Machine Shoulder Press Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Our community Machine Shoulder Press standards are based on 131,000 lifts by Strength Level users

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♀ Female

Male Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	52 lb
Novice	101 lb
Intermediate	168 lb
Advanced	253 lb
Elite	350 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Machine Shoulder Press? The average Machine Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 168 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Shoulder Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 52 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	21	51	97	158	229
120	27	60	109	172	247
130	32	68	120	187	264
140	38	77	131	200	280
150	44	85	142	214	295
160	50	93	152	226	310
170	56	101	163	239	325
180	62	109	172	250	338
190	68	117	182	262	352
200	73	124	191	273	365
210	79	131	200	284	377
220	85	138	209	294	389
230	90	146	218	305	401
240	96	152	226	315	413
250	101	159	235	324	424
260	106	166	243	334	434
270	111	172	250	343	445
280	117	179	258	352	455
290	122	185	266	361	465
300	127	191	273	369	475
310	132	197	280	378	484

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	45	86	143	216	298
20	51	98	164	247	341
25	52	101	168	253	350
30	52	101	168	253	350
35	52	101	168	253	350
40	52	101	168	253	350
45	50	96	160	240	332
50	47	90	150	225	312
55	43	83	139	208	288
60	39	76	127	190	263
65	36	68	114	172	238
70	32	61	103	154	213
75	29	55	92	138	191
80	26	49	82	123	171
85	23	44	74	111	153
90	21	40	66	100	138

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Female Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 lb
Novice	39 lb
Intermediate	74 lb
Advanced	120 lb
Elite	174 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.80x
Elite	1.20x

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

What is the average Machine Shoulder Press? The average Machine Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 74 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Shoulder Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 16 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	26	55	95	142
100	10	29	59	100	148
110	11	31	62	104	154
120	13	34	66	108	159
130	14	36	69	112	164
140	16	38	72	116	168
150	17	40	75	120	173
160	18	42	77	123	177
170	20	44	80	126	181
180	21	46	82	129	184
190	22	47	85	132	188
200	23	49	87	135	191
210	24	51	89	138	194
220	25	52	91	140	197
230	26	54	93	143	200
240	27	55	95	145	203
250	28	57	97	148	206
260	29	58	99	150	209

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	33	63	102	148
20	16	38	72	117	170
25	16	39	74	120	174
30	16	39	74	120	174
35	16	39	74	120	174
40	16	39	74	120	174
45	15	37	70	114	165
50	14	35	66	107	155
55	13	32	61	99	144
60	12	29	56	90	131
65	11	27	50	82	118
70	10	24	45	73	106
75	9	21	40	65	95
80	8	19	36	59	85
85	7	17	32	52	76
90	6	15	29	47	69

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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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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	21	51	97	158	229
120	27	60	109	172	247
130	32	68	120	187	264
140	38	77	131	200	280
150	44	85	142	214	295
160	50	93	152	226	310
170	56	101	163	239	325
180	62	109	172	250	338
190	68	117	182	262	352
200	73	124	191	273	365
210	79	131	200	284	377
220	85	138	209	294	389
230	90	146	218	305	401
240	96	152	226	315	413
250	101	159	235	324	424
260	106	166	243	334	434
270	111	172	250	343	445
280	117	179	258	352	455
290	122	185	266	361	465
300	127	191	273	369	475
310	132	197	280	378	484

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	45	86	143	216	298
20	51	98	164	247	341
25	52	101	168	253	350
30	52	101	168	253	350
35	52	101	168	253	350
40	52	101	168	253	350
45	50	96	160	240	332
50	47	90	150	225	312
55	43	83	139	208	288
60	39	76	127	190	263
65	36	68	114	172	238
70	32	61	103	154	213
75	29	55	92	138	191
80	26	49	82	123	171
85	23	44	74	111	153
90	21	40	66	100	138

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	26	55	95	142
100	10	29	59	100	148
110	11	31	62	104	154
120	13	34	66	108	159
130	14	36	69	112	164
140	16	38	72	116	168
150	17	40	75	120	173
160	18	42	77	123	177
170	20	44	80	126	181
180	21	46	82	129	184
190	22	47	85	132	188
200	23	49	87	135	191
210	24	51	89	138	194
220	25	52	91	140	197
230	26	54	93	143	200
240	27	55	95	145	203
250	28	57	97	148	206
260	29	58	99	150	209

