Close Grip Bench Press Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Close Grip Bench Press standards are based on 295,422 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Close Grip Bench Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 kg
Novice	68 kg
Intermediate	93 kg
Advanced	123 kg
Elite	155 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

How much should I be able to Close Grip Bench Press? (kg)

What is the average Close Grip Bench Press? The average Close Grip Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 93 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Close Grip Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 47 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	35	50	68	88
55	28	41	57	77	98
60	33	47	65	85	107
65	38	53	72	93	116
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	48	65	85	108	133
80	52	70	91	116	141
85	57	76	98	123	149
90	62	81	104	129	157
95	67	86	110	136	164
100	71	92	116	143	171
105	76	97	121	149	178
110	80	101	127	155	184
115	84	106	132	161	191
120	88	111	137	167	197
125	93	116	143	172	203
130	97	120	148	178	209
135	101	125	153	183	215
140	105	129	157	189	221

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	79	105	132
20	46	66	91	120	151
25	47	68	93	123	155
30	47	68	93	123	155
35	47	68	93	123	155
40	47	68	93	123	155
45	45	64	88	117	147
50	42	60	83	109	138
55	39	56	77	101	128
60	35	51	70	92	117
65	32	46	63	83	105
70	29	41	57	75	94
75	26	37	51	67	85
80	23	33	45	60	76
85	21	30	41	54	68
90	19	27	37	48	61

How many sets and reps of Close Grip Bench Press should I do?

These are the most popular Close Grip Bench Press workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 14%

3x8 13%

3x5 8%

3x12 7%

3x6 7%

4x10 5%

4x8 5%

5x5 4%

5x10 3%

2x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	984
2	3	8	13%	931
3	3	5	8%	524
4	3	12	7%	462
5	3	6	7%	450
6	4	10	5%	340
7	4	8	5%	331
8	5	5	4%	304
9	5	10	3%	214
10	2	10	2%	169

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Female

Female Close Grip Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	20 kg
Novice	33 kg
Intermediate	49 kg
Advanced	69 kg
Elite	91 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Close Grip Bench Press? (kg)

What is the average Close Grip Bench Press? The average Close Grip Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 49 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Close Grip Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 20 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	18	29	43	59
45	12	21	33	48	65
50	15	24	37	53	70
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	19	30	45	62	80
65	22	33	48	66	85
70	24	36	52	70	89
75	26	39	55	73	94
80	28	42	58	77	98
85	31	44	61	80	102
90	33	47	64	84	105
95	35	49	67	87	109
100	37	51	69	90	112
105	39	54	72	93	116
110	40	56	75	96	119
115	42	58	77	99	122
120	44	60	79	102	125

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	42	59	78
20	20	32	48	68	89
25	20	33	49	69	91
30	20	33	49	69	91
35	20	33	49	69	91
40	20	33	49	69	91
45	19	31	47	66	87
50	18	29	44	62	81
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	14	22	34	47	62
70	12	20	30	42	56
75	11	18	27	38	50
80	10	16	24	34	45
85	9	14	22	30	40
90	8	13	19	27	36

How many sets and reps of Close Grip Bench Press should I do?

These are the most popular Close Grip Bench Press workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 18%

3x8 10%

3x6 7%

4x8 7%

3x5 7%

3x12 5%

4x10 5%

4x12 4%

4x5 4%

5x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	121
2	3	8	10%	67
3	3	6	7%	48
4	4	8	7%	46
5	3	5	7%	45
6	3	12	5%	32
7	4	10	5%	31
8	4	12	4%	28
9	4	5	4%	27
10	5	10	4%	24

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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.

Other Languages

Close Grip Bench Press (EN)
Enges Bankdrücken (DE)
Press de banca agarre cerrado (ES)
Développé couché prise serrée (FR)
Wyciskanie sztangi na ławce wąskim chwytem (PL)
Panca a Presa stretta (IT)
Supino com pega estreita (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	35	50	68	88
55	28	41	57	77	98
60	33	47	65	85	107
65	38	53	72	93	116
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	48	65	85	108	133
80	52	70	91	116	141
85	57	76	98	123	149
90	62	81	104	129	157
95	67	86	110	136	164
100	71	92	116	143	171
105	76	97	121	149	178
110	80	101	127	155	184
115	84	106	132	161	191
120	88	111	137	167	197
125	93	116	143	172	203
130	97	120	148	178	209
135	101	125	153	183	215
140	105	129	157	189	221

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	79	105	132
20	46	66	91	120	151
25	47	68	93	123	155
30	47	68	93	123	155
35	47	68	93	123	155
40	47	68	93	123	155
45	45	64	88	117	147
50	42	60	83	109	138
55	39	56	77	101	128
60	35	51	70	92	117
65	32	46	63	83	105
70	29	41	57	75	94
75	26	37	51	67	85
80	23	33	45	60	76
85	21	30	41	54	68
90	19	27	37	48	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	984
2	3	8	13%	931
3	3	5	8%	524
4	3	12	7%	462
5	3	6	7%	450
6	4	10	5%	340
7	4	8	5%	331
8	5	5	4%	304
9	5	10	3%	214
10	2	10	2%	169

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	18	29	43	59
45	12	21	33	48	65
50	15	24	37	53	70
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	19	30	45	62	80
65	22	33	48	66	85
70	24	36	52	70	89
75	26	39	55	73	94
80	28	42	58	77	98
85	31	44	61	80	102
90	33	47	64	84	105
95	35	49	67	87	109
100	37	51	69	90	112
105	39	54	72	93	116
110	40	56	75	96	119
115	42	58	77	99	122
120	44	60	79	102	125

