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 443,273 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Snatch Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	76 lb
Novice	114 lb
Intermediate	164 lb
Advanced	221 lb
Elite	285 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Snatch? The average Snatch weight for a male lifter is 164 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 76 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

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	42	69	105	148	197
120	48	77	115	160	210
130	54	85	124	171	223
140	60	92	133	181	235
150	66	99	142	192	246
160	72	107	150	201	257
170	77	113	158	211	268
180	83	120	166	220	278
190	88	126	174	228	288
200	94	133	181	237	297
210	99	139	188	245	306
220	104	145	195	253	315
230	109	151	202	260	323
240	114	156	208	268	332
250	118	162	215	275	340
260	123	167	221	282	348
270	127	172	227	289	355
280	132	178	233	296	363
290	136	183	239	302	370
300	141	188	244	309	377
310	145	193	250	315	384

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	98	139	189	243
20	74	112	159	216	277
25	76	114	164	221	285
30	76	114	164	221	285
35	76	114	164	221	285
40	76	114	164	221	285
45	72	108	155	210	270
50	67	101	145	196	252
55	62	94	134	181	233
60	57	85	122	165	212
65	51	77	110	150	192
70	46	70	99	135	173
75	41	62	89	121	155
80	37	56	80	108	139
85	33	50	72	97	124
90	30	45	64	87	112

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%

3x2 5%

3x5 4%

5x1 4%

6x1 4%

5x2 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	9%	185
2	3	3	7%	145
3	5	3	6%	127
3	3	1	6%	127
5	4	3	5%	110
6	3	2	5%	98
7	3	5	4%	87
8	5	1	4%	84
8	6	1	4%	84
10	5	2	4%	76

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Female

Female Snatch Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 lb
Novice	68 lb
Intermediate	95 lb
Advanced	127 lb
Elite	161 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.35x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.10x

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 47 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

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	53	76	103	133
100	37	56	80	108	139
110	40	59	84	113	144
120	42	62	87	117	149
130	45	65	91	121	153
140	47	68	94	124	157
150	49	71	97	128	161
160	51	73	100	131	165
170	53	75	103	134	168
180	55	78	105	137	172
190	57	80	108	140	175
200	59	82	110	143	178
210	60	84	113	146	181
220	62	86	115	148	184
230	64	88	117	151	187
240	65	90	119	153	189
250	67	91	121	155	192
260	68	93	123	158	194

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	81	108	137
20	46	67	93	123	157
25	47	68	95	127	161
30	47	68	95	127	161
35	47	68	95	127	161
40	47	68	95	127	161
45	44	65	90	120	152
50	41	60	84	112	142
55	38	56	78	104	131
60	35	51	71	95	120
65	32	46	64	86	109
70	28	42	58	77	98
75	25	37	52	69	88
80	23	33	46	62	78
85	20	30	42	55	70
90	18	27	37	50	63

How many sets and reps of Snatch should I do?

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

2x1 10%

5x2 5%

5x3 5%

3x3 5%

3x1 5%

5x5 4%

6x3 4%

4x3 3%

3x2 3%

5x1 3%

2x2 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	102
2	5	2	5%	51
2	5	3	5%	51
4	3	3	5%	50
5	3	1	5%	49
6	5	5	4%	38
7	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	3%	34
9	3	2	3%	33
10	5	1	3%	31
10	2	2	3%	31

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	42	69	105	148	197
120	48	77	115	160	210
130	54	85	124	171	223
140	60	92	133	181	235
150	66	99	142	192	246
160	72	107	150	201	257
170	77	113	158	211	268
180	83	120	166	220	278
190	88	126	174	228	288
200	94	133	181	237	297
210	99	139	188	245	306
220	104	145	195	253	315
230	109	151	202	260	323
240	114	156	208	268	332
250	118	162	215	275	340
260	123	167	221	282	348
270	127	172	227	289	355
280	132	178	233	296	363
290	136	183	239	302	370
300	141	188	244	309	377
310	145	193	250	315	384

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	98	139	189	243
20	74	112	159	216	277
25	76	114	164	221	285
30	76	114	164	221	285
35	76	114	164	221	285
40	76	114	164	221	285
45	72	108	155	210	270
50	67	101	145	196	252
55	62	94	134	181	233
60	57	85	122	165	212
65	51	77	110	150	192
70	46	70	99	135	173
75	41	62	89	121	155
80	37	56	80	108	139
85	33	50	72	97	124
90	30	45	64	87	112

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	9%	185
2	3	3	7%	145
3	5	3	6%	127
3	3	1	6%	127
5	4	3	5%	110
6	3	2	5%	98
7	3	5	4%	87
8	5	1	4%	84
8	6	1	4%	84
10	5	2	4%	76

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	53	76	103	133
100	37	56	80	108	139
110	40	59	84	113	144
120	42	62	87	117	149
130	45	65	91	121	153
140	47	68	94	124	157
150	49	71	97	128	161
160	51	73	100	131	165
170	53	75	103	134	168
180	55	78	105	137	172
190	57	80	108	140	175
200	59	82	110	143	178
210	60	84	113	146	181
220	62	86	115	148	184
230	64	88	117	151	187
240	65	90	119	153	189
250	67	91	121	155	192
260	68	93	123	158	194

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	81	108	137
20	46	67	93	123	157
25	47	68	95	127	161
30	47	68	95	127	161
35	47	68	95	127	161
40	47	68	95	127	161
45	44	65	90	120	152
50	41	60	84	112	142
55	38	56	78	104	131
60	35	51	71	95	120
65	32	46	64	86	109
70	28	42	58	77	98
75	25	37	52	69	88
80	23	33	46	62	78
85	20	30	42	55	70
90	18	27	37	50	63

