Thruster Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Our community Thruster standards are based on 73,000 lifts by Strength Level users

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♀ Female

Male Thruster Standards (lb)

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	67 lb
Novice	112 lb
Intermediate	172 lb
Advanced	244 lb
Elite	325 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

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

What is the average Thruster? The average Thruster weight for a male lifter is 172 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Thruster? Male beginners should aim to lift 67 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	34	66	111	167	231
120	40	74	121	179	246
130	46	82	131	191	260
140	51	89	140	203	273
150	57	96	149	213	285
160	62	103	158	224	297
170	67	110	166	234	309
180	72	117	174	243	320
190	78	123	182	253	331
200	83	129	190	261	341
210	87	135	197	270	351
220	92	141	204	278	360
230	97	147	211	287	369
240	102	153	218	294	378
250	106	158	225	302	387
260	110	164	231	310	395
270	115	169	237	317	404
280	119	174	243	324	412
290	123	179	249	331	419
300	127	184	255	338	427
310	131	189	261	344	434

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	96	146	208	277
20	65	109	168	238	317
25	67	112	172	244	325
30	67	112	172	244	325
35	67	112	172	244	325
40	67	112	172	244	325
45	64	106	163	232	309
50	60	100	153	218	290
55	55	92	142	201	268
60	50	84	129	184	244
65	46	76	117	166	221
70	41	68	105	149	198
75	37	61	94	133	177
80	33	55	84	119	158
85	29	49	75	107	142
90	26	44	68	96	128

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Female Thruster Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	43 lb
Novice	68 lb
Intermediate	100 lb
Advanced	138 lb
Elite	181 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.30x

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

What is the average Thruster? The average Thruster weight for a female lifter is 100 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Thruster? Female beginners should aim to lift 43 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	54	83	117	156
100	35	57	86	122	161
110	37	60	90	126	166
120	39	63	93	130	171
130	41	65	96	134	175
140	43	68	99	137	179
150	45	70	102	140	183
160	46	72	105	143	186
170	48	74	107	146	189
180	50	76	109	149	192
190	51	78	112	152	195
200	53	80	114	154	198
210	54	81	116	157	201
220	56	83	118	159	204
230	57	85	120	161	206
240	58	86	122	163	209
250	59	88	124	165	211
260	61	89	125	167	213

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	58	85	118	154
20	42	66	97	135	176
25	43	68	100	138	181
30	43	68	100	138	181
35	43	68	100	138	181
40	43	68	100	138	181
45	40	64	95	131	171
50	38	60	89	123	161
55	35	56	82	114	149
60	32	51	75	104	136
65	29	46	68	94	123
70	26	41	61	84	110
75	23	37	54	75	99
80	21	33	49	67	88
85	19	29	44	60	79
90	17	27	39	54	71

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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	34	66	111	167	231
120	40	74	121	179	246
130	46	82	131	191	260
140	51	89	140	203	273
150	57	96	149	213	285
160	62	103	158	224	297
170	67	110	166	234	309
180	72	117	174	243	320
190	78	123	182	253	331
200	83	129	190	261	341
210	87	135	197	270	351
220	92	141	204	278	360
230	97	147	211	287	369
240	102	153	218	294	378
250	106	158	225	302	387
260	110	164	231	310	395
270	115	169	237	317	404
280	119	174	243	324	412
290	123	179	249	331	419
300	127	184	255	338	427
310	131	189	261	344	434

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	96	146	208	277
20	65	109	168	238	317
25	67	112	172	244	325
30	67	112	172	244	325
35	67	112	172	244	325
40	67	112	172	244	325
45	64	106	163	232	309
50	60	100	153	218	290
55	55	92	142	201	268
60	50	84	129	184	244
65	46	76	117	166	221
70	41	68	105	149	198
75	37	61	94	133	177
80	33	55	84	119	158
85	29	49	75	107	142
90	26	44	68	96	128

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	54	83	117	156
100	35	57	86	122	161
110	37	60	90	126	166
120	39	63	93	130	171
130	41	65	96	134	175
140	43	68	99	137	179
150	45	70	102	140	183
160	46	72	105	143	186
170	48	74	107	146	189
180	50	76	109	149	192
190	51	78	112	152	195
200	53	80	114	154	198
210	54	81	116	157	201
220	56	83	118	159	204
230	57	85	120	161	206
240	58	86	122	163	209
250	59	88	124	165	211
260	61	89	125	167	213

