3x2 5%

5x1 4%

3x5 4%

5x2 4%

6x3 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	8%	152
2	3	3	7%	124
3	5	3	6%	114
4	3	1	6%	103
5	4	3	5%	97
6	3	2	5%	91
7	5	1	4%	72
8	3	5	4%	70
8	5	2	4%	70
10	6	3	3%	60

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Female Snatch Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	44 lb
Novice	67 lb
Intermediate	95 lb
Advanced	129 lb
Elite	165 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.15x

How much should I be able to Snatch? (lb)

What is the average Snatch? The average Snatch weight for a female lifter is 95 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Snatch? Female beginners should aim to lift 44 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	51	75	104	136
100	35	54	79	109	142
110	37	58	83	114	147
120	40	61	87	118	152
130	42	64	91	122	157
140	45	66	94	126	161
150	47	69	97	130	166
160	49	72	100	133	169
170	51	74	103	137	173
180	53	76	106	140	177
190	55	78	108	143	180
200	56	81	111	146	183
210	58	83	113	148	186
220	60	85	115	151	189
230	61	87	118	154	192
240	63	88	120	156	195
250	64	90	122	158	198
260	66	92	124	161	200

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	38	57	81	109	141
20	43	65	93	125	161
25	44	67	95	129	165
30	44	67	95	129	165
35	44	67	95	129	165
40	44	67	95	129	165
45	42	63	90	122	157
50	39	59	85	114	147
55	36	55	78	106	136
60	33	50	71	97	124
65	30	45	65	87	112
70	27	41	58	78	101
75	24	36	52	70	90
80	22	32	46	63	81
85	19	29	42	56	72
90	17	26	37	51	65

How many sets and reps of Snatch should I do?

These are the most popular Snatch workouts done by female lifters:

2x1 10%

3x3 5%

5x3 5%

5x2 5%

3x1 5%

5x5 4%

6x3 4%

4x3 4%

3x2 3%

6x1 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	94
2	3	3	5%	49
3	5	3	5%	46
4	5	2	5%	45
4	3	1	5%	45
6	5	5	4%	37
6	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	4%	32
9	3	2	3%	28
10	6	1	3%	26

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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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	43	72	110	156	208
120	49	80	120	168	221
130	55	87	129	178	233
140	61	95	138	189	245
150	67	102	146	199	256
160	72	108	154	208	267
170	78	115	162	217	277
180	83	121	169	226	287
190	88	127	177	234	296
200	93	133	184	242	305
210	98	139	191	250	314
220	102	145	197	258	323
230	107	150	204	265	331
240	112	156	210	272	339
250	116	161	216	279	347
260	120	166	222	286	354
270	125	171	228	292	361
280	129	176	233	299	369
290	133	181	239	305	375
300	137	186	244	311	382
310	141	190	250	317	389

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	99	143	194	250
20	75	114	163	222	286
25	77	117	168	227	293
30	77	117	168	227	293
35	77	117	168	227	293
40	77	117	168	227	293
45	73	111	159	216	278
50	68	104	149	203	261
55	63	96	138	187	241
60	58	88	126	171	220
65	52	79	114	154	199
70	47	71	102	139	179
75	42	64	91	124	160
80	37	57	82	111	143
85	34	51	73	99	128
90	30	46	66	90	115

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	8%	152
2	3	3	7%	124
3	5	3	6%	114
4	3	1	6%	103
5	4	3	5%	97
6	3	2	5%	91
7	5	1	4%	72
8	3	5	4%	70
8	5	2	4%	70
10	6	3	3%	60

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	51	75	104	136
100	35	54	79	109	142
110	37	58	83	114	147
120	40	61	87	118	152
130	42	64	91	122	157
140	45	66	94	126	161
150	47	69	97	130	166
160	49	72	100	133	169
170	51	74	103	137	173
180	53	76	106	140	177
190	55	78	108	143	180
200	56	81	111	146	183
210	58	83	113	148	186
220	60	85	115	151	189
230	61	87	118	154	192
240	63	88	120	156	195
250	64	90	122	158	198
260	66	92	124	161	200

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	38	57	81	109	141
20	43	65	93	125	161
25	44	67	95	129	165
30	44	67	95	129	165
35	44	67	95	129	165
40	44	67	95	129	165
45	42	63	90	122	157
50	39	59	85	114	147
55	36	55	78	106	136
60	33	50	71	97	124
65	30	45	65	87	112
70	27	41	58	78	101
75	24	36	52	70	90
80	22	32	46	63	81
85	19	29	42	56	72
90	17	26	37	51	65

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	94
2	3	3	5%	49
3	5	3	5%	46
4	5	2	5%	45
4	3	1	5%	45
6	5	5	4%	37
6	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	4%	32
9	3	2	3%	28
10	6	1	3%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	43	72	110	156	208
120	49	80	120	168	221
130	55	87	129	178	233
140	61	95	138	189	245
150	67	102	146	199	256
160	72	108	154	208	267
170	78	115	162	217	277
180	83	121	169	226	287
190	88	127	177	234	296
200	93	133	184	242	305
210	98	139	191	250	314
220	102	145	197	258	323
230	107	150	204	265	331
240	112	156	210	272	339
250	116	161	216	279	347
260	120	166	222	286	354
270	125	171	228	292	361
280	129	176	233	299	369
290	133	181	239	305	375
300	137	186	244	311	382
310	141	190	250	317	389

