Decline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (lb)

The average Decline Dumbbell Bench Press is 80 lb for men and 47 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Decline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards are based on 143,133 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Decline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	31 lb
Novice	52 lb
Intermediate	80 lb
Advanced	115 lb
Elite	153 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.65x
Elite	0.90x

How much should I be able to Decline Dumbbell Bench Press? (lb)

What is the average Decline Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Decline Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 80 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Decline Dumbbell Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 31 lb (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
110	17	32	53	79	109
120	19	36	58	85	117
130	22	39	63	91	124
140	25	43	67	97	130
150	28	47	72	102	136
160	31	50	76	107	142
170	33	54	80	112	148
180	36	57	84	117	153
190	38	60	88	122	159
200	41	63	92	126	164
210	43	66	96	131	169
220	46	69	99	135	173
230	48	72	103	139	178
240	51	75	106	143	183
250	53	78	110	147	187
260	55	81	113	150	191
270	57	83	116	154	195
280	60	86	119	158	199
290	62	89	122	161	203
300	64	91	125	164	207
310	66	94	128	168	211

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	44	69	98	131
20	30	51	78	112	149
25	31	52	80	115	153
30	31	52	80	115	153
35	31	52	80	115	153
40	31	52	80	115	153
45	29	49	76	109	145
50	27	46	71	102	136
55	25	43	66	94	125
60	23	39	60	86	114
65	21	35	54	77	103
70	19	32	49	70	93
75	17	28	44	63	83
80	15	25	39	56	75
85	14	23	35	50	67
90	12	20	32	45	60

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

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

3x10 20%

3x8 12%

3x12 9%

4x10 6%

4x12 5%

4x8 4%

2x10 4%

3x15 4%

5x5 4%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	188
2	3	8	12%	113
3	3	12	9%	89
4	4	10	6%	60
5	4	12	5%	45
6	4	8	4%	37
6	2	10	4%	37
8	3	15	4%	35
9	5	5	4%	34
10	2	12	3%	30

Female

Female Decline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 lb
Novice	28 lb
Intermediate	47 lb
Advanced	72 lb
Elite	100 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.70x

How much should I be able to Decline Dumbbell Bench Press? (lb)

What is the average Decline Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Decline Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 47 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Decline Dumbbell Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 14 lb (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
90	7	17	31	51	74
100	8	19	35	55	79
110	10	21	38	59	84
120	11	23	41	63	88
130	13	26	44	66	92
140	14	28	46	70	96
150	16	30	49	73	100
160	17	32	51	76	104
170	19	34	54	79	107
180	20	35	56	81	110
190	21	37	58	84	113
200	23	39	60	87	116
210	24	41	63	89	119
220	25	42	65	92	122
230	26	44	66	94	125
240	28	45	68	96	127
250	29	47	70	98	130
260	30	48	72	101	132

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	24	40	61	86
20	13	27	46	70	98
25	14	28	47	72	100
30	14	28	47	72	100
35	14	28	47	72	100
40	14	28	47	72	100
45	13	26	45	68	95
50	12	24	42	64	89
55	11	23	39	59	82
60	10	21	35	54	75
65	9	19	32	49	68
70	8	17	29	44	61
75	8	15	26	39	55
80	7	13	23	35	49
85	6	12	21	31	44
90	5	11	19	28	39

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

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

3x10 30%

3x8 15%

3x12 13%

4x10 10%

4x8 4%

3x14 4%

3x15 2%

3x6 2%

4x12 2%

2x10 2%

4x15 2%

2x15 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	27
2	3	8	15%	13
3	3	12	13%	12
4	4	10	10%	9
5	4	8	4%	4
5	3	14	4%	4
7	3	15	2%	2
7	3	6	2%	2
7	4	12	2%	2
7	2	10	2%	2
7	4	15	2%	2
7	2	15	2%	2

