Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

The average Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press is 31 kg for men and 18 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards are based on 142,364 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 kg
Novice	19 kg
Intermediate	31 kg
Advanced	46 kg
Elite	62 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.80x

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

What is the average Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 31 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 11 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	11	19	30	42
55	6	13	22	33	46
60	8	15	24	36	49
65	9	16	26	39	53
70	10	18	29	41	56
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	13	22	33	46	61
85	14	23	35	49	64
90	16	25	37	51	67
95	17	26	39	53	69
100	18	28	41	55	72
105	19	29	42	58	74
110	20	31	44	60	77
115	22	32	46	62	79
120	23	34	47	63	81
125	24	35	49	65	83
130	25	36	51	67	85
135	26	38	52	69	87
140	27	39	54	71	89

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	39	53
20	10	19	30	44	61
25	11	19	31	46	62
30	11	19	31	46	62
35	11	19	31	46	62
40	11	19	31	46	62
45	10	18	29	43	59
50	10	17	28	40	55
55	9	16	25	37	51
60	8	14	23	34	46
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	5	9	15	22	30
85	5	8	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

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

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

3x10 21%

3x6 14%

3x12 13%

3x8 9%

2x10 5%

4x10 4%

3x15 4%

4x12 3%

2x8 3%

4x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	200
2	3	6	14%	128
3	3	12	13%	123
4	3	8	9%	81
5	2	10	5%	48
6	4	10	4%	42
7	3	15	4%	34
8	4	12	3%	26
9	2	8	3%	24
10	4	8	2%	22

Female

Female Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	18 kg
Advanced	25 kg
Elite	33 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.50x

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

What is the average Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 18 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 7 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	22	29
55	7	11	16	23	30
60	7	12	17	24	31
65	8	12	18	25	32
70	8	13	19	26	33
75	9	14	20	27	35
80	9	14	20	28	35
85	10	15	21	28	36
90	10	15	22	29	37
95	11	16	22	30	38
100	11	16	23	31	39
105	11	17	23	31	40
110	12	17	24	32	40
115	12	18	25	32	41
120	13	18	25	33	42

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	28
20	7	12	17	24	32
25	7	12	18	25	33
30	7	12	18	25	33
35	7	12	18	25	33
40	7	12	18	25	33
45	7	11	17	24	31
50	6	11	16	22	29
55	6	10	15	20	27
60	5	9	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	22
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

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

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

3x10 25%

3x8 20%

3x12 11%

4x8 7%

4x10 6%

4x12 5%

2x10 5%

2x12 3%

3x7 2%

3x15 2%

3x11 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	50
2	3	8	20%	39
3	3	12	11%	21
4	4	8	7%	14
5	4	10	6%	11
6	4	12	5%	10
7	2	10	5%	9
8	2	12	3%	6
9	3	7	2%	4
9	3	15	2%	4
9	3	11	2%	4

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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 Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 5,251 qualifying results from 142,364 community lifts to produce our Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	142,364
Qualifying results	5,251
Male results	4,490
Female results	761
Data start	15 August 2020
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
50	5	11	19	30	42
55	6	13	22	33	46
60	8	15	24	36	49
65	9	16	26	39	53
70	10	18	29	41	56
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	13	22	33	46	61
85	14	23	35	49	64
90	16	25	37	51	67
95	17	26	39	53	69
100	18	28	41	55	72
105	19	29	42	58	74
110	20	31	44	60	77
115	22	32	46	62	79
120	23	34	47	63	81
125	24	35	49	65	83
130	25	36	51	67	85
135	26	38	52	69	87
140	27	39	54	71	89

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	39	53
20	10	19	30	44	61
25	11	19	31	46	62
30	11	19	31	46	62
35	11	19	31	46	62
40	11	19	31	46	62
45	10	18	29	43	59
50	10	17	28	40	55
55	9	16	25	37	51
60	8	14	23	34	46
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	5	9	15	22	30
85	5	8	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	200
2	3	6	14%	128
3	3	12	13%	123
4	3	8	9%	81
5	2	10	5%	48
6	4	10	4%	42
7	3	15	4%	34
8	4	12	3%	26
9	2	8	3%	24
10	4	8	2%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	22	29
55	7	11	16	23	30
60	7	12	17	24	31
65	8	12	18	25	32
70	8	13	19	26	33
75	9	14	20	27	35
80	9	14	20	28	35
85	10	15	21	28	36
90	10	15	22	29	37
95	11	16	22	30	38
100	11	16	23	31	39
105	11	17	23	31	40
110	12	17	24	32	40
115	12	18	25	32	41
120	13	18	25	33	42

