Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Shoulder Press is 30 kg for men and 15 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards are based on 2,106,645 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	13 kg
Novice	21 kg
Intermediate	30 kg
Advanced	42 kg
Elite	55 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 30 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Shoulder Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 13 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	7	12	19	27	36
55	8	14	21	30	40
60	10	15	23	32	43
65	11	17	25	35	46
70	12	19	27	37	48
75	14	21	29	40	51
80	15	22	31	42	54
85	16	24	33	44	56
90	18	25	35	46	59
95	19	27	37	48	61
100	20	28	39	50	63
105	21	30	40	52	65
110	23	31	42	54	67
115	24	33	44	56	69
120	25	34	45	58	71
125	26	35	47	59	73
130	27	37	48	61	75
135	28	38	50	63	77
140	29	39	51	64	79

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	17	26	36	47
20	13	20	30	41	53
25	13	21	30	42	55
30	13	21	30	42	55
35	13	21	30	42	55
40	13	21	30	42	55
45	12	19	29	40	52
50	11	18	27	37	49
55	11	17	25	34	45
60	10	15	23	31	41
65	9	14	20	28	37
70	8	12	18	26	33
75	7	11	17	23	30
80	6	10	15	20	27
85	6	9	13	18	24
90	5	8	12	16	22

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

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

3x10 19%

3x8 12%

3x12 8%

4x10 7%

4x8 6%

2x10 4%

4x12 4%

3x6 3%

3x5 3%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	4022
2	3	8	12%	2502
3	3	12	8%	1700
4	4	10	7%	1545
5	4	8	6%	1162
6	2	10	4%	883
7	4	12	4%	733
8	3	6	3%	705
9	3	5	3%	671
10	5	5	3%	569

Female

Female Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	6 kg
Novice	10 kg
Intermediate	15 kg
Advanced	21 kg
Elite	28 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.45x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 15 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Shoulder Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 6 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	7	11	16	22
45	4	8	12	17	23
50	5	8	13	18	25
55	5	9	14	19	26
60	6	10	15	20	27
65	6	10	15	21	28
70	7	11	16	22	29
75	7	12	17	23	30
80	8	12	17	24	31
85	8	13	18	25	32
90	9	13	19	25	32
95	9	14	19	26	33
100	9	14	20	27	34
105	10	15	20	27	35
110	10	15	21	28	35
115	11	15	21	28	36
120	11	16	22	29	37

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	9	13	18	24
20	6	10	15	21	28
25	6	10	15	21	28
30	6	10	15	21	28
35	6	10	15	21	28
40	6	10	15	21	28
45	6	9	14	20	27
50	5	9	13	19	25
55	5	8	12	17	23
60	5	7	11	16	21
65	4	7	10	14	19
70	4	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	12	15
80	3	5	7	10	14
85	3	4	7	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

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

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

3x10 22%

3x8 12%

3x12 10%

4x10 9%

4x8 5%

4x12 5%

2x10 4%

3x6 3%

3x15 2%

3x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	1146
2	3	8	12%	612
3	3	12	10%	547
4	4	10	9%	463
5	4	8	5%	289
6	4	12	5%	250
7	2	10	4%	191
8	3	6	3%	184
9	3	15	2%	131
10	3	5	2%	122

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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.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 621,197 qualifying results from 2,106,645 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	2,106,645
Qualifying results	621,197
Male results	540,746
Female results	80,451
Data start	19 March 2017
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
50	7	12	19	27	36
55	8	14	21	30	40
60	10	15	23	32	43
65	11	17	25	35	46
70	12	19	27	37	48
75	14	21	29	40	51
80	15	22	31	42	54
85	16	24	33	44	56
90	18	25	35	46	59
95	19	27	37	48	61
100	20	28	39	50	63
105	21	30	40	52	65
110	23	31	42	54	67
115	24	33	44	56	69
120	25	34	45	58	71
125	26	35	47	59	73
130	27	37	48	61	75
135	28	38	50	63	77
140	29	39	51	64	79

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	17	26	36	47
20	13	20	30	41	53
25	13	21	30	42	55
30	13	21	30	42	55
35	13	21	30	42	55
40	13	21	30	42	55
45	12	19	29	40	52
50	11	18	27	37	49
55	11	17	25	34	45
60	10	15	23	31	41
65	9	14	20	28	37
70	8	12	18	26	33
75	7	11	17	23	30
80	6	10	15	20	27
85	6	9	13	18	24
90	5	8	12	16	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	7	11	16	22
45	4	8	12	17	23
50	5	8	13	18	25
55	5	9	14	19	26
60	6	10	15	20	27
65	6	10	15	21	28
70	7	11	16	22	29
75	7	12	17	23	30
80	8	12	17	24	31
85	8	13	18	25	32
90	9	13	19	25	32
95	9	14	19	26	33
100	9	14	20	27	34
105	10	15	20	27	35
110	10	15	21	28	35
115	11	15	21	28	36
120	11	16	22	29	37

