Dumbbell Floor Press Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Floor Press is 73 lb for men and 40 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Floor Press strength standards are based on 194,748 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Floor Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 lb
Novice	47 lb
Intermediate	73 lb
Advanced	105 lb
Elite	140 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Floor Press? The average Dumbbell Floor Press weight for a male lifter is 73 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Floor Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 28 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	14	28	47	71	98
120	17	32	52	77	105
130	20	35	56	82	112
140	22	39	61	88	118
150	25	42	65	93	124
160	28	46	69	98	129
170	30	49	73	102	135
180	33	52	77	107	140
190	35	55	81	111	145
200	38	58	84	116	150
210	40	61	88	120	155
220	42	64	91	124	159
230	45	67	95	128	163
240	47	69	98	131	168
250	49	72	101	135	172
260	51	75	104	139	176
270	53	77	107	142	180
280	55	80	110	145	184
290	57	82	113	149	187
300	59	85	116	152	191
310	61	87	119	155	195

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	62	89	120
20	27	46	71	102	137
25	28	47	73	105	140
30	28	47	73	105	140
35	28	47	73	105	140
40	28	47	73	105	140
45	26	45	69	99	133
50	24	42	65	93	124
55	23	38	60	86	115
60	21	35	55	78	105
65	19	32	49	71	95
70	17	29	44	64	85
75	15	26	40	57	76
80	13	23	36	51	68
85	12	21	32	46	61
90	11	18	29	41	55

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

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

3x10 13%

3x12 10%

4x12 8%

3x8 7%

4x10 6%

3x15 5%

4x8 5%

2x10 3%

3x30 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	142
2	3	12	10%	118
3	4	12	8%	94
4	3	8	7%	75
5	4	10	6%	69
6	3	15	5%	62
7	4	8	5%	53
8	2	10	3%	37
9	3	30	2%	28
10	5	10	2%	26

Female

Female Dumbbell Floor Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 lb
Novice	26 lb
Intermediate	40 lb
Advanced	56 lb
Elite	74 lb

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 Dumbbell Floor Press? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Floor Press? The average Dumbbell Floor Press weight for a female lifter is 40 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Floor Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 16 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	11	19	30	43	59
100	12	20	32	46	62
110	13	22	34	48	65
120	14	24	36	51	67
130	15	25	38	53	69
140	16	26	39	55	72
150	17	28	41	56	74
160	18	29	42	58	76
170	19	30	44	60	78
180	20	31	45	62	80
190	21	32	46	63	81
200	22	33	48	65	83
210	23	34	49	66	85
220	24	35	50	67	86
230	24	36	51	69	88
240	25	37	52	70	89
250	26	38	53	71	91
260	27	39	54	72	92

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	34	48	63
20	16	26	39	54	72
25	16	26	40	56	74
30	16	26	40	56	74
35	16	26	40	56	74
40	16	26	40	56	74
45	15	25	38	53	70
50	14	23	35	49	65
55	13	21	32	46	60
60	12	20	30	42	55
65	11	18	27	38	50
70	10	16	24	34	45
75	9	14	22	30	40
80	8	13	19	27	36
85	7	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	16	22	29

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

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

3x10 18%

4x10 12%

3x8 11%

3x12 9%

4x12 5%

5x10 4%

3x6 4%

3x15 4%

4x15 3%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	50
2	4	10	12%	33
3	3	8	11%	29
4	3	12	9%	24
5	4	12	5%	13
6	5	10	4%	10
6	3	6	4%	10
6	3	15	4%	10
9	4	15	3%	9
10	5	5	3%	8

