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 new and we will be refining them over the next six months as we collect more data from lifters using Strength Level.

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Male Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 19 x0.18 42 x0.38 75 x0.68 117 x1.07 167 x1.51
120 24 x0.2 49 x0.41 84 x0.7 129 x1.07 180 x1.5
130 29 x0.22 56 x0.43 93 x0.71 139 x1.07 193 x1.48
140 34 x0.24 62 x0.44 101 x0.72 150 x1.07 205 x1.46
150 39 x0.26 69 x0.46 110 x0.73 160 x1.07 217 x1.44
160 44 x0.27 75 x0.47 118 x0.73 169 x1.06 228 x1.42
170 48 x0.28 81 x0.48 125 x0.74 179 x1.05 239 x1.4
180 53 x0.29 88 x0.49 133 x0.74 188 x1.04 249 x1.38
190 58 x0.3 94 x0.49 140 x0.74 197 x1.03 259 x1.36
200 62 x0.31 99 x0.5 147 x0.74 205 x1.02 269 x1.34
210 67 x0.32 105 x0.5 154 x0.74 213 x1.02 278 x1.32
220 71 x0.32 111 x0.5 161 x0.73 221 x1.01 287 x1.31
230 76 x0.33 116 x0.51 168 x0.73 229 x1 296 x1.29
240 80 x0.33 122 x0.51 174 x0.73 237 x0.99 305 x1.27
250 85 x0.34 127 x0.51 181 x0.72 244 x0.98 313 x1.25
260 89 x0.34 132 x0.51 187 x0.72 251 x0.97 321 x1.24
270 93 x0.34 137 x0.51 193 x0.71 258 x0.96 329 x1.22
280 97 x0.35 142 x0.51 199 x0.71 265 x0.95 337 x1.2
290 101 x0.35 147 x0.51 205 x0.71 272 x0.94 344 x1.19
300 105 x0.35 152 x0.51 210 x0.7 278 x0.93 352 x1.17
310 109 x0.35 157 x0.51 216 x0.7 285 x0.92 359 x1.16
All 46 81 129 189 255

These male standards are based on rough estimates. They will be refined over the next few weeks using lifts submitted by people using Strength Level.

Female Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 8 x0.09 21 x0.23 41 x0.45 67 x0.74 98 x1.09
100 10 x0.1 24 x0.24 45 x0.45 72 x0.72 105 x1.05
110 12 x0.11 27 x0.25 49 x0.45 78 x0.71 111 x1.01
120 14 x0.12 30 x0.25 53 x0.44 83 x0.69 117 x0.97
130 16 x0.13 33 x0.25 57 x0.44 87 x0.67 122 x0.94
140 18 x0.13 36 x0.26 61 x0.43 92 x0.66 128 x0.91
150 20 x0.13 39 x0.26 64 x0.43 96 x0.64 133 x0.88
160 22 x0.14 41 x0.26 67 x0.42 100 x0.63 137 x0.86
170 24 x0.14 44 x0.26 71 x0.42 104 x0.61 142 x0.83
180 26 x0.14 46 x0.26 74 x0.41 108 x0.6 146 x0.81
190 28 x0.14 48 x0.25 77 x0.4 111 x0.59 150 x0.79
200 29 x0.15 51 x0.25 80 x0.4 115 x0.57 154 x0.77
210 31 x0.15 53 x0.25 82 x0.39 118 x0.56 158 x0.75
220 33 x0.15 55 x0.25 85 x0.39 121 x0.55 162 x0.74
230 34 x0.15 57 x0.25 88 x0.38 124 x0.54 166 x0.72
240 36 x0.15 59 x0.25 90 x0.38 128 x0.53 169 x0.7
250 37 x0.15 61 x0.25 93 x0.37 130 x0.52 173 x0.69
260 39 x0.15 63 x0.24 95 x0.37 133 x0.51 176 x0.68
All 18 36 62 95 133

These female standards are based on rough estimates. They will be refined over the next few weeks using lifts submitted by people using Strength Level.

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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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