Machine Chest Fly Standards (lb)

The average Machine Chest Fly is 188 lb for men and 88 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Pounds (lb)

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Our Machine Chest Fly strength standards are based on 487,945 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

Male
Female

Male

Male Machine Chest Fly Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	81 lb
Novice	127 lb
Intermediate	188 lb
Advanced	260 lb
Elite	339 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

How much should I be able to Machine Chest Fly? (lb)

What is the average Machine Chest Fly? The average Machine Chest Fly weight for a male lifter is 188 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Chest Fly? Male beginners should aim to lift 81 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	46	80	124	178	238
120	54	89	136	192	255
130	61	99	147	206	271
140	68	108	158	219	286
150	76	117	169	231	300
160	82	125	179	243	314
170	89	133	189	255	327
180	96	142	199	266	339
190	102	149	208	277	351
200	109	157	217	287	363
210	115	165	226	297	374
220	121	172	235	307	385
230	127	179	243	317	396
240	133	186	251	326	406
250	139	193	259	335	416
260	144	199	267	344	426
270	150	206	274	352	436
280	155	212	282	360	445
290	161	219	289	369	454
300	166	225	296	376	463
310	171	231	303	384	471

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	69	109	160	221	289
20	79	124	183	253	330
25	81	127	188	260	339
30	81	127	188	260	339
35	81	127	188	260	339
40	81	127	188	260	339
45	76	121	178	246	321
50	71	113	166	230	300
55	66	104	153	212	277
60	60	95	140	194	253
65	55	86	127	175	229
70	49	77	114	158	206
75	44	69	102	141	185
80	39	62	92	127	165
85	35	56	82	113	148
90	32	50	74	102	133

How many sets and reps of Machine Chest Fly should I do?

These are the most popular Machine Chest Fly workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 24%

3x12 13%

3x8 8%

4x10 8%

4x12 6%

3x15 5%

2x10 4%

4x8 4%

5x10 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	2129
2	3	12	13%	1159
3	3	8	8%	694
4	4	10	8%	657
5	4	12	6%	552
6	3	15	5%	447
7	2	10	4%	382
8	4	8	4%	331
9	5	10	3%	236
10	2	12	3%	219

Female

Female Machine Chest Fly Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	29 lb
Novice	54 lb
Intermediate	88 lb
Advanced	130 lb
Elite	177 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.20x

How much should I be able to Machine Chest Fly? (lb)

What is the average Machine Chest Fly? The average Machine Chest Fly weight for a female lifter is 88 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Chest Fly? Female beginners should aim to lift 29 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	33	59	92	130
100	18	37	64	99	138
110	21	42	70	105	146
120	24	46	75	112	154
130	27	49	80	118	161
140	30	53	84	123	167
150	32	57	89	129	173
160	35	60	93	134	179
170	38	63	97	139	185
180	40	66	101	143	190
190	42	70	105	148	196
200	45	73	109	152	201
210	47	75	112	156	205
220	49	78	116	161	210
230	52	81	119	164	215
240	54	84	122	168	219
250	56	86	125	172	223
260	58	89	129	176	227

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	46	75	110	151
20	29	53	85	126	172
25	29	54	88	130	177
30	29	54	88	130	177
35	29	54	88	130	177
40	29	54	88	130	177
45	28	51	83	123	168
50	26	48	78	115	157
55	24	44	72	106	145
60	22	40	65	97	132
65	20	36	59	88	120
70	18	33	53	79	108
75	16	29	48	71	97
80	14	26	43	63	86
85	13	24	38	57	77
90	12	21	34	51	69

How many sets and reps of Machine Chest Fly should I do?