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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 Floor Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 14,184 qualifying results from 194,748 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Floor Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	194,748
Qualifying results	14,184
Male results	11,984
Female results	2,200
Data start	3 October 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	14	28	47	71	98
120	17	32	52	77	105
130	20	35	56	82	112
140	22	39	61	88	118
150	25	42	65	93	124
160	28	46	69	98	129
170	30	49	73	102	135
180	33	52	77	107	140
190	35	55	81	111	145
200	38	58	84	116	150
210	40	61	88	120	155
220	42	64	91	124	159
230	45	67	95	128	163
240	47	69	98	131	168
250	49	72	101	135	172
260	51	75	104	139	176
270	53	77	107	142	180
280	55	80	110	145	184
290	57	82	113	149	187
300	59	85	116	152	191
310	61	87	119	155	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	62	89	120
20	27	46	71	102	137
25	28	47	73	105	140
30	28	47	73	105	140
35	28	47	73	105	140
40	28	47	73	105	140
45	26	45	69	99	133
50	24	42	65	93	124
55	23	38	60	86	115
60	21	35	55	78	105
65	19	32	49	71	95
70	17	29	44	64	85
75	15	26	40	57	76
80	13	23	36	51	68
85	12	21	32	46	61
90	11	18	29	41	55

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	142
2	3	12	10%	118
3	4	12	8%	94
4	3	8	7%	75
5	4	10	6%	69
6	3	15	5%	62
7	4	8	5%	53
8	2	10	3%	37
9	3	30	2%	28
10	5	10	2%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	30	43	59
100	12	20	32	46	62
110	13	22	34	48	65
120	14	24	36	51	67
130	15	25	38	53	69
140	16	26	39	55	72
150	17	28	41	56	74
160	18	29	42	58	76
170	19	30	44	60	78
180	20	31	45	62	80
190	21	32	46	63	81
200	22	33	48	65	83
210	23	34	49	66	85
220	24	35	50	67	86
230	24	36	51	69	88
240	25	37	52	70	89
250	26	38	53	71	91
260	27	39	54	72	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	34	48	63
20	16	26	39	54	72
25	16	26	40	56	74
30	16	26	40	56	74
35	16	26	40	56	74
40	16	26	40	56	74
45	15	25	38	53	70
50	14	23	35	49	65
55	13	21	32	46	60
60	12	20	30	42	55
65	11	18	27	38	50
70	10	16	24	34	45
75	9	14	22	30	40
80	8	13	19	27	36
85	7	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	16	22	29

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	50
2	4	10	12%	33
3	3	8	11%	29
4	3	12	9%	24
5	4	12	5%	13
6	5	10	4%	10
6	3	6	4%	10
6	3	15	4%	10
9	4	15	3%	9
10	5	5	3%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	28	47	71	98
120	17	32	52	77	105
130	20	35	56	82	112
140	22	39	61	88	118
150	25	42	65	93	124
160	28	46	69	98	129
170	30	49	73	102	135
180	33	52	77	107	140
190	35	55	81	111	145
200	38	58	84	116	150
210	40	61	88	120	155
220	42	64	91	124	159
230	45	67	95	128	163
240	47	69	98	131	168
250	49	72	101	135	172
260	51	75	104	139	176
270	53	77	107	142	180
280	55	80	110	145	184
290	57	82	113	149	187
300	59	85	116	152	191
310	61	87	119	155	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	62	89	120
20	27	46	71	102	137
25	28	47	73	105	140
30	28	47	73	105	140
35	28	47	73	105	140
40	28	47	73	105	140
45	26	45	69	99	133
50	24	42	65	93	124
55	23	38	60	86	115
60	21	35	55	78	105
65	19	32	49	71	95
70	17	29	44	64	85
75	15	26	40	57	76
80	13	23	36	51	68
85	12	21	32	46	61
90	11	18	29	41	55

