Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

The average Incline Dumbbell Bench Press is 38 kg for men and 20 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Incline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards are based on 2,367,587 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	19 kg
Novice	27 kg
Intermediate	38 kg
Advanced	50 kg
Elite	64 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.65x
Elite	0.85x

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

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Incline Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a male lifter is 38 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Dumbbell Bench Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 19 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	10	16	24	32	42
55	12	19	26	36	46
60	14	21	29	39	49
65	16	23	32	42	53
70	18	25	34	45	56
75	20	27	37	48	59
80	22	29	39	50	62
85	23	32	42	53	65
90	25	33	44	55	68
95	27	35	46	58	71
100	28	37	48	60	73
105	30	39	50	63	76
110	31	41	52	65	78
115	33	42	54	67	81
120	34	44	56	69	83
125	36	46	58	71	85
130	37	47	60	73	87
135	39	49	61	75	89
140	40	51	63	77	91

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	23	32	43	54
20	18	26	37	49	62
25	19	27	38	50	64
30	19	27	38	50	64
35	19	27	38	50	64
40	19	27	38	50	64
45	18	26	36	47	60
50	16	24	33	44	56
55	15	22	31	41	52
60	14	20	28	37	47
65	13	18	25	34	43
70	11	16	23	30	39
75	10	15	21	27	35
80	9	13	18	24	31
85	8	12	16	22	28
90	7	11	15	20	25

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

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

3x1018%

3x815%

3x129%

4x108%

4x86%

3x64%

4x124%

2x103%

5x103%

2x83%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	3276
2	3	8	15%	2747
3	3	12	9%	1717
4	4	10	8%	1464
5	4	8	6%	1139
6	3	6	4%	704
7	4	12	4%	692
8	2	10	3%	643
9	5	10	3%	470
10	2	8	3%	467

Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	20 kg
Advanced	28 kg
Elite	38 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.55x

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

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Bench Press? The average Incline Dumbbell Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 20 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Dumbbell Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 8 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	8	13	20	27
45	5	9	15	21	29
50	6	10	16	23	31
55	7	11	17	25	33
60	7	12	19	26	35
65	8	13	20	28	36
70	9	14	21	29	38
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	11	17	24	33	42
90	12	18	25	34	43
95	12	18	26	35	44
100	13	19	27	36	46
105	13	20	28	37	47
110	14	20	28	38	48
115	15	21	29	39	49
120	15	22	30	40	50

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	17	24	32
20	8	13	19	27	37
25	8	13	20	28	38
30	8	13	20	28	38
35	8	13	20	28	38
40	8	13	20	28	38
45	7	12	19	27	36
50	7	11	18	25	33
55	6	11	16	23	31
60	6	10	15	21	28
65	5	9	13	19	25
70	5	8	12	17	23
75	4	7	11	15	20
80	4	6	10	14	18
85	3	6	9	12	16
90	3	5	8	11	15

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

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

3x1020%

3x1213%

3x812%

4x109%

4x86%

4x126%

2x104%

3x153%

2x123%

3x62%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	550
2	3	12	13%	363
3	3	8	12%	339
4	4	10	9%	234
5	4	8	6%	171
6	4	12	6%	163
7	2	10	4%	97
8	3	15	3%	90
9	2	12	3%	86
10	3	6	2%	56

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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 Incline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 647,300 qualifying results from 2,367,587 community lifts to produce our Incline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	2,367,587
Qualifying results	647,300
Male results	611,670
Female results	35,630
Data start	10 December 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	10	16	24	32	42
55	12	19	26	36	46
60	14	21	29	39	49
65	16	23	32	42	53
70	18	25	34	45	56
75	20	27	37	48	59
80	22	29	39	50	62
85	23	32	42	53	65
90	25	33	44	55	68
95	27	35	46	58	71
100	28	37	48	60	73
105	30	39	50	63	76
110	31	41	52	65	78
115	33	42	54	67	81
120	34	44	56	69	83
125	36	46	58	71	85
130	37	47	60	73	87
135	39	49	61	75	89
140	40	51	63	77	91

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	23	32	43	54
20	18	26	37	49	62
25	19	27	38	50	64
30	19	27	38	50	64
35	19	27	38	50	64
40	19	27	38	50	64
45	18	26	36	47	60
50	16	24	33	44	56
55	15	22	31	41	52
60	14	20	28	37	47
65	13	18	25	34	43
70	11	16	23	30	39
75	10	15	21	27	35
80	9	13	18	24	31
85	8	12	16	22	28
90	7	11	15	20	25

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	8	13	20	27
45	5	9	15	21	29
50	6	10	16	23	31
55	7	11	17	25	33
60	7	12	19	26	35
65	8	13	20	28	36
70	9	14	21	29	38
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	11	17	24	33	42
90	12	18	25	34	43
95	12	18	26	35	44
100	13	19	27	36	46
105	13	20	28	37	47
110	14	20	28	38	48
115	15	21	29	39	49
120	15	22	30	40	50

