Military Press Standards

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

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Our community Military Press standards are based on 486,000 lifts by Strength Level users

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♀ Female

Male Military Press Standards (lb)

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	70 lb
Novice	102 lb
Intermediate	142 lb
Advanced	189 lb
Elite	240 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.40x
Novice	0.55x
Intermediate	0.80x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.35x

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

What is the average Military Press? The average Military Press weight for a male lifter is 142 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Military Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 70 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	34	54	80	111	145
120	41	62	90	122	158
130	47	70	99	134	171
140	54	78	109	144	183
150	60	86	118	155	195
160	66	93	127	165	206
170	73	101	135	175	217
180	79	108	143	184	227
190	85	115	152	193	238
200	91	122	159	202	247
210	96	129	167	211	257
220	102	135	175	219	266
230	108	142	182	227	275
240	113	148	189	235	284
250	119	154	196	243	293
260	124	160	203	251	301
270	129	166	210	258	309
280	134	172	216	265	317
290	140	178	223	272	325
300	145	183	229	279	332
310	149	189	235	286	340

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	87	121	161	204
20	68	99	138	184	234
25	70	102	142	189	240
30	70	102	142	189	240
35	70	102	142	189	240
40	70	102	142	189	240
45	66	97	135	179	227
50	62	91	126	168	213
55	57	84	117	155	197
60	52	76	107	142	180
65	47	69	96	128	163
70	42	62	86	115	146
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	50	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	82	105
90	27	40	56	74	94

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Female Military Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	31 lb
Novice	50 lb
Intermediate	76 lb
Advanced	107 lb
Elite	141 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.00x

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

What is the average Military Press? The average Military Press weight for a female lifter is 76 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Military Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 31 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	17	32	51	75	102
100	20	36	56	81	109
110	23	40	61	87	116
120	26	43	66	93	123
130	29	47	70	98	129
140	32	51	75	103	135
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	37	57	83	112	145
170	40	60	86	117	150
180	42	63	90	121	155
190	45	66	93	125	160
200	47	69	97	129	164
210	50	72	100	133	168
220	52	75	103	137	173
230	54	77	106	140	177
240	56	80	109	144	180
250	58	82	112	147	184
260	60	85	115	150	188

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	65	91	120
20	30	49	74	104	138
25	31	50	76	107	141
30	31	50	76	107	141
35	31	50	76	107	141
40	31	50	76	107	141
45	29	48	72	101	134
50	27	45	68	95	126
55	25	41	63	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	52	73	96
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	25	37	52	69
85	13	22	33	47	62
90	12	20	30	42	56

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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	34	54	80	111	145
120	41	62	90	122	158
130	47	70	99	134	171
140	54	78	109	144	183
150	60	86	118	155	195
160	66	93	127	165	206
170	73	101	135	175	217
180	79	108	143	184	227
190	85	115	152	193	238
200	91	122	159	202	247
210	96	129	167	211	257
220	102	135	175	219	266
230	108	142	182	227	275
240	113	148	189	235	284
250	119	154	196	243	293
260	124	160	203	251	301
270	129	166	210	258	309
280	134	172	216	265	317
290	140	178	223	272	325
300	145	183	229	279	332
310	149	189	235	286	340

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	87	121	161	204
20	68	99	138	184	234
25	70	102	142	189	240
30	70	102	142	189	240
35	70	102	142	189	240
40	70	102	142	189	240
45	66	97	135	179	227
50	62	91	126	168	213
55	57	84	117	155	197
60	52	76	107	142	180
65	47	69	96	128	163
70	42	62	86	115	146
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	50	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	82	105
90	27	40	56	74	94

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	17	32	51	75	102
100	20	36	56	81	109
110	23	40	61	87	116
120	26	43	66	93	123
130	29	47	70	98	129
140	32	51	75	103	135
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	37	57	83	112	145
170	40	60	86	117	150
180	42	63	90	121	155
190	45	66	93	125	160
200	47	69	97	129	164
210	50	72	100	133	168
220	52	75	103	137	173
230	54	77	106	140	177
240	56	80	109	144	180
250	58	82	112	147	184
260	60	85	115	150	188

