Olympic lifts as a percentage of your back squat

It’s a big, big, sweep of the arm, but most of your lifts can be (could be) compared to your back squat. If you back squat 100kg, the chances are you can snatch up to 60kg, and clean 75kg. Bear in mind these figures could vary by as much as 15%

Front SquatSnatchClean
 87.5% 60% 75%
Overhead Squat
Power SnatchPower Clean
 67.5%
55%
 65%
DeadliftSnatch PullClean Pull
 125% 90%100%
Christian Thibaudeau adds extra ratios and insights  here
 
Waxman’s gym has a fascinating “Weightlifting Lift Calculator” here
 
Box Rox also has a nice assessment tool here
 
My take home message is this: once you start struggling with your olympic lifts, and your technique is quite good, start to consider improving your strength.
 

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