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Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Machine shoulder press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Our machine shoulder press standards are based on 7,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 23 x0.2 52 x0.47 97 x0.88 154 x1.4 222 x2.02
120 28 x0.24 61 x0.51 108 x0.9 169 x1.41 240 x2
130 35 x0.27 70 x0.54 120 x0.92 184 x1.41 257 x1.98
140 41 x0.29 78 x0.56 131 x0.94 198 x1.41 273 x1.95
150 47 x0.31 87 x0.58 142 x0.95 211 x1.41 289 x1.93
160 53 x0.33 95 x0.6 153 x0.95 224 x1.4 304 x1.9
170 59 x0.35 103 x0.61 163 x0.96 236 x1.39 319 x1.87
180 65 x0.36 111 x0.62 173 x0.96 248 x1.38 332 x1.85
190 71 x0.38 119 x0.63 183 x0.96 260 x1.37 346 x1.82
200 77 x0.39 127 x0.64 192 x0.96 271 x1.36 359 x1.79
210 83 x0.4 135 x0.64 202 x0.96 282 x1.34 372 x1.77
220 89 x0.4 142 x0.65 211 x0.96 293 x1.33 384 x1.74
230 95 x0.41 149 x0.65 219 x0.95 303 x1.32 396 x1.72
240 101 x0.42 156 x0.65 228 x0.95 313 x1.31 407 x1.7
250 106 x0.42 163 x0.65 236 x0.95 323 x1.29 418 x1.67
260 112 x0.43 170 x0.65 245 x0.94 333 x1.28 429 x1.65
270 117 x0.43 177 x0.66 253 x0.94 342 x1.27 440 x1.63
280 123 x0.44 184 x0.66 261 x0.93 351 x1.25 450 x1.61
290 128 x0.44 190 x0.66 268 x0.93 360 x1.24 460 x1.59
300 133 x0.44 196 x0.65 276 x0.92 369 x1.23 470 x1.57
310 138 x0.45 203 x0.65 283 x0.91 378 x1.22 480 x1.55
All 55 102 168 250 343

These male standards were last updated 16 hours ago and are based on 3,000 filtered lifts.

Female Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 10 x0.11 29 x0.33 60 x0.67 101 x1.13 151 x1.68
100 11 x0.11 31 x0.31 63 x0.63 105 x1.05 155 x1.55
110 12 x0.11 33 x0.3 65 x0.59 108 x0.98 159 x1.44
120 13 x0.11 35 x0.29 67 x0.56 111 x0.92 162 x1.35
130 14 x0.11 36 x0.28 69 x0.53 113 x0.87 165 x1.27
140 15 x0.11 37 x0.27 71 x0.51 116 x0.83 168 x1.2
150 16 x0.11 39 x0.26 73 x0.49 118 x0.79 171 x1.14
160 17 x0.11 40 x0.25 75 x0.47 120 x0.75 174 x1.09
170 18 x0.1 41 x0.24 76 x0.45 122 x0.72 176 x1.04
180 18 x0.1 42 x0.24 78 x0.43 124 x0.69 179 x0.99
190 19 x0.1 43 x0.23 79 x0.42 126 x0.66 181 x0.95
200 20 x0.1 44 x0.22 81 x0.4 128 x0.64 183 x0.92
210 21 x0.1 46 x0.22 82 x0.39 130 x0.62 185 x0.88
220 21 x0.1 46 x0.21 84 x0.38 131 x0.6 187 x0.85
230 22 x0.09 47 x0.21 85 x0.37 133 x0.58 189 x0.82
240 22 x0.09 48 x0.2 86 x0.36 135 x0.56 191 x0.8
250 23 x0.09 49 x0.2 87 x0.35 136 x0.54 193 x0.77
260 24 x0.09 50 x0.19 88 x0.34 137 x0.53 194 x0.75
All 16 38 73 118 171

These female standards were last updated 16 hours ago and are based on 432 filtered lifts.

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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.

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