JM Press Standards (lb)

The average JM Press is 149 lb for men and 82 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our JM Press strength standards are based on 94,574 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male JM Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	62 lb
Novice	100 lb
Intermediate	149 lb
Advanced	208 lb
Elite	273 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average JM Press? The average JM Press weight for a male lifter is 149 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good JM Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 62 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	54	88	129	176
120	36	63	98	142	191
130	42	71	109	154	205
140	49	79	118	166	219
150	55	87	128	177	232
160	61	95	138	188	244
170	67	102	147	199	257
180	73	110	156	210	268
190	79	117	164	220	280
200	85	124	173	229	291
210	91	131	181	239	301
220	97	138	189	248	312
230	102	145	197	257	322
240	108	151	204	266	331
250	113	158	212	274	341
260	119	164	219	282	350
270	124	170	226	290	359
280	129	176	233	298	368
290	134	182	240	306	376
300	139	188	247	314	385
310	144	194	253	321	393

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	85	127	177	233
20	61	98	145	203	266
25	62	100	149	208	273
30	62	100	149	208	273
35	62	100	149	208	273
40	62	100	149	208	273
45	59	95	141	197	259
50	55	89	132	184	242
55	51	82	122	170	223
60	47	75	111	155	204
65	42	68	101	141	185
70	38	61	91	126	166
75	34	55	81	113	149
80	30	49	73	102	133
85	27	44	65	91	119
90	25	39	59	82	107

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

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

3x10 15%

3x8 11%

3x12 10%

4x8 6%

3x9 5%

3x15 5%

3x5 4%

4x12 4%

4x7 4%

2x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	57
2	3	8	11%	45
3	3	12	10%	40
4	4	8	6%	22
5	3	9	5%	20
5	3	15	5%	20
7	3	5	4%	17
8	4	12	4%	16
9	4	7	4%	15
10	2	10	4%	14

Female

Female JM Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	20 lb
Novice	45 lb
Intermediate	82 lb
Advanced	129 lb
Elite	184 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.25x

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

What is the average JM Press? The average JM Press weight for a female lifter is 82 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good JM Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 20 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	15	35	64	101
100	6	20	43	75	114
110	9	25	51	86	127
120	13	31	59	96	139
130	17	37	67	106	151
140	20	43	74	115	162
150	24	48	82	125	173
160	28	54	89	134	184
170	33	60	96	142	194
180	37	65	103	151	204
190	41	71	110	159	214
200	45	76	117	167	223
210	49	81	124	175	232
220	53	86	130	182	241
230	57	92	136	190	249
240	61	97	142	197	258
250	65	102	149	204	266
260	69	107	154	211	274

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	38	70	110	157
20	20	44	79	126	179
25	20	45	82	129	184
30	20	45	82	129	184
35	20	45	82	129	184
40	20	45	82	129	184
45	19	43	77	122	175
50	18	40	72	114	163
55	16	37	67	105	151
60	15	34	61	96	137
65	14	30	55	87	124
70	12	27	50	78	112
75	11	25	44	70	100
80	10	22	40	63	90
85	9	20	36	56	81
90	8	18	32	51	72

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

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

3x10 20%

2x10 20%

2x4 20%

2x5 8%

2x15 8%

3x5 4%

2x8 4%

2x7 4%

2x11 4%

2x16 4%

2x14 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	5
1	2	10	20%	5
1	2	4	20%	5
4	2	5	8%	2
4	2	15	8%	2
6	3	5	4%	1
6	2	8	4%	1
6	2	7	4%	1
6	2	11	4%	1
6	2	16	4%	1
6	2	14	4%	1

