Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

The average Close Grip Bench Press is 206 lb for men and 111 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Close Grip Bench Press strength standards are based on 446,921 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	108 lb
Novice	152 lb
Intermediate	206 lb
Advanced	268 lb
Elite	336 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Close Grip Bench Press? The average Close Grip Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 206 lb (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 108 lb (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
110	54	81	114	152	195
120	65	93	128	169	214
130	75	105	143	186	232
140	85	117	157	201	250
150	95	129	170	217	267
160	105	141	183	232	283
170	115	152	196	246	299
180	124	163	208	260	314
190	134	174	221	273	329
200	143	184	232	287	343
210	152	194	244	299	357
220	161	204	255	312	371
230	170	214	266	324	384
240	178	224	277	336	397
250	187	233	287	347	410
260	195	243	298	359	422
270	203	252	308	370	434
280	211	261	318	380	446
290	219	269	327	391	457
300	227	278	337	401	468
310	235	286	346	411	479

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	129	175	229	286
20	105	148	200	261	327
25	108	152	206	268	336
30	108	152	206	268	336
35	108	152	206	268	336
40	108	152	206	268	336
45	102	144	195	254	318
50	95	134	182	238	297
55	88	124	168	219	274
60	80	113	154	200	250
65	73	102	139	181	227
70	65	92	125	163	204
75	59	83	112	146	183
80	53	74	100	131	164
85	47	66	90	117	147
90	42	59	81	105	132

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

Female

Female Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 lb
Novice	75 lb
Intermediate	111 lb
Advanced	154 lb
Elite	202 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Close Grip Bench Press? The average Close Grip Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 111 lb (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 47 lb (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
90	25	44	70	102	138
100	30	51	78	111	149
110	34	57	85	120	159
120	39	62	93	129	169
130	43	68	99	137	178
140	48	73	106	144	186
150	52	78	112	151	195
160	56	83	118	158	202
170	60	88	124	165	210
180	64	93	129	171	217
190	68	97	134	177	224
200	71	102	140	183	231
210	75	106	145	189	237
220	78	110	149	195	243
230	82	114	154	200	249
240	85	118	159	205	255
250	88	122	163	210	261
260	92	126	168	215	266

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	64	95	132	173
20	46	73	108	150	197
25	47	75	111	154	202
30	47	75	111	154	202
35	47	75	111	154	202
40	47	75	111	154	202
45	44	71	105	146	192
50	41	66	98	137	179
55	38	61	91	126	165
60	35	56	83	115	151
65	32	50	75	104	137
70	28	45	67	94	123
75	26	41	60	84	110
80	23	36	54	75	99
85	20	33	49	67	89
90	18	29	44	61	79

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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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 Close Grip Bench Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 89,173 qualifying results from 446,921 community lifts to produce our Close Grip Bench Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	446,921
Qualifying results	89,173
Male results	85,068
Female results	4,105
Data start	2 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	54	81	114	152	195
120	65	93	128	169	214
130	75	105	143	186	232
140	85	117	157	201	250
150	95	129	170	217	267
160	105	141	183	232	283
170	115	152	196	246	299
180	124	163	208	260	314
190	134	174	221	273	329
200	143	184	232	287	343
210	152	194	244	299	357
220	161	204	255	312	371
230	170	214	266	324	384
240	178	224	277	336	397
250	187	233	287	347	410
260	195	243	298	359	422
270	203	252	308	370	434
280	211	261	318	380	446
290	219	269	327	391	457
300	227	278	337	401	468
310	235	286	346	411	479

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	129	175	229	286
20	105	148	200	261	327
25	108	152	206	268	336
30	108	152	206	268	336
35	108	152	206	268	336
40	108	152	206	268	336
45	102	144	195	254	318
50	95	134	182	238	297
55	88	124	168	219	274
60	80	113	154	200	250
65	73	102	139	181	227
70	65	92	125	163	204
75	59	83	112	146	183
80	53	74	100	131	164
85	47	66	90	117	147
90	42	59	81	105	132

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
90	25	44	70	102	138
100	30	51	78	111	149
110	34	57	85	120	159
120	39	62	93	129	169
130	43	68	99	137	178
140	48	73	106	144	186
150	52	78	112	151	195
160	56	83	118	158	202
170	60	88	124	165	210
180	64	93	129	171	217
190	68	97	134	177	224
200	71	102	140	183	231
210	75	106	145	189	237
220	78	110	149	195	243
230	82	114	154	200	249
240	85	118	159	205	255
250	88	122	163	210	261
260	92	126	168	215	266