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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 Decline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 8,342 qualifying results from 143,133 community lifts to produce our Decline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	143,133
Qualifying results	8,342
Male results	7,754
Female results	588
Data start	5 January 2019
Data cutoff	4 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	17	32	53	79	109
120	19	36	58	85	117
130	22	39	63	91	124
140	25	43	67	97	130
150	28	47	72	102	136
160	31	50	76	107	142
170	33	54	80	112	148
180	36	57	84	117	153
190	38	60	88	122	159
200	41	63	92	126	164
210	43	66	96	131	169
220	46	69	99	135	173
230	48	72	103	139	178
240	51	75	106	143	183
250	53	78	110	147	187
260	55	81	113	150	191
270	57	83	116	154	195
280	60	86	119	158	199
290	62	89	122	161	203
300	64	91	125	164	207
310	66	94	128	168	211

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	44	69	98	131
20	30	51	78	112	149
25	31	52	80	115	153
30	31	52	80	115	153
35	31	52	80	115	153
40	31	52	80	115	153
45	29	49	76	109	145
50	27	46	71	102	136
55	25	43	66	94	125
60	23	39	60	86	114
65	21	35	54	77	103
70	19	32	49	70	93
75	17	28	44	63	83
80	15	25	39	56	75
85	14	23	35	50	67
90	12	20	32	45	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	188
2	3	8	12%	113
3	3	12	9%	89
4	4	10	6%	60
5	4	12	5%	45
6	4	8	4%	37
6	2	10	4%	37
8	3	15	4%	35
9	5	5	4%	34
10	2	12	3%	30

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	17	31	51	74
100	8	19	35	55	79
110	10	21	38	59	84
120	11	23	41	63	88
130	13	26	44	66	92
140	14	28	46	70	96
150	16	30	49	73	100
160	17	32	51	76	104
170	19	34	54	79	107
180	20	35	56	81	110
190	21	37	58	84	113
200	23	39	60	87	116
210	24	41	63	89	119
220	25	42	65	92	122
230	26	44	66	94	125
240	28	45	68	96	127
250	29	47	70	98	130
260	30	48	72	101	132

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	24	40	61	86
20	13	27	46	70	98
25	14	28	47	72	100
30	14	28	47	72	100
35	14	28	47	72	100
40	14	28	47	72	100
45	13	26	45	68	95
50	12	24	42	64	89
55	11	23	39	59	82
60	10	21	35	54	75
65	9	19	32	49	68
70	8	17	29	44	61
75	8	15	26	39	55
80	7	13	23	35	49
85	6	12	21	31	44
90	5	11	19	28	39

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	27
2	3	8	15%	13
3	3	12	13%	12
4	4	10	10%	9
5	4	8	4%	4
5	3	14	4%	4
7	3	15	2%	2
7	3	6	2%	2
7	4	12	2%	2
7	2	10	2%	2
7	4	15	2%	2
7	2	15	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	17	32	53	79	109
120	19	36	58	85	117
130	22	39	63	91	124
140	25	43	67	97	130
150	28	47	72	102	136
160	31	50	76	107	142
170	33	54	80	112	148
180	36	57	84	117	153
190	38	60	88	122	159
200	41	63	92	126	164
210	43	66	96	131	169
220	46	69	99	135	173
230	48	72	103	139	178
240	51	75	106	143	183
250	53	78	110	147	187
260	55	81	113	150	191
270	57	83	116	154	195
280	60	86	119	158	199
290	62	89	122	161	203
300	64	91	125	164	207
310	66	94	128	168	211

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	44	69	98	131
20	30	51	78	112	149
25	31	52	80	115	153
30	31	52	80	115	153
35	31	52	80	115	153
40	31	52	80	115	153
45	29	49	76	109	145
50	27	46	71	102	136
55	25	43	66	94	125
60	23	39	60	86	114
65	21	35	54	77	103
70	19	32	49	70	93
75	17	28	44	63	83
80	15	25	39	56	75
85	14	23	35	50	67
90	12	20	32	45	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	188
2	3	8	12%	113
3	3	12	9%	89
4	4	10	6%	60
5	4	12	5%	45
6	4	8	4%	37
6	2	10	4%	37
8	3	15	4%	35
9	5	5	4%	34
10	2	12	3%	30

