Behind The Neck Press Standards (lb)

The average Behind The Neck Press is 138 lb for men and 77 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Behind The Neck Press strength standards are based on 160,948 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Behind The Neck Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	60 lb
Novice	94 lb
Intermediate	138 lb
Advanced	191 lb
Elite	249 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.35x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Behind The Neck Press? (lb)

What is the average Behind The Neck Press? The average Behind The Neck Press weight for a male lifter is 138 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Behind The Neck Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 60 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	24	44	71	104	141
120	30	52	81	116	155
130	36	60	90	128	169
140	42	67	100	139	182
150	49	75	109	150	194
160	55	83	118	161	207
170	61	90	127	171	218
180	67	98	136	181	230
190	73	105	145	191	241
200	79	112	153	200	251
210	85	119	161	209	262
220	90	126	169	218	272
230	96	132	177	227	281
240	102	139	184	236	291
250	107	145	192	244	300
260	113	152	199	252	309
270	118	158	206	260	318
280	123	164	213	268	327
290	128	170	220	276	335
300	134	176	226	283	344
310	139	182	233	291	352

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	80	118	163	212
20	58	91	135	186	243
25	60	94	138	191	249
30	60	94	138	191	249
35	60	94	138	191	249
40	60	94	138	191	249
45	56	89	131	181	236
50	53	83	122	169	221
55	49	77	113	156	204
60	44	70	103	142	186
65	40	63	93	129	168
70	36	57	84	116	151
75	32	51	75	104	136
80	29	46	67	93	122
85	26	41	60	83	109
90	23	37	54	75	98

How many sets and reps of Behind The Neck Press should I do?

These are the most popular Behind The Neck Press workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 13%

3x8 10%

2x10 8%

4x12 4%

4x10 4%

3x12 4%

4x8 4%

3x3 4%

3x6 3%

5x5 3%

3x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	67
2	3	8	10%	52
3	2	10	8%	40
4	4	12	4%	23
5	4	10	4%	22
6	3	12	4%	20
6	4	8	4%	20
8	3	3	4%	19
9	3	6	3%	18
10	5	5	3%	17
10	3	5	3%	17

Female

Female Behind The Neck Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	31 lb
Novice	51 lb
Intermediate	77 lb
Advanced	108 lb
Elite	144 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.00x

How much should I be able to Behind The Neck Press? (lb)

What is the average Behind The Neck Press? The average Behind The Neck Press weight for a female lifter is 77 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Behind The Neck Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 31 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	15	29	48	71	97
100	19	33	53	78	105
110	22	38	59	84	113
120	25	42	64	91	120
130	29	46	69	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	134
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	38	58	83	113	146
170	41	61	87	118	152
180	44	65	92	123	157
190	47	68	96	128	162
200	49	72	100	132	167
210	52	75	103	136	172
220	55	78	107	141	177
230	57	81	111	145	182
240	60	84	114	149	186
250	62	87	118	153	190
260	65	90	121	156	195

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	66	92	122
20	30	49	75	106	140
25	31	51	77	108	144
30	31	51	77	108	144
35	31	51	77	108	144
40	31	51	77	108	144
45	29	48	73	103	136
50	27	45	68	96	127
55	25	41	63	89	117
60	23	38	57	81	107
65	21	34	52	73	97
70	19	31	47	66	87
75	17	28	42	59	78
80	15	25	38	53	70
85	13	22	34	47	63
90	12	20	30	43	56

How many sets and reps of Behind The Neck Press should I do?

These are the most popular Behind The Neck Press workouts done by female lifters:

4x10 27%

3x8 11%

3x10 11%

3x12 9%

4x12 6%

5x8 5%

5x10 4%

3x6 4%

2x8 2%

3x5 2%

7x1 2%

4x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	10	27%	23
2	3	8	11%	9
2	3	10	11%	9
4	3	12	9%	8
5	4	12	6%	5
6	5	8	5%	4
7	5	10	4%	3
7	3	6	4%	3
9	2	8	2%	2
9	3	5	2%	2
9	7	1	2%	2
9	4	8	2%	2

