Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Bench Press is 38 kg for men and 20 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards are based on 4,734,253 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	17 kg
Novice	26 kg
Intermediate	38 kg
Advanced	53 kg
Elite	69 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	0.90x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 38 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 17 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	9	16	24	35	47
55	11	18	27	39	51
60	13	20	30	42	55
65	14	22	33	45	58
70	16	24	35	48	62
75	17	26	37	51	65
80	19	28	40	53	68
85	21	30	42	56	71
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	24	34	46	61	76
100	25	36	48	63	79
105	27	37	50	65	82
110	28	39	52	68	84
115	29	41	54	70	86
120	31	42	56	72	89
125	32	44	58	74	91
130	33	45	59	76	93
135	35	47	61	78	95
140	36	48	63	80	97

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	33	45	59
20	16	25	37	52	68
25	17	26	38	53	69
30	17	26	38	53	69
35	17	26	38	53	69
40	17	26	38	53	69
45	16	25	36	50	66
50	15	23	34	47	61
55	14	21	31	43	57
60	12	20	29	40	52
65	11	18	26	36	47
70	10	16	23	32	42
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	13	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	30
90	7	10	15	21	27

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

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

3x10 17%

3x8 11%

3x12 9%

4x10 8%

4x8 5%

4x12 4%

3x6 4%

3x5 3%

2x10 3%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	3285
2	3	8	11%	2023
3	3	12	9%	1688
4	4	10	8%	1432
5	4	8	5%	962
6	4	12	4%	752
7	3	6	4%	743
8	3	5	3%	667
9	2	10	3%	642
10	5	5	3%	609

Female

Female Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	20 kg
Advanced	30 kg
Elite	40 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.60x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 20 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good 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	4	8	14	21	30
45	4	9	15	23	32
50	5	10	16	25	34
55	6	11	18	26	36
60	7	12	19	28	38
65	7	13	20	29	39
70	8	14	21	30	41
75	9	14	22	32	42
80	9	15	23	33	44
85	10	16	24	34	45
90	10	17	25	35	46
95	11	18	26	36	47
100	12	18	27	37	48
105	12	19	28	38	50
110	13	20	28	39	51
115	13	20	29	40	52
120	14	21	30	41	53

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	34
20	7	12	20	29	39
25	7	13	20	30	40
30	7	13	20	30	40
35	7	13	20	30	40
40	7	13	20	30	40
45	7	12	19	28	38
50	6	11	18	26	36
55	6	10	16	24	33
60	5	9	15	22	30
65	5	8	14	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	3	6	10	14	20
85	3	5	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

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

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

3x10 23%

3x12 12%

3x8 9%

4x10 9%

4x12 5%

4x8 5%

2x10 4%

3x15 4%

5x10 3%

3x6 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91

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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 Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,255,684 qualifying results from 4,734,253 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	4,734,253
Qualifying results	1,255,684
Male results	1,144,906
Female results	110,778
Data start	19 March 2017
Data cutoff	10 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	9	16	24	35	47
55	11	18	27	39	51
60	13	20	30	42	55
65	14	22	33	45	58
70	16	24	35	48	62
75	17	26	37	51	65
80	19	28	40	53	68
85	21	30	42	56	71
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	24	34	46	61	76
100	25	36	48	63	79
105	27	37	50	65	82
110	28	39	52	68	84
115	29	41	54	70	86
120	31	42	56	72	89
125	32	44	58	74	91
130	33	45	59	76	93
135	35	47	61	78	95
140	36	48	63	80	97

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	33	45	59
20	16	25	37	52	68
25	17	26	38	53	69
30	17	26	38	53	69
35	17	26	38	53	69
40	17	26	38	53	69
45	16	25	36	50	66
50	15	23	34	47	61
55	14	21	31	43	57
60	12	20	29	40	52
65	11	18	26	36	47
70	10	16	23	32	42
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	13	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	30
90	7	10	15	21	27

