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Chest Press Standards (lb)

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

Our chest press standards are based on 51,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Chest Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 40 x0.36 77 x0.7 130 x1.18 196 x1.78 271 x2.46
120 47 x0.39 87 x0.72 142 x1.19 211 x1.76 289 x2.41
130 54 x0.41 97 x0.74 154 x1.19 226 x1.74 307 x2.36
140 61 x0.44 106 x0.76 166 x1.19 240 x1.71 323 x2.31
150 68 x0.45 115 x0.77 177 x1.18 253 x1.69 339 x2.26
160 75 x0.47 124 x0.77 188 x1.18 266 x1.67 354 x2.21
170 81 x0.48 132 x0.78 199 x1.17 279 x1.64 368 x2.16
180 88 x0.49 141 x0.78 209 x1.16 291 x1.62 382 x2.12
190 94 x0.5 149 x0.78 219 x1.15 303 x1.59 395 x2.08
200 101 x0.5 157 x0.78 228 x1.14 314 x1.57 408 x2.04
210 107 x0.51 164 x0.78 238 x1.13 325 x1.55 420 x2
220 113 x0.51 172 x0.78 247 x1.12 335 x1.52 432 x1.97
230 119 x0.52 179 x0.78 256 x1.11 346 x1.5 444 x1.93
240 125 x0.52 186 x0.78 264 x1.1 355 x1.48 455 x1.9
250 131 x0.52 193 x0.77 273 x1.09 365 x1.46 466 x1.86
260 136 x0.52 200 x0.77 281 x1.08 375 x1.44 477 x1.83
270 142 x0.52 207 x0.77 289 x1.07 384 x1.42 487 x1.8
280 147 x0.53 214 x0.76 296 x1.06 393 x1.4 497 x1.78
290 153 x0.53 220 x0.76 304 x1.05 401 x1.38 507 x1.75
300 158 x0.53 226 x0.75 311 x1.04 410 x1.37 517 x1.72
310 163 x0.53 233 x0.75 319 x1.03 418 x1.35 526 x1.7
All 75 129 201 290 389

These male standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 18,000 filtered lifts.

Female Chest Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 12 x0.14 32 x0.35 62 x0.69 103 x1.14 150 x1.67
100 14 x0.14 35 x0.35 67 x0.67 108 x1.08 158 x1.58
110 16 x0.15 38 x0.35 71 x0.65 114 x1.04 164 x1.49
120 18 x0.15 41 x0.34 75 x0.63 119 x0.99 170 x1.42
130 20 x0.16 44 x0.34 79 x0.61 124 x0.95 176 x1.35
140 22 x0.16 47 x0.33 83 x0.59 128 x0.92 182 x1.3
150 24 x0.16 49 x0.33 86 x0.57 133 x0.88 187 x1.24
160 26 x0.16 52 x0.32 89 x0.56 137 x0.85 191 x1.2
170 27 x0.16 54 x0.32 92 x0.54 141 x0.83 196 x1.15
180 29 x0.16 57 x0.31 96 x0.53 144 x0.8 200 x1.11
190 31 x0.16 59 x0.31 98 x0.52 148 x0.78 205 x1.08
200 32 x0.16 61 x0.31 101 x0.51 151 x0.76 209 x1.04
210 34 x0.16 63 x0.3 104 x0.49 155 x0.74 213 x1.01
220 35 x0.16 65 x0.3 107 x0.48 158 x0.72 216 x0.98
230 37 x0.16 67 x0.29 109 x0.47 161 x0.7 220 x0.96
240 38 x0.16 69 x0.29 111 x0.46 164 x0.68 223 x0.93
250 39 x0.16 71 x0.28 114 x0.46 167 x0.67 227 x0.91
260 41 x0.16 73 x0.28 116 x0.45 170 x0.65 230 x0.88
All 22 48 85 133 189

These female standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 2,000 filtered lifts.

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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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