Thruster Standards (lb)

The average Thruster is 160 lb for men and 98 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Thruster strength standards are based on 181,395 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Thruster Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	69 lb
Novice	109 lb
Intermediate	160 lb
Advanced	221 lb
Elite	289 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
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 160 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 69 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	37	66	104	151	204
120	43	73	113	162	217
130	49	80	122	173	229
140	54	87	131	183	241
150	59	94	139	193	253
160	65	101	147	202	263
170	70	107	155	211	274
180	75	113	162	220	283
190	80	119	170	229	293
200	85	125	177	237	302
210	89	131	183	244	311
220	94	137	190	252	319
230	98	142	196	259	328
240	103	147	203	267	336
250	107	153	209	273	344
260	111	158	215	280	351
270	116	163	220	287	359
280	120	167	226	293	366
290	124	172	231	300	373
300	128	177	237	306	379
310	131	181	242	312	386

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	93	136	189	246
20	67	106	156	216	281
25	69	109	160	221	289
30	69	109	160	221	289
35	69	109	160	221	289
40	69	109	160	221	289
45	65	103	152	210	274
50	61	96	142	196	256
55	56	89	131	181	236
60	52	81	119	165	216
65	47	74	108	149	195
70	42	66	97	134	176
75	38	59	87	121	157
80	34	53	78	108	141
85	30	48	70	97	126
90	27	43	63	87	113

How many sets and reps of Thruster should I do?

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

3x10 12%

3x8 11%

3x5 6%

2x5 5%

4x10 5%

3x15 5%

5x5 5%

5x10 5%

4x5 4%

4x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	59
2	3	8	11%	51
3	3	5	6%	29
4	2	5	5%	26
4	4	10	5%	26
6	3	15	5%	24
7	5	5	5%	22
7	5	10	5%	22
9	4	5	4%	21
10	4	8	2%	10

Female

Female Thruster Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	46 lb
Novice	69 lb
Intermediate	98 lb
Advanced	132 lb
Elite	169 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.20x

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

What is the average Thruster? The average Thruster weight for a female lifter is 98 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 46 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	54	80	110	144
100	37	58	84	115	149
110	40	61	87	119	154
120	42	63	91	123	158
130	44	66	94	127	163
140	46	69	97	130	167
150	48	71	100	134	170
160	50	73	103	137	174
170	52	75	105	140	177
180	53	78	108	143	180
190	55	80	110	145	183
200	57	81	112	148	186
210	58	83	114	150	189
220	60	85	116	153	192
230	61	87	118	155	194
240	63	88	120	157	197
250	64	90	122	159	199
260	65	92	124	161	202

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	39	59	83	112	144
20	45	67	95	128	164
25	46	69	98	132	169
30	46	69	98	132	169
35	46	69	98	132	169
40	46	69	98	132	169
45	43	65	92	125	160
50	41	61	86	117	150
55	37	56	80	108	138
60	34	51	73	98	126
65	31	46	66	89	114
70	28	42	59	80	103
75	25	37	53	72	92
80	22	33	48	64	82
85	20	30	43	58	74
90	18	27	38	52	66

How many sets and reps of Thruster should I do?

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

3x10 10%

4x10 7%

5x5 5%

5x10 5%

3x12 4%

3x5 3%

3x15 3%

2x1 3%

3x8 3%

2x15 2%

6x3 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	10%	32
2	4	10	7%	23
3	5	5	5%	15
3	5	10	5%	15
5	3	12	4%	12
6	3	5	3%	10
6	3	15	3%	10
6	2	1	3%	10
9	3	8	3%	9
10	2	15	2%	8
10	6	3	2%	8

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

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 Thruster strength standards

Strength Level analysed 19,436 qualifying results from 181,395 community lifts to produce our Thruster strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	181,395
Qualifying results	19,436
Male results	11,470
Female results	7,966
Data start	10 December 2017
Data cutoff	5 March 2026

