Log Press

Log Press Standards (lb)

The average Log Press is 212 lb for men and 118 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Log Press

Male Log Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 103 lb
Novice 151 lb
Intermediate 212 lb
Advanced 283 lb
Elite 360 lb

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

What is the average Log Press? The average Log Press weight for a male lifter is 212 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Log Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 103 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 39 64 96 135 179
120 47 74 109 150 195
130 55 84 121 164 211
140 63 94 132 177 227
150 71 103 143 190 241
160 79 113 154 203 256
170 86 122 165 215 269
180 94 131 176 227 282
190 101 139 186 239 295
200 109 148 196 250 308
210 116 156 205 261 320
220 123 165 215 271 331
230 130 173 224 282 343
240 137 181 233 292 354
250 144 188 242 301 365
260 150 196 250 311 375
270 157 203 259 320 386
280 163 211 267 330 396
290 170 218 275 338 405
300 176 225 283 347 415
310 182 232 290 356 424

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

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

5x5 12%
3x5 12%
3x3 9%
3x6 5%
2x1 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 Log Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 7,054 qualifying results from 95,736 community lifts to produce our Log Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 95,736
Qualifying results 7,054
Male results 6,281
Female results 773
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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.