Dumbbell Push Press Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Push Press is 32 kg for men and 17 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Push Press strength standards are based on 29,837 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Push Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 kg
Novice	20 kg
Intermediate	32 kg
Advanced	47 kg
Elite	64 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Push Press? The average Dumbbell Push Press weight for a male lifter is 32 kg (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 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	10	19	29	42
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	7	14	23	35	49
65	8	16	26	38	52
70	10	17	28	41	55
75	11	19	30	43	58
80	12	21	32	46	61
85	13	22	34	48	64
90	15	24	36	50	66
95	16	25	38	52	69
100	17	27	39	55	71
105	18	28	41	57	74
110	19	30	43	59	76
115	20	31	45	61	78
120	22	32	46	63	80
125	23	34	48	64	82
130	24	35	49	66	84
135	25	36	51	68	86
140	26	38	52	70	88

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	40	55
20	10	19	31	46	62
25	11	20	32	47	64
30	11	20	32	47	64
35	11	20	32	47	64
40	11	20	32	47	64
45	10	19	30	44	61
50	9	17	28	42	57
55	9	16	26	38	52
60	8	15	24	35	48
65	7	13	21	32	43
70	6	12	19	29	39
75	6	11	17	26	35
80	5	10	15	23	31
85	5	9	14	21	28
90	4	8	12	18	25

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:

3x129%

3x38%

3x87%

4x106%

3x65%

3x104%

3x153%

4x123%

4x83%

2x123%

5x53%

5x103%

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Push Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	17 kg
Advanced	23 kg
Elite	30 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Push Press? The average Dumbbell Push Press weight for a female lifter is 17 kg (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 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	25
45	6	9	14	20	26
50	6	10	15	21	27
55	7	11	16	22	28
60	7	11	16	22	29
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	8	12	18	24	31
75	8	13	18	25	32
80	9	13	19	25	33
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	10	14	20	27	34
95	10	15	20	27	35
100	10	15	21	28	35
105	11	15	21	28	36
110	11	16	22	29	36
115	11	16	22	29	37
120	12	17	23	30	38

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	26
20	7	11	16	23	30
25	7	12	17	23	30
30	7	12	17	23	30
35	7	12	17	23	30
40	7	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	29
50	7	10	15	21	27
55	6	9	14	19	25
60	6	9	13	17	23
65	5	8	11	16	21
70	4	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	4	6	8	11	15
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

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:

3x1017%

3x89%

3x128%

4x124%

4x54%

4x104%

2x63%

2x123%

3x63%

4x82%

7x122%

4x62%

3x152%

6x82%

2x82%

2x52%

5x102%

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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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 Push Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 2,008 qualifying results from 29,837 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Push Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	29,837
Qualifying results	2,008
Male results	1,490
Female results	518
Data start	25 October 2020
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
50	5	10	19	29	42
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	7	14	23	35	49
65	8	16	26	38	52
70	10	17	28	41	55
75	11	19	30	43	58
80	12	21	32	46	61
85	13	22	34	48	64
90	15	24	36	50	66
95	16	25	38	52	69
100	17	27	39	55	71
105	18	28	41	57	74
110	19	30	43	59	76
115	20	31	45	61	78
120	22	32	46	63	80
125	23	34	48	64	82
130	24	35	49	66	84
135	25	36	51	68	86
140	26	38	52	70	88

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	40	55
20	10	19	31	46	62
25	11	20	32	47	64
30	11	20	32	47	64
35	11	20	32	47	64
40	11	20	32	47	64
45	10	19	30	44	61
50	9	17	28	42	57
55	9	16	26	38	52
60	8	15	24	35	48
65	7	13	21	32	43
70	6	12	19	29	39
75	6	11	17	26	35
80	5	10	15	23	31
85	5	9	14	21	28
90	4	8	12	18	25

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
40	5	8	13	19	25
45	6	9	14	20	26
50	6	10	15	21	27
55	7	11	16	22	28
60	7	11	16	22	29
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	8	12	18	24	31
75	8	13	18	25	32
80	9	13	19	25	33
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	10	14	20	27	34
95	10	15	20	27	35
100	10	15	21	28	35
105	11	15	21	28	36
110	11	16	22	29	36
115	11	16	22	29	37
120	12	17	23	30	38