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	102
2	5	2	5%	51
2	5	3	5%	51
4	3	3	5%	50
5	3	1	5%	49
6	5	5	4%	38
7	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	3%	34
9	3	2	3%	33
10	5	1	3%	31
10	2	2	3%	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	42	69	105	148	197
120	48	77	115	160	210
130	54	85	124	171	223
140	60	92	133	181	235
150	66	99	142	192	246
160	72	107	150	201	257
170	77	113	158	211	268
180	83	120	166	220	278
190	88	126	174	228	288
200	94	133	181	237	297
210	99	139	188	245	306
220	104	145	195	253	315
230	109	151	202	260	323
240	114	156	208	268	332
250	118	162	215	275	340
260	123	167	221	282	348
270	127	172	227	289	355
280	132	178	233	296	363
290	136	183	239	302	370
300	141	188	244	309	377
310	145	193	250	315	384

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	98	139	189	243
20	74	112	159	216	277
25	76	114	164	221	285
30	76	114	164	221	285
35	76	114	164	221	285
40	76	114	164	221	285
45	72	108	155	210	270
50	67	101	145	196	252
55	62	94	134	181	233
60	57	85	122	165	212
65	51	77	110	150	192
70	46	70	99	135	173
75	41	62	89	121	155
80	37	56	80	108	139
85	33	50	72	97	124
90	30	45	64	87	112

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	9%	185
2	3	3	7%	145
3	5	3	6%	127
3	3	1	6%	127
5	4	3	5%	110
6	3	2	5%	98
7	3	5	4%	87
8	5	1	4%	84
8	6	1	4%	84
10	5	2	4%	76

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	53	76	103	133
100	37	56	80	108	139
110	40	59	84	113	144
120	42	62	87	117	149
130	45	65	91	121	153
140	47	68	94	124	157
150	49	71	97	128	161
160	51	73	100	131	165
170	53	75	103	134	168
180	55	78	105	137	172
190	57	80	108	140	175
200	59	82	110	143	178
210	60	84	113	146	181
220	62	86	115	148	184
230	64	88	117	151	187
240	65	90	119	153	189
250	67	91	121	155	192
260	68	93	123	158	194

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	81	108	137
20	46	67	93	123	157
25	47	68	95	127	161
30	47	68	95	127	161
35	47	68	95	127	161
40	47	68	95	127	161
45	44	65	90	120	152
50	41	60	84	112	142
55	38	56	78	104	131
60	35	51	71	95	120
65	32	46	64	86	109
70	28	42	58	77	98
75	25	37	52	69	88
80	23	33	46	62	78
85	20	30	42	55	70
90	18	27	37	50	63

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	102
2	5	2	5%	51
2	5	3	5%	51
4	3	3	5%	50
5	3	1	5%	49
6	5	5	4%	38
7	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	3%	34
9	3	2	3%	33
10	5	1	3%	31
10	2	2	3%	31

Snatch Standards

Measured in lb

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

Male

Male Snatch Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Snatch should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Snatch Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Snatch should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	42	69	105	148	197
120	48	77	115	160	210
130	54	85	124	171	223
140	60	92	133	181	235
150	66	99	142	192	246
160	72	107	150	201	257
170	77	113	158	211	268
180	83	120	166	220	278
190	88	126	174	228	288
200	94	133	181	237	297
210	99	139	188	245	306
220	104	145	195	253	315
230	109	151	202	260	323
240	114	156	208	268	332
250	118	162	215	275	340
260	123	167	221	282	348
270	127	172	227	289	355
280	132	178	233	296	363
290	136	183	239	302	370
300	141	188	244	309	377
310	145	193	250	315	384

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	98	139	189	243
20	74	112	159	216	277
25	76	114	164	221	285
30	76	114	164	221	285
35	76	114	164	221	285
40	76	114	164	221	285
45	72	108	155	210	270
50	67	101	145	196	252
55	62	94	134	181	233
60	57	85	122	165	212
65	51	77	110	150	192
70	46	70	99	135	173
75	41	62	89	121	155
80	37	56	80	108	139
85	33	50	72	97	124
90	30	45	64	87	112

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	9%	185
2	3	3	7%	145
3	5	3	6%	127
3	3	1	6%	127
5	4	3	5%	110
6	3	2	5%	98
7	3	5	4%	87
8	5	1	4%	84
8	6	1	4%	84
10	5	2	4%	76

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	53	76	103	133
100	37	56	80	108	139
110	40	59	84	113	144
120	42	62	87	117	149
130	45	65	91	121	153
140	47	68	94	124	157
150	49	71	97	128	161
160	51	73	100	131	165
170	53	75	103	134	168
180	55	78	105	137	172
190	57	80	108	140	175
200	59	82	110	143	178
210	60	84	113	146	181
220	62	86	115	148	184
230	64	88	117	151	187
240	65	90	119	153	189
250	67	91	121	155	192
260	68	93	123	158	194

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	81	108	137
20	46	67	93	123	157
25	47	68	95	127	161
30	47	68	95	127	161
35	47	68	95	127	161
40	47	68	95	127	161
45	44	65	90	120	152
50	41	60	84	112	142
55	38	56	78	104	131
60	35	51	71	95	120
65	32	46	64	86	109
70	28	42	58	77	98
75	25	37	52	69	88
80	23	33	46	62	78
85	20	30	42	55	70
90	18	27	37	50	63

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	1	10%	102
2	5	2	5%	51
2	5	3	5%	51
4	3	3	5%	50
5	3	1	5%	49
6	5	5	4%	38
7	6	3	4%	37
8	4	3	3%	34
9	3	2	3%	33
10	5	1	3%	31
10	2	2	3%	31