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	17	31	51	74
100	8	19	35	55	79
110	10	21	38	59	84
120	11	23	41	63	88
130	13	26	44	66	92
140	14	28	46	70	96
150	16	30	49	73	100
160	17	32	51	76	104
170	19	34	54	79	107
180	20	35	56	81	110
190	21	37	58	84	113
200	23	39	60	87	116
210	24	41	63	89	119
220	25	42	65	92	122
230	26	44	66	94	125
240	28	45	68	96	127
250	29	47	70	98	130
260	30	48	72	101	132

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	24	40	61	86
20	13	27	46	70	98
25	14	28	47	72	100
30	14	28	47	72	100
35	14	28	47	72	100
40	14	28	47	72	100
45	13	26	45	68	95
50	12	24	42	64	89
55	11	23	39	59	82
60	10	21	35	54	75
65	9	19	32	49	68
70	8	17	29	44	61
75	8	15	26	39	55
80	7	13	23	35	49
85	6	12	21	31	44
90	5	11	19	28	39

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	27
2	3	8	15%	13
3	3	12	13%	12
4	4	10	10%	9
5	4	8	4%	4
5	3	14	4%	4
7	3	15	2%	2
7	3	6	2%	2
7	4	12	2%	2
7	2	10	2%	2
7	4	15	2%	2
7	2	15	2%	2

Decline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Decline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	17	32	53	79	109
120	19	36	58	85	117
130	22	39	63	91	124
140	25	43	67	97	130
150	28	47	72	102	136
160	31	50	76	107	142
170	33	54	80	112	148
180	36	57	84	117	153
190	38	60	88	122	159
200	41	63	92	126	164
210	43	66	96	131	169
220	46	69	99	135	173
230	48	72	103	139	178
240	51	75	106	143	183
250	53	78	110	147	187
260	55	81	113	150	191
270	57	83	116	154	195
280	60	86	119	158	199
290	62	89	122	161	203
300	64	91	125	164	207
310	66	94	128	168	211

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	44	69	98	131
20	30	51	78	112	149
25	31	52	80	115	153
30	31	52	80	115	153
35	31	52	80	115	153
40	31	52	80	115	153
45	29	49	76	109	145
50	27	46	71	102	136
55	25	43	66	94	125
60	23	39	60	86	114
65	21	35	54	77	103
70	19	32	49	70	93
75	17	28	44	63	83
80	15	25	39	56	75
85	14	23	35	50	67
90	12	20	32	45	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	188
2	3	8	12%	113
3	3	12	9%	89
4	4	10	6%	60
5	4	12	5%	45
6	4	8	4%	37
6	2	10	4%	37
8	3	15	4%	35
9	5	5	4%	34
10	2	12	3%	30

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	17	31	51	74
100	8	19	35	55	79
110	10	21	38	59	84
120	11	23	41	63	88
130	13	26	44	66	92
140	14	28	46	70	96
150	16	30	49	73	100
160	17	32	51	76	104
170	19	34	54	79	107
180	20	35	56	81	110
190	21	37	58	84	113
200	23	39	60	87	116
210	24	41	63	89	119
220	25	42	65	92	122
230	26	44	66	94	125
240	28	45	68	96	127
250	29	47	70	98	130
260	30	48	72	101	132

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	24	40	61	86
20	13	27	46	70	98
25	14	28	47	72	100
30	14	28	47	72	100
35	14	28	47	72	100
40	14	28	47	72	100
45	13	26	45	68	95
50	12	24	42	64	89
55	11	23	39	59	82
60	10	21	35	54	75
65	9	19	32	49	68
70	8	17	29	44	61
75	8	15	26	39	55
80	7	13	23	35	49
85	6	12	21	31	44
90	5	11	19	28	39

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	27
2	3	8	15%	13
3	3	12	13%	12
4	4	10	10%	9
5	4	8	4%	4
5	3	14	4%	4
7	3	15	2%	2
7	3	6	2%	2
7	4	12	2%	2
7	2	10	2%	2
7	4	15	2%	2
7	2	15	2%	2