Chest Press Standards

Measured in kg

Chest 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 Chest Press standards are based on 650,619 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Chest Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	32 kg
Novice	57 kg
Intermediate	90 kg
Advanced	131 kg
Elite	177 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.25x

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 90 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 32 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	17	35	59	90	126
55	21	39	65	98	135
60	24	44	71	105	143
65	27	48	77	112	151
70	31	53	82	118	159
75	34	57	87	124	166
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	40	65	97	136	179
90	43	68	102	142	186
95	46	72	106	147	192
100	49	76	111	152	198
105	51	79	115	157	203
110	54	83	119	162	209
115	57	86	123	166	214
120	60	89	127	171	219
125	62	92	130	175	224
130	65	95	134	179	229
135	67	98	138	184	233
140	70	101	141	188	238

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	77	111	150
20	31	55	88	127	172
25	32	57	90	131	177
30	32	57	90	131	177
35	32	57	90	131	177
40	32	57	90	131	177
45	31	54	85	124	168
50	29	51	80	116	157
55	27	47	74	108	145
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	71	96
80	16	28	44	64	86
85	14	25	39	57	77
90	13	22	35	51	70

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

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Female

Female Chest Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 kg
Novice	21 kg
Intermediate	38 kg
Advanced	59 kg
Elite	84 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.25x

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 38 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 10 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	5	14	28	46	68
45	6	16	30	49	71
50	7	17	32	52	74
55	8	18	34	54	77
60	9	20	36	56	80
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	11	22	39	60	85
75	11	23	40	62	87
80	12	24	42	64	89
85	13	25	43	65	91
90	14	26	44	67	93
95	14	27	45	68	94
100	15	28	47	70	96
105	16	29	48	71	98
110	16	30	49	72	99
115	17	31	50	74	101
120	17	32	51	75	102

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	32	51	72
20	9	20	37	58	82
25	10	21	38	59	84
30	10	21	38	59	84
35	10	21	38	59	84
40	10	21	38	59	84
45	9	20	36	56	80
50	9	19	34	53	75
55	8	17	31	49	70
60	7	16	28	45	63
65	7	14	26	40	57
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	5	11	21	32	46
80	5	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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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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	17	35	59	90	126
55	21	39	65	98	135
60	24	44	71	105	143
65	27	48	77	112	151
70	31	53	82	118	159
75	34	57	87	124	166
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	40	65	97	136	179
90	43	68	102	142	186
95	46	72	106	147	192
100	49	76	111	152	198
105	51	79	115	157	203
110	54	83	119	162	209
115	57	86	123	166	214
120	60	89	127	171	219
125	62	92	130	175	224
130	65	95	134	179	229
135	67	98	138	184	233
140	70	101	141	188	238

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	77	111	150
20	31	55	88	127	172
25	32	57	90	131	177
30	32	57	90	131	177
35	32	57	90	131	177
40	32	57	90	131	177
45	31	54	85	124	168
50	29	51	80	116	157
55	27	47	74	108	145
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	71	96
80	16	28	44	64	86
85	14	25	39	57	77
90	13	22	35	51	70

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	14	28	46	68
45	6	16	30	49	71
50	7	17	32	52	74
55	8	18	34	54	77
60	9	20	36	56	80
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	11	22	39	60	85
75	11	23	40	62	87
80	12	24	42	64	89
85	13	25	43	65	91
90	14	26	44	67	93
95	14	27	45	68	94
100	15	28	47	70	96
105	16	29	48	71	98
110	16	30	49	72	99
115	17	31	50	74	101
120	17	32	51	75	102

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	32	51	72
20	9	20	37	58	82
25	10	21	38	59	84
30	10	21	38	59	84
35	10	21	38	59	84
40	10	21	38	59	84
45	9	20	36	56	80
50	9	19	34	53	75
55	8	17	31	49	70
60	7	16	28	45	63
65	7	14	26	40	57
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	5	11	21	32	46
80	5	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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	17	35	59	90	126
55	21	39	65	98	135
60	24	44	71	105	143
65	27	48	77	112	151
70	31	53	82	118	159
75	34	57	87	124	166
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	40	65	97	136	179
90	43	68	102	142	186
95	46	72	106	147	192
100	49	76	111	152	198
105	51	79	115	157	203
110	54	83	119	162	209
115	57	86	123	166	214
120	60	89	127	171	219
125	62	92	130	175	224
130	65	95	134	179	229
135	67	98	138	184	233
140	70	101	141	188	238

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	77	111	150
20	31	55	88	127	172
25	32	57	90	131	177
30	32	57	90	131	177
35	32	57	90	131	177
40	32	57	90	131	177
45	31	54	85	124	168
50	29	51	80	116	157
55	27	47	74	108	145
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	71	96
80	16	28	44	64	86
85	14	25	39	57	77
90	13	22	35	51	70

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	14	28	46	68
45	6	16	30	49	71
50	7	17	32	52	74
55	8	18	34	54	77
60	9	20	36	56	80
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	11	22	39	60	85
75	11	23	40	62	87
80	12	24	42	64	89
85	13	25	43	65	91
90	14	26	44	67	93
95	14	27	45	68	94
100	15	28	47	70	96
105	16	29	48	71	98
110	16	30	49	72	99
115	17	31	50	74	101
120	17	32	51	75	102

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	32	51	72
20	9	20	37	58	82
25	10	21	38	59	84
30	10	21	38	59	84
35	10	21	38	59	84
40	10	21	38	59	84
45	9	20	36	56	80
50	9	19	34	53	75
55	8	17	31	49	70
60	7	16	28	45	63
65	7	14	26	40	57
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	5	11	21	32	46
80	5	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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

Measured in kg

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

Male

Male Chest Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

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?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Chest Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

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?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

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What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	17	35	59	90	126
55	21	39	65	98	135
60	24	44	71	105	143
65	27	48	77	112	151
70	31	53	82	118	159
75	34	57	87	124	166
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	40	65	97	136	179
90	43	68	102	142	186
95	46	72	106	147	192
100	49	76	111	152	198
105	51	79	115	157	203
110	54	83	119	162	209
115	57	86	123	166	214
120	60	89	127	171	219
125	62	92	130	175	224
130	65	95	134	179	229
135	67	98	138	184	233
140	70	101	141	188	238

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	48	77	111	150
20	31	55	88	127	172
25	32	57	90	131	177
30	32	57	90	131	177
35	32	57	90	131	177
40	32	57	90	131	177
45	31	54	85	124	168
50	29	51	80	116	157
55	27	47	74	108	145
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	71	96
80	16	28	44	64	86
85	14	25	39	57	77
90	13	22	35	51	70

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	14	28	46	68
45	6	16	30	49	71
50	7	17	32	52	74
55	8	18	34	54	77
60	9	20	36	56	80
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	11	22	39	60	85
75	11	23	40	62	87
80	12	24	42	64	89
85	13	25	43	65	91
90	14	26	44	67	93
95	14	27	45	68	94
100	15	28	47	70	96
105	16	29	48	71	98
110	16	30	49	72	99
115	17	31	50	74	101
120	17	32	51	75	102

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	32	51	72
20	9	20	37	58	82
25	10	21	38	59	84
30	10	21	38	59	84
35	10	21	38	59	84
40	10	21	38	59	84
45	9	20	36	56	80
50	9	19	34	53	75
55	8	17	31	49	70
60	7	16	28	45	63
65	7	14	26	40	57
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	5	11	21	32	46
80	5	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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