JM Press Standards (kg)

The average JM Press is 68 kg for men and 37 kg 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 (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 kg
Novice	45 kg
Intermediate	68 kg
Advanced	94 kg
Elite	124 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average JM Press? The average JM Press weight for a male lifter is 68 kg (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 28 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	14	25	40	59	80
55	17	29	45	65	87
60	20	33	50	71	94
65	23	37	55	77	101
70	26	41	60	83	108
75	29	45	65	88	114
80	32	49	69	93	120
85	35	52	74	98	126
90	38	56	78	103	131
95	41	59	82	108	136
100	44	63	86	113	142
105	47	66	90	117	147
110	50	69	94	121	151
115	52	73	97	126	156
120	55	76	101	130	161
125	58	79	104	134	165
130	60	82	108	138	169
135	63	85	111	141	174
140	65	88	115	145	178

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	58	80	106
20	28	44	66	92	121
25	28	45	68	94	124
30	28	45	68	94	124
35	28	45	68	94	124
40	28	45	68	94	124
45	27	43	64	89	117
50	25	40	60	84	110
55	23	37	55	77	101
60	21	34	51	70	93
65	19	31	46	64	84
70	17	28	41	57	75
75	15	25	37	51	68
80	14	22	33	46	61
85	12	20	30	41	54
90	11	18	27	37	49

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 kg
Novice	20 kg
Intermediate	37 kg
Advanced	58 kg
Elite	84 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average JM Press? The average JM Press weight for a female lifter is 37 kg (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 9 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	1	6	15	28	45
45	3	9	19	34	51
50	4	12	23	39	58
55	6	14	27	44	64
60	8	17	31	49	70
65	10	20	35	54	75
70	12	23	39	58	81
75	14	26	42	63	86
80	16	29	46	67	91
85	18	31	49	71	96
90	20	34	53	75	100
95	22	37	56	79	105
100	24	39	59	83	109
105	26	42	62	87	114
110	28	44	65	90	118
115	30	47	68	94	122
120	32	49	71	97	126

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	32	50	71
20	9	20	36	57	81
25	9	20	37	58	84
30	9	20	37	58	84
35	9	20	37	58	84
40	9	20	37	58	84
45	9	19	35	55	79
50	8	18	33	52	74
55	7	17	30	48	68
60	7	15	28	44	62
65	6	14	25	40	56
70	6	12	22	36	51
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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
50	14	25	40	59	80
55	17	29	45	65	87
60	20	33	50	71	94
65	23	37	55	77	101
70	26	41	60	83	108
75	29	45	65	88	114
80	32	49	69	93	120
85	35	52	74	98	126
90	38	56	78	103	131
95	41	59	82	108	136
100	44	63	86	113	142
105	47	66	90	117	147
110	50	69	94	121	151
115	52	73	97	126	156
120	55	76	101	130	161
125	58	79	104	134	165
130	60	82	108	138	169
135	63	85	111	141	174
140	65	88	115	145	178

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	58	80	106
20	28	44	66	92	121
25	28	45	68	94	124
30	28	45	68	94	124
35	28	45	68	94	124
40	28	45	68	94	124
45	27	43	64	89	117
50	25	40	60	84	110
55	23	37	55	77	101
60	21	34	51	70	93
65	19	31	46	64	84
70	17	28	41	57	75
75	15	25	37	51	68
80	14	22	33	46	61
85	12	20	30	41	54
90	11	18	27	37	49

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
40	1	6	15	28	45
45	3	9	19	34	51
50	4	12	23	39	58
55	6	14	27	44	64
60	8	17	31	49	70
65	10	20	35	54	75
70	12	23	39	58	81
75	14	26	42	63	86
80	16	29	46	67	91
85	18	31	49	71	96
90	20	34	53	75	100
95	22	37	56	79	105
100	24	39	59	83	109
105	26	42	62	87	114
110	28	44	65	90	118
115	30	47	68	94	122
120	32	49	71	97	126