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	142
2	3	12	10%	118
3	4	12	8%	94
4	3	8	7%	75
5	4	10	6%	69
6	3	15	5%	62
7	4	8	5%	53
8	2	10	3%	37
9	3	30	2%	28
10	5	10	2%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	30	43	59
100	12	20	32	46	62
110	13	22	34	48	65
120	14	24	36	51	67
130	15	25	38	53	69
140	16	26	39	55	72
150	17	28	41	56	74
160	18	29	42	58	76
170	19	30	44	60	78
180	20	31	45	62	80
190	21	32	46	63	81
200	22	33	48	65	83
210	23	34	49	66	85
220	24	35	50	67	86
230	24	36	51	69	88
240	25	37	52	70	89
250	26	38	53	71	91
260	27	39	54	72	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	34	48	63
20	16	26	39	54	72
25	16	26	40	56	74
30	16	26	40	56	74
35	16	26	40	56	74
40	16	26	40	56	74
45	15	25	38	53	70
50	14	23	35	49	65
55	13	21	32	46	60
60	12	20	30	42	55
65	11	18	27	38	50
70	10	16	24	34	45
75	9	14	22	30	40
80	8	13	19	27	36
85	7	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	16	22	29

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	50
2	4	10	12%	33
3	3	8	11%	29
4	3	12	9%	24
5	4	12	5%	13
6	5	10	4%	10
6	3	6	4%	10
6	3	15	4%	10
9	4	15	3%	9
10	5	5	3%	8

Dumbbell Floor Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Floor Press Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Dumbbell Floor Press Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Dumbbell Floor Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	28	47	71	98
120	17	32	52	77	105
130	20	35	56	82	112
140	22	39	61	88	118
150	25	42	65	93	124
160	28	46	69	98	129
170	30	49	73	102	135
180	33	52	77	107	140
190	35	55	81	111	145
200	38	58	84	116	150
210	40	61	88	120	155
220	42	64	91	124	159
230	45	67	95	128	163
240	47	69	98	131	168
250	49	72	101	135	172
260	51	75	104	139	176
270	53	77	107	142	180
280	55	80	110	145	184
290	57	82	113	149	187
300	59	85	116	152	191
310	61	87	119	155	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	62	89	120
20	27	46	71	102	137
25	28	47	73	105	140
30	28	47	73	105	140
35	28	47	73	105	140
40	28	47	73	105	140
45	26	45	69	99	133
50	24	42	65	93	124
55	23	38	60	86	115
60	21	35	55	78	105
65	19	32	49	71	95
70	17	29	44	64	85
75	15	26	40	57	76
80	13	23	36	51	68
85	12	21	32	46	61
90	11	18	29	41	55

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	142
2	3	12	10%	118
3	4	12	8%	94
4	3	8	7%	75
5	4	10	6%	69
6	3	15	5%	62
7	4	8	5%	53
8	2	10	3%	37
9	3	30	2%	28
10	5	10	2%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	30	43	59
100	12	20	32	46	62
110	13	22	34	48	65
120	14	24	36	51	67
130	15	25	38	53	69
140	16	26	39	55	72
150	17	28	41	56	74
160	18	29	42	58	76
170	19	30	44	60	78
180	20	31	45	62	80
190	21	32	46	63	81
200	22	33	48	65	83
210	23	34	49	66	85
220	24	35	50	67	86
230	24	36	51	69	88
240	25	37	52	70	89
250	26	38	53	71	91
260	27	39	54	72	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	34	48	63
20	16	26	39	54	72
25	16	26	40	56	74
30	16	26	40	56	74
35	16	26	40	56	74
40	16	26	40	56	74
45	15	25	38	53	70
50	14	23	35	49	65
55	13	21	32	46	60
60	12	20	30	42	55
65	11	18	27	38	50
70	10	16	24	34	45
75	9	14	22	30	40
80	8	13	19	27	36
85	7	11	17	24	32
90	6	10	16	22	29

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	50
2	4	10	12%	33
3	3	8	11%	29
4	3	12	9%	24
5	4	12	5%	13
6	5	10	4%	10
6	3	6	4%	10
6	3	15	4%	10
9	4	15	3%	9
10	5	5	3%	8