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	9	13	18	24
20	6	10	15	21	28
25	6	10	15	21	28
30	6	10	15	21	28
35	6	10	15	21	28
40	6	10	15	21	28
45	6	9	14	20	27
50	5	9	13	19	25
55	5	8	12	17	23
60	5	7	11	16	21
65	4	7	10	14	19
70	4	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	12	15
80	3	5	7	10	14
85	3	4	7	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	7	12	19	27	36
55	8	14	21	30	40
60	10	15	23	32	43
65	11	17	25	35	46
70	12	19	27	37	48
75	14	21	29	40	51
80	15	22	31	42	54
85	16	24	33	44	56
90	18	25	35	46	59
95	19	27	37	48	61
100	20	28	39	50	63
105	21	30	40	52	65
110	23	31	42	54	67
115	24	33	44	56	69
120	25	34	45	58	71
125	26	35	47	59	73
130	27	37	48	61	75
135	28	38	50	63	77
140	29	39	51	64	79

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	17	26	36	47
20	13	20	30	41	53
25	13	21	30	42	55
30	13	21	30	42	55
35	13	21	30	42	55
40	13	21	30	42	55
45	12	19	29	40	52
50	11	18	27	37	49
55	11	17	25	34	45
60	10	15	23	31	41
65	9	14	20	28	37
70	8	12	18	26	33
75	7	11	17	23	30
80	6	10	15	20	27
85	6	9	13	18	24
90	5	8	12	16	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	7	11	16	22
45	4	8	12	17	23
50	5	8	13	18	25
55	5	9	14	19	26
60	6	10	15	20	27
65	6	10	15	21	28
70	7	11	16	22	29
75	7	12	17	23	30
80	8	12	17	24	31
85	8	13	18	25	32
90	9	13	19	25	32
95	9	14	19	26	33
100	9	14	20	27	34
105	10	15	20	27	35
110	10	15	21	28	35
115	11	15	21	28	36
120	11	16	22	29	37

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	9	13	18	24
20	6	10	15	21	28
25	6	10	15	21	28
30	6	10	15	21	28
35	6	10	15	21	28
40	6	10	15	21	28
45	6	9	14	20	27
50	5	9	13	19	25
55	5	8	12	17	23
60	5	7	11	16	21
65	4	7	10	14	19
70	4	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	12	15
80	3	5	7	10	14
85	3	4	7	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11

Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	7	12	19	27	36
55	8	14	21	30	40
60	10	15	23	32	43
65	11	17	25	35	46
70	12	19	27	37	48
75	14	21	29	40	51
80	15	22	31	42	54
85	16	24	33	44	56
90	18	25	35	46	59
95	19	27	37	48	61
100	20	28	39	50	63
105	21	30	40	52	65
110	23	31	42	54	67
115	24	33	44	56	69
120	25	34	45	58	71
125	26	35	47	59	73
130	27	37	48	61	75
135	28	38	50	63	77
140	29	39	51	64	79

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	17	26	36	47
20	13	20	30	41	53
25	13	21	30	42	55
30	13	21	30	42	55
35	13	21	30	42	55
40	13	21	30	42	55
45	12	19	29	40	52
50	11	18	27	37	49
55	11	17	25	34	45
60	10	15	23	31	41
65	9	14	20	28	37
70	8	12	18	26	33
75	7	11	17	23	30
80	6	10	15	20	27
85	6	9	13	18	24
90	5	8	12	16	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	7	11	16	22
45	4	8	12	17	23
50	5	8	13	18	25
55	5	9	14	19	26
60	6	10	15	20	27
65	6	10	15	21	28
70	7	11	16	22	29
75	7	12	17	23	30
80	8	12	17	24	31
85	8	13	18	25	32
90	9	13	19	25	32
95	9	14	19	26	33
100	9	14	20	27	34
105	10	15	20	27	35
110	10	15	21	28	35
115	11	15	21	28	36
120	11	16	22	29	37

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	9	13	18	24
20	6	10	15	21	28
25	6	10	15	21	28
30	6	10	15	21	28
35	6	10	15	21	28
40	6	10	15	21	28
45	6	9	14	20	27
50	5	9	13	19	25
55	5	8	12	17	23
60	5	7	11	16	21
65	4	7	10	14	19
70	4	6	9	13	17
75	3	5	8	12	15
80	3	5	7	10	14
85	3	4	7	9	12
90	2	4	6	8	11