These are the most popular Machine Chest Fly workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 19%

3x15 17%

3x12 12%

4x10 7%

3x8 7%

4x12 6%

4x8 4%

5x10 3%

2x10 3%

3x11 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	277
2	3	15	17%	243
3	3	12	12%	180
4	4	10	7%	110
5	3	8	7%	97
6	4	12	6%	91
7	4	8	4%	58
8	5	10	3%	44
9	2	10	3%	41
10	3	11	2%	33

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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 Machine Chest Fly strength standards

Strength Level analysed 145,334 qualifying results from 487,945 community lifts to produce our Machine Chest Fly strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	487,945
Qualifying results	145,334
Male results	134,143
Female results	11,191
Data start	27 January 2019
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	46	80	124	178	238
120	54	89	136	192	255
130	61	99	147	206	271
140	68	108	158	219	286
150	76	117	169	231	300
160	82	125	179	243	314
170	89	133	189	255	327
180	96	142	199	266	339
190	102	149	208	277	351
200	109	157	217	287	363
210	115	165	226	297	374
220	121	172	235	307	385
230	127	179	243	317	396
240	133	186	251	326	406
250	139	193	259	335	416
260	144	199	267	344	426
270	150	206	274	352	436
280	155	212	282	360	445
290	161	219	289	369	454
300	166	225	296	376	463
310	171	231	303	384	471

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	69	109	160	221	289
20	79	124	183	253	330
25	81	127	188	260	339
30	81	127	188	260	339
35	81	127	188	260	339
40	81	127	188	260	339
45	76	121	178	246	321
50	71	113	166	230	300
55	66	104	153	212	277
60	60	95	140	194	253
65	55	86	127	175	229
70	49	77	114	158	206
75	44	69	102	141	185
80	39	62	92	127	165
85	35	56	82	113	148
90	32	50	74	102	133

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	33	59	92	130
100	18	37	64	99	138
110	21	42	70	105	146
120	24	46	75	112	154
130	27	49	80	118	161
140	30	53	84	123	167
150	32	57	89	129	173
160	35	60	93	134	179
170	38	63	97	139	185
180	40	66	101	143	190
190	42	70	105	148	196
200	45	73	109	152	201
210	47	75	112	156	205
220	49	78	116	161	210
230	52	81	119	164	215
240	54	84	122	168	219
250	56	86	125	172	223
260	58	89	129	176	227

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	46	75	110	151
20	29	53	85	126	172
25	29	54	88	130	177
30	29	54	88	130	177
35	29	54	88	130	177
40	29	54	88	130	177
45	28	51	83	123	168
50	26	48	78	115	157
55	24	44	72	106	145
60	22	40	65	97	132
65	20	36	59	88	120
70	18	33	53	79	108
75	16	29	48	71	97
80	14	26	43	63	86
85	13	24	38	57	77
90	12	21	34	51	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	277
2	3	15	17%	243
3	3	12	12%	180
4	4	10	7%	110
5	3	8	7%	97
6	4	12	6%	91
7	4	8	4%	58
8	5	10	3%	44
9	2	10	3%	41
10	3	11	2%	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	46	80	124	178	238
120	54	89	136	192	255
130	61	99	147	206	271
140	68	108	158	219	286
150	76	117	169	231	300
160	82	125	179	243	314
170	89	133	189	255	327
180	96	142	199	266	339
190	102	149	208	277	351
200	109	157	217	287	363
210	115	165	226	297	374
220	121	172	235	307	385
230	127	179	243	317	396
240	133	186	251	326	406
250	139	193	259	335	416
260	144	199	267	344	426
270	150	206	274	352	436
280	155	212	282	360	445
290	161	219	289	369	454
300	166	225	296	376	463
310	171	231	303	384	471

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	69	109	160	221	289
20	79	124	183	253	330
25	81	127	188	260	339
30	81	127	188	260	339
35	81	127	188	260	339
40	81	127	188	260	339
45	76	121	178	246	321
50	71	113	166	230	300
55	66	104	153	212	277
60	60	95	140	194	253
65	55	86	127	175	229
70	49	77	114	158	206
75	44	69	102	141	185
80	39	62	92	127	165
85	35	56	82	113	148
90	32	50	74	102	133

