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Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

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

Our dumbbell shoulder press standards are based on 485,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

Dumbbell strength standards are based on the weight of each dumbbell, not the weight of two added together. For example, if you bicep curl 20 lb dumbbells in each arm that would count as 20 lb not the total 40 lb.

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Male Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 13 x0.11 24 x0.22 39 x0.36 59 x0.53 81 x0.73
120 15 x0.13 28 x0.23 44 x0.37 65 x0.54 88 x0.73
130 18 x0.14 32 x0.24 49 x0.38 71 x0.54 95 x0.73
140 21 x0.15 35 x0.25 54 x0.39 76 x0.55 101 x0.72
150 24 x0.16 39 x0.26 59 x0.39 82 x0.55 108 x0.72
160 27 x0.17 43 x0.27 63 x0.39 87 x0.54 114 x0.71
170 30 x0.18 47 x0.27 67 x0.4 92 x0.54 120 x0.7
180 33 x0.18 50 x0.28 72 x0.4 97 x0.54 125 x0.7
190 36 x0.19 54 x0.28 76 x0.4 102 x0.54 131 x0.69
200 39 x0.19 57 x0.29 80 x0.4 107 x0.53 136 x0.68
210 41 x0.2 60 x0.29 84 x0.4 111 x0.53 141 x0.67
220 44 x0.2 64 x0.29 88 x0.4 116 x0.53 146 x0.66
230 47 x0.2 67 x0.29 92 x0.4 120 x0.52 151 x0.66
240 50 x0.21 70 x0.29 95 x0.4 124 x0.52 156 x0.65
250 52 x0.21 73 x0.29 99 x0.4 128 x0.51 160 x0.64
260 55 x0.21 76 x0.29 102 x0.39 132 x0.51 165 x0.63
270 57 x0.21 79 x0.29 106 x0.39 136 x0.51 169 x0.63
280 60 x0.21 82 x0.29 109 x0.39 140 x0.5 173 x0.62
290 62 x0.21 85 x0.29 112 x0.39 144 x0.5 178 x0.61
300 65 x0.22 88 x0.29 116 x0.39 148 x0.49 182 x0.61
310 67 x0.22 91 x0.29 119 x0.38 151 x0.49 186 x0.6
All 28 45 68 96 127

These male standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 122,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these dumbbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb. Dumbbell strength standards are based on the weight of each dumbbell, not the weight of two added together.

Female Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 7 x0.08 14 x0.16 24 x0.26 36 x0.4 50 x0.56
100 8 x0.08 16 x0.16 26 x0.26 39 x0.39 53 x0.53
110 9 x0.09 17 x0.16 28 x0.25 41 x0.37 56 x0.51
120 10 x0.09 19 x0.16 30 x0.25 43 x0.36 59 x0.49
130 12 x0.09 20 x0.15 32 x0.24 46 x0.35 61 x0.47
140 13 x0.09 21 x0.15 33 x0.24 48 x0.34 64 x0.46
150 14 x0.09 23 x0.15 35 x0.23 50 x0.33 66 x0.44
160 15 x0.09 24 x0.15 36 x0.23 51 x0.32 68 x0.43
170 15 x0.09 25 x0.15 38 x0.22 53 x0.31 70 x0.41
180 16 x0.09 26 x0.15 39 x0.22 55 x0.3 72 x0.4
190 17 x0.09 27 x0.14 41 x0.21 57 x0.3 74 x0.39
200 18 x0.09 29 x0.14 42 x0.21 58 x0.29 76 x0.38
210 19 x0.09 30 x0.14 43 x0.21 60 x0.28 78 x0.37
220 20 x0.09 31 x0.14 45 x0.2 61 x0.28 79 x0.36
230 21 x0.09 32 x0.14 46 x0.2 62 x0.27 81 x0.35
240 21 x0.09 33 x0.14 47 x0.2 64 x0.27 82 x0.34
250 22 x0.09 34 x0.13 48 x0.19 65 x0.26 84 x0.34
260 23 x0.09 34 x0.13 49 x0.19 66 x0.26 85 x0.33
All 12 21 33 48 65

These female standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 16,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these dumbbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb. Dumbbell strength standards are based on the weight of each dumbbell, not the weight of two added together.

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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.

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