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The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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 Behind The Neck Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 6,682 qualifying results from 160,948 community lifts to produce our Behind The Neck Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	160,948
Qualifying results	6,682
Male results	6,302
Female results	380
Data start	14 August 2020
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
110	24	44	71	104	141
120	30	52	81	116	155
130	36	60	90	128	169
140	42	67	100	139	182
150	49	75	109	150	194
160	55	83	118	161	207
170	61	90	127	171	218
180	67	98	136	181	230
190	73	105	145	191	241
200	79	112	153	200	251
210	85	119	161	209	262
220	90	126	169	218	272
230	96	132	177	227	281
240	102	139	184	236	291
250	107	145	192	244	300
260	113	152	199	252	309
270	118	158	206	260	318
280	123	164	213	268	327
290	128	170	220	276	335
300	134	176	226	283	344
310	139	182	233	291	352

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	80	118	163	212
20	58	91	135	186	243
25	60	94	138	191	249
30	60	94	138	191	249
35	60	94	138	191	249
40	60	94	138	191	249
45	56	89	131	181	236
50	53	83	122	169	221
55	49	77	113	156	204
60	44	70	103	142	186
65	40	63	93	129	168
70	36	57	84	116	151
75	32	51	75	104	136
80	29	46	67	93	122
85	26	41	60	83	109
90	23	37	54	75	98

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	67
2	3	8	10%	52
3	2	10	8%	40
4	4	12	4%	23
5	4	10	4%	22
6	3	12	4%	20
6	4	8	4%	20
8	3	3	4%	19
9	3	6	3%	18
10	5	5	3%	17
10	3	5	3%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	29	48	71	97
100	19	33	53	78	105
110	22	38	59	84	113
120	25	42	64	91	120
130	29	46	69	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	134
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	38	58	83	113	146
170	41	61	87	118	152
180	44	65	92	123	157
190	47	68	96	128	162
200	49	72	100	132	167
210	52	75	103	136	172
220	55	78	107	141	177
230	57	81	111	145	182
240	60	84	114	149	186
250	62	87	118	153	190
260	65	90	121	156	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	66	92	122
20	30	49	75	106	140
25	31	51	77	108	144
30	31	51	77	108	144
35	31	51	77	108	144
40	31	51	77	108	144
45	29	48	73	103	136
50	27	45	68	96	127
55	25	41	63	89	117
60	23	38	57	81	107
65	21	34	52	73	97
70	19	31	47	66	87
75	17	28	42	59	78
80	15	25	38	53	70
85	13	22	34	47	63
90	12	20	30	43	56

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	10	27%	23
2	3	8	11%	9
2	3	10	11%	9
4	3	12	9%	8
5	4	12	6%	5
6	5	8	5%	4
7	5	10	4%	3
7	3	6	4%	3
9	2	8	2%	2
9	3	5	2%	2
9	7	1	2%	2
9	4	8	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	44	71	104	141
120	30	52	81	116	155
130	36	60	90	128	169
140	42	67	100	139	182
150	49	75	109	150	194
160	55	83	118	161	207
170	61	90	127	171	218
180	67	98	136	181	230
190	73	105	145	191	241
200	79	112	153	200	251
210	85	119	161	209	262
220	90	126	169	218	272
230	96	132	177	227	281
240	102	139	184	236	291
250	107	145	192	244	300
260	113	152	199	252	309
270	118	158	206	260	318
280	123	164	213	268	327
290	128	170	220	276	335
300	134	176	226	283	344
310	139	182	233	291	352

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	80	118	163	212
20	58	91	135	186	243
25	60	94	138	191	249
30	60	94	138	191	249
35	60	94	138	191	249
40	60	94	138	191	249
45	56	89	131	181	236
50	53	83	122	169	221
55	49	77	113	156	204
60	44	70	103	142	186
65	40	63	93	129	168
70	36	57	84	116	151
75	32	51	75	104	136
80	29	46	67	93	122
85	26	41	60	83	109
90	23	37	54	75	98