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	32	50	71
20	9	20	36	57	81
25	9	20	37	58	84
30	9	20	37	58	84
35	9	20	37	58	84
40	9	20	37	58	84
45	9	19	35	55	79
50	8	18	33	52	74
55	7	17	30	48	68
60	7	15	28	44	62
65	6	14	25	40	56
70	6	12	22	36	51
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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
50	14	25	40	59	80
55	17	29	45	65	87
60	20	33	50	71	94
65	23	37	55	77	101
70	26	41	60	83	108
75	29	45	65	88	114
80	32	49	69	93	120
85	35	52	74	98	126
90	38	56	78	103	131
95	41	59	82	108	136
100	44	63	86	113	142
105	47	66	90	117	147
110	50	69	94	121	151
115	52	73	97	126	156
120	55	76	101	130	161
125	58	79	104	134	165
130	60	82	108	138	169
135	63	85	111	141	174
140	65	88	115	145	178

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	58	80	106
20	28	44	66	92	121
25	28	45	68	94	124
30	28	45	68	94	124
35	28	45	68	94	124
40	28	45	68	94	124
45	27	43	64	89	117
50	25	40	60	84	110
55	23	37	55	77	101
60	21	34	51	70	93
65	19	31	46	64	84
70	17	28	41	57	75
75	15	25	37	51	68
80	14	22	33	46	61
85	12	20	30	41	54
90	11	18	27	37	49

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
40	1	6	15	28	45
45	3	9	19	34	51
50	4	12	23	39	58
55	6	14	27	44	64
60	8	17	31	49	70
65	10	20	35	54	75
70	12	23	39	58	81
75	14	26	42	63	86
80	16	29	46	67	91
85	18	31	49	71	96
90	20	34	53	75	100
95	22	37	56	79	105
100	24	39	59	83	109
105	26	42	62	87	114
110	28	44	65	90	118
115	30	47	68	94	122
120	32	49	71	97	126

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	32	50	71
20	9	20	36	57	81
25	9	20	37	58	84
30	9	20	37	58	84
35	9	20	37	58	84
40	9	20	37	58	84
45	9	19	35	55	79
50	8	18	33	52	74
55	7	17	30	48	68
60	7	15	28	44	62
65	6	14	25	40	56
70	6	12	22	36	51
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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 (kg)

Male

Male JM Press Standards (kg)

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Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female JM Press Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

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
50	14	25	40	59	80
55	17	29	45	65	87
60	20	33	50	71	94
65	23	37	55	77	101
70	26	41	60	83	108
75	29	45	65	88	114
80	32	49	69	93	120
85	35	52	74	98	126
90	38	56	78	103	131
95	41	59	82	108	136
100	44	63	86	113	142
105	47	66	90	117	147
110	50	69	94	121	151
115	52	73	97	126	156
120	55	76	101	130	161
125	58	79	104	134	165
130	60	82	108	138	169
135	63	85	111	141	174
140	65	88	115	145	178

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	58	80	106
20	28	44	66	92	121
25	28	45	68	94	124
30	28	45	68	94	124
35	28	45	68	94	124
40	28	45	68	94	124
45	27	43	64	89	117
50	25	40	60	84	110
55	23	37	55	77	101
60	21	34	51	70	93
65	19	31	46	64	84
70	17	28	41	57	75
75	15	25	37	51	68
80	14	22	33	46	61
85	12	20	30	41	54
90	11	18	27	37	49

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
40	1	6	15	28	45
45	3	9	19	34	51
50	4	12	23	39	58
55	6	14	27	44	64
60	8	17	31	49	70
65	10	20	35	54	75
70	12	23	39	58	81
75	14	26	42	63	86
80	16	29	46	67	91
85	18	31	49	71	96
90	20	34	53	75	100
95	22	37	56	79	105
100	24	39	59	83	109
105	26	42	62	87	114
110	28	44	65	90	118
115	30	47	68	94	122
120	32	49	71	97	126

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	32	50	71
20	9	20	36	57	81
25	9	20	37	58	84
30	9	20	37	58	84
35	9	20	37	58	84
40	9	20	37	58	84
45	9	19	35	55	79
50	8	18	33	52	74
55	7	17	30	48	68
60	7	15	28	44	62
65	6	14	25	40	56
70	6	12	22	36	51
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	41
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	4	8	15	23	33

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