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	58	85	118	154
20	42	66	97	135	176
25	43	68	100	138	181
30	43	68	100	138	181
35	43	68	100	138	181
40	43	68	100	138	181
45	40	64	95	131	171
50	38	60	89	123	161
55	35	56	82	114	149
60	32	51	75	104	136
65	29	46	68	94	123
70	26	41	61	84	110
75	23	37	54	75	99
80	21	33	49	67	88
85	19	29	44	60	79
90	17	27	39	54	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	34	66	111	167	231
120	40	74	121	179	246
130	46	82	131	191	260
140	51	89	140	203	273
150	57	96	149	213	285
160	62	103	158	224	297
170	67	110	166	234	309
180	72	117	174	243	320
190	78	123	182	253	331
200	83	129	190	261	341
210	87	135	197	270	351
220	92	141	204	278	360
230	97	147	211	287	369
240	102	153	218	294	378
250	106	158	225	302	387
260	110	164	231	310	395
270	115	169	237	317	404
280	119	174	243	324	412
290	123	179	249	331	419
300	127	184	255	338	427
310	131	189	261	344	434

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	96	146	208	277
20	65	109	168	238	317
25	67	112	172	244	325
30	67	112	172	244	325
35	67	112	172	244	325
40	67	112	172	244	325
45	64	106	163	232	309
50	60	100	153	218	290
55	55	92	142	201	268
60	50	84	129	184	244
65	46	76	117	166	221
70	41	68	105	149	198
75	37	61	94	133	177
80	33	55	84	119	158
85	29	49	75	107	142
90	26	44	68	96	128

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	54	83	117	156
100	35	57	86	122	161
110	37	60	90	126	166
120	39	63	93	130	171
130	41	65	96	134	175
140	43	68	99	137	179
150	45	70	102	140	183
160	46	72	105	143	186
170	48	74	107	146	189
180	50	76	109	149	192
190	51	78	112	152	195
200	53	80	114	154	198
210	54	81	116	157	201
220	56	83	118	159	204
230	57	85	120	161	206
240	58	86	122	163	209
250	59	88	124	165	211
260	61	89	125	167	213

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	58	85	118	154
20	42	66	97	135	176
25	43	68	100	138	181
30	43	68	100	138	181
35	43	68	100	138	181
40	43	68	100	138	181
45	40	64	95	131	171
50	38	60	89	123	161
55	35	56	82	114	149
60	32	51	75	104	136
65	29	46	68	94	123
70	26	41	61	84	110
75	23	37	54	75	99
80	21	33	49	67	88
85	19	29	44	60	79
90	17	27	39	54	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	34	66	111	167	231
120	40	74	121	179	246
130	46	82	131	191	260
140	51	89	140	203	273
150	57	96	149	213	285
160	62	103	158	224	297
170	67	110	166	234	309
180	72	117	174	243	320
190	78	123	182	253	331
200	83	129	190	261	341
210	87	135	197	270	351
220	92	141	204	278	360
230	97	147	211	287	369
240	102	153	218	294	378
250	106	158	225	302	387
260	110	164	231	310	395
270	115	169	237	317	404
280	119	174	243	324	412
290	123	179	249	331	419
300	127	184	255	338	427
310	131	189	261	344	434

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	96	146	208	277
20	65	109	168	238	317
25	67	112	172	244	325
30	67	112	172	244	325
35	67	112	172	244	325
40	67	112	172	244	325
45	64	106	163	232	309
50	60	100	153	218	290
55	55	92	142	201	268
60	50	84	129	184	244
65	46	76	117	166	221
70	41	68	105	149	198
75	37	61	94	133	177
80	33	55	84	119	158
85	29	49	75	107	142
90	26	44	68	96	128

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	54	83	117	156
100	35	57	86	122	161
110	37	60	90	126	166
120	39	63	93	130	171
130	41	65	96	134	175
140	43	68	99	137	179
150	45	70	102	140	183
160	46	72	105	143	186
170	48	74	107	146	189
180	50	76	109	149	192
190	51	78	112	152	195
200	53	80	114	154	198
210	54	81	116	157	201
220	56	83	118	159	204
230	57	85	120	161	206
240	58	86	122	163	209
250	59	88	124	165	211
260	61	89	125	167	213

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	58	85	118	154
20	42	66	97	135	176
25	43	68	100	138	181
30	43	68	100	138	181
35	43	68	100	138	181
40	43	68	100	138	181
45	40	64	95	131	171
50	38	60	89	123	161
55	35	56	82	114	149
60	32	51	75	104	136
65	29	46	68	94	123
70	26	41	61	84	110
75	23	37	54	75	99
80	21	33	49	67	88
85	19	29	44	60	79
90	17	27	39	54	71