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	26
20	7	11	16	23	30
25	7	12	17	23	30
30	7	12	17	23	30
35	7	12	17	23	30
40	7	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	29
50	7	10	15	21	27
55	6	9	14	19	25
60	6	9	13	17	23
65	5	8	11	16	21
70	4	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	4	6	8	11	15
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

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
50	5	10	19	29	42
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	7	14	23	35	49
65	8	16	26	38	52
70	10	17	28	41	55
75	11	19	30	43	58
80	12	21	32	46	61
85	13	22	34	48	64
90	15	24	36	50	66
95	16	25	38	52	69
100	17	27	39	55	71
105	18	28	41	57	74
110	19	30	43	59	76
115	20	31	45	61	78
120	22	32	46	63	80
125	23	34	48	64	82
130	24	35	49	66	84
135	25	36	51	68	86
140	26	38	52	70	88

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	40	55
20	10	19	31	46	62
25	11	20	32	47	64
30	11	20	32	47	64
35	11	20	32	47	64
40	11	20	32	47	64
45	10	19	30	44	61
50	9	17	28	42	57
55	9	16	26	38	52
60	8	15	24	35	48
65	7	13	21	32	43
70	6	12	19	29	39
75	6	11	17	26	35
80	5	10	15	23	31
85	5	9	14	21	28
90	4	8	12	18	25

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
40	5	8	13	19	25
45	6	9	14	20	26
50	6	10	15	21	27
55	7	11	16	22	28
60	7	11	16	22	29
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	8	12	18	24	31
75	8	13	18	25	32
80	9	13	19	25	33
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	10	14	20	27	34
95	10	15	20	27	35
100	10	15	21	28	35
105	11	15	21	28	36
110	11	16	22	29	36
115	11	16	22	29	37
120	12	17	23	30	38

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	26
20	7	11	16	23	30
25	7	12	17	23	30
30	7	12	17	23	30
35	7	12	17	23	30
40	7	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	29
50	7	10	15	21	27
55	6	9	14	19	25
60	6	9	13	17	23
65	5	8	11	16	21
70	4	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	4	6	8	11	15
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

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 (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Push Press Standards (kg)

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Female

Female Dumbbell Push Press Standards (kg)

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Push Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	10	19	29	42
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	7	14	23	35	49
65	8	16	26	38	52
70	10	17	28	41	55
75	11	19	30	43	58
80	12	21	32	46	61
85	13	22	34	48	64
90	15	24	36	50	66
95	16	25	38	52	69
100	17	27	39	55	71
105	18	28	41	57	74
110	19	30	43	59	76
115	20	31	45	61	78
120	22	32	46	63	80
125	23	34	48	64	82
130	24	35	49	66	84
135	25	36	51	68	86
140	26	38	52	70	88

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	27	40	55
20	10	19	31	46	62
25	11	20	32	47	64
30	11	20	32	47	64
35	11	20	32	47	64
40	11	20	32	47	64
45	10	19	30	44	61
50	9	17	28	42	57
55	9	16	26	38	52
60	8	15	24	35	48
65	7	13	21	32	43
70	6	12	19	29	39
75	6	11	17	26	35
80	5	10	15	23	31
85	5	9	14	21	28
90	4	8	12	18	25

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
40	5	8	13	19	25
45	6	9	14	20	26
50	6	10	15	21	27
55	7	11	16	22	28
60	7	11	16	22	29
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	8	12	18	24	31
75	8	13	18	25	32
80	9	13	19	25	33
85	9	14	19	26	33
90	10	14	20	27	34
95	10	15	20	27	35
100	10	15	21	28	35
105	11	15	21	28	36
110	11	16	22	29	36
115	11	16	22	29	37
120	12	17	23	30	38

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	26
20	7	11	16	23	30
25	7	12	17	23	30
30	7	12	17	23	30
35	7	12	17	23	30
40	7	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	29
50	7	10	15	21	27
55	6	9	14	19	25
60	6	9	13	17	23
65	5	8	11	16	21
70	4	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	17
80	4	6	8	11	15
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

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