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	17	24	32
20	8	13	19	27	37
25	8	13	20	28	38
30	8	13	20	28	38
35	8	13	20	28	38
40	8	13	20	28	38
45	7	12	19	27	36
50	7	11	18	25	33
55	6	11	16	23	31
60	6	10	15	21	28
65	5	9	13	19	25
70	5	8	12	17	23
75	4	7	11	15	20
80	4	6	10	14	18
85	3	6	9	12	16
90	3	5	8	11	15

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	550
2	3	12	13%	363
3	3	8	12%	339
4	4	10	9%	234
5	4	8	6%	171
6	4	12	6%	163
7	2	10	4%	97
8	3	15	3%	90
9	2	12	3%	86
10	3	6	2%	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	16	24	32	42
55	12	19	26	36	46
60	14	21	29	39	49
65	16	23	32	42	53
70	18	25	34	45	56
75	20	27	37	48	59
80	22	29	39	50	62
85	23	32	42	53	65
90	25	33	44	55	68
95	27	35	46	58	71
100	28	37	48	60	73
105	30	39	50	63	76
110	31	41	52	65	78
115	33	42	54	67	81
120	34	44	56	69	83
125	36	46	58	71	85
130	37	47	60	73	87
135	39	49	61	75	89
140	40	51	63	77	91

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	23	32	43	54
20	18	26	37	49	62
25	19	27	38	50	64
30	19	27	38	50	64
35	19	27	38	50	64
40	19	27	38	50	64
45	18	26	36	47	60
50	16	24	33	44	56
55	15	22	31	41	52
60	14	20	28	37	47
65	13	18	25	34	43
70	11	16	23	30	39
75	10	15	21	27	35
80	9	13	18	24	31
85	8	12	16	22	28
90	7	11	15	20	25

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	8	13	20	27
45	5	9	15	21	29
50	6	10	16	23	31
55	7	11	17	25	33
60	7	12	19	26	35
65	8	13	20	28	36
70	9	14	21	29	38
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	11	17	24	33	42
90	12	18	25	34	43
95	12	18	26	35	44
100	13	19	27	36	46
105	13	20	28	37	47
110	14	20	28	38	48
115	15	21	29	39	49
120	15	22	30	40	50

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	17	24	32
20	8	13	19	27	37
25	8	13	20	28	38
30	8	13	20	28	38
35	8	13	20	28	38
40	8	13	20	28	38
45	7	12	19	27	36
50	7	11	18	25	33
55	6	11	16	23	31
60	6	10	15	21	28
65	5	9	13	19	25
70	5	8	12	17	23
75	4	7	11	15	20
80	4	6	10	14	18
85	3	6	9	12	16
90	3	5	8	11	15

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	550
2	3	12	13%	363
3	3	8	12%	339
4	4	10	9%	234
5	4	8	6%	171
6	4	12	6%	163
7	2	10	4%	97
8	3	15	3%	90
9	2	12	3%	86
10	3	6	2%	56

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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

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By Bodyweight

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

Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Incline Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	16	24	32	42
55	12	19	26	36	46
60	14	21	29	39	49
65	16	23	32	42	53
70	18	25	34	45	56
75	20	27	37	48	59
80	22	29	39	50	62
85	23	32	42	53	65
90	25	33	44	55	68
95	27	35	46	58	71
100	28	37	48	60	73
105	30	39	50	63	76
110	31	41	52	65	78
115	33	42	54	67	81
120	34	44	56	69	83
125	36	46	58	71	85
130	37	47	60	73	87
135	39	49	61	75	89
140	40	51	63	77	91

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	23	32	43	54
20	18	26	37	49	62
25	19	27	38	50	64
30	19	27	38	50	64
35	19	27	38	50	64
40	19	27	38	50	64
45	18	26	36	47	60
50	16	24	33	44	56
55	15	22	31	41	52
60	14	20	28	37	47
65	13	18	25	34	43
70	11	16	23	30	39
75	10	15	21	27	35
80	9	13	18	24	31
85	8	12	16	22	28
90	7	11	15	20	25

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	8	13	20	27
45	5	9	15	21	29
50	6	10	16	23	31
55	7	11	17	25	33
60	7	12	19	26	35
65	8	13	20	28	36
70	9	14	21	29	38
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	11	17	24	33	42
90	12	18	25	34	43
95	12	18	26	35	44
100	13	19	27	36	46
105	13	20	28	37	47
110	14	20	28	38	48
115	15	21	29	39	49
120	15	22	30	40	50

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	17	24	32
20	8	13	19	27	37
25	8	13	20	28	38
30	8	13	20	28	38
35	8	13	20	28	38
40	8	13	20	28	38
45	7	12	19	27	36
50	7	11	18	25	33
55	6	11	16	23	31
60	6	10	15	21	28
65	5	9	13	19	25
70	5	8	12	17	23
75	4	7	11	15	20
80	4	6	10	14	18
85	3	6	9	12	16
90	3	5	8	11	15

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	550
2	3	12	13%	363
3	3	8	12%	339
4	4	10	9%	234
5	4	8	6%	171
6	4	12	6%	163
7	2	10	4%	97
8	3	15	3%	90
9	2	12	3%	86
10	3	6	2%	56