Thruster Standards (lb)

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

Our thruster standards are new and we will be refining them over the next six months as we collect more data from lifters using Strength Level.

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Male Thruster Standards (lb)

Show bodyweight ratios

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
120	52 x0.44	84 x0.7	125 x1.04	175 x1.46	230 x1.91
130	58 x0.45	92 x0.7	134 x1.03	185 x1.43	242 x1.86
140	64 x0.46	99 x0.71	143 x1.02	196 x1.4	253 x1.81
150	70 x0.47	106 x0.71	152 x1.01	205 x1.37	265 x1.76
160	75 x0.47	113 x0.7	160 x1	215 x1.34	275 x1.72
170	81 x0.47	119 x0.7	167 x0.98	224 x1.32	285 x1.68
180	86 x0.48	125 x0.7	175 x0.97	232 x1.29	295 x1.64
190	91 x0.48	131 x0.69	182 x0.96	241 x1.27	304 x1.6
200	96 x0.48	137 x0.69	189 x0.94	249 x1.24	313 x1.57
210	101 x0.48	143 x0.68	196 x0.93	256 x1.22	322 x1.53
220	105 x0.48	149 x0.68	202 x0.92	264 x1.2	330 x1.5
230	110 x0.48	154 x0.67	209 x0.91	271 x1.18	338 x1.47
240	115 x0.48	160 x0.66	215 x0.89	278 x1.16	346 x1.44
250	119 x0.48	165 x0.66	221 x0.88	285 x1.14	354 x1.42
260	123 x0.47	170 x0.65	227 x0.87	292 x1.12	361 x1.39
270	127 x0.47	175 x0.65	232 x0.86	298 x1.1	369 x1.37
280	132 x0.47	180 x0.64	238 x0.85	304 x1.09	376 x1.34
290	136 x0.47	184 x0.64	243 x0.84	311 x1.07	382 x1.32
300	140 x0.47	189 x0.63	249 x0.83	317 x1.06	389 x1.3
310	144 x0.46	193 x0.62	254 x0.82	322 x1.04	396 x1.28
All	83	123	175	236	302

These male standards were last updated 5 days ago and are based on 1,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

Show bodyweight ratios

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
100	42 x0.42	61 x0.61	86 x0.86	114 x1.14	145 x1.45
110	44 x0.4	64 x0.58	89 x0.81	118 x1.07	149 x1.36
120	46 x0.39	67 x0.56	92 x0.77	121 x1.01	153 x1.28
130	48 x0.37	69 x0.53	95 x0.73	125 x0.96	157 x1.21
140	50 x0.36	71 x0.51	98 x0.7	128 x0.91	160 x1.15
150	52 x0.35	74 x0.49	100 x0.67	131 x0.87	164 x1.09
160	54 x0.34	76 x0.47	102 x0.64	133 x0.83	167 x1.04
170	55 x0.33	78 x0.46	105 x0.62	136 x0.8	170 x1
180	57 x0.32	79 x0.44	107 x0.59	138 x0.77	172 x0.96
190	59 x0.31	81 x0.43	109 x0.57	141 x0.74	175 x0.92
200	60 x0.3	83 x0.41	111 x0.55	143 x0.72	178 x0.89
210	61 x0.29	85 x0.4	113 x0.54	145 x0.69	180 x0.86
220	63 x0.29	86 x0.39	115 x0.52	147 x0.67	182 x0.83
230	64 x0.28	88 x0.38	116 x0.51	149 x0.65	185 x0.8
240	65 x0.27	89 x0.37	118 x0.49	151 x0.63	187 x0.78
250	67 x0.27	91 x0.36	120 x0.48	153 x0.61	189 x0.75
260	68 x0.26	92 x0.35	121 x0.47	155 x0.6	191 x0.73
All	50	72	98	129	163

These female standards were last updated 5 days ago and are based on 910 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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.