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	37	66	104	151	204
120	43	73	113	162	217
130	49	80	122	173	229
140	54	87	131	183	241
150	59	94	139	193	253
160	65	101	147	202	263
170	70	107	155	211	274
180	75	113	162	220	283
190	80	119	170	229	293
200	85	125	177	237	302
210	89	131	183	244	311
220	94	137	190	252	319
230	98	142	196	259	328
240	103	147	203	267	336
250	107	153	209	273	344
260	111	158	215	280	351
270	116	163	220	287	359
280	120	167	226	293	366
290	124	172	231	300	373
300	128	177	237	306	379
310	131	181	242	312	386

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	93	136	189	246
20	67	106	156	216	281
25	69	109	160	221	289
30	69	109	160	221	289
35	69	109	160	221	289
40	69	109	160	221	289
45	65	103	152	210	274
50	61	96	142	196	256
55	56	89	131	181	236
60	52	81	119	165	216
65	47	74	108	149	195
70	42	66	97	134	176
75	38	59	87	121	157
80	34	53	78	108	141
85	30	48	70	97	126
90	27	43	63	87	113

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	59
2	3	8	11%	51
3	3	5	6%	29
4	2	5	5%	26
4	4	10	5%	26
6	3	15	5%	24
7	5	5	5%	22
7	5	10	5%	22
9	4	5	4%	21
10	4	8	2%	10

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	54	80	110	144
100	37	58	84	115	149
110	40	61	87	119	154
120	42	63	91	123	158
130	44	66	94	127	163
140	46	69	97	130	167
150	48	71	100	134	170
160	50	73	103	137	174
170	52	75	105	140	177
180	53	78	108	143	180
190	55	80	110	145	183
200	57	81	112	148	186
210	58	83	114	150	189
220	60	85	116	153	192
230	61	87	118	155	194
240	63	88	120	157	197
250	64	90	122	159	199
260	65	92	124	161	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	39	59	83	112	144
20	45	67	95	128	164
25	46	69	98	132	169
30	46	69	98	132	169
35	46	69	98	132	169
40	46	69	98	132	169
45	43	65	92	125	160
50	41	61	86	117	150
55	37	56	80	108	138
60	34	51	73	98	126
65	31	46	66	89	114
70	28	42	59	80	103
75	25	37	53	72	92
80	22	33	48	64	82
85	20	30	43	58	74
90	18	27	38	52	66

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	10%	32
2	4	10	7%	23
3	5	5	5%	15
3	5	10	5%	15
5	3	12	4%	12
6	3	5	3%	10
6	3	15	3%	10
6	2	1	3%	10
9	3	8	3%	9
10	2	15	2%	8
10	6	3	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	37	66	104	151	204
120	43	73	113	162	217
130	49	80	122	173	229
140	54	87	131	183	241
150	59	94	139	193	253
160	65	101	147	202	263
170	70	107	155	211	274
180	75	113	162	220	283
190	80	119	170	229	293
200	85	125	177	237	302
210	89	131	183	244	311
220	94	137	190	252	319
230	98	142	196	259	328
240	103	147	203	267	336
250	107	153	209	273	344
260	111	158	215	280	351
270	116	163	220	287	359
280	120	167	226	293	366
290	124	172	231	300	373
300	128	177	237	306	379
310	131	181	242	312	386

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	93	136	189	246
20	67	106	156	216	281
25	69	109	160	221	289
30	69	109	160	221	289
35	69	109	160	221	289
40	69	109	160	221	289
45	65	103	152	210	274
50	61	96	142	196	256
55	56	89	131	181	236
60	52	81	119	165	216
65	47	74	108	149	195
70	42	66	97	134	176
75	38	59	87	121	157
80	34	53	78	108	141
85	30	48	70	97	126
90	27	43	63	87	113

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	59
2	3	8	11%	51
3	3	5	6%	29
4	2	5	5%	26
4	4	10	5%	26
6	3	15	5%	24
7	5	5	5%	22
7	5	10	5%	22
9	4	5	4%	21
10	4	8	2%	10

