Military Press Standards

Measured in kg

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 756,125 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Military Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	31 kg
Novice	46 kg
Intermediate	64 kg
Advanced	86 kg
Elite	109 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

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? (kg)

What is the average Military Press? The average Military Press weight for a male lifter is 64 kg (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 31 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	15	24	36	50	66
55	18	28	41	56	73
60	22	32	46	62	79
65	25	36	51	67	85
70	28	40	55	72	91
75	31	44	59	77	97
80	34	48	64	82	102
85	37	51	68	87	107
90	40	55	72	91	112
95	43	58	76	96	117
100	46	61	79	100	122
105	49	65	83	104	126
110	52	68	87	108	130
115	54	71	90	112	135
120	57	74	94	116	139
125	60	77	97	119	143
130	62	80	100	123	147
135	65	82	103	126	151
140	67	85	106	130	155

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	39	55	73	93
20	30	45	63	84	106
25	31	46	64	86	109
30	31	46	64	86	109
35	31	46	64	86	109
40	31	46	64	86	109
45	30	44	61	81	104
50	28	41	57	76	97
55	26	38	53	71	90
60	23	35	48	65	82
65	21	31	44	58	74
70	19	28	39	52	67
75	17	25	35	47	60
80	15	22	31	42	53
85	14	20	28	37	48
90	12	18	25	34	43

How many sets and reps of Military Press should I do?

These are the most popular Military Press workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 11%

5x5 11%

3x10 10%

3x8 9%

4x5 5%

4x10 5%

3x6 4%

4x8 3%

2x10 3%

3x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	573
2	5	5	11%	559
3	3	10	10%	489
4	3	8	9%	449
5	4	5	5%	272
6	4	10	5%	237
7	3	6	4%	227
8	4	8	3%	179
9	2	10	3%	143
10	3	12	3%	139

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Female

Female Military Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 kg
Novice	23 kg
Intermediate	34 kg
Advanced	48 kg
Elite	64 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

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? (kg)

What is the average Military Press? The average Military Press weight for a female lifter is 34 kg (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 14 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	14	22	33	45
45	9	16	25	36	48
50	11	18	27	39	52
55	12	20	30	42	55
60	14	22	32	45	58
65	15	23	34	47	61
70	16	25	36	50	64
75	18	27	38	52	67
80	19	28	40	54	69
85	20	30	42	56	72
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	23	33	46	60	76
100	24	34	47	62	79
105	25	36	49	64	81
110	26	37	51	66	83
115	27	39	52	68	85
120	29	40	54	69	86

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	14	22	33	47	62
25	14	23	34	48	64
30	14	23	34	48	64
35	14	23	34	48	64
40	14	23	34	48	64
45	13	22	33	46	60
50	12	20	31	43	57
55	11	19	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	8	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	14	19	25

How many sets and reps of Military Press should I do?

These are the most popular Military Press workouts done by female lifters:

3x8 12%

3x5 12%

3x10 11%

5x5 8%

3x6 7%

4x8 6%

4x10 4%

4x5 4%

4x6 3%

2x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	12%	114
2	3	5	12%	113
3	3	10	11%	100
4	5	5	8%	79
5	3	6	7%	64
6	4	8	6%	56
7	4	10	4%	42
8	4	5	4%	38
9	4	6	3%	32
10	2	10	3%	29

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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.

Other Languages

Military Press (EN)
Schulterdrücken stehend mit Langhantel (DE)
Press militar con barra de pie (ES)
Développé militaire (FR)
Wyciskanie żołnierskie (PL)
Pressa militare (IT)
Prensa Militar (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	15	24	36	50	66
55	18	28	41	56	73
60	22	32	46	62	79
65	25	36	51	67	85
70	28	40	55	72	91
75	31	44	59	77	97
80	34	48	64	82	102
85	37	51	68	87	107
90	40	55	72	91	112
95	43	58	76	96	117
100	46	61	79	100	122
105	49	65	83	104	126
110	52	68	87	108	130
115	54	71	90	112	135
120	57	74	94	116	139
125	60	77	97	119	143
130	62	80	100	123	147
135	65	82	103	126	151
140	67	85	106	130	155

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	39	55	73	93
20	30	45	63	84	106
25	31	46	64	86	109
30	31	46	64	86	109
35	31	46	64	86	109
40	31	46	64	86	109
45	30	44	61	81	104
50	28	41	57	76	97
55	26	38	53	71	90
60	23	35	48	65	82
65	21	31	44	58	74
70	19	28	39	52	67
75	17	25	35	47	60
80	15	22	31	42	53
85	14	20	28	37	48
90	12	18	25	34	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	573
2	5	5	11%	559
3	3	10	10%	489
4	3	8	9%	449
5	4	5	5%	272
6	4	10	5%	237
7	3	6	4%	227
8	4	8	3%	179
9	2	10	3%	143
10	3	12	3%	139