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	65	91	120
20	30	49	74	104	138
25	31	50	76	107	141
30	31	50	76	107	141
35	31	50	76	107	141
40	31	50	76	107	141
45	29	48	72	101	134
50	27	45	68	95	126
55	25	41	63	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	52	73	96
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	25	37	52	69
85	13	22	33	47	62
90	12	20	30	42	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	34	54	80	111	145
120	41	62	90	122	158
130	47	70	99	134	171
140	54	78	109	144	183
150	60	86	118	155	195
160	66	93	127	165	206
170	73	101	135	175	217
180	79	108	143	184	227
190	85	115	152	193	238
200	91	122	159	202	247
210	96	129	167	211	257
220	102	135	175	219	266
230	108	142	182	227	275
240	113	148	189	235	284
250	119	154	196	243	293
260	124	160	203	251	301
270	129	166	210	258	309
280	134	172	216	265	317
290	140	178	223	272	325
300	145	183	229	279	332
310	149	189	235	286	340

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	87	121	161	204
20	68	99	138	184	234
25	70	102	142	189	240
30	70	102	142	189	240
35	70	102	142	189	240
40	70	102	142	189	240
45	66	97	135	179	227
50	62	91	126	168	213
55	57	84	117	155	197
60	52	76	107	142	180
65	47	69	96	128	163
70	42	62	86	115	146
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	50	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	82	105
90	27	40	56	74	94

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	17	32	51	75	102
100	20	36	56	81	109
110	23	40	61	87	116
120	26	43	66	93	123
130	29	47	70	98	129
140	32	51	75	103	135
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	37	57	83	112	145
170	40	60	86	117	150
180	42	63	90	121	155
190	45	66	93	125	160
200	47	69	97	129	164
210	50	72	100	133	168
220	52	75	103	137	173
230	54	77	106	140	177
240	56	80	109	144	180
250	58	82	112	147	184
260	60	85	115	150	188

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	65	91	120
20	30	49	74	104	138
25	31	50	76	107	141
30	31	50	76	107	141
35	31	50	76	107	141
40	31	50	76	107	141
45	29	48	72	101	134
50	27	45	68	95	126
55	25	41	63	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	52	73	96
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	25	37	52	69
85	13	22	33	47	62
90	12	20	30	42	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	34	54	80	111	145
120	41	62	90	122	158
130	47	70	99	134	171
140	54	78	109	144	183
150	60	86	118	155	195
160	66	93	127	165	206
170	73	101	135	175	217
180	79	108	143	184	227
190	85	115	152	193	238
200	91	122	159	202	247
210	96	129	167	211	257
220	102	135	175	219	266
230	108	142	182	227	275
240	113	148	189	235	284
250	119	154	196	243	293
260	124	160	203	251	301
270	129	166	210	258	309
280	134	172	216	265	317
290	140	178	223	272	325
300	145	183	229	279	332
310	149	189	235	286	340

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	87	121	161	204
20	68	99	138	184	234
25	70	102	142	189	240
30	70	102	142	189	240
35	70	102	142	189	240
40	70	102	142	189	240
45	66	97	135	179	227
50	62	91	126	168	213
55	57	84	117	155	197
60	52	76	107	142	180
65	47	69	96	128	163
70	42	62	86	115	146
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	50	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	82	105
90	27	40	56	74	94

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	17	32	51	75	102
100	20	36	56	81	109
110	23	40	61	87	116
120	26	43	66	93	123
130	29	47	70	98	129
140	32	51	75	103	135
150	35	54	79	108	140
160	37	57	83	112	145
170	40	60	86	117	150
180	42	63	90	121	155
190	45	66	93	125	160
200	47	69	97	129	164
210	50	72	100	133	168
220	52	75	103	137	173
230	54	77	106	140	177
240	56	80	109	144	180
250	58	82	112	147	184
260	60	85	115	150	188

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	43	65	91	120
20	30	49	74	104	138
25	31	50	76	107	141
30	31	50	76	107	141
35	31	50	76	107	141
40	31	50	76	107	141
45	29	48	72	101	134
50	27	45	68	95	126
55	25	41	63	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	52	73	96
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	25	37	52	69
85	13	22	33	47	62
90	12	20	30	42	56