Chest Press Standards (lb)

The average Chest Press is 189 lb for men and 83 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Pounds (lb)

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

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Female

Male

Male Chest Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	75 lb
Novice	124 lb
Intermediate	189 lb
Advanced	267 lb
Elite	354 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Chest Press? The average Chest Press weight for a male lifter is 189 lb (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 75 lb (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
110	45	81	130	192	261
120	51	90	142	205	277
130	58	98	152	218	292
140	64	106	162	230	306
150	70	114	172	242	319
160	76	122	182	253	332
170	82	130	191	264	344
180	88	137	200	274	356
190	94	144	208	284	367
200	99	151	216	294	378
210	105	157	224	303	389
220	110	164	232	312	399
230	115	170	239	320	409
240	120	176	247	329	418
250	125	182	254	337	427
260	130	188	261	345	436
270	135	194	267	353	445
280	140	200	274	360	454
290	144	205	280	368	462
300	149	210	287	375	470
310	153	216	293	382	478

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	64	106	161	228	302
20	73	121	184	260	345
25	75	124	189	267	354
30	75	124	189	267	354
35	75	124	189	267	354
40	75	124	189	267	354
45	71	118	179	253	336
50	67	110	167	237	314
55	62	102	154	218	289
60	56	93	141	199	264
65	51	84	128	180	239
70	46	76	115	162	215
75	41	68	103	146	193
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	33	54	83	117	155
90	30	49	74	105	139

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 (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	25 lb
Novice	49 lb
Intermediate	83 lb
Advanced	125 lb
Elite	173 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Chest Press? The average Chest Press weight for a female lifter is 83 lb (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 25 lb (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
90	17	36	65	103	146
100	18	39	69	107	151
110	20	42	72	111	156
120	22	44	75	115	161
130	23	46	78	119	165
140	25	48	81	122	169
150	26	50	83	125	173
160	28	52	86	128	176
170	29	54	88	131	179
180	30	56	90	134	183
190	31	57	92	136	186
200	33	59	95	139	188
210	34	60	96	141	191
220	35	62	98	143	194
230	36	63	100	145	196
240	37	65	102	148	199
250	38	66	104	150	201
260	39	67	105	152	204

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	42	70	106	148
20	24	48	80	122	169
25	25	49	83	125	173
30	25	49	83	125	173
35	25	49	83	125	173
40	25	49	83	125	173
45	24	46	78	118	164
50	22	43	73	110	153
55	20	40	67	102	142
60	19	37	62	93	129
65	17	33	56	84	117
70	15	30	50	76	105
75	14	27	45	68	94
80	12	24	40	61	85
85	11	21	36	55	76
90	10	19	32	49	68

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
110	45	81	130	192	261
120	51	90	142	205	277
130	58	98	152	218	292
140	64	106	162	230	306
150	70	114	172	242	319
160	76	122	182	253	332
170	82	130	191	264	344
180	88	137	200	274	356
190	94	144	208	284	367
200	99	151	216	294	378
210	105	157	224	303	389
220	110	164	232	312	399
230	115	170	239	320	409
240	120	176	247	329	418
250	125	182	254	337	427
260	130	188	261	345	436
270	135	194	267	353	445
280	140	200	274	360	454
290	144	205	280	368	462
300	149	210	287	375	470
310	153	216	293	382	478

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	64	106	161	228	302
20	73	121	184	260	345
25	75	124	189	267	354
30	75	124	189	267	354
35	75	124	189	267	354
40	75	124	189	267	354
45	71	118	179	253	336
50	67	110	167	237	314
55	62	102	154	218	289
60	56	93	141	199	264
65	51	84	128	180	239
70	46	76	115	162	215
75	41	68	103	146	193
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	33	54	83	117	155
90	30	49	74	105	139

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	17	36	65	103	146
100	18	39	69	107	151
110	20	42	72	111	156
120	22	44	75	115	161
130	23	46	78	119	165
140	25	48	81	122	169
150	26	50	83	125	173
160	28	52	86	128	176
170	29	54	88	131	179
180	30	56	90	134	183
190	31	57	92	136	186
200	33	59	95	139	188
210	34	60	96	141	191
220	35	62	98	143	194
230	36	63	100	145	196
240	37	65	102	148	199
250	38	66	104	150	201
260	39	67	105	152	204

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	42	70	106	148
20	24	48	80	122	169
25	25	49	83	125	173
30	25	49	83	125	173
35	25	49	83	125	173
40	25	49	83	125	173
45	24	46	78	118	164
50	22	43	73	110	153
55	20	40	67	102	142
60	19	37	62	93	129
65	17	33	56	84	117
70	15	30	50	76	105
75	14	27	45	68	94
80	12	24	40	61	85
85	11	21	36	55	76
90	10	19	32	49	68