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	14	22	33	45
45	9	16	25	36	48
50	11	18	27	39	52
55	12	20	30	42	55
60	14	22	32	45	58
65	15	23	34	47	61
70	16	25	36	50	64
75	18	27	38	52	67
80	19	28	40	54	69
85	20	30	42	56	72
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	23	33	46	60	76
100	24	34	47	62	79
105	25	36	49	64	81
110	26	37	51	66	83
115	27	39	52	68	85
120	29	40	54	69	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	14	22	33	47	62
25	14	23	34	48	64
30	14	23	34	48	64
35	14	23	34	48	64
40	14	23	34	48	64
45	13	22	33	46	60
50	12	20	31	43	57
55	11	19	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	8	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	14	19	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	12%	114
2	3	5	12%	113
3	3	10	11%	100
4	5	5	8%	79
5	3	6	7%	64
6	4	8	6%	56
7	4	10	4%	42
8	4	5	4%	38
9	4	6	3%	32
10	2	10	3%	29

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	15	24	36	50	66
55	18	28	41	56	73
60	22	32	46	62	79
65	25	36	51	67	85
70	28	40	55	72	91
75	31	44	59	77	97
80	34	48	64	82	102
85	37	51	68	87	107
90	40	55	72	91	112
95	43	58	76	96	117
100	46	61	79	100	122
105	49	65	83	104	126
110	52	68	87	108	130
115	54	71	90	112	135
120	57	74	94	116	139
125	60	77	97	119	143
130	62	80	100	123	147
135	65	82	103	126	151
140	67	85	106	130	155

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	39	55	73	93
20	30	45	63	84	106
25	31	46	64	86	109
30	31	46	64	86	109
35	31	46	64	86	109
40	31	46	64	86	109
45	30	44	61	81	104
50	28	41	57	76	97
55	26	38	53	71	90
60	23	35	48	65	82
65	21	31	44	58	74
70	19	28	39	52	67
75	17	25	35	47	60
80	15	22	31	42	53
85	14	20	28	37	48
90	12	18	25	34	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	573
2	5	5	11%	559
3	3	10	10%	489
4	3	8	9%	449
5	4	5	5%	272
6	4	10	5%	237
7	3	6	4%	227
8	4	8	3%	179
9	2	10	3%	143
10	3	12	3%	139

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	14	22	33	45
45	9	16	25	36	48
50	11	18	27	39	52
55	12	20	30	42	55
60	14	22	32	45	58
65	15	23	34	47	61
70	16	25	36	50	64
75	18	27	38	52	67
80	19	28	40	54	69
85	20	30	42	56	72
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	23	33	46	60	76
100	24	34	47	62	79
105	25	36	49	64	81
110	26	37	51	66	83
115	27	39	52	68	85
120	29	40	54	69	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	14	22	33	47	62
25	14	23	34	48	64
30	14	23	34	48	64
35	14	23	34	48	64
40	14	23	34	48	64
45	13	22	33	46	60
50	12	20	31	43	57
55	11	19	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	8	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	14	19	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	12%	114
2	3	5	12%	113
3	3	10	11%	100
4	5	5	8%	79
5	3	6	7%	64
6	4	8	6%	56
7	4	10	4%	42
8	4	5	4%	38
9	4	6	3%	32
10	2	10	3%	29

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	15	24	36	50	66
55	18	28	41	56	73
60	22	32	46	62	79
65	25	36	51	67	85
70	28	40	55	72	91
75	31	44	59	77	97
80	34	48	64	82	102
85	37	51	68	87	107
90	40	55	72	91	112
95	43	58	76	96	117
100	46	61	79	100	122
105	49	65	83	104	126
110	52	68	87	108	130
115	54	71	90	112	135
120	57	74	94	116	139
125	60	77	97	119	143
130	62	80	100	123	147
135	65	82	103	126	151
140	67	85	106	130	155

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	39	55	73	93
20	30	45	63	84	106
25	31	46	64	86	109
30	31	46	64	86	109
35	31	46	64	86	109
40	31	46	64	86	109
45	30	44	61	81	104
50	28	41	57	76	97
55	26	38	53	71	90
60	23	35	48	65	82
65	21	31	44	58	74
70	19	28	39	52	67
75	17	25	35	47	60
80	15	22	31	42	53
85	14	20	28	37	48
90	12	18	25	34	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	11%	573
2	5	5	11%	559
3	3	10	10%	489
4	3	8	9%	449
5	4	5	5%	272
6	4	10	5%	237
7	3	6	4%	227
8	4	8	3%	179
9	2	10	3%	143
10	3	12	3%	139

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	14	22	33	45
45	9	16	25	36	48
50	11	18	27	39	52
55	12	20	30	42	55
60	14	22	32	45	58
65	15	23	34	47	61
70	16	25	36	50	64
75	18	27	38	52	67
80	19	28	40	54	69
85	20	30	42	56	72
90	22	32	44	58	74
95	23	33	46	60	76
100	24	34	47	62	79
105	25	36	49	64	81
110	26	37	51	66	83
115	27	39	52	68	85
120	29	40	54	69	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	19	29	41	54
20	14	22	33	47	62
25	14	23	34	48	64
30	14	23	34	48	64
35	14	23	34	48	64
40	14	23	34	48	64
45	13	22	33	46	60
50	12	20	31	43	57
55	11	19	28	40	52
60	10	17	26	36	48
65	9	15	23	33	43
70	8	14	21	29	39
75	8	12	19	26	35
80	7	11	17	23	31
85	6	10	15	21	28
90	5	9	14	19	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	12%	114
2	3	5	12%	113
3	3	10	11%	100
4	5	5	8%	79
5	3	6	7%	64
6	4	8	6%	56
7	4	10	4%	42
8	4	5	4%	38
9	4	6	3%	32
10	2	10	3%	29