Bench Press Standards for Men and Women (lb) - Strength Level (2024)

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Measured in lb Bench Press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight. Male Bench Press Standards (lb) Entire Community How much should I be able to Bench Press? (lb) By Weight and Age How many sets and reps of Bench Press should I do? Female Bench Press Standards (lb) Entire Community How much should I be able to Bench Press? (lb) By Weight and Age How many sets and reps of Bench Press should I do? Create Standards Recommended Program Rate Your Lifts Against Other People What do the strength standards mean? More Exercises Other Languages References

Measured in lb

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

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Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Bench Press standards are based on 41,421,674 lifts by Strength Level users

Bench Press Standards for Men and Women (lb) - Strength Level (2)

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Male

Male Bench Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	103 lb
Novice	154 lb
Intermediate	217 lb
Advanced	291 lb
Elite	372 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.00x

How much should I be able to Bench Press? (lb)

What is the average Bench Press? The average Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 217 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 103 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	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

How many sets and reps of Bench Press should I do?

These are the most popular Bench Press workouts done by male lifters:

5x5 19%

3x5 14%

3x10 6%

3x8 6%

4x5 4%

4x8 4%

3x6 3%

4x10 3%

2x1 3%

3x3 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	19%	18667
2	3	5	14%	13631
3	3	10	6%	5925
4	3	8	6%	5582
5	4	5	4%	3750
6	4	8	4%	3449
7	3	6	3%	3373
8	4	10	3%	2733
9	2	1	3%	2680
10	3	3	2%	2418

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Female

Female Bench Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	38 lb
Novice	69 lb
Intermediate	111 lb
Advanced	164 lb
Elite	223 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.50x

How much should I be able to Bench Press? (lb)

What is the average Bench Press? The average Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 111 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 38 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	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88

How many sets and reps of Bench Press should I do?

These are the most popular Bench Press workouts done by female lifters:

5x5 16%

3x5 11%

3x10 8%

3x8 6%

4x8 4%

4x5 4%

2x1 4%

4x10 4%

3x6 3%

3x3 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	16%	2541
2	3	5	11%	1728
3	3	10	8%	1281
4	3	8	6%	947
5	4	8	4%	700
6	4	5	4%	616
7	2	1	4%	602
8	4	10	4%	600
9	3	6	3%	495
10	3	3	3%	410

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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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Barbell Curl 2,187,924 lifts

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Dumbbell Shoulder Press 1,790,687 lifts

Bent Over Row 1,790,389 lifts

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88