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	42	59	78
20	20	32	48	68	89
25	20	33	49	69	91
30	20	33	49	69	91
35	20	33	49	69	91
40	20	33	49	69	91
45	19	31	47	66	87
50	18	29	44	62	81
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	14	22	34	47	62
70	12	20	30	42	56
75	11	18	27	38	50
80	10	16	24	34	45
85	9	14	22	30	40
90	8	13	19	27	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	121
2	3	8	10%	67
3	3	6	7%	48
4	4	8	7%	46
5	3	5	7%	45
6	3	12	5%	32
7	4	10	5%	31
8	4	12	4%	28
9	4	5	4%	27
10	5	10	4%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	35	50	68	88
55	28	41	57	77	98
60	33	47	65	85	107
65	38	53	72	93	116
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	48	65	85	108	133
80	52	70	91	116	141
85	57	76	98	123	149
90	62	81	104	129	157
95	67	86	110	136	164
100	71	92	116	143	171
105	76	97	121	149	178
110	80	101	127	155	184
115	84	106	132	161	191
120	88	111	137	167	197
125	93	116	143	172	203
130	97	120	148	178	209
135	101	125	153	183	215
140	105	129	157	189	221

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	79	105	132
20	46	66	91	120	151
25	47	68	93	123	155
30	47	68	93	123	155
35	47	68	93	123	155
40	47	68	93	123	155
45	45	64	88	117	147
50	42	60	83	109	138
55	39	56	77	101	128
60	35	51	70	92	117
65	32	46	63	83	105
70	29	41	57	75	94
75	26	37	51	67	85
80	23	33	45	60	76
85	21	30	41	54	68
90	19	27	37	48	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	984
2	3	8	13%	931
3	3	5	8%	524
4	3	12	7%	462
5	3	6	7%	450
6	4	10	5%	340
7	4	8	5%	331
8	5	5	4%	304
9	5	10	3%	214
10	2	10	2%	169

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	18	29	43	59
45	12	21	33	48	65
50	15	24	37	53	70
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	19	30	45	62	80
65	22	33	48	66	85
70	24	36	52	70	89
75	26	39	55	73	94
80	28	42	58	77	98
85	31	44	61	80	102
90	33	47	64	84	105
95	35	49	67	87	109
100	37	51	69	90	112
105	39	54	72	93	116
110	40	56	75	96	119
115	42	58	77	99	122
120	44	60	79	102	125

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	42	59	78
20	20	32	48	68	89
25	20	33	49	69	91
30	20	33	49	69	91
35	20	33	49	69	91
40	20	33	49	69	91
45	19	31	47	66	87
50	18	29	44	62	81
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	14	22	34	47	62
70	12	20	30	42	56
75	11	18	27	38	50
80	10	16	24	34	45
85	9	14	22	30	40
90	8	13	19	27	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	121
2	3	8	10%	67
3	3	6	7%	48
4	4	8	7%	46
5	3	5	7%	45
6	3	12	5%	32
7	4	10	5%	31
8	4	12	4%	28
9	4	5	4%	27
10	5	10	4%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	35	50	68	88
55	28	41	57	77	98
60	33	47	65	85	107
65	38	53	72	93	116
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	48	65	85	108	133
80	52	70	91	116	141
85	57	76	98	123	149
90	62	81	104	129	157
95	67	86	110	136	164
100	71	92	116	143	171
105	76	97	121	149	178
110	80	101	127	155	184
115	84	106	132	161	191
120	88	111	137	167	197
125	93	116	143	172	203
130	97	120	148	178	209
135	101	125	153	183	215
140	105	129	157	189	221

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	58	79	105	132
20	46	66	91	120	151
25	47	68	93	123	155
30	47	68	93	123	155
35	47	68	93	123	155
40	47	68	93	123	155
45	45	64	88	117	147
50	42	60	83	109	138
55	39	56	77	101	128
60	35	51	70	92	117
65	32	46	63	83	105
70	29	41	57	75	94
75	26	37	51	67	85
80	23	33	45	60	76
85	21	30	41	54	68
90	19	27	37	48	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	984
2	3	8	13%	931
3	3	5	8%	524
4	3	12	7%	462
5	3	6	7%	450
6	4	10	5%	340
7	4	8	5%	331
8	5	5	4%	304
9	5	10	3%	214
10	2	10	2%	169

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	10	18	29	43	59
45	12	21	33	48	65
50	15	24	37	53	70
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	19	30	45	62	80
65	22	33	48	66	85
70	24	36	52	70	89
75	26	39	55	73	94
80	28	42	58	77	98
85	31	44	61	80	102
90	33	47	64	84	105
95	35	49	67	87	109
100	37	51	69	90	112
105	39	54	72	93	116
110	40	56	75	96	119
115	42	58	77	99	122
120	44	60	79	102	125

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	42	59	78
20	20	32	48	68	89
25	20	33	49	69	91
30	20	33	49	69	91
35	20	33	49	69	91
40	20	33	49	69	91
45	19	31	47	66	87
50	18	29	44	62	81
55	17	27	41	57	75
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	14	22	34	47	62
70	12	20	30	42	56
75	11	18	27	38	50
80	10	16	24	34	45
85	9	14	22	30	40
90	8	13	19	27	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	121
2	3	8	10%	67
3	3	6	7%	48
4	4	8	7%	46
5	3	5	7%	45
6	3	12	5%	32
7	4	10	5%	31
8	4	12	4%	28
9	4	5	4%	27
10	5	10	4%	24