Incline Bench Press Standards (kg)

The average Incline Bench Press is 86 kg for men and 43 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Incline Bench Press strength standards are based on 2,165,292 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Incline Bench Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	43 kg
Novice	63 kg
Intermediate	86 kg
Advanced	114 kg
Elite	144 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Incline Bench Press? (kg)

What is the average Incline Bench Press? The average Incline Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 86 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 43 kg (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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	34	49	66	86
55	27	40	56	74	94
60	32	45	62	82	103
65	36	51	69	89	111
70	41	56	75	96	119
75	45	61	81	103	126
80	50	66	87	109	134
85	54	71	92	116	141
90	58	76	98	122	147
95	62	81	103	128	154
100	66	86	108	134	160
105	70	90	113	139	166
110	74	94	118	145	172
115	78	99	123	150	178
120	82	103	128	155	184
125	85	107	132	160	189
130	89	111	137	165	195
135	93	115	141	170	200
140	96	119	145	175	205

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	53	74	97	123
20	42	61	84	111	140
25	43	63	86	114	144
30	43	63	86	114	144
35	43	63	86	114	144
40	43	63	86	114	144
45	41	59	82	108	136
50	38	55	76	101	127
55	35	51	71	93	118
60	32	47	64	85	107
65	29	42	58	77	97
70	26	38	52	69	87
75	24	34	47	62	78
80	21	31	42	56	70
85	19	27	38	50	63
90	17	25	34	45	56

How many sets and reps of Incline Bench Press should I do?

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

3x10 12%

3x8 10%

3x5 7%

5x5 7%

4x8 7%

3x6 6%

4x10 5%

3x12 5%

4x5 3%

4x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	2047
2	3	8	10%	1696
3	3	5	7%	1198
4	5	5	7%	1144
5	4	8	7%	1083
6	3	6	6%	915
7	4	10	5%	912
8	3	12	5%	880
9	4	5	3%	481
10	4	6	3%	464

Female

Female Incline Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 kg
Novice	27 kg
Intermediate	43 kg
Advanced	63 kg
Elite	85 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.25x

How much should I be able to Incline Bench Press? (kg)

What is the average Incline Bench Press? The average Incline Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 43 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 15 kg (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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	15	26	40	57
45	9	17	29	45	62
50	11	20	33	49	67
55	12	22	36	53	72
60	14	25	39	56	76
65	16	27	42	60	80
70	18	29	45	63	84
75	20	32	47	66	87
80	21	34	50	69	91
85	23	36	52	72	94
90	24	38	55	75	97
95	26	40	57	78	101
100	28	42	59	80	104
105	29	43	62	83	106
110	30	45	64	85	109
115	32	47	66	88	112
120	33	49	68	90	114

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	37	53	72
20	15	26	42	61	83
25	15	27	43	63	85
30	15	27	43	63	85
35	15	27	43	63	85
40	15	27	43	63	85
45	14	26	41	59	80
50	14	24	38	56	75
55	12	22	35	51	69
60	11	20	32	47	63
65	10	18	29	42	57
70	9	16	26	38	52
75	8	15	23	34	46
80	7	13	21	31	41
85	7	12	19	27	37
90	6	11	17	25	33

How many sets and reps of Incline Bench Press should I do?

These are the most popular Incline Bench Press workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 16%

3x8 10%

4x10 8%

3x12 6%

4x8 6%

3x5 5%

3x6 4%

4x5 4%

5x5 4%

2x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	284
2	3	8	10%	168
3	4	10	8%	141
4	3	12	6%	109
5	4	8	6%	96
6	3	5	5%	89
7	3	6	4%	75
8	4	5	4%	63
9	5	5	4%	61
10	2	10	3%	50

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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 Incline Bench Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 593,967 qualifying results from 2,165,292 community lifts to produce our Incline Bench Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	2,165,292
Qualifying results	593,967
Male results	568,407
Female results	25,560
Data start	18 August 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	22	34	49	66	86
55	27	40	56	74	94
60	32	45	62	82	103
65	36	51	69	89	111
70	41	56	75	96	119
75	45	61	81	103	126
80	50	66	87	109	134
85	54	71	92	116	141
90	58	76	98	122	147
95	62	81	103	128	154
100	66	86	108	134	160
105	70	90	113	139	166
110	74	94	118	145	172
115	78	99	123	150	178
120	82	103	128	155	184
125	85	107	132	160	189
130	89	111	137	165	195
135	93	115	141	170	200
140	96	119	145	175	205

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	53	74	97	123
20	42	61	84	111	140
25	43	63	86	114	144
30	43	63	86	114	144
35	43	63	86	114	144
40	43	63	86	114	144
45	41	59	82	108	136
50	38	55	76	101	127
55	35	51	71	93	118
60	32	47	64	85	107
65	29	42	58	77	97
70	26	38	52	69	87
75	24	34	47	62	78
80	21	31	42	56	70
85	19	27	38	50	63
90	17	25	34	45	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	15	26	40	57
45	9	17	29	45	62
50	11	20	33	49	67
55	12	22	36	53	72
60	14	25	39	56	76
65	16	27	42	60	80
70	18	29	45	63	84
75	20	32	47	66	87
80	21	34	50	69	91
85	23	36	52	72	94
90	24	38	55	75	97
95	26	40	57	78	101
100	28	42	59	80	104
105	29	43	62	83	106
110	30	45	64	85	109
115	32	47	66	88	112
120	33	49	68	90	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	37	53	72
20	15	26	42	61	83
25	15	27	43	63	85
30	15	27	43	63	85
35	15	27	43	63	85
40	15	27	43	63	85
45	14	26	41	59	80
50	14	24	38	56	75
55	12	22	35	51	69
60	11	20	32	47	63
65	10	18	29	42	57
70	9	16	26	38	52
75	8	15	23	34	46
80	7	13	21	31	41
85	7	12	19	27	37
90	6	11	17	25	33