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	33	59	92	130
100	18	37	64	99	138
110	21	42	70	105	146
120	24	46	75	112	154
130	27	49	80	118	161
140	30	53	84	123	167
150	32	57	89	129	173
160	35	60	93	134	179
170	38	63	97	139	185
180	40	66	101	143	190
190	42	70	105	148	196
200	45	73	109	152	201
210	47	75	112	156	205
220	49	78	116	161	210
230	52	81	119	164	215
240	54	84	122	168	219
250	56	86	125	172	223
260	58	89	129	176	227

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	46	75	110	151
20	29	53	85	126	172
25	29	54	88	130	177
30	29	54	88	130	177
35	29	54	88	130	177
40	29	54	88	130	177
45	28	51	83	123	168
50	26	48	78	115	157
55	24	44	72	106	145
60	22	40	65	97	132
65	20	36	59	88	120
70	18	33	53	79	108
75	16	29	48	71	97
80	14	26	43	63	86
85	13	24	38	57	77
90	12	21	34	51	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	277
2	3	15	17%	243
3	3	12	12%	180
4	4	10	7%	110
5	3	8	7%	97
6	4	12	6%	91
7	4	8	4%	58
8	5	10	3%	44
9	2	10	3%	41
10	3	11	2%	33

Machine Chest Fly Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Chest Fly Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Machine Chest Fly? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Chest Fly should I do?

Female

Female Machine Chest Fly Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Machine Chest Fly? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Chest Fly should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Chest Fly strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	46	80	124	178	238
120	54	89	136	192	255
130	61	99	147	206	271
140	68	108	158	219	286
150	76	117	169	231	300
160	82	125	179	243	314
170	89	133	189	255	327
180	96	142	199	266	339
190	102	149	208	277	351
200	109	157	217	287	363
210	115	165	226	297	374
220	121	172	235	307	385
230	127	179	243	317	396
240	133	186	251	326	406
250	139	193	259	335	416
260	144	199	267	344	426
270	150	206	274	352	436
280	155	212	282	360	445
290	161	219	289	369	454
300	166	225	296	376	463
310	171	231	303	384	471

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	69	109	160	221	289
20	79	124	183	253	330
25	81	127	188	260	339
30	81	127	188	260	339
35	81	127	188	260	339
40	81	127	188	260	339
45	76	121	178	246	321
50	71	113	166	230	300
55	66	104	153	212	277
60	60	95	140	194	253
65	55	86	127	175	229
70	49	77	114	158	206
75	44	69	102	141	185
80	39	62	92	127	165
85	35	56	82	113	148
90	32	50	74	102	133

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	33	59	92	130
100	18	37	64	99	138
110	21	42	70	105	146
120	24	46	75	112	154
130	27	49	80	118	161
140	30	53	84	123	167
150	32	57	89	129	173
160	35	60	93	134	179
170	38	63	97	139	185
180	40	66	101	143	190
190	42	70	105	148	196
200	45	73	109	152	201
210	47	75	112	156	205
220	49	78	116	161	210
230	52	81	119	164	215
240	54	84	122	168	219
250	56	86	125	172	223
260	58	89	129	176	227

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	46	75	110	151
20	29	53	85	126	172
25	29	54	88	130	177
30	29	54	88	130	177
35	29	54	88	130	177
40	29	54	88	130	177
45	28	51	83	123	168
50	26	48	78	115	157
55	24	44	72	106	145
60	22	40	65	97	132
65	20	36	59	88	120
70	18	33	53	79	108
75	16	29	48	71	97
80	14	26	43	63	86
85	13	24	38	57	77
90	12	21	34	51	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	277
2	3	15	17%	243
3	3	12	12%	180
4	4	10	7%	110
5	3	8	7%	97
6	4	12	6%	91
7	4	8	4%	58
8	5	10	3%	44
9	2	10	3%	41
10	3	11	2%	33