Behind The Neck Press Standards

Measured in kg

Behind The Neck 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 Behind The Neck Press standards are based on 45,605 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Behind The Neck Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	23 kg
Novice	41 kg
Intermediate	65 kg
Advanced	95 kg
Elite	128 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Behind The Neck Press? The average Behind The Neck Press weight for a male lifter is 65 kg (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 23 kg (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
50	8	18	33	52	75
55	11	22	38	59	82
60	14	26	44	65	90
65	17	30	49	71	97
70	20	34	54	77	104
75	23	38	58	83	111
80	26	42	63	89	117
85	28	45	68	94	123
90	31	49	72	99	129
95	34	53	76	104	135
100	37	56	81	109	141
105	40	60	85	114	146
110	43	63	89	119	151
115	45	66	93	123	157
120	48	70	97	128	162
125	51	73	100	132	166
130	53	76	104	136	171
135	56	79	108	140	176
140	59	82	111	144	180

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	35	55	81	109
20	23	40	63	92	125
25	23	41	65	95	128
30	23	41	65	95	128
35	23	41	65	95	128
40	23	41	65	95	128
45	22	39	62	90	122
50	21	36	58	84	114
55	19	34	54	78	106
60	17	31	49	71	96
65	16	28	44	64	87
70	14	25	40	58	78
75	13	22	35	52	70
80	11	20	32	46	62
85	10	18	28	41	56
90	9	16	26	37	50

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

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Female

Female Behind The Neck Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 kg
Novice	22 kg
Intermediate	34 kg
Advanced	48 kg
Elite	64 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	0.95x

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

What is the average Behind The Neck Press? The average Behind The Neck Press weight for a female lifter is 34 kg (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 14 kg (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
40	7	14	23	34	46
45	9	16	25	37	50
50	10	18	28	40	53
55	12	20	30	42	56
60	13	21	32	45	59
65	14	23	34	47	62
70	16	24	36	49	64
75	17	26	38	51	67
80	18	27	39	53	69
85	19	29	41	55	71
90	20	30	43	57	73
95	21	31	44	59	75
100	22	33	46	61	77
105	23	34	47	62	79
110	24	35	48	64	81
115	25	36	50	66	83
120	26	37	51	67	84

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	13	22	33	47	62
25	14	22	34	48	64
30	14	22	34	48	64
35	14	22	34	48	64
40	14	22	34	48	64
45	13	21	32	46	60
50	12	20	30	43	57
55	11	18	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	7	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	13	19	25

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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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.

Other Languages

Behind The Neck Press (EN)
Drücken hinter dem Nacken (DE)
Press tras nuca con barra (ES)
Développé derrière la nuque (FR)
Wyciskanie sztangi zza głowy stojąc (PL)
Pressa con Bilanciere dietro al Collo (IT)
Prensa de pescoço por trás (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	18	33	52	75
55	11	22	38	59	82
60	14	26	44	65	90
65	17	30	49	71	97
70	20	34	54	77	104
75	23	38	58	83	111
80	26	42	63	89	117
85	28	45	68	94	123
90	31	49	72	99	129
95	34	53	76	104	135
100	37	56	81	109	141
105	40	60	85	114	146
110	43	63	89	119	151
115	45	66	93	123	157
120	48	70	97	128	162
125	51	73	100	132	166
130	53	76	104	136	171
135	56	79	108	140	176
140	59	82	111	144	180

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	35	55	81	109
20	23	40	63	92	125
25	23	41	65	95	128
30	23	41	65	95	128
35	23	41	65	95	128
40	23	41	65	95	128
45	22	39	62	90	122
50	21	36	58	84	114
55	19	34	54	78	106
60	17	31	49	71	96
65	16	28	44	64	87
70	14	25	40	58	78
75	13	22	35	52	70
80	11	20	32	46	62
85	10	18	28	41	56
90	9	16	26	37	50

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
40	7	14	23	34	46
45	9	16	25	37	50
50	10	18	28	40	53
55	12	20	30	42	56
60	13	21	32	45	59
65	14	23	34	47	62
70	16	24	36	49	64
75	17	26	38	51	67
80	18	27	39	53	69
85	19	29	41	55	71
90	20	30	43	57	73
95	21	31	44	59	75
100	22	33	46	61	77
105	23	34	47	62	79
110	24	35	48	64	81
115	25	36	50	66	83
120	26	37	51	67	84