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	284
2	3	8	10%	168
3	4	10	8%	141
4	3	12	6%	109
5	4	8	6%	96
6	3	5	5%	89
7	3	6	4%	75
8	4	5	4%	63
9	5	5	4%	61
10	2	10	3%	50

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	34	49	66	86
55	27	40	56	74	94
60	32	45	62	82	103
65	36	51	69	89	111
70	41	56	75	96	119
75	45	61	81	103	126
80	50	66	87	109	134
85	54	71	92	116	141
90	58	76	98	122	147
95	62	81	103	128	154
100	66	86	108	134	160
105	70	90	113	139	166
110	74	94	118	145	172
115	78	99	123	150	178
120	82	103	128	155	184
125	85	107	132	160	189
130	89	111	137	165	195
135	93	115	141	170	200
140	96	119	145	175	205

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	53	74	97	123
20	42	61	84	111	140
25	43	63	86	114	144
30	43	63	86	114	144
35	43	63	86	114	144
40	43	63	86	114	144
45	41	59	82	108	136
50	38	55	76	101	127
55	35	51	71	93	118
60	32	47	64	85	107
65	29	42	58	77	97
70	26	38	52	69	87
75	24	34	47	62	78
80	21	31	42	56	70
85	19	27	38	50	63
90	17	25	34	45	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	15	26	40	57
45	9	17	29	45	62
50	11	20	33	49	67
55	12	22	36	53	72
60	14	25	39	56	76
65	16	27	42	60	80
70	18	29	45	63	84
75	20	32	47	66	87
80	21	34	50	69	91
85	23	36	52	72	94
90	24	38	55	75	97
95	26	40	57	78	101
100	28	42	59	80	104
105	29	43	62	83	106
110	30	45	64	85	109
115	32	47	66	88	112
120	33	49	68	90	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	37	53	72
20	15	26	42	61	83
25	15	27	43	63	85
30	15	27	43	63	85
35	15	27	43	63	85
40	15	27	43	63	85
45	14	26	41	59	80
50	14	24	38	56	75
55	12	22	35	51	69
60	11	20	32	47	63
65	10	18	29	42	57
70	9	16	26	38	52
75	8	15	23	34	46
80	7	13	21	31	41
85	7	12	19	27	37
90	6	11	17	25	33

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	284
2	3	8	10%	168
3	4	10	8%	141
4	3	12	6%	109
5	4	8	6%	96
6	3	5	5%	89
7	3	6	4%	75
8	4	5	4%	63
9	5	5	4%	61
10	2	10	3%	50

Incline Bench Press Standards (kg)

Male

Male Incline Bench Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Incline Bench Press? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Incline Bench Press should I do?

Female

Female Incline Bench Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Incline Bench Press? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Incline Bench Press should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Incline Bench Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	34	49	66	86
55	27	40	56	74	94
60	32	45	62	82	103
65	36	51	69	89	111
70	41	56	75	96	119
75	45	61	81	103	126
80	50	66	87	109	134
85	54	71	92	116	141
90	58	76	98	122	147
95	62	81	103	128	154
100	66	86	108	134	160
105	70	90	113	139	166
110	74	94	118	145	172
115	78	99	123	150	178
120	82	103	128	155	184
125	85	107	132	160	189
130	89	111	137	165	195
135	93	115	141	170	200
140	96	119	145	175	205

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	53	74	97	123
20	42	61	84	111	140
25	43	63	86	114	144
30	43	63	86	114	144
35	43	63	86	114	144
40	43	63	86	114	144
45	41	59	82	108	136
50	38	55	76	101	127
55	35	51	71	93	118
60	32	47	64	85	107
65	29	42	58	77	97
70	26	38	52	69	87
75	24	34	47	62	78
80	21	31	42	56	70
85	19	27	38	50	63
90	17	25	34	45	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	15	26	40	57
45	9	17	29	45	62
50	11	20	33	49	67
55	12	22	36	53	72
60	14	25	39	56	76
65	16	27	42	60	80
70	18	29	45	63	84
75	20	32	47	66	87
80	21	34	50	69	91
85	23	36	52	72	94
90	24	38	55	75	97
95	26	40	57	78	101
100	28	42	59	80	104
105	29	43	62	83	106
110	30	45	64	85	109
115	32	47	66	88	112
120	33	49	68	90	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	37	53	72
20	15	26	42	61	83
25	15	27	43	63	85
30	15	27	43	63	85
35	15	27	43	63	85
40	15	27	43	63	85
45	14	26	41	59	80
50	14	24	38	56	75
55	12	22	35	51	69
60	11	20	32	47	63
65	10	18	29	42	57
70	9	16	26	38	52
75	8	15	23	34	46
80	7	13	21	31	41
85	7	12	19	27	37
90	6	11	17	25	33

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	284
2	3	8	10%	168
3	4	10	8%	141
4	3	12	6%	109
5	4	8	6%	96
6	3	5	5%	89
7	3	6	4%	75
8	4	5	4%	63
9	5	5	4%	61
10	2	10	3%	50