Thruster Standards (kg)

The average Thruster is 73 kg for men and 44 kg 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 (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	31 kg
Novice	49 kg
Intermediate	73 kg
Advanced	100 kg
Elite	131 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Thruster? The average Thruster weight for a male lifter is 73 kg (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 31 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	17	30	47	69	93
55	20	34	52	74	99
60	23	37	56	80	105
65	25	41	61	85	111
70	28	44	65	89	117
75	31	47	69	94	122
80	33	50	72	98	127
85	36	53	76	103	132
90	38	56	80	107	136
95	40	59	83	111	141
100	43	62	86	114	145
105	45	65	89	118	149
110	47	67	93	122	153
115	49	70	96	125	157
120	51	73	99	128	161
125	53	75	101	132	164
130	55	77	104	135	168
135	57	80	107	138	171
140	59	82	109	141	175

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	42	62	86	112
20	31	48	71	98	128
25	31	49	73	100	131
30	31	49	73	100	131
35	31	49	73	100	131
40	31	49	73	100	131
45	30	47	69	95	124
50	28	44	64	89	116
55	26	40	59	82	107
60	23	37	54	75	98
65	21	33	49	68	88
70	19	30	44	61	80
75	17	27	40	55	71
80	15	24	35	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	12	19	28	39	51

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	21 kg
Novice	31 kg
Intermediate	44 kg
Advanced	60 kg
Elite	77 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Thruster? The average Thruster weight for a female lifter is 44 kg (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 21 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	15	24	36	50	65
45	17	26	38	52	67
50	18	28	40	54	70
55	19	29	41	56	72
60	20	30	43	58	74
65	21	31	44	60	76
70	22	33	46	61	78
75	23	34	47	63	80
80	24	35	48	64	81
85	25	36	50	66	83
90	26	37	51	67	84
95	26	38	52	68	86
100	27	39	53	69	87
105	28	39	54	70	88
110	29	40	55	72	90
115	29	41	56	73	91
120	30	42	57	74	92

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	27	38	51	65
20	20	30	43	58	75
25	21	31	44	60	77
30	21	31	44	60	77
35	21	31	44	60	77
40	21	31	44	60	77
45	20	29	42	57	73
50	18	28	39	53	68
55	17	25	36	49	63
60	15	23	33	45	57
65	14	21	30	40	52
70	13	19	27	36	47
75	11	17	24	33	42
80	10	15	22	29	37
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	8	12	17	23	30

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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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
50	17	30	47	69	93
55	20	34	52	74	99
60	23	37	56	80	105
65	25	41	61	85	111
70	28	44	65	89	117
75	31	47	69	94	122
80	33	50	72	98	127
85	36	53	76	103	132
90	38	56	80	107	136
95	40	59	83	111	141
100	43	62	86	114	145
105	45	65	89	118	149
110	47	67	93	122	153
115	49	70	96	125	157
120	51	73	99	128	161
125	53	75	101	132	164
130	55	77	104	135	168
135	57	80	107	138	171
140	59	82	109	141	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	42	62	86	112
20	31	48	71	98	128
25	31	49	73	100	131
30	31	49	73	100	131
35	31	49	73	100	131
40	31	49	73	100	131
45	30	47	69	95	124
50	28	44	64	89	116
55	26	40	59	82	107
60	23	37	54	75	98
65	21	33	49	68	88
70	19	30	44	61	80
75	17	27	40	55	71
80	15	24	35	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	12	19	28	39	51

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
40	15	24	36	50	65
45	17	26	38	52	67
50	18	28	40	54	70
55	19	29	41	56	72
60	20	30	43	58	74
65	21	31	44	60	76
70	22	33	46	61	78
75	23	34	47	63	80
80	24	35	48	64	81
85	25	36	50	66	83
90	26	37	51	67	84
95	26	38	52	68	86
100	27	39	53	69	87
105	28	39	54	70	88
110	29	40	55	72	90
115	29	41	56	73	91
120	30	42	57	74	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	27	38	51	65
20	20	30	43	58	75
25	21	31	44	60	77
30	21	31	44	60	77
35	21	31	44	60	77
40	21	31	44	60	77
45	20	29	42	57	73
50	18	28	39	53	68
55	17	25	36	49	63
60	15	23	33	45	57
65	14	21	30	40	52
70	13	19	27	36	47
75	11	17	24	33	42
80	10	15	22	29	37
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	8	12	17	23	30