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	99	143	194	250
20	75	114	163	222	286
25	77	117	168	227	293
30	77	117	168	227	293
35	77	117	168	227	293
40	77	117	168	227	293
45	73	111	159	216	278
50	68	104	149	203	261
55	63	96	138	187	241
60	58	88	126	171	220
65	52	79	114	154	199
70	47	71	102	139	179
75	42	64	91	124	160
80	37	57	82	111	143
85	34	51	73	99	128
90	30	46	66	90	115

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	8%	152
2	3	3	7%	124
3	5	3	6%	114
4	3	1	6%	103
5	4	3	5%	97
6	3	2	5%	91
7	5	1	4%	72
8	3	5	4%	70
8	5	2	4%	70
10	6	3	3%	60

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	51	75	104	136
100	35	54	79	109	142
110	37	58	83	114	147
120	40	61	87	118	152
130	42	64	91	122	157
140	45	66	94	126	161
150	47	69	97	130	166
160	49	72	100	133	169
170	51	74	103	137	173
180	53	76	106	140	177
190	55	78	108	143	180
200	56	81	111	146	183
210	58	83	113	148	186
220	60	85	115	151	189
230	61	87	118	154	192
240	63	88	120	156	195
250	64	90	122	158	198
260	66	92	124	161	200

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	38	57	81	109	141
20	43	65	93	125	161
25	44	67	95	129	165
30	44	67	95	129	165
35	44	67	95	129	165
40	44	67	95	129	165
45	42	63	90	122	157
50	39	59	85	114	147
55	36	55	78	106	136
60	33	50	71	97	124
65	30	45	65	87	112
70	27	41	58	78	101
75	24	36	52	70	90
80	22	32	46	63	81
85	19	29	42	56	72
90	17	26	37	51	65

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	94
2	3	3	5%	49
3	5	3	5%	46
4	5	2	5%	45
4	3	1	5%	45
6	5	5	4%	37
6	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	4%	32
9	3	2	3%	28
10	6	1	3%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	43	72	110	156	208
120	49	80	120	168	221
130	55	87	129	178	233
140	61	95	138	189	245
150	67	102	146	199	256
160	72	108	154	208	267
170	78	115	162	217	277
180	83	121	169	226	287
190	88	127	177	234	296
200	93	133	184	242	305
210	98	139	191	250	314
220	102	145	197	258	323
230	107	150	204	265	331
240	112	156	210	272	339
250	116	161	216	279	347
260	120	166	222	286	354
270	125	171	228	292	361
280	129	176	233	299	369
290	133	181	239	305	375
300	137	186	244	311	382
310	141	190	250	317	389

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	99	143	194	250
20	75	114	163	222	286
25	77	117	168	227	293
30	77	117	168	227	293
35	77	117	168	227	293
40	77	117	168	227	293
45	73	111	159	216	278
50	68	104	149	203	261
55	63	96	138	187	241
60	58	88	126	171	220
65	52	79	114	154	199
70	47	71	102	139	179
75	42	64	91	124	160
80	37	57	82	111	143
85	34	51	73	99	128
90	30	46	66	90	115

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	8%	152
2	3	3	7%	124
3	5	3	6%	114
4	3	1	6%	103
5	4	3	5%	97
6	3	2	5%	91
7	5	1	4%	72
8	3	5	4%	70
8	5	2	4%	70
10	6	3	3%	60

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	51	75	104	136
100	35	54	79	109	142
110	37	58	83	114	147
120	40	61	87	118	152
130	42	64	91	122	157
140	45	66	94	126	161
150	47	69	97	130	166
160	49	72	100	133	169
170	51	74	103	137	173
180	53	76	106	140	177
190	55	78	108	143	180
200	56	81	111	146	183
210	58	83	113	148	186
220	60	85	115	151	189
230	61	87	118	154	192
240	63	88	120	156	195
250	64	90	122	158	198
260	66	92	124	161	200

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	38	57	81	109	141
20	43	65	93	125	161
25	44	67	95	129	165
30	44	67	95	129	165
35	44	67	95	129	165
40	44	67	95	129	165
45	42	63	90	122	157
50	39	59	85	114	147
55	36	55	78	106	136
60	33	50	71	97	124
65	30	45	65	87	112
70	27	41	58	78	101
75	24	36	52	70	90
80	22	32	46	63	81
85	19	29	42	56	72
90	17	26	37	51	65

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	94
2	3	3	5%	49
3	5	3	5%	46
4	5	2	5%	45
4	3	1	5%	45
6	5	5	4%	37
6	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	4%	32
9	3	2	3%	28
10	6	1	3%	26