Dumbbell Push Press Standards

Measured in lb

Dumbbell Push Press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Dumbbell Push Press standards are based on 29,837 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Push Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	23 lb
Novice	43 lb
Intermediate	70 lb
Advanced	103 lb
Elite	141 lb

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 Dumbbell Push Press? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Push Press? The average Dumbbell Push Press weight for a male lifter is 70 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Push Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 23 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	10	23	41	64	92
120	13	26	46	70	99
130	15	30	50	76	106
140	18	33	55	82	113
150	20	37	59	87	119
160	23	40	64	92	125
170	25	43	68	97	131
180	28	47	72	102	136
190	30	50	76	107	142
200	33	53	79	111	147
210	35	56	83	116	152
220	37	59	87	120	157
230	40	62	90	124	162
240	42	65	94	128	166
250	44	68	97	132	171
260	46	70	100	136	175
270	49	73	104	140	179
280	51	76	107	144	183
290	53	78	110	147	188
300	55	81	113	151	191
310	57	83	116	154	195

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	37	60	88	120
20	23	42	68	101	138
25	23	43	70	103	141
30	23	43	70	103	141
35	23	43	70	103	141
40	23	43	70	103	141
45	22	41	66	98	134
50	21	38	62	92	125
55	19	35	57	84	115
60	18	32	52	77	105
65	16	29	47	70	95
70	14	26	43	63	86
75	13	23	38	56	77
80	11	21	34	50	69
85	10	19	31	45	62
90	9	17	27	41	55

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

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

3x12 9%

3x3 8%

3x8 7%

4x10 6%

3x6 5%

3x10 4%

3x15 3%

4x12 3%

4x8 3%

2x12 3%

5x5 3%

5x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	9%	20
2	3	3	8%	18
3	3	8	7%	15
4	4	10	6%	14
5	3	6	5%	11
6	3	10	4%	8
7	3	15	3%	7
7	4	12	3%	7
9	4	8	3%	6
9	2	12	3%	6
9	5	5	3%	6
9	5	10	3%	6

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Female

Female Dumbbell Push Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 lb
Novice	25 lb
Intermediate	37 lb
Advanced	51 lb
Elite	67 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.45x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Push Press? The average Dumbbell Push Press weight for a female lifter is 37 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Push 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	29	41	55
100	12	20	31	43	57
110	14	22	33	45	60
120	15	23	34	47	62
130	16	24	36	49	64
140	17	26	37	51	66
150	17	27	38	52	67
160	18	28	40	54	69
170	19	29	41	55	71
180	20	30	42	56	72
190	21	31	43	58	74
200	21	32	44	59	75
210	22	32	45	60	76
220	23	33	46	61	78
230	24	34	47	62	79
240	24	35	48	63	80
250	25	36	49	64	81
260	25	36	50	65	82

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	44	57
20	16	25	36	50	65
25	16	25	37	51	67
30	16	25	37	51	67
35	16	25	37	51	67
40	16	25	37	51	67
45	15	24	35	49	63
50	14	23	33	46	59
55	13	21	30	42	55
60	12	19	28	38	50
65	11	17	25	35	45
70	10	15	23	31	41
75	9	14	20	28	37
80	8	12	18	25	33
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	6	10	15	20	26

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

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

3x10 17%

3x8 9%

3x12 8%

4x12 4%

4x5 4%

4x10 4%

2x6 3%

2x12 3%

3x6 3%

4x8 2%

7x12 2%

4x6 2%

3x15 2%

6x8 2%

2x8 2%

2x5 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	15
2	3	8	9%	8
3	3	12	8%	7
4	4	12	4%	4
4	4	5	4%	4
4	4	10	4%	4
7	2	6	3%	3
7	2	12	3%	3
7	3	6	3%	3
10	4	8	2%	2
10	7	12	2%	2
10	4	6	2%	2
10	3	15	2%	2
10	6	8	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	2	5	2%	2
10	5	10	2%	2

