Snatch

Snatch Standards (kg)

The average Snatch is 74 kg for men and 43 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Snatch Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 34 kg
Novice 52 kg
Intermediate 74 kg
Advanced 100 kg
Elite 129 kg

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

What is the average Snatch? The average Snatch weight for a male lifter is 74 kg (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 34 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 19 31 48 67 89
55 22 35 53 73 96
60 25 39 57 79 102
65 28 43 62 84 108
70 31 47 66 89 114
75 34 50 70 94 119
80 37 53 74 98 124
85 39 57 78 103 129
90 42 60 82 107 134
95 45 63 85 111 139
100 47 66 89 115 143
105 50 69 92 119 147
110 52 72 95 122 151
115 54 74 98 126 155
120 57 77 101 129 159
125 59 80 104 133 163
130 61 82 107 136 167
135 63 85 110 139 170
140 65 87 113 142 174

How many sets and reps of Snatch should I do?

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

2x1 9%
3x3 7%
5x3 6%
3x1 6%
4x3 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 Snatch strength standards

Strength Level analysed 146,156 qualifying results from 443,273 community lifts to produce our Snatch strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 443,273
Qualifying results 146,156
Male results 103,430
Female results 42,726
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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.