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
50	17	30	47	69	93
55	20	34	52	74	99
60	23	37	56	80	105
65	25	41	61	85	111
70	28	44	65	89	117
75	31	47	69	94	122
80	33	50	72	98	127
85	36	53	76	103	132
90	38	56	80	107	136
95	40	59	83	111	141
100	43	62	86	114	145
105	45	65	89	118	149
110	47	67	93	122	153
115	49	70	96	125	157
120	51	73	99	128	161
125	53	75	101	132	164
130	55	77	104	135	168
135	57	80	107	138	171
140	59	82	109	141	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	42	62	86	112
20	31	48	71	98	128
25	31	49	73	100	131
30	31	49	73	100	131
35	31	49	73	100	131
40	31	49	73	100	131
45	30	47	69	95	124
50	28	44	64	89	116
55	26	40	59	82	107
60	23	37	54	75	98
65	21	33	49	68	88
70	19	30	44	61	80
75	17	27	40	55	71
80	15	24	35	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	12	19	28	39	51

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
40	15	24	36	50	65
45	17	26	38	52	67
50	18	28	40	54	70
55	19	29	41	56	72
60	20	30	43	58	74
65	21	31	44	60	76
70	22	33	46	61	78
75	23	34	47	63	80
80	24	35	48	64	81
85	25	36	50	66	83
90	26	37	51	67	84
95	26	38	52	68	86
100	27	39	53	69	87
105	28	39	54	70	88
110	29	40	55	72	90
115	29	41	56	73	91
120	30	42	57	74	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	27	38	51	65
20	20	30	43	58	75
25	21	31	44	60	77
30	21	31	44	60	77
35	21	31	44	60	77
40	21	31	44	60	77
45	20	29	42	57	73
50	18	28	39	53	68
55	17	25	36	49	63
60	15	23	33	45	57
65	14	21	30	40	52
70	13	19	27	36	47
75	11	17	24	33	42
80	10	15	22	29	37
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	8	12	17	23	30

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 (kg)

Male

Male Thruster Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Thruster should I do?

Female

Female Thruster Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Thruster should I do?

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Thruster strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	17	30	47	69	93
55	20	34	52	74	99
60	23	37	56	80	105
65	25	41	61	85	111
70	28	44	65	89	117
75	31	47	69	94	122
80	33	50	72	98	127
85	36	53	76	103	132
90	38	56	80	107	136
95	40	59	83	111	141
100	43	62	86	114	145
105	45	65	89	118	149
110	47	67	93	122	153
115	49	70	96	125	157
120	51	73	99	128	161
125	53	75	101	132	164
130	55	77	104	135	168
135	57	80	107	138	171
140	59	82	109	141	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	42	62	86	112
20	31	48	71	98	128
25	31	49	73	100	131
30	31	49	73	100	131
35	31	49	73	100	131
40	31	49	73	100	131
45	30	47	69	95	124
50	28	44	64	89	116
55	26	40	59	82	107
60	23	37	54	75	98
65	21	33	49	68	88
70	19	30	44	61	80
75	17	27	40	55	71
80	15	24	35	49	64
85	14	22	32	44	57
90	12	19	28	39	51

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
40	15	24	36	50	65
45	17	26	38	52	67
50	18	28	40	54	70
55	19	29	41	56	72
60	20	30	43	58	74
65	21	31	44	60	76
70	22	33	46	61	78
75	23	34	47	63	80
80	24	35	48	64	81
85	25	36	50	66	83
90	26	37	51	67	84
95	26	38	52	68	86
100	27	39	53	69	87
105	28	39	54	70	88
110	29	40	55	72	90
115	29	41	56	73	91
120	30	42	57	74	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	27	38	51	65
20	20	30	43	58	75
25	21	31	44	60	77
30	21	31	44	60	77
35	21	31	44	60	77
40	21	31	44	60	77
45	20	29	42	57	73
50	18	28	39	53	68
55	17	25	36	49	63
60	15	23	33	45	57
65	14	21	30	40	52
70	13	19	27	36	47
75	11	17	24	33	42
80	10	15	22	29	37
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	8	12	17	23	30

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