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	23	41	64	92
120	13	26	46	70	99
130	15	30	50	76	106
140	18	33	55	82	113
150	20	37	59	87	119
160	23	40	64	92	125
170	25	43	68	97	131
180	28	47	72	102	136
190	30	50	76	107	142
200	33	53	79	111	147
210	35	56	83	116	152
220	37	59	87	120	157
230	40	62	90	124	162
240	42	65	94	128	166
250	44	68	97	132	171
260	46	70	100	136	175
270	49	73	104	140	179
280	51	76	107	144	183
290	53	78	110	147	188
300	55	81	113	151	191
310	57	83	116	154	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	37	60	88	120
20	23	42	68	101	138
25	23	43	70	103	141
30	23	43	70	103	141
35	23	43	70	103	141
40	23	43	70	103	141
45	22	41	66	98	134
50	21	38	62	92	125
55	19	35	57	84	115
60	18	32	52	77	105
65	16	29	47	70	95
70	14	26	43	63	86
75	13	23	38	56	77
80	11	21	34	50	69
85	10	19	31	45	62
90	9	17	27	41	55

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	9%	20
2	3	3	8%	18
3	3	8	7%	15
4	4	10	6%	14
5	3	6	5%	11
6	3	10	4%	8
7	3	15	3%	7
7	4	12	3%	7
9	4	8	3%	6
9	2	12	3%	6
9	5	5	3%	6
9	5	10	3%	6

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	29	41	55
100	12	20	31	43	57
110	14	22	33	45	60
120	15	23	34	47	62
130	16	24	36	49	64
140	17	26	37	51	66
150	17	27	38	52	67
160	18	28	40	54	69
170	19	29	41	55	71
180	20	30	42	56	72
190	21	31	43	58	74
200	21	32	44	59	75
210	22	32	45	60	76
220	23	33	46	61	78
230	24	34	47	62	79
240	24	35	48	63	80
250	25	36	49	64	81
260	25	36	50	65	82

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	44	57
20	16	25	36	50	65
25	16	25	37	51	67
30	16	25	37	51	67
35	16	25	37	51	67
40	16	25	37	51	67
45	15	24	35	49	63
50	14	23	33	46	59
55	13	21	30	42	55
60	12	19	28	38	50
65	11	17	25	35	45
70	10	15	23	31	41
75	9	14	20	28	37
80	8	12	18	25	33
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	6	10	15	20	26

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	15
2	3	8	9%	8
3	3	12	8%	7
4	4	12	4%	4
4	4	5	4%	4
4	4	10	4%	4
7	2	6	3%	3
7	2	12	3%	3
7	3	6	3%	3
10	4	8	2%	2
10	7	12	2%	2
10	4	6	2%	2
10	3	15	2%	2
10	6	8	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	2	5	2%	2
10	5	10	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	23	41	64	92
120	13	26	46	70	99
130	15	30	50	76	106
140	18	33	55	82	113
150	20	37	59	87	119
160	23	40	64	92	125
170	25	43	68	97	131
180	28	47	72	102	136
190	30	50	76	107	142
200	33	53	79	111	147
210	35	56	83	116	152
220	37	59	87	120	157
230	40	62	90	124	162
240	42	65	94	128	166
250	44	68	97	132	171
260	46	70	100	136	175
270	49	73	104	140	179
280	51	76	107	144	183
290	53	78	110	147	188
300	55	81	113	151	191
310	57	83	116	154	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	37	60	88	120
20	23	42	68	101	138
25	23	43	70	103	141
30	23	43	70	103	141
35	23	43	70	103	141
40	23	43	70	103	141
45	22	41	66	98	134
50	21	38	62	92	125
55	19	35	57	84	115
60	18	32	52	77	105
65	16	29	47	70	95
70	14	26	43	63	86
75	13	23	38	56	77
80	11	21	34	50	69
85	10	19	31	45	62
90	9	17	27	41	55

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	9%	20
2	3	3	8%	18
3	3	8	7%	15
4	4	10	6%	14
5	3	6	5%	11
6	3	10	4%	8
7	3	15	3%	7
7	4	12	3%	7
9	4	8	3%	6
9	2	12	3%	6
9	5	5	3%	6
9	5	10	3%	6

