Chest Press Standards (kg)

The average Chest Press is 86 kg for men and 37 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Chest Press strength standards are based on 822,882 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

Male
Female

Male

Male Chest Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	34 kg
Novice	56 kg
Intermediate	86 kg
Advanced	121 kg
Elite	161 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Chest Press? The average Chest Press weight for a male lifter is 86 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Chest Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 34 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	20	37	59	87	119
55	24	41	65	94	126
60	27	45	70	100	134
65	30	50	75	106	141
70	33	53	80	112	147
75	36	57	85	117	154
80	39	61	89	123	160
85	42	64	93	128	165
90	45	68	98	132	171
95	47	71	102	137	176
100	50	74	105	142	181
105	53	78	109	146	186
110	55	81	113	150	191
115	58	84	116	154	195
120	60	87	120	158	200
125	62	89	123	162	204
130	65	92	126	166	208
135	67	95	129	169	212
140	69	98	132	173	216

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	48	73	103	137
20	33	55	84	118	157
25	34	56	86	121	161
30	34	56	86	121	161
35	34	56	86	121	161
40	34	56	86	121	161
45	32	53	81	115	152
50	30	50	76	107	142
55	28	46	70	99	131
60	25	42	64	90	120
65	23	38	58	82	109
70	21	34	52	74	98
75	19	31	47	66	88
80	17	28	42	59	78
85	15	25	37	53	70
90	13	22	34	48	63

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

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

3x10 23%

3x12 11%

3x8 9%

4x10 8%

4x12 5%

4x8 4%

3x15 4%

2x10 3%

5x10 3%

3x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	1484
2	3	12	11%	672
3	3	8	9%	548
4	4	10	8%	512
5	4	12	5%	331
6	4	8	4%	242
7	3	15	4%	234
8	2	10	3%	219
9	5	10	3%	182
10	3	5	3%	171

Female

Female Chest Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 kg
Novice	22 kg
Intermediate	37 kg
Advanced	57 kg
Elite	79 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.20x

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

What is the average Chest Press? The average Chest Press weight for a female lifter is 37 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Chest Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 11 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	16	29	46	66
45	8	18	31	48	69
50	9	19	33	50	71
55	10	20	34	52	73
60	11	21	36	54	75
65	11	22	37	56	77
70	12	23	38	57	79
75	13	24	39	59	81
80	14	25	41	60	82
85	14	26	42	61	84
90	15	27	43	63	85
95	15	27	44	64	87
100	16	28	45	65	88
105	16	29	46	66	89
110	17	30	46	67	90
115	17	30	47	68	92
120	18	31	48	69	93

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	19	32	48	67
20	11	22	36	55	77
25	11	22	37	57	79
30	11	22	37	57	79
35	11	22	37	57	79
40	11	22	37	57	79
45	11	21	35	54	74
50	10	20	33	50	70
55	9	18	31	46	64
60	8	17	28	42	59
65	8	15	25	38	53
70	7	13	23	34	48
75	6	12	20	31	43
80	6	11	18	28	38
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	4	9	15	22	31

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

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

3x10 18%

3x12 12%

3x8 10%

3x15 10%

4x10 8%

4x12 4%

2x12 4%

2x15 3%

2x10 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	351
2	3	12	12%	235
3	3	8	10%	189
4	3	15	10%	188
5	4	10	8%	147
6	4	12	4%	81
7	2	12	4%	75
8	2	15	3%	60
9	2	10	3%	52
10	4	8	3%	48

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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 Chest Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 206,408 qualifying results from 822,882 community lifts to produce our Chest Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	822,882
Qualifying results	206,408
Male results	180,929
Female results	25,479
Data start	27 January 2019
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
50	20	37	59	87	119
55	24	41	65	94	126
60	27	45	70	100	134
65	30	50	75	106	141
70	33	53	80	112	147
75	36	57	85	117	154
80	39	61	89	123	160
85	42	64	93	128	165
90	45	68	98	132	171
95	47	71	102	137	176
100	50	74	105	142	181
105	53	78	109	146	186
110	55	81	113	150	191
115	58	84	116	154	195
120	60	87	120	158	200
125	62	89	123	162	204
130	65	92	126	166	208
135	67	95	129	169	212
140	69	98	132	173	216

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	48	73	103	137
20	33	55	84	118	157
25	34	56	86	121	161
30	34	56	86	121	161
35	34	56	86	121	161
40	34	56	86	121	161
45	32	53	81	115	152
50	30	50	76	107	142
55	28	46	70	99	131
60	25	42	64	90	120
65	23	38	58	82	109
70	21	34	52	74	98
75	19	31	47	66	88
80	17	28	42	59	78
85	15	25	37	53	70
90	13	22	34	48	63

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	16	29	46	66
45	8	18	31	48	69
50	9	19	33	50	71
55	10	20	34	52	73
60	11	21	36	54	75
65	11	22	37	56	77
70	12	23	38	57	79
75	13	24	39	59	81
80	14	25	41	60	82
85	14	26	42	61	84
90	15	27	43	63	85
95	15	27	44	64	87
100	16	28	45	65	88
105	16	29	46	66	89
110	17	30	46	67	90
115	17	30	47	68	92
120	18	31	48	69	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	19	32	48	67
20	11	22	36	55	77
25	11	22	37	57	79
30	11	22	37	57	79
35	11	22	37	57	79
40	11	22	37	57	79
45	11	21	35	54	74
50	10	20	33	50	70
55	9	18	31	46	64
60	8	17	28	42	59
65	8	15	25	38	53
70	7	13	23	34	48
75	6	12	20	31	43
80	6	11	18	28	38
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	4	9	15	22	31