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	28
20	7	12	17	24	32
25	7	12	18	25	33
30	7	12	18	25	33
35	7	12	18	25	33
40	7	12	18	25	33
45	7	11	17	24	31
50	6	11	16	22	29
55	6	10	15	20	27
60	5	9	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	22
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	50
2	3	8	20%	39
3	3	12	11%	21
4	4	8	7%	14
5	4	10	6%	11
6	4	12	5%	10
7	2	10	5%	9
8	2	12	3%	6
9	3	7	2%	4
9	3	15	2%	4
9	3	11	2%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	11	19	30	42
55	6	13	22	33	46
60	8	15	24	36	49
65	9	16	26	39	53
70	10	18	29	41	56
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	13	22	33	46	61
85	14	23	35	49	64
90	16	25	37	51	67
95	17	26	39	53	69
100	18	28	41	55	72
105	19	29	42	58	74
110	20	31	44	60	77
115	22	32	46	62	79
120	23	34	47	63	81
125	24	35	49	65	83
130	25	36	51	67	85
135	26	38	52	69	87
140	27	39	54	71	89

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	39	53
20	10	19	30	44	61
25	11	19	31	46	62
30	11	19	31	46	62
35	11	19	31	46	62
40	11	19	31	46	62
45	10	18	29	43	59
50	10	17	28	40	55
55	9	16	25	37	51
60	8	14	23	34	46
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	5	9	15	22	30
85	5	8	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	200
2	3	6	14%	128
3	3	12	13%	123
4	3	8	9%	81
5	2	10	5%	48
6	4	10	4%	42
7	3	15	4%	34
8	4	12	3%	26
9	2	8	3%	24
10	4	8	2%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	22	29
55	7	11	16	23	30
60	7	12	17	24	31
65	8	12	18	25	32
70	8	13	19	26	33
75	9	14	20	27	35
80	9	14	20	28	35
85	10	15	21	28	36
90	10	15	22	29	37
95	11	16	22	30	38
100	11	16	23	31	39
105	11	17	23	31	40
110	12	17	24	32	40
115	12	18	25	32	41
120	13	18	25	33	42

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	28
20	7	12	17	24	32
25	7	12	18	25	33
30	7	12	18	25	33
35	7	12	18	25	33
40	7	12	18	25	33
45	7	11	17	24	31
50	6	11	16	22	29
55	6	10	15	20	27
60	5	9	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	22
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	50
2	3	8	20%	39
3	3	12	11%	21
4	4	8	7%	14
5	4	10	6%	11
6	4	12	5%	10
7	2	10	5%	9
8	2	12	3%	6
9	3	7	2%	4
9	3	15	2%	4
9	3	11	2%	4

Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Male Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Data behind the Close Grip Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	11	19	30	42
55	6	13	22	33	46
60	8	15	24	36	49
65	9	16	26	39	53
70	10	18	29	41	56
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	13	22	33	46	61
85	14	23	35	49	64
90	16	25	37	51	67
95	17	26	39	53	69
100	18	28	41	55	72
105	19	29	42	58	74
110	20	31	44	60	77
115	22	32	46	62	79
120	23	34	47	63	81
125	24	35	49	65	83
130	25	36	51	67	85
135	26	38	52	69	87
140	27	39	54	71	89

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	39	53
20	10	19	30	44	61
25	11	19	31	46	62
30	11	19	31	46	62
35	11	19	31	46	62
40	11	19	31	46	62
45	10	18	29	43	59
50	10	17	28	40	55
55	9	16	25	37	51
60	8	14	23	34	46
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	7	12	19	28	38
75	6	11	17	25	34
80	5	9	15	22	30
85	5	8	14	20	27
90	4	8	12	18	24

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	200
2	3	6	14%	128
3	3	12	13%	123
4	3	8	9%	81
5	2	10	5%	48
6	4	10	4%	42
7	3	15	4%	34
8	4	12	3%	26
9	2	8	3%	24
10	4	8	2%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	13	19	26
45	5	9	14	20	27
50	6	10	15	22	29
55	7	11	16	23	30
60	7	12	17	24	31
65	8	12	18	25	32
70	8	13	19	26	33
75	9	14	20	27	35
80	9	14	20	28	35
85	10	15	21	28	36
90	10	15	22	29	37
95	11	16	22	30	38
100	11	16	23	31	39
105	11	17	23	31	40
110	12	17	24	32	40
115	12	18	25	32	41
120	13	18	25	33	42

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	15	21	28
20	7	12	17	24	32
25	7	12	18	25	33
30	7	12	18	25	33
35	7	12	18	25	33
40	7	12	18	25	33
45	7	11	17	24	31
50	6	11	16	22	29
55	6	10	15	20	27
60	5	9	13	19	25
65	5	8	12	17	22
70	4	7	11	15	20
75	4	6	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	3	5	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	50
2	3	8	20%	39
3	3	12	11%	21
4	4	8	7%	14
5	4	10	6%	11
6	4	12	5%	10
7	2	10	5%	9
8	2	12	3%	6
9	3	7	2%	4
9	3	15	2%	4
9	3	11	2%	4