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	33	63	102	148
20	16	38	72	117	170
25	16	39	74	120	174
30	16	39	74	120	174
35	16	39	74	120	174
40	16	39	74	120	174
45	15	37	70	114	165
50	14	35	66	107	155
55	13	32	61	99	144
60	12	29	56	90	131
65	11	27	50	82	118
70	10	24	45	73	106
75	9	21	40	65	95
80	8	19	36	59	85
85	7	17	32	52	76
90	6	15	29	47	69

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	21	51	97	158	229
120	27	60	109	172	247
130	32	68	120	187	264
140	38	77	131	200	280
150	44	85	142	214	295
160	50	93	152	226	310
170	56	101	163	239	325
180	62	109	172	250	338
190	68	117	182	262	352
200	73	124	191	273	365
210	79	131	200	284	377
220	85	138	209	294	389
230	90	146	218	305	401
240	96	152	226	315	413
250	101	159	235	324	424
260	106	166	243	334	434
270	111	172	250	343	445
280	117	179	258	352	455
290	122	185	266	361	465
300	127	191	273	369	475
310	132	197	280	378	484

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	45	86	143	216	298
20	51	98	164	247	341
25	52	101	168	253	350
30	52	101	168	253	350
35	52	101	168	253	350
40	52	101	168	253	350
45	50	96	160	240	332
50	47	90	150	225	312
55	43	83	139	208	288
60	39	76	127	190	263
65	36	68	114	172	238
70	32	61	103	154	213
75	29	55	92	138	191
80	26	49	82	123	171
85	23	44	74	111	153
90	21	40	66	100	138

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	26	55	95	142
100	10	29	59	100	148
110	11	31	62	104	154
120	13	34	66	108	159
130	14	36	69	112	164
140	16	38	72	116	168
150	17	40	75	120	173
160	18	42	77	123	177
170	20	44	80	126	181
180	21	46	82	129	184
190	22	47	85	132	188
200	23	49	87	135	191
210	24	51	89	138	194
220	25	52	91	140	197
230	26	54	93	143	200
240	27	55	95	145	203
250	28	57	97	148	206
260	29	58	99	150	209

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	33	63	102	148
20	16	38	72	117	170
25	16	39	74	120	174
30	16	39	74	120	174
35	16	39	74	120	174
40	16	39	74	120	174
45	15	37	70	114	165
50	14	35	66	107	155
55	13	32	61	99	144
60	12	29	56	90	131
65	11	27	50	82	118
70	10	24	45	73	106
75	9	21	40	65	95
80	8	19	36	59	85
85	7	17	32	52	76
90	6	15	29	47	69

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	21	51	97	158	229
120	27	60	109	172	247
130	32	68	120	187	264
140	38	77	131	200	280
150	44	85	142	214	295
160	50	93	152	226	310
170	56	101	163	239	325
180	62	109	172	250	338
190	68	117	182	262	352
200	73	124	191	273	365
210	79	131	200	284	377
220	85	138	209	294	389
230	90	146	218	305	401
240	96	152	226	315	413
250	101	159	235	324	424
260	106	166	243	334	434
270	111	172	250	343	445
280	117	179	258	352	455
290	122	185	266	361	465
300	127	191	273	369	475
310	132	197	280	378	484

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	45	86	143	216	298
20	51	98	164	247	341
25	52	101	168	253	350
30	52	101	168	253	350
35	52	101	168	253	350
40	52	101	168	253	350
45	50	96	160	240	332
50	47	90	150	225	312
55	43	83	139	208	288
60	39	76	127	190	263
65	36	68	114	172	238
70	32	61	103	154	213
75	29	55	92	138	191
80	26	49	82	123	171
85	23	44	74	111	153
90	21	40	66	100	138

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	26	55	95	142
100	10	29	59	100	148
110	11	31	62	104	154
120	13	34	66	108	159
130	14	36	69	112	164
140	16	38	72	116	168
150	17	40	75	120	173
160	18	42	77	123	177
170	20	44	80	126	181
180	21	46	82	129	184
190	22	47	85	132	188
200	23	49	87	135	191
210	24	51	89	138	194
220	25	52	91	140	197
230	26	54	93	143	200
240	27	55	95	145	203
250	28	57	97	148	206
260	29	58	99	150	209

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	33	63	102	148
20	16	38	72	117	170
25	16	39	74	120	174
30	16	39	74	120	174
35	16	39	74	120	174
40	16	39	74	120	174
45	15	37	70	114	165
50	14	35	66	107	155
55	13	32	61	99	144
60	12	29	56	90	131
65	11	27	50	82	118
70	10	24	45	73	106
75	9	21	40	65	95
80	8	19	36	59	85
85	7	17	32	52	76
90	6	15	29	47	69