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	54	80	110	144
100	37	58	84	115	149
110	40	61	87	119	154
120	42	63	91	123	158
130	44	66	94	127	163
140	46	69	97	130	167
150	48	71	100	134	170
160	50	73	103	137	174
170	52	75	105	140	177
180	53	78	108	143	180
190	55	80	110	145	183
200	57	81	112	148	186
210	58	83	114	150	189
220	60	85	116	153	192
230	61	87	118	155	194
240	63	88	120	157	197
250	64	90	122	159	199
260	65	92	124	161	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	39	59	83	112	144
20	45	67	95	128	164
25	46	69	98	132	169
30	46	69	98	132	169
35	46	69	98	132	169
40	46	69	98	132	169
45	43	65	92	125	160
50	41	61	86	117	150
55	37	56	80	108	138
60	34	51	73	98	126
65	31	46	66	89	114
70	28	42	59	80	103
75	25	37	53	72	92
80	22	33	48	64	82
85	20	30	43	58	74
90	18	27	38	52	66

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	10%	32
2	4	10	7%	23
3	5	5	5%	15
3	5	10	5%	15
5	3	12	4%	12
6	3	5	3%	10
6	3	15	3%	10
6	2	1	3%	10
9	3	8	3%	9
10	2	15	2%	8
10	6	3	2%	8

Thruster Standards (lb)

Male

Male Thruster Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Thruster should I do?

Female

Female Thruster Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Thruster should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Thruster strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	37	66	104	151	204
120	43	73	113	162	217
130	49	80	122	173	229
140	54	87	131	183	241
150	59	94	139	193	253
160	65	101	147	202	263
170	70	107	155	211	274
180	75	113	162	220	283
190	80	119	170	229	293
200	85	125	177	237	302
210	89	131	183	244	311
220	94	137	190	252	319
230	98	142	196	259	328
240	103	147	203	267	336
250	107	153	209	273	344
260	111	158	215	280	351
270	116	163	220	287	359
280	120	167	226	293	366
290	124	172	231	300	373
300	128	177	237	306	379
310	131	181	242	312	386

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	93	136	189	246
20	67	106	156	216	281
25	69	109	160	221	289
30	69	109	160	221	289
35	69	109	160	221	289
40	69	109	160	221	289
45	65	103	152	210	274
50	61	96	142	196	256
55	56	89	131	181	236
60	52	81	119	165	216
65	47	74	108	149	195
70	42	66	97	134	176
75	38	59	87	121	157
80	34	53	78	108	141
85	30	48	70	97	126
90	27	43	63	87	113

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	59
2	3	8	11%	51
3	3	5	6%	29
4	2	5	5%	26
4	4	10	5%	26
6	3	15	5%	24
7	5	5	5%	22
7	5	10	5%	22
9	4	5	4%	21
10	4	8	2%	10

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	54	80	110	144
100	37	58	84	115	149
110	40	61	87	119	154
120	42	63	91	123	158
130	44	66	94	127	163
140	46	69	97	130	167
150	48	71	100	134	170
160	50	73	103	137	174
170	52	75	105	140	177
180	53	78	108	143	180
190	55	80	110	145	183
200	57	81	112	148	186
210	58	83	114	150	189
220	60	85	116	153	192
230	61	87	118	155	194
240	63	88	120	157	197
250	64	90	122	159	199
260	65	92	124	161	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	39	59	83	112	144
20	45	67	95	128	164
25	46	69	98	132	169
30	46	69	98	132	169
35	46	69	98	132	169
40	46	69	98	132	169
45	43	65	92	125	160
50	41	61	86	117	150
55	37	56	80	108	138
60	34	51	73	98	126
65	31	46	66	89	114
70	28	42	59	80	103
75	25	37	53	72	92
80	22	33	48	64	82
85	20	30	43	58	74
90	18	27	38	52	66

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	10%	32
2	4	10	7%	23
3	5	5	5%	15
3	5	10	5%	15
5	3	12	4%	12
6	3	5	3%	10
6	3	15	3%	10
6	2	1	3%	10
9	3	8	3%	9
10	2	15	2%	8
10	6	3	2%	8