Floor Press

Floor Press Standards (lb)

The average Floor Press is 203 lb for men and 104 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Floor Press

Male Floor Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner81 lb
Novice134 lb
Intermediate203 lb
Advanced286 lb
Elite378 lb

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

What is the average Floor Press? The average Floor Press weight for a male lifter is 203 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Floor Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 81 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
1103567111165227
1204479125183248
1305390140200268
14061101154217288
15070112167233306
16079123181249324
17087134194264341
18096145206279358
190104155218293374
200113165230307390
210121175242320405
220129185254333420
230137194265346434
240145204276359448
250153213286371462
260160222297383475
270168231307394488
280175239317406500
290183248327417513
300190256336428525
310197264346438537

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

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

3x10 13%
3x5 9%
3x8 7%
5x5 7%
4x12 5%

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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 Floor Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 21,468 qualifying results from 203,305 community lifts to produce our Floor Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 203,305
Qualifying results 21,468
Male results 18,654
Female results 2,814
Data start
Data cutoff

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.