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	351
2	3	12	12%	235
3	3	8	10%	189
4	3	15	10%	188
5	4	10	8%	147
6	4	12	4%	81
7	2	12	4%	75
8	2	15	3%	60
9	2	10	3%	52
10	4	8	3%	48

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	20	37	59	87	119
55	24	41	65	94	126
60	27	45	70	100	134
65	30	50	75	106	141
70	33	53	80	112	147
75	36	57	85	117	154
80	39	61	89	123	160
85	42	64	93	128	165
90	45	68	98	132	171
95	47	71	102	137	176
100	50	74	105	142	181
105	53	78	109	146	186
110	55	81	113	150	191
115	58	84	116	154	195
120	60	87	120	158	200
125	62	89	123	162	204
130	65	92	126	166	208
135	67	95	129	169	212
140	69	98	132	173	216

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	48	73	103	137
20	33	55	84	118	157
25	34	56	86	121	161
30	34	56	86	121	161
35	34	56	86	121	161
40	34	56	86	121	161
45	32	53	81	115	152
50	30	50	76	107	142
55	28	46	70	99	131
60	25	42	64	90	120
65	23	38	58	82	109
70	21	34	52	74	98
75	19	31	47	66	88
80	17	28	42	59	78
85	15	25	37	53	70
90	13	22	34	48	63

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	16	29	46	66
45	8	18	31	48	69
50	9	19	33	50	71
55	10	20	34	52	73
60	11	21	36	54	75
65	11	22	37	56	77
70	12	23	38	57	79
75	13	24	39	59	81
80	14	25	41	60	82
85	14	26	42	61	84
90	15	27	43	63	85
95	15	27	44	64	87
100	16	28	45	65	88
105	16	29	46	66	89
110	17	30	46	67	90
115	17	30	47	68	92
120	18	31	48	69	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	19	32	48	67
20	11	22	36	55	77
25	11	22	37	57	79
30	11	22	37	57	79
35	11	22	37	57	79
40	11	22	37	57	79
45	11	21	35	54	74
50	10	20	33	50	70
55	9	18	31	46	64
60	8	17	28	42	59
65	8	15	25	38	53
70	7	13	23	34	48
75	6	12	20	31	43
80	6	11	18	28	38
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	4	9	15	22	31

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	351
2	3	12	12%	235
3	3	8	10%	189
4	3	15	10%	188
5	4	10	8%	147
6	4	12	4%	81
7	2	12	4%	75
8	2	15	3%	60
9	2	10	3%	52
10	4	8	3%	48

Chest Press Standards (kg)

Male

Male Chest Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Chest Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Chest Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	20	37	59	87	119
55	24	41	65	94	126
60	27	45	70	100	134
65	30	50	75	106	141
70	33	53	80	112	147
75	36	57	85	117	154
80	39	61	89	123	160
85	42	64	93	128	165
90	45	68	98	132	171
95	47	71	102	137	176
100	50	74	105	142	181
105	53	78	109	146	186
110	55	81	113	150	191
115	58	84	116	154	195
120	60	87	120	158	200
125	62	89	123	162	204
130	65	92	126	166	208
135	67	95	129	169	212
140	69	98	132	173	216

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	48	73	103	137
20	33	55	84	118	157
25	34	56	86	121	161
30	34	56	86	121	161
35	34	56	86	121	161
40	34	56	86	121	161
45	32	53	81	115	152
50	30	50	76	107	142
55	28	46	70	99	131
60	25	42	64	90	120
65	23	38	58	82	109
70	21	34	52	74	98
75	19	31	47	66	88
80	17	28	42	59	78
85	15	25	37	53	70
90	13	22	34	48	63

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	16	29	46	66
45	8	18	31	48	69
50	9	19	33	50	71
55	10	20	34	52	73
60	11	21	36	54	75
65	11	22	37	56	77
70	12	23	38	57	79
75	13	24	39	59	81
80	14	25	41	60	82
85	14	26	42	61	84
90	15	27	43	63	85
95	15	27	44	64	87
100	16	28	45	65	88
105	16	29	46	66	89
110	17	30	46	67	90
115	17	30	47	68	92
120	18	31	48	69	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	19	32	48	67
20	11	22	36	55	77
25	11	22	37	57	79
30	11	22	37	57	79
35	11	22	37	57	79
40	11	22	37	57	79
45	11	21	35	54	74
50	10	20	33	50	70
55	9	18	31	46	64
60	8	17	28	42	59
65	8	15	25	38	53
70	7	13	23	34	48
75	6	12	20	31	43
80	6	11	18	28	38
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	4	9	15	22	31

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	351
2	3	12	12%	235
3	3	8	10%	189
4	3	15	10%	188
5	4	10	8%	147
6	4	12	4%	81
7	2	12	4%	75
8	2	15	3%	60
9	2	10	3%	52
10	4	8	3%	48