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Military Press Standards (lb)

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

Our military press standards are based on 55,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Military Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 35 x0.32 56 x0.51 83 x0.75 114 x1.04 149 x1.36
120 42 x0.35 64 x0.53 92 x0.77 126 x1.05 163 x1.35
130 48 x0.37 72 x0.55 102 x0.78 137 x1.05 175 x1.35
140 55 x0.39 80 x0.57 111 x0.79 148 x1.05 187 x1.34
150 61 x0.41 87 x0.58 120 x0.8 158 x1.05 199 x1.32
160 67 x0.42 95 x0.59 129 x0.8 168 x1.05 210 x1.31
170 74 x0.43 102 x0.6 137 x0.81 177 x1.04 221 x1.3
180 80 x0.44 109 x0.61 145 x0.81 187 x1.04 231 x1.28
190 85 x0.45 116 x0.61 153 x0.81 196 x1.03 241 x1.27
200 91 x0.46 123 x0.61 161 x0.81 204 x1.02 251 x1.25
210 97 x0.46 130 x0.62 169 x0.8 213 x1.01 260 x1.24
220 103 x0.47 136 x0.62 176 x0.8 221 x1.01 269 x1.22
230 108 x0.47 142 x0.62 183 x0.8 229 x1 278 x1.21
240 114 x0.47 149 x0.62 190 x0.79 237 x0.99 287 x1.19
250 119 x0.48 155 x0.62 197 x0.79 245 x0.98 295 x1.18
260 124 x0.48 161 x0.62 204 x0.78 252 x0.97 303 x1.17
270 129 x0.48 166 x0.62 210 x0.78 260 x0.96 311 x1.15
280 134 x0.48 172 x0.61 217 x0.77 267 x0.95 319 x1.14
290 139 x0.48 178 x0.61 223 x0.77 274 x0.94 327 x1.13
300 144 x0.48 183 x0.61 229 x0.76 280 x0.93 334 x1.11
310 149 x0.48 189 x0.61 235 x0.76 287 x0.93 341 x1.1
All 71 104 144 192 243

These male standards were last updated yesterday and are based on 24,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

Female Military Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 15 x0.16 30 x0.34 52 x0.58 80 x0.89 112 x1.24
100 18 x0.18 34 x0.34 57 x0.57 86 x0.86 119 x1.19
110 20 x0.19 38 x0.34 62 x0.56 92 x0.84 126 x1.15
120 23 x0.19 42 x0.35 67 x0.56 98 x0.81 133 x1.11
130 26 x0.2 45 x0.35 71 x0.55 103 x0.79 139 x1.07
140 28 x0.2 48 x0.35 75 x0.54 108 x0.77 145 x1.03
150 31 x0.2 52 x0.34 79 x0.53 113 x0.75 150 x1
160 33 x0.21 55 x0.34 83 x0.52 117 x0.73 156 x0.97
170 35 x0.21 58 x0.34 87 x0.51 122 x0.72 161 x0.95
180 38 x0.21 61 x0.34 90 x0.5 126 x0.7 166 x0.92
190 40 x0.21 63 x0.33 94 x0.49 130 x0.68 170 x0.9
200 42 x0.21 66 x0.33 97 x0.49 134 x0.67 175 x0.87
210 44 x0.21 69 x0.33 100 x0.48 138 x0.66 179 x0.85
220 46 x0.21 71 x0.32 103 x0.47 141 x0.64 183 x0.83
230 48 x0.21 74 x0.32 106 x0.46 145 x0.63 187 x0.81
240 50 x0.21 76 x0.32 109 x0.46 148 x0.62 191 x0.8
250 52 x0.21 79 x0.31 112 x0.45 152 x0.61 195 x0.78
260 54 x0.21 81 x0.31 115 x0.44 155 x0.6 198 x0.76
All 28 49 77 112 151

These female standards were last updated yesterday and are based on 1,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

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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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