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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 JM Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 8,094 qualifying results from 94,574 community lifts to produce our JM Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	94,574
Qualifying results	8,094
Male results	7,897
Female results	197
Data start	15 August 2020
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
110	30	54	88	129	176
120	36	63	98	142	191
130	42	71	109	154	205
140	49	79	118	166	219
150	55	87	128	177	232
160	61	95	138	188	244
170	67	102	147	199	257
180	73	110	156	210	268
190	79	117	164	220	280
200	85	124	173	229	291
210	91	131	181	239	301
220	97	138	189	248	312
230	102	145	197	257	322
240	108	151	204	266	331
250	113	158	212	274	341
260	119	164	219	282	350
270	124	170	226	290	359
280	129	176	233	298	368
290	134	182	240	306	376
300	139	188	247	314	385
310	144	194	253	321	393

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	85	127	177	233
20	61	98	145	203	266
25	62	100	149	208	273
30	62	100	149	208	273
35	62	100	149	208	273
40	62	100	149	208	273
45	59	95	141	197	259
50	55	89	132	184	242
55	51	82	122	170	223
60	47	75	111	155	204
65	42	68	101	141	185
70	38	61	91	126	166
75	34	55	81	113	149
80	30	49	73	102	133
85	27	44	65	91	119
90	25	39	59	82	107

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	57
2	3	8	11%	45
3	3	12	10%	40
4	4	8	6%	22
5	3	9	5%	20
5	3	15	5%	20
7	3	5	4%	17
8	4	12	4%	16
9	4	7	4%	15
10	2	10	4%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	15	35	64	101
100	6	20	43	75	114
110	9	25	51	86	127
120	13	31	59	96	139
130	17	37	67	106	151
140	20	43	74	115	162
150	24	48	82	125	173
160	28	54	89	134	184
170	33	60	96	142	194
180	37	65	103	151	204
190	41	71	110	159	214
200	45	76	117	167	223
210	49	81	124	175	232
220	53	86	130	182	241
230	57	92	136	190	249
240	61	97	142	197	258
250	65	102	149	204	266
260	69	107	154	211	274

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	38	70	110	157
20	20	44	79	126	179
25	20	45	82	129	184
30	20	45	82	129	184
35	20	45	82	129	184
40	20	45	82	129	184
45	19	43	77	122	175
50	18	40	72	114	163
55	16	37	67	105	151
60	15	34	61	96	137
65	14	30	55	87	124
70	12	27	50	78	112
75	11	25	44	70	100
80	10	22	40	63	90
85	9	20	36	56	81
90	8	18	32	51	72

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	5
1	2	10	20%	5
1	2	4	20%	5
4	2	5	8%	2
4	2	15	8%	2
6	3	5	4%	1
6	2	8	4%	1
6	2	7	4%	1
6	2	11	4%	1
6	2	16	4%	1
6	2	14	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	54	88	129	176
120	36	63	98	142	191
130	42	71	109	154	205
140	49	79	118	166	219
150	55	87	128	177	232
160	61	95	138	188	244
170	67	102	147	199	257
180	73	110	156	210	268
190	79	117	164	220	280
200	85	124	173	229	291
210	91	131	181	239	301
220	97	138	189	248	312
230	102	145	197	257	322
240	108	151	204	266	331
250	113	158	212	274	341
260	119	164	219	282	350
270	124	170	226	290	359
280	129	176	233	298	368
290	134	182	240	306	376
300	139	188	247	314	385
310	144	194	253	321	393

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	85	127	177	233
20	61	98	145	203	266
25	62	100	149	208	273
30	62	100	149	208	273
35	62	100	149	208	273
40	62	100	149	208	273
45	59	95	141	197	259
50	55	89	132	184	242
55	51	82	122	170	223
60	47	75	111	155	204
65	42	68	101	141	185
70	38	61	91	126	166
75	34	55	81	113	149
80	30	49	73	102	133
85	27	44	65	91	119
90	25	39	59	82	107