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	13	22	33	47	62
25	14	22	34	48	64
30	14	22	34	48	64
35	14	22	34	48	64
40	14	22	34	48	64
45	13	21	32	46	60
50	12	20	30	43	57
55	11	18	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	7	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	13	19	25

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
50	8	18	33	52	75
55	11	22	38	59	82
60	14	26	44	65	90
65	17	30	49	71	97
70	20	34	54	77	104
75	23	38	58	83	111
80	26	42	63	89	117
85	28	45	68	94	123
90	31	49	72	99	129
95	34	53	76	104	135
100	37	56	81	109	141
105	40	60	85	114	146
110	43	63	89	119	151
115	45	66	93	123	157
120	48	70	97	128	162
125	51	73	100	132	166
130	53	76	104	136	171
135	56	79	108	140	176
140	59	82	111	144	180

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	35	55	81	109
20	23	40	63	92	125
25	23	41	65	95	128
30	23	41	65	95	128
35	23	41	65	95	128
40	23	41	65	95	128
45	22	39	62	90	122
50	21	36	58	84	114
55	19	34	54	78	106
60	17	31	49	71	96
65	16	28	44	64	87
70	14	25	40	58	78
75	13	22	35	52	70
80	11	20	32	46	62
85	10	18	28	41	56
90	9	16	26	37	50

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
40	7	14	23	34	46
45	9	16	25	37	50
50	10	18	28	40	53
55	12	20	30	42	56
60	13	21	32	45	59
65	14	23	34	47	62
70	16	24	36	49	64
75	17	26	38	51	67
80	18	27	39	53	69
85	19	29	41	55	71
90	20	30	43	57	73
95	21	31	44	59	75
100	22	33	46	61	77
105	23	34	47	62	79
110	24	35	48	64	81
115	25	36	50	66	83
120	26	37	51	67	84

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	13	22	33	47	62
25	14	22	34	48	64
30	14	22	34	48	64
35	14	22	34	48	64
40	14	22	34	48	64
45	13	21	32	46	60
50	12	20	30	43	57
55	11	18	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	7	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	13	19	25

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
50	8	18	33	52	75
55	11	22	38	59	82
60	14	26	44	65	90
65	17	30	49	71	97
70	20	34	54	77	104
75	23	38	58	83	111
80	26	42	63	89	117
85	28	45	68	94	123
90	31	49	72	99	129
95	34	53	76	104	135
100	37	56	81	109	141
105	40	60	85	114	146
110	43	63	89	119	151
115	45	66	93	123	157
120	48	70	97	128	162
125	51	73	100	132	166
130	53	76	104	136	171
135	56	79	108	140	176
140	59	82	111	144	180

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	35	55	81	109
20	23	40	63	92	125
25	23	41	65	95	128
30	23	41	65	95	128
35	23	41	65	95	128
40	23	41	65	95	128
45	22	39	62	90	122
50	21	36	58	84	114
55	19	34	54	78	106
60	17	31	49	71	96
65	16	28	44	64	87
70	14	25	40	58	78
75	13	22	35	52	70
80	11	20	32	46	62
85	10	18	28	41	56
90	9	16	26	37	50

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
40	7	14	23	34	46
45	9	16	25	37	50
50	10	18	28	40	53
55	12	20	30	42	56
60	13	21	32	45	59
65	14	23	34	47	62
70	16	24	36	49	64
75	17	26	38	51	67
80	18	27	39	53	69
85	19	29	41	55	71
90	20	30	43	57	73
95	21	31	44	59	75
100	22	33	46	61	77
105	23	34	47	62	79
110	24	35	48	64	81
115	25	36	50	66	83
120	26	37	51	67	84

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	13	22	33	47	62
25	14	22	34	48	64
30	14	22	34	48	64
35	14	22	34	48	64
40	14	22	34	48	64
45	13	21	32	46	60
50	12	20	30	43	57
55	11	18	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	7	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	13	19	25

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