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Clean Strength Standards

Use these clean standards to compare your weight lifted with other lifters. The tables break performance into beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced, and elite levels, with separate comparisons by bodyweight, age, and sex where available.

Calculate Your Clean Strength Level

Enter your sex, bodyweight, age, and clean one-rep max to estimate your strength level and approximate percentile.

Sex

Bodyweight

Used for the primary bodyweight-adjusted comparison.

Age

Optional. Adds a separate comparison against lifters of a similar age.

Performance

Your strength level

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Enter your performance to calculate a strength level.

Bodyweight comparison—

Age comparison—

Overall benchmark—

Next benchmark—

Percentiles are approximate and are interpolated between the Beginner (5th), Novice (20th), Intermediate (50th), Advanced (80th), and Elite (95th) benchmarks shown on this page.

Male Clean Standards

Male Clean Strength Standards

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	110 lb
Novice	150 lb
Intermediate	200 lb
Advanced	255 lb
Elite	320 lb

Male Clean Standards by Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

Male Clean Standards by Bodyweight

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110 lb	65 lb	95 lb	130 lb	170 lb	215 lb
120 lb	75 lb	105 lb	140 lb	185 lb	230 lb
130 lb	85 lb	115 lb	155 lb	200 lb	245 lb
140 lb	95 lb	125 lb	165 lb	210 lb	260 lb
150 lb	100 lb	135 lb	175 lb	225 lb	275 lb
160 lb	110 lb	145 lb	185 lb	235 lb	285 lb
170 lb	115 lb	155 lb	195 lb	245 lb	300 lb
180 lb	125 lb	160 lb	205 lb	255 lb	310 lb
190 lb	130 lb	170 lb	215 lb	270 lb	320 lb
200 lb	140 lb	180 lb	225 lb	280 lb	335 lb
210 lb	145 lb	185 lb	235 lb	290 lb	345 lb
220 lb	155 lb	195 lb	245 lb	300 lb	355 lb
230 lb	160 lb	200 lb	250 lb	305 lb	365 lb
240 lb	165 lb	210 lb	260 lb	315 lb	375 lb
250 lb	175 lb	215 lb	270 lb	325 lb	385 lb
260 lb	180 lb	225 lb	275 lb	335 lb	395 lb
270 lb	185 lb	230 lb	285 lb	340 lb	405 lb
280 lb	190 lb	240 lb	290 lb	350 lb	410 lb
290 lb	195 lb	245 lb	300 lb	360 lb	420 lb
300 lb	205 lb	250 lb	305 lb	365 lb	430 lb
310 lb	210 lb	255 lb	315 lb	375 lb	435 lb

Male Clean Standards by Age

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	95 lb	130 lb	170 lb	220 lb	270 lb
20	105 lb	145 lb	195 lb	250 lb	310 lb
25	110 lb	150 lb	200 lb	255 lb	320 lb
30	110 lb	150 lb	200 lb	255 lb	320 lb
35	110 lb	150 lb	200 lb	255 lb	320 lb
40	110 lb	150 lb	200 lb	255 lb	320 lb
45	105 lb	140 lb	190 lb	245 lb	300 lb
50	95 lb	135 lb	175 lb	230 lb	280 lb
55	90 lb	120 lb	165 lb	210 lb	260 lb
60	80 lb	110 lb	150 lb	190 lb	235 lb
65	75 lb	100 lb	135 lb	175 lb	215 lb
70	65 lb	90 lb	120 lb	155 lb	195 lb
75	60 lb	80 lb	110 lb	140 lb	175 lb
80	50 lb	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb	155 lb
85	45 lb	65 lb	85 lb	110 lb	140 lb
90	40 lb	60 lb	75 lb	100 lb	125 lb

Female Clean Standards

Female Clean Strength Standards

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	70 lb
Novice	95 lb
Intermediate	125 lb
Advanced	155 lb
Elite	195 lb

Female Clean Standards by Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.65x
Intermediate	0.90x
Advanced	1.10x
Elite	1.40x

Female Clean Standards by Bodyweight

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90 lb	50 lb	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb	155 lb
100 lb	55 lb	75 lb	100 lb	130 lb	165 lb
110 lb	60 lb	80 lb	110 lb	140 lb	170 lb
120 lb	65 lb	85 lb	115 lb	145 lb	180 lb
130 lb	65 lb	90 lb	120 lb	150 lb	185 lb
140 lb	70 lb	95 lb	120 lb	155 lb	190 lb
150 lb	75 lb	95 lb	125 lb	160 lb	195 lb
160 lb	75 lb	100 lb	130 lb	165 lb	200 lb
170 lb	80 lb	105 lb	135 lb	170 lb	205 lb
180 lb	80 lb	110 lb	140 lb	175 lb	210 lb
190 lb	85 lb	110 lb	140 lb	175 lb	215 lb
200 lb	85 lb	115 lb	145 lb	180 lb	215 lb
210 lb	90 lb	115 lb	150 lb	185 lb	220 lb
220 lb	90 lb	120 lb	150 lb	190 lb	225 lb
230 lb	95 lb	120 lb	155 lb	190 lb	230 lb
240 lb	95 lb	125 lb	160 lb	195 lb	235 lb
250 lb	100 lb	130 lb	160 lb	195 lb	235 lb
260 lb	100 lb	130 lb	165 lb	200 lb	240 lb

Female Clean Standards by Age

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	60 lb	80 lb	105 lb	135 lb	165 lb
20	65 lb	90 lb	120 lb	155 lb	190 lb
25	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb	155 lb	195 lb
30	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb	155 lb	195 lb
35	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb	155 lb	195 lb
40	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb	155 lb	195 lb
45	65 lb	90 lb	115 lb	150 lb	185 lb
50	60 lb	80 lb	110 lb	140 lb	170 lb
55	55 lb	75 lb	100 lb	130 lb	155 lb
60	50 lb	70 lb	90 lb	115 lb	145 lb
65	45 lb	60 lb	80 lb	105 lb	130 lb
70	40 lb	55 lb	75 lb	95 lb	115 lb
75	35 lb	50 lb	65 lb	85 lb	105 lb
80	30 lb	45 lb	60 lb	75 lb	95 lb
85	30 lb	40 lb	55 lb	65 lb	85 lb
90	25 lb	35 lb	45 lb	60 lb	75 lb

What the Strength Levels Mean

Beginner

Stronger than roughly 5% of lifters. This level represents someone who is still relatively new to the exercise but has practiced it consistently enough to develop proper technique. They understand the basic mechanics of the movement and can perform it with proper form and control through a full range of motion.

Novice

Stronger than roughly 20% of lifters. This level represents someone who has moved beyond the beginner stage and has trained the exercise consistently for around six months. They have developed reliable technique, greater control of the movement, and a foundation of strength that comes from regular practice.

Intermediate

Stronger than roughly 50% of lifters. This level represents someone with significant experience training the exercise, typically around two years or more. They have developed solid strength, consistent technique, and a strong understanding of the movement through sustained and progressive training.

Advanced

Stronger than roughly 80% of lifters. This level represents a highly experienced lifter who has spent several years consistently training and improving the exercise. They have developed a high level of strength and technical proficiency that generally requires more than five years of focused training to achieve.

Elite

Stronger than roughly 95% of lifters. This level represents an exceptionally strong and highly experienced lifter who has spent years developing the exercise to a very high standard. They rank among the strongest people performing the movement and have reached a level of strength that may be competitive in strength sports.

Related Strength Standards

These standards are comparative benchmarks, not requirements for safe or effective training. Individual performance can vary with technique, equipment, range of motion, training history, and testing conditions.