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	8	14	21	30
45	4	9	15	23	32
50	5	10	16	25	34
55	6	11	18	26	36
60	7	12	19	28	38
65	7	13	20	29	39
70	8	14	21	30	41
75	9	14	22	32	42
80	9	15	23	33	44
85	10	16	24	34	45
90	10	17	25	35	46
95	11	18	26	36	47
100	12	18	27	37	48
105	12	19	28	38	50
110	13	20	28	39	51
115	13	20	29	40	52
120	14	21	30	41	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	34
20	7	12	20	29	39
25	7	13	20	30	40
30	7	13	20	30	40
35	7	13	20	30	40
40	7	13	20	30	40
45	7	12	19	28	38
50	6	11	18	26	36
55	6	10	16	24	33
60	5	9	15	22	30
65	5	8	14	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	3	6	10	14	20
85	3	5	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	16	24	35	47
55	11	18	27	39	51
60	13	20	30	42	55
65	14	22	33	45	58
70	16	24	35	48	62
75	17	26	37	51	65
80	19	28	40	53	68
85	21	30	42	56	71
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	24	34	46	61	76
100	25	36	48	63	79
105	27	37	50	65	82
110	28	39	52	68	84
115	29	41	54	70	86
120	31	42	56	72	89
125	32	44	58	74	91
130	33	45	59	76	93
135	35	47	61	78	95
140	36	48	63	80	97

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	33	45	59
20	16	25	37	52	68
25	17	26	38	53	69
30	17	26	38	53	69
35	17	26	38	53	69
40	17	26	38	53	69
45	16	25	36	50	66
50	15	23	34	47	61
55	14	21	31	43	57
60	12	20	29	40	52
65	11	18	26	36	47
70	10	16	23	32	42
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	13	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	30
90	7	10	15	21	27

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	8	14	21	30
45	4	9	15	23	32
50	5	10	16	25	34
55	6	11	18	26	36
60	7	12	19	28	38
65	7	13	20	29	39
70	8	14	21	30	41
75	9	14	22	32	42
80	9	15	23	33	44
85	10	16	24	34	45
90	10	17	25	35	46
95	11	18	26	36	47
100	12	18	27	37	48
105	12	19	28	38	50
110	13	20	28	39	51
115	13	20	29	40	52
120	14	21	30	41	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	34
20	7	12	20	29	39
25	7	13	20	30	40
30	7	13	20	30	40
35	7	13	20	30	40
40	7	13	20	30	40
45	7	12	19	28	38
50	6	11	18	26	36
55	6	10	16	24	33
60	5	9	15	22	30
65	5	8	14	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	3	6	10	14	20
85	3	5	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91

Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	16	24	35	47
55	11	18	27	39	51
60	13	20	30	42	55
65	14	22	33	45	58
70	16	24	35	48	62
75	17	26	37	51	65
80	19	28	40	53	68
85	21	30	42	56	71
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	24	34	46	61	76
100	25	36	48	63	79
105	27	37	50	65	82
110	28	39	52	68	84
115	29	41	54	70	86
120	31	42	56	72	89
125	32	44	58	74	91
130	33	45	59	76	93
135	35	47	61	78	95
140	36	48	63	80	97

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	33	45	59
20	16	25	37	52	68
25	17	26	38	53	69
30	17	26	38	53	69
35	17	26	38	53	69
40	17	26	38	53	69
45	16	25	36	50	66
50	15	23	34	47	61
55	14	21	31	43	57
60	12	20	29	40	52
65	11	18	26	36	47
70	10	16	23	32	42
75	9	14	21	29	38
80	8	13	19	26	34
85	7	11	17	23	30
90	7	10	15	21	27

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	8	14	21	30
45	4	9	15	23	32
50	5	10	16	25	34
55	6	11	18	26	36
60	7	12	19	28	38
65	7	13	20	29	39
70	8	14	21	30	41
75	9	14	22	32	42
80	9	15	23	33	44
85	10	16	24	34	45
90	10	17	25	35	46
95	11	18	26	36	47
100	12	18	27	37	48
105	12	19	28	38	50
110	13	20	28	39	51
115	13	20	29	40	52
120	14	21	30	41	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	34
20	7	12	20	29	39
25	7	13	20	30	40
30	7	13	20	30	40
35	7	13	20	30	40
40	7	13	20	30	40
45	7	12	19	28	38
50	6	11	18	26	36
55	6	10	16	24	33
60	5	9	15	22	30
65	5	8	14	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	3	6	10	14	20
85	3	5	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	926
2	3	12	12%	490
3	3	8	9%	370
4	4	10	9%	366
5	4	12	5%	212
6	4	8	5%	184
7	2	10	4%	146
8	3	15	4%	144
9	5	10	3%	112
10	3	6	2%	91