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	29	41	55
100	12	20	31	43	57
110	14	22	33	45	60
120	15	23	34	47	62
130	16	24	36	49	64
140	17	26	37	51	66
150	17	27	38	52	67
160	18	28	40	54	69
170	19	29	41	55	71
180	20	30	42	56	72
190	21	31	43	58	74
200	21	32	44	59	75
210	22	32	45	60	76
220	23	33	46	61	78
230	24	34	47	62	79
240	24	35	48	63	80
250	25	36	49	64	81
260	25	36	50	65	82

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	44	57
20	16	25	36	50	65
25	16	25	37	51	67
30	16	25	37	51	67
35	16	25	37	51	67
40	16	25	37	51	67
45	15	24	35	49	63
50	14	23	33	46	59
55	13	21	30	42	55
60	12	19	28	38	50
65	11	17	25	35	45
70	10	15	23	31	41
75	9	14	20	28	37
80	8	12	18	25	33
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	6	10	15	20	26

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	15
2	3	8	9%	8
3	3	12	8%	7
4	4	12	4%	4
4	4	5	4%	4
4	4	10	4%	4
7	2	6	3%	3
7	2	12	3%	3
7	3	6	3%	3
10	4	8	2%	2
10	7	12	2%	2
10	4	6	2%	2
10	3	15	2%	2
10	6	8	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	2	5	2%	2
10	5	10	2%	2

Dumbbell Push Press Standards

Measured in lb

Dumbbell Push Press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Dumbbell Push Press Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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Female

Female Dumbbell Push Press Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	23	41	64	92
120	13	26	46	70	99
130	15	30	50	76	106
140	18	33	55	82	113
150	20	37	59	87	119
160	23	40	64	92	125
170	25	43	68	97	131
180	28	47	72	102	136
190	30	50	76	107	142
200	33	53	79	111	147
210	35	56	83	116	152
220	37	59	87	120	157
230	40	62	90	124	162
240	42	65	94	128	166
250	44	68	97	132	171
260	46	70	100	136	175
270	49	73	104	140	179
280	51	76	107	144	183
290	53	78	110	147	188
300	55	81	113	151	191
310	57	83	116	154	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	37	60	88	120
20	23	42	68	101	138
25	23	43	70	103	141
30	23	43	70	103	141
35	23	43	70	103	141
40	23	43	70	103	141
45	22	41	66	98	134
50	21	38	62	92	125
55	19	35	57	84	115
60	18	32	52	77	105
65	16	29	47	70	95
70	14	26	43	63	86
75	13	23	38	56	77
80	11	21	34	50	69
85	10	19	31	45	62
90	9	17	27	41	55

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	9%	20
2	3	3	8%	18
3	3	8	7%	15
4	4	10	6%	14
5	3	6	5%	11
6	3	10	4%	8
7	3	15	3%	7
7	4	12	3%	7
9	4	8	3%	6
9	2	12	3%	6
9	5	5	3%	6
9	5	10	3%	6

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	19	29	41	55
100	12	20	31	43	57
110	14	22	33	45	60
120	15	23	34	47	62
130	16	24	36	49	64
140	17	26	37	51	66
150	17	27	38	52	67
160	18	28	40	54	69
170	19	29	41	55	71
180	20	30	42	56	72
190	21	31	43	58	74
200	21	32	44	59	75
210	22	32	45	60	76
220	23	33	46	61	78
230	24	34	47	62	79
240	24	35	48	63	80
250	25	36	49	64	81
260	25	36	50	65	82

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	44	57
20	16	25	36	50	65
25	16	25	37	51	67
30	16	25	37	51	67
35	16	25	37	51	67
40	16	25	37	51	67
45	15	24	35	49	63
50	14	23	33	46	59
55	13	21	30	42	55
60	12	19	28	38	50
65	11	17	25	35	45
70	10	15	23	31	41
75	9	14	20	28	37
80	8	12	18	25	33
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	6	10	15	20	26

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	15
2	3	8	9%	8
3	3	12	8%	7
4	4	12	4%	4
4	4	5	4%	4
4	4	10	4%	4
7	2	6	3%	3
7	2	12	3%	3
7	3	6	3%	3
10	4	8	2%	2
10	7	12	2%	2
10	4	6	2%	2
10	3	15	2%	2
10	6	8	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	2	5	2%	2
10	5	10	2%	2