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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 17,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 20 x0.19 50 x0.46 96 x0.87 156 x1.42 227 x2.07
120 26 x0.22 59 x0.49 108 x0.9 172 x1.43 246 x2.05
130 32 x0.25 68 x0.52 120 x0.92 187 x1.44 264 x2.03
140 38 x0.27 77 x0.55 132 x0.94 201 x1.44 281 x2.01
150 45 x0.3 86 x0.57 143 x0.95 215 x1.43 297 x1.98
160 51 x0.32 94 x0.59 154 x0.96 228 x1.43 313 x1.95
170 57 x0.33 102 x0.6 164 x0.97 241 x1.42 328 x1.93
180 63 x0.35 111 x0.61 175 x0.97 254 x1.41 342 x1.9
190 69 x0.36 119 x0.62 185 x0.97 266 x1.4 356 x1.88
200 75 x0.38 127 x0.63 195 x0.97 277 x1.39 370 x1.85
210 81 x0.39 134 x0.64 204 x0.97 289 x1.38 383 x1.82
220 87 x0.4 142 x0.65 214 x0.97 300 x1.36 396 x1.8
230 93 x0.4 149 x0.65 223 x0.97 311 x1.35 408 x1.77
240 99 x0.41 157 x0.65 232 x0.97 321 x1.34 420 x1.75
250 105 x0.42 164 x0.66 240 x0.96 331 x1.33 432 x1.73
260 110 x0.42 171 x0.66 249 x0.96 341 x1.31 443 x1.71
270 116 x0.43 178 x0.66 257 x0.95 351 x1.3 454 x1.68
280 121 x0.43 185 x0.66 265 x0.95 361 x1.29 465 x1.66
290 127 x0.44 191 x0.66 273 x0.94 370 x1.28 476 x1.64
300 132 x0.44 198 x0.66 281 x0.94 379 x1.26 486 x1.62
310 137 x0.44 204 x0.66 289 x0.93 388 x1.25 496 x1.6
All 52 101 170 255 353

These male standards were last updated 3 days ago and are based on 7,000 filtered lifts.

Female Machine Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 9 x0.1 26 x0.29 55 x0.61 95 x1.05 142 x1.58
100 10 x0.1 29 x0.29 59 x0.59 99 x0.99 148 x1.48
110 12 x0.1 31 x0.28 62 x0.57 104 x0.94 153 x1.39
120 13 x0.11 34 x0.28 65 x0.55 108 x0.9 158 x1.32
130 14 x0.11 36 x0.27 68 x0.53 112 x0.86 163 x1.25
140 16 x0.11 38 x0.27 71 x0.51 115 x0.82 167 x1.19
150 17 x0.11 40 x0.26 74 x0.49 119 x0.79 171 x1.14
160 18 x0.11 42 x0.26 76 x0.48 122 x0.76 175 x1.09
170 19 x0.11 43 x0.25 79 x0.46 125 x0.74 179 x1.05
180 20 x0.11 45 x0.25 81 x0.45 128 x0.71 182 x1.01
190 22 x0.11 47 x0.25 83 x0.44 131 x0.69 186 x0.98
200 23 x0.11 48 x0.24 86 x0.43 133 x0.67 189 x0.94
210 24 x0.11 50 x0.24 88 x0.42 136 x0.65 192 x0.91
220 25 x0.11 51 x0.23 90 x0.41 138 x0.63 195 x0.89
230 26 x0.11 53 x0.23 92 x0.4 141 x0.61 198 x0.86
240 27 x0.11 54 x0.23 93 x0.39 143 x0.6 200 x0.84
250 28 x0.11 56 x0.22 95 x0.38 145 x0.58 203 x0.81
260 29 x0.11 57 x0.22 97 x0.37 148 x0.57 206 x0.79
All 16 39 73 119 172

These female standards were last updated 3 days ago and are based on 986 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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