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
110	45	81	130	192	261
120	51	90	142	205	277
130	58	98	152	218	292
140	64	106	162	230	306
150	70	114	172	242	319
160	76	122	182	253	332
170	82	130	191	264	344
180	88	137	200	274	356
190	94	144	208	284	367
200	99	151	216	294	378
210	105	157	224	303	389
220	110	164	232	312	399
230	115	170	239	320	409
240	120	176	247	329	418
250	125	182	254	337	427
260	130	188	261	345	436
270	135	194	267	353	445
280	140	200	274	360	454
290	144	205	280	368	462
300	149	210	287	375	470
310	153	216	293	382	478

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	64	106	161	228	302
20	73	121	184	260	345
25	75	124	189	267	354
30	75	124	189	267	354
35	75	124	189	267	354
40	75	124	189	267	354
45	71	118	179	253	336
50	67	110	167	237	314
55	62	102	154	218	289
60	56	93	141	199	264
65	51	84	128	180	239
70	46	76	115	162	215
75	41	68	103	146	193
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	33	54	83	117	155
90	30	49	74	105	139

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	17	36	65	103	146
100	18	39	69	107	151
110	20	42	72	111	156
120	22	44	75	115	161
130	23	46	78	119	165
140	25	48	81	122	169
150	26	50	83	125	173
160	28	52	86	128	176
170	29	54	88	131	179
180	30	56	90	134	183
190	31	57	92	136	186
200	33	59	95	139	188
210	34	60	96	141	191
220	35	62	98	143	194
230	36	63	100	145	196
240	37	65	102	148	199
250	38	66	104	150	201
260	39	67	105	152	204

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	42	70	106	148
20	24	48	80	122	169
25	25	49	83	125	173
30	25	49	83	125	173
35	25	49	83	125	173
40	25	49	83	125	173
45	24	46	78	118	164
50	22	43	73	110	153
55	20	40	67	102	142
60	19	37	62	93	129
65	17	33	56	84	117
70	15	30	50	76	105
75	14	27	45	68	94
80	12	24	40	61	85
85	11	21	36	55	76
90	10	19	32	49	68

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 (lb)

Male

Male Chest Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Chest Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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
110	45	81	130	192	261
120	51	90	142	205	277
130	58	98	152	218	292
140	64	106	162	230	306
150	70	114	172	242	319
160	76	122	182	253	332
170	82	130	191	264	344
180	88	137	200	274	356
190	94	144	208	284	367
200	99	151	216	294	378
210	105	157	224	303	389
220	110	164	232	312	399
230	115	170	239	320	409
240	120	176	247	329	418
250	125	182	254	337	427
260	130	188	261	345	436
270	135	194	267	353	445
280	140	200	274	360	454
290	144	205	280	368	462
300	149	210	287	375	470
310	153	216	293	382	478

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	64	106	161	228	302
20	73	121	184	260	345
25	75	124	189	267	354
30	75	124	189	267	354
35	75	124	189	267	354
40	75	124	189	267	354
45	71	118	179	253	336
50	67	110	167	237	314
55	62	102	154	218	289
60	56	93	141	199	264
65	51	84	128	180	239
70	46	76	115	162	215
75	41	68	103	146	193
80	37	61	92	130	173
85	33	54	83	117	155
90	30	49	74	105	139

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	17	36	65	103	146
100	18	39	69	107	151
110	20	42	72	111	156
120	22	44	75	115	161
130	23	46	78	119	165
140	25	48	81	122	169
150	26	50	83	125	173
160	28	52	86	128	176
170	29	54	88	131	179
180	30	56	90	134	183
190	31	57	92	136	186
200	33	59	95	139	188
210	34	60	96	141	191
220	35	62	98	143	194
230	36	63	100	145	196
240	37	65	102	148	199
250	38	66	104	150	201
260	39	67	105	152	204

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	42	70	106	148
20	24	48	80	122	169
25	25	49	83	125	173
30	25	49	83	125	173
35	25	49	83	125	173
40	25	49	83	125	173
45	24	46	78	118	164
50	22	43	73	110	153
55	20	40	67	102	142
60	19	37	62	93	129
65	17	33	56	84	117
70	15	30	50	76	105
75	14	27	45	68	94
80	12	24	40	61	85
85	11	21	36	55	76
90	10	19	32	49	68

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