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	64	95	132	173
20	46	73	108	150	197
25	47	75	111	154	202
30	47	75	111	154	202
35	47	75	111	154	202
40	47	75	111	154	202
45	44	71	105	146	192
50	41	66	98	137	179
55	38	61	91	126	165
60	35	56	83	115	151
65	32	50	75	104	137
70	28	45	67	94	123
75	26	41	60	84	110
80	23	36	54	75	99
85	20	33	49	67	89
90	18	29	44	61	79

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
110	54	81	114	152	195
120	65	93	128	169	214
130	75	105	143	186	232
140	85	117	157	201	250
150	95	129	170	217	267
160	105	141	183	232	283
170	115	152	196	246	299
180	124	163	208	260	314
190	134	174	221	273	329
200	143	184	232	287	343
210	152	194	244	299	357
220	161	204	255	312	371
230	170	214	266	324	384
240	178	224	277	336	397
250	187	233	287	347	410
260	195	243	298	359	422
270	203	252	308	370	434
280	211	261	318	380	446
290	219	269	327	391	457
300	227	278	337	401	468
310	235	286	346	411	479

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	129	175	229	286
20	105	148	200	261	327
25	108	152	206	268	336
30	108	152	206	268	336
35	108	152	206	268	336
40	108	152	206	268	336
45	102	144	195	254	318
50	95	134	182	238	297
55	88	124	168	219	274
60	80	113	154	200	250
65	73	102	139	181	227
70	65	92	125	163	204
75	59	83	112	146	183
80	53	74	100	131	164
85	47	66	90	117	147
90	42	59	81	105	132

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
90	25	44	70	102	138
100	30	51	78	111	149
110	34	57	85	120	159
120	39	62	93	129	169
130	43	68	99	137	178
140	48	73	106	144	186
150	52	78	112	151	195
160	56	83	118	158	202
170	60	88	124	165	210
180	64	93	129	171	217
190	68	97	134	177	224
200	71	102	140	183	231
210	75	106	145	189	237
220	78	110	149	195	243
230	82	114	154	200	249
240	85	118	159	205	255
250	88	122	163	210	261
260	92	126	168	215	266

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	64	95	132	173
20	46	73	108	150	197
25	47	75	111	154	202
30	47	75	111	154	202
35	47	75	111	154	202
40	47	75	111	154	202
45	44	71	105	146	192
50	41	66	98	137	179
55	38	61	91	126	165
60	35	56	83	115	151
65	32	50	75	104	137
70	28	45	67	94	123
75	26	41	60	84	110
80	23	36	54	75	99
85	20	33	49	67	89
90	18	29	44	61	79

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

Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

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

Female

Female Close Grip Bench Press Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Close Grip Bench Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	54	81	114	152	195
120	65	93	128	169	214
130	75	105	143	186	232
140	85	117	157	201	250
150	95	129	170	217	267
160	105	141	183	232	283
170	115	152	196	246	299
180	124	163	208	260	314
190	134	174	221	273	329
200	143	184	232	287	343
210	152	194	244	299	357
220	161	204	255	312	371
230	170	214	266	324	384
240	178	224	277	336	397
250	187	233	287	347	410
260	195	243	298	359	422
270	203	252	308	370	434
280	211	261	318	380	446
290	219	269	327	391	457
300	227	278	337	401	468
310	235	286	346	411	479

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	129	175	229	286
20	105	148	200	261	327
25	108	152	206	268	336
30	108	152	206	268	336
35	108	152	206	268	336
40	108	152	206	268	336
45	102	144	195	254	318
50	95	134	182	238	297
55	88	124	168	219	274
60	80	113	154	200	250
65	73	102	139	181	227
70	65	92	125	163	204
75	59	83	112	146	183
80	53	74	100	131	164
85	47	66	90	117	147
90	42	59	81	105	132

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
90	25	44	70	102	138
100	30	51	78	111	149
110	34	57	85	120	159
120	39	62	93	129	169
130	43	68	99	137	178
140	48	73	106	144	186
150	52	78	112	151	195
160	56	83	118	158	202
170	60	88	124	165	210
180	64	93	129	171	217
190	68	97	134	177	224
200	71	102	140	183	231
210	75	106	145	189	237
220	78	110	149	195	243
230	82	114	154	200	249
240	85	118	159	205	255
250	88	122	163	210	261
260	92	126	168	215	266

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	64	95	132	173
20	46	73	108	150	197
25	47	75	111	154	202
30	47	75	111	154	202
35	47	75	111	154	202
40	47	75	111	154	202
45	44	71	105	146	192
50	41	66	98	137	179
55	38	61	91	126	165
60	35	56	83	115	151
65	32	50	75	104	137
70	28	45	67	94	123
75	26	41	60	84	110
80	23	36	54	75	99
85	20	33	49	67	89
90	18	29	44	61	79

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