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	67
2	3	8	10%	52
3	2	10	8%	40
4	4	12	4%	23
5	4	10	4%	22
6	3	12	4%	20
6	4	8	4%	20
8	3	3	4%	19
9	3	6	3%	18
10	5	5	3%	17
10	3	5	3%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	29	48	71	97
100	19	33	53	78	105
110	22	38	59	84	113
120	25	42	64	91	120
130	29	46	69	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	134
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	38	58	83	113	146
170	41	61	87	118	152
180	44	65	92	123	157
190	47	68	96	128	162
200	49	72	100	132	167
210	52	75	103	136	172
220	55	78	107	141	177
230	57	81	111	145	182
240	60	84	114	149	186
250	62	87	118	153	190
260	65	90	121	156	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	66	92	122
20	30	49	75	106	140
25	31	51	77	108	144
30	31	51	77	108	144
35	31	51	77	108	144
40	31	51	77	108	144
45	29	48	73	103	136
50	27	45	68	96	127
55	25	41	63	89	117
60	23	38	57	81	107
65	21	34	52	73	97
70	19	31	47	66	87
75	17	28	42	59	78
80	15	25	38	53	70
85	13	22	34	47	63
90	12	20	30	43	56

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	10	27%	23
2	3	8	11%	9
2	3	10	11%	9
4	3	12	9%	8
5	4	12	6%	5
6	5	8	5%	4
7	5	10	4%	3
7	3	6	4%	3
9	2	8	2%	2
9	3	5	2%	2
9	7	1	2%	2
9	4	8	2%	2

Behind The Neck Press Standards (lb)

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Male Behind The Neck Press Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Behind The Neck Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	44	71	104	141
120	30	52	81	116	155
130	36	60	90	128	169
140	42	67	100	139	182
150	49	75	109	150	194
160	55	83	118	161	207
170	61	90	127	171	218
180	67	98	136	181	230
190	73	105	145	191	241
200	79	112	153	200	251
210	85	119	161	209	262
220	90	126	169	218	272
230	96	132	177	227	281
240	102	139	184	236	291
250	107	145	192	244	300
260	113	152	199	252	309
270	118	158	206	260	318
280	123	164	213	268	327
290	128	170	220	276	335
300	134	176	226	283	344
310	139	182	233	291	352

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	80	118	163	212
20	58	91	135	186	243
25	60	94	138	191	249
30	60	94	138	191	249
35	60	94	138	191	249
40	60	94	138	191	249
45	56	89	131	181	236
50	53	83	122	169	221
55	49	77	113	156	204
60	44	70	103	142	186
65	40	63	93	129	168
70	36	57	84	116	151
75	32	51	75	104	136
80	29	46	67	93	122
85	26	41	60	83	109
90	23	37	54	75	98

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	67
2	3	8	10%	52
3	2	10	8%	40
4	4	12	4%	23
5	4	10	4%	22
6	3	12	4%	20
6	4	8	4%	20
8	3	3	4%	19
9	3	6	3%	18
10	5	5	3%	17
10	3	5	3%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	29	48	71	97
100	19	33	53	78	105
110	22	38	59	84	113
120	25	42	64	91	120
130	29	46	69	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	134
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	38	58	83	113	146
170	41	61	87	118	152
180	44	65	92	123	157
190	47	68	96	128	162
200	49	72	100	132	167
210	52	75	103	136	172
220	55	78	107	141	177
230	57	81	111	145	182
240	60	84	114	149	186
250	62	87	118	153	190
260	65	90	121	156	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	66	92	122
20	30	49	75	106	140
25	31	51	77	108	144
30	31	51	77	108	144
35	31	51	77	108	144
40	31	51	77	108	144
45	29	48	73	103	136
50	27	45	68	96	127
55	25	41	63	89	117
60	23	38	57	81	107
65	21	34	52	73	97
70	19	31	47	66	87
75	17	28	42	59	78
80	15	25	38	53	70
85	13	22	34	47	63
90	12	20	30	43	56

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	10	27%	23
2	3	8	11%	9
2	3	10	11%	9
4	3	12	9%	8
5	4	12	6%	5
6	5	8	5%	4
7	5	10	4%	3
7	3	6	4%	3
9	2	8	2%	2
9	3	5	2%	2
9	7	1	2%	2
9	4	8	2%	2