Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

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

Our close grip bench press standards are new and we will be refining them over the next six months as we collect more data from lifters using Strength Level.

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Male Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 47 x0.43 72 x0.66 104 x0.95 141 x1.29 182 x1.66
120 58 x0.48 85 x0.71 119 x0.99 159 x1.33 202 x1.69
130 69 x0.53 98 x0.75 134 x1.03 176 x1.36 222 x1.71
140 79 x0.57 111 x0.79 149 x1.06 193 x1.38 241 x1.72
150 90 x0.6 123 x0.82 163 x1.09 209 x1.4 259 x1.73
160 100 x0.63 135 x0.84 177 x1.11 225 x1.41 276 x1.73
170 111 x0.65 147 x0.87 191 x1.12 241 x1.42 293 x1.73
180 121 x0.67 159 x0.88 204 x1.14 256 x1.42 310 x1.72
190 131 x0.69 170 x0.9 218 x1.14 270 x1.42 326 x1.72
200 141 x0.7 182 x0.91 230 x1.15 285 x1.42 342 x1.71
210 151 x0.72 193 x0.92 243 x1.16 298 x1.42 357 x1.7
220 160 x0.73 204 x0.93 255 x1.16 312 x1.42 372 x1.69
230 170 x0.74 215 x0.93 267 x1.16 325 x1.41 386 x1.68
240 179 x0.75 225 x0.94 279 x1.16 338 x1.41 400 x1.67
250 188 x0.75 235 x0.94 290 x1.16 351 x1.4 414 x1.66
260 197 x0.76 246 x0.94 301 x1.16 363 x1.4 427 x1.64
270 206 x0.76 255 x0.95 312 x1.16 375 x1.39 440 x1.63
280 215 x0.77 265 x0.95 323 x1.15 387 x1.38 453 x1.62
290 224 x0.77 275 x0.95 334 x1.15 399 x1.37 466 x1.61
300 232 x0.77 284 x0.95 344 x1.15 410 x1.37 478 x1.59
310 241 x0.78 294 x0.95 354 x1.14 421 x1.36 490 x1.58
All 103 148 204 269 339

These male standards were last updated 3 days ago and are based on 609 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

Female Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 15 x0.17 35 x0.39 66 x0.73 105 x1.17 152 x1.68
100 19 x0.19 41 x0.41 73 x0.73 114 x1.14 163 x1.63
110 22 x0.2 46 x0.42 80 x0.73 123 x1.12 173 x1.57
120 26 x0.22 51 x0.42 86 x0.72 131 x1.09 183 x1.52
130 29 x0.23 56 x0.43 93 x0.71 139 x1.07 192 x1.47
140 33 x0.23 61 x0.43 99 x0.71 146 x1.05 200 x1.43
150 36 x0.24 65 x0.43 105 x0.7 153 x1.02 209 x1.39
160 39 x0.25 70 x0.43 110 x0.69 160 x1 216 x1.35
170 43 x0.25 74 x0.43 116 x0.68 167 x0.98 224 x1.32
180 46 x0.25 78 x0.43 121 x0.67 173 x0.96 231 x1.28
190 49 x0.26 82 x0.43 126 x0.66 179 x0.94 238 x1.25
200 52 x0.26 86 x0.43 131 x0.65 185 x0.92 245 x1.22
210 55 x0.26 90 x0.43 135 x0.64 190 x0.91 251 x1.2
220 58 x0.26 93 x0.42 140 x0.64 195 x0.89 257 x1.17
230 61 x0.26 97 x0.42 144 x0.63 201 x0.87 263 x1.14
240 64 x0.26 101 x0.42 149 x0.62 206 x0.86 269 x1.12
250 66 x0.27 104 x0.42 153 x0.61 211 x0.84 275 x1.1
260 69 x0.27 107 x0.41 157 x0.6 215 x0.83 280 x1.08
All 32 61 102 154 213

These female standards are based on rough estimates. They will be refined over the next few weeks using lifts submitted by people using Strength Level.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

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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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