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	57
2	3	8	11%	45
3	3	12	10%	40
4	4	8	6%	22
5	3	9	5%	20
5	3	15	5%	20
7	3	5	4%	17
8	4	12	4%	16
9	4	7	4%	15
10	2	10	4%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	15	35	64	101
100	6	20	43	75	114
110	9	25	51	86	127
120	13	31	59	96	139
130	17	37	67	106	151
140	20	43	74	115	162
150	24	48	82	125	173
160	28	54	89	134	184
170	33	60	96	142	194
180	37	65	103	151	204
190	41	71	110	159	214
200	45	76	117	167	223
210	49	81	124	175	232
220	53	86	130	182	241
230	57	92	136	190	249
240	61	97	142	197	258
250	65	102	149	204	266
260	69	107	154	211	274

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	38	70	110	157
20	20	44	79	126	179
25	20	45	82	129	184
30	20	45	82	129	184
35	20	45	82	129	184
40	20	45	82	129	184
45	19	43	77	122	175
50	18	40	72	114	163
55	16	37	67	105	151
60	15	34	61	96	137
65	14	30	55	87	124
70	12	27	50	78	112
75	11	25	44	70	100
80	10	22	40	63	90
85	9	20	36	56	81
90	8	18	32	51	72

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	5
1	2	10	20%	5
1	2	4	20%	5
4	2	5	8%	2
4	2	15	8%	2
6	3	5	4%	1
6	2	8	4%	1
6	2	7	4%	1
6	2	11	4%	1
6	2	16	4%	1
6	2	14	4%	1

JM Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male JM Press Standards (lb)

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

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

Female

Female JM Press Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the JM Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	54	88	129	176
120	36	63	98	142	191
130	42	71	109	154	205
140	49	79	118	166	219
150	55	87	128	177	232
160	61	95	138	188	244
170	67	102	147	199	257
180	73	110	156	210	268
190	79	117	164	220	280
200	85	124	173	229	291
210	91	131	181	239	301
220	97	138	189	248	312
230	102	145	197	257	322
240	108	151	204	266	331
250	113	158	212	274	341
260	119	164	219	282	350
270	124	170	226	290	359
280	129	176	233	298	368
290	134	182	240	306	376
300	139	188	247	314	385
310	144	194	253	321	393

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	53	85	127	177	233
20	61	98	145	203	266
25	62	100	149	208	273
30	62	100	149	208	273
35	62	100	149	208	273
40	62	100	149	208	273
45	59	95	141	197	259
50	55	89	132	184	242
55	51	82	122	170	223
60	47	75	111	155	204
65	42	68	101	141	185
70	38	61	91	126	166
75	34	55	81	113	149
80	30	49	73	102	133
85	27	44	65	91	119
90	25	39	59	82	107

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	57
2	3	8	11%	45
3	3	12	10%	40
4	4	8	6%	22
5	3	9	5%	20
5	3	15	5%	20
7	3	5	4%	17
8	4	12	4%	16
9	4	7	4%	15
10	2	10	4%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	15	35	64	101
100	6	20	43	75	114
110	9	25	51	86	127
120	13	31	59	96	139
130	17	37	67	106	151
140	20	43	74	115	162
150	24	48	82	125	173
160	28	54	89	134	184
170	33	60	96	142	194
180	37	65	103	151	204
190	41	71	110	159	214
200	45	76	117	167	223
210	49	81	124	175	232
220	53	86	130	182	241
230	57	92	136	190	249
240	61	97	142	197	258
250	65	102	149	204	266
260	69	107	154	211	274

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	38	70	110	157
20	20	44	79	126	179
25	20	45	82	129	184
30	20	45	82	129	184
35	20	45	82	129	184
40	20	45	82	129	184
45	19	43	77	122	175
50	18	40	72	114	163
55	16	37	67	105	151
60	15	34	61	96	137
65	14	30	55	87	124
70	12	27	50	78	112
75	11	25	44	70	100
80	10	22	40	63	90
85	9	20	36	56	81
90	8	18	32	51	72

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	5
1	2	10	20%	5
1	2	4	20%	5
4	2	5	8%	2
4	2	15	8%	2
6	3	5	4%	1
6	2	8	4%	1
6	2	7	4%	1
6	2	11	4%	1
6	2	16	4%	1
6	2	14	4%	1