Dumbbell Bench Press Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Dumbbell Bench Press standards are based on 3,383,972 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 kg
Novice	27 kg
Intermediate	41 kg
Advanced	58 kg
Elite	78 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.00x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 41 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 16 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	15	26	39	54
55	10	18	29	42	58
60	11	20	32	46	62
65	13	22	34	49	66
70	15	24	37	52	69
75	16	26	39	55	73
80	18	28	42	58	76
85	19	30	44	61	79
90	21	32	46	63	82
95	22	34	49	66	85
100	24	36	51	69	88
105	25	38	53	71	91
110	27	39	55	73	93
115	28	41	57	76	96
120	29	43	59	78	98
125	31	44	61	80	101
130	32	46	63	82	103
135	33	47	64	84	105
140	35	49	66	86	108

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	66
20	15	26	40	57	76
25	16	27	41	58	78
30	16	27	41	58	78
35	16	27	41	58	78
40	16	27	41	58	78
45	15	25	39	55	74
50	14	24	36	52	69
55	13	22	34	48	64
60	12	20	31	44	58
65	11	18	28	40	53
70	10	16	25	36	47
75	9	15	22	32	42
80	8	13	20	28	38
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	6	10	16	23	31

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

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

3x10 17%

3x8 11%

3x12 9%

4x10 8%

4x8 5%

4x12 4%

3x6 4%

3x5 3%

2x10 3%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	3285
2	3	8	11%	2023
3	3	12	9%	1688
4	4	10	8%	1432
5	4	8	5%	962
6	4	12	4%	752
7	3	6	4%	743
8	3	5	3%	667
9	2	10	3%	642
10	5	5	3%	609

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Female

Female Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	6 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	21 kg
Advanced	32 kg
Elite	46 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 21 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 6 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	13	22	33
45	3	8	15	25	36
50	4	9	17	27	38
55	5	10	18	28	40
60	5	11	19	30	43
65	6	12	21	32	45
70	7	13	22	33	46
75	7	14	23	35	48
80	8	15	24	36	50
85	9	16	26	38	51
90	9	17	27	39	53
95	10	18	28	40	54
100	11	18	29	42	56
105	11	19	30	43	57
110	12	20	31	44	59
115	12	21	32	45	60
120	13	21	33	46	61

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	28	39
20	5	12	20	32	45
25	6	12	21	32	46
30	6	12	21	32	46
35	6	12	21	32	46
40	6	12	21	32	46
45	5	11	20	31	43
50	5	11	19	29	41
55	5	10	17	27	38
60	4	9	16	24	34
65	4	8	14	22	31
70	3	7	13	20	28
75	3	6	11	18	25
80	3	6	10	16	22
85	2	5	9	14	20
90	2	5	8	13	18

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

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

3x10 23%

3x12 12%

3x8 9%

4x10 9%

4x12 5%

4x8 5%

2x10 4%

3x15 4%

5x10 3%

3x6 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	15	26	39	54
55	10	18	29	42	58
60	11	20	32	46	62
65	13	22	34	49	66
70	15	24	37	52	69
75	16	26	39	55	73
80	18	28	42	58	76
85	19	30	44	61	79
90	21	32	46	63	82
95	22	34	49	66	85
100	24	36	51	69	88
105	25	38	53	71	91
110	27	39	55	73	93
115	28	41	57	76	96
120	29	43	59	78	98
125	31	44	61	80	101
130	32	46	63	82	103
135	33	47	64	84	105
140	35	49	66	86	108

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	66
20	15	26	40	57	76
25	16	27	41	58	78
30	16	27	41	58	78
35	16	27	41	58	78
40	16	27	41	58	78
45	15	25	39	55	74
50	14	24	36	52	69
55	13	22	34	48	64
60	12	20	31	44	58
65	11	18	28	40	53
70	10	16	25	36	47
75	9	15	22	32	42
80	8	13	20	28	38
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	6	10	16	23	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	13	22	33
45	3	8	15	25	36
50	4	9	17	27	38
55	5	10	18	28	40
60	5	11	19	30	43
65	6	12	21	32	45
70	7	13	22	33	46
75	7	14	23	35	48
80	8	15	24	36	50
85	9	16	26	38	51
90	9	17	27	39	53
95	10	18	28	40	54
100	11	18	29	42	56
105	11	19	30	43	57
110	12	20	31	44	59
115	12	21	32	45	60
120	13	21	33	46	61

