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
Beginner 81 lb
Novice 134 lb
Intermediate 203 lb
Advanced 286 lb
Elite 378 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
110 35 67 111 165 227
120 44 79 125 183 248
130 53 90 140 200 268
140 61 101 154 217 288
150 70 112 167 233 306
160 79 123 181 249 324
170 87 134 194 264 341
180 96 145 206 279 358
190 104 155 218 293 374
200 113 165 230 307 390
210 121 175 242 320 405
220 129 185 254 333 420
230 137 194 265 346 434
240 145 204 276 359 448
250 153 213 286 371 462
260 160 222 297 383 475
270 168 231 307 394 488
280 175 239 317 406 500
290 183 248 327 417 513
300 190 256 336 428 525
310 197 264 346 438 537

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