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	28	39
20	5	12	20	32	45
25	6	12	21	32	46
30	6	12	21	32	46
35	6	12	21	32	46
40	6	12	21	32	46
45	5	11	20	31	43
50	5	11	19	29	41
55	5	10	17	27	38
60	4	9	16	24	34
65	4	8	14	22	31
70	3	7	13	20	28
75	3	6	11	18	25
80	3	6	10	16	22
85	2	5	9	14	20
90	2	5	8	13	18

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	15	26	39	54
55	10	18	29	42	58
60	11	20	32	46	62
65	13	22	34	49	66
70	15	24	37	52	69
75	16	26	39	55	73
80	18	28	42	58	76
85	19	30	44	61	79
90	21	32	46	63	82
95	22	34	49	66	85
100	24	36	51	69	88
105	25	38	53	71	91
110	27	39	55	73	93
115	28	41	57	76	96
120	29	43	59	78	98
125	31	44	61	80	101
130	32	46	63	82	103
135	33	47	64	84	105
140	35	49	66	86	108

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	66
20	15	26	40	57	76
25	16	27	41	58	78
30	16	27	41	58	78
35	16	27	41	58	78
40	16	27	41	58	78
45	15	25	39	55	74
50	14	24	36	52	69
55	13	22	34	48	64
60	12	20	31	44	58
65	11	18	28	40	53
70	10	16	25	36	47
75	9	15	22	32	42
80	8	13	20	28	38
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	6	10	16	23	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	13	22	33
45	3	8	15	25	36
50	4	9	17	27	38
55	5	10	18	28	40
60	5	11	19	30	43
65	6	12	21	32	45
70	7	13	22	33	46
75	7	14	23	35	48
80	8	15	24	36	50
85	9	16	26	38	51
90	9	17	27	39	53
95	10	18	28	40	54
100	11	18	29	42	56
105	11	19	30	43	57
110	12	20	31	44	59
115	12	21	32	45	60
120	13	21	33	46	61

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	28	39
20	5	12	20	32	45
25	6	12	21	32	46
30	6	12	21	32	46
35	6	12	21	32	46
40	6	12	21	32	46
45	5	11	20	31	43
50	5	11	19	29	41
55	5	10	17	27	38
60	4	9	16	24	34
65	4	8	14	22	31
70	3	7	13	20	28
75	3	6	11	18	25
80	3	6	10	16	22
85	2	5	9	14	20
90	2	5	8	13	18

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91

Dumbbell Bench Press Standards

Measured in kg

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

Male

Male Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Recommended Program

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	15	26	39	54
55	10	18	29	42	58
60	11	20	32	46	62
65	13	22	34	49	66
70	15	24	37	52	69
75	16	26	39	55	73
80	18	28	42	58	76
85	19	30	44	61	79
90	21	32	46	63	82
95	22	34	49	66	85
100	24	36	51	69	88
105	25	38	53	71	91
110	27	39	55	73	93
115	28	41	57	76	96
120	29	43	59	78	98
125	31	44	61	80	101
130	32	46	63	82	103
135	33	47	64	84	105
140	35	49	66	86	108

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	66
20	15	26	40	57	76
25	16	27	41	58	78
30	16	27	41	58	78
35	16	27	41	58	78
40	16	27	41	58	78
45	15	25	39	55	74
50	14	24	36	52	69
55	13	22	34	48	64
60	12	20	31	44	58
65	11	18	28	40	53
70	10	16	25	36	47
75	9	15	22	32	42
80	8	13	20	28	38
85	7	12	18	25	34
90	6	10	16	23	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	13	22	33
45	3	8	15	25	36
50	4	9	17	27	38
55	5	10	18	28	40
60	5	11	19	30	43
65	6	12	21	32	45
70	7	13	22	33	46
75	7	14	23	35	48
80	8	15	24	36	50
85	9	16	26	38	51
90	9	17	27	39	53
95	10	18	28	40	54
100	11	18	29	42	56
105	11	19	30	43	57
110	12	20	31	44	59
115	12	21	32	45	60
120	13	21	33	46	61

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	28	39
20	5	12	20	32	45
25	6	12	21	32	46
30	6	12	21	32	46
35	6	12	21	32	46
40	6	12	21	32	46
45	5	11	20	31	43
50	5	11	19	29	41
55	5	10	17	27	38
60	4	9	16	24	34
65	4	8	14	22	31
70	3	7	13	20	28
75	3	6	11	18	25
80	3	6	10	16	22
85	2	5	9	14	20
90	2	5	8	13	18

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91