Military Press Standards (lb)

The average Military Press is 139 lb for men and 73 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Military Press strength standards are based on 899,121 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Military Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	69 lb
Novice	100 lb
Intermediate	139 lb
Advanced	183 lb
Elite	231 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.40x
Novice	0.55x
Intermediate	0.80x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.30x

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 139 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 69 lb (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
110	36	55	80	109	142
120	42	63	90	121	154
130	49	71	99	131	166
140	55	78	108	141	178
150	61	86	116	151	189
160	67	93	125	161	200
170	73	100	133	170	210
180	79	107	141	179	220
190	85	114	149	188	230
200	91	120	156	196	239
210	96	127	163	205	248
220	102	133	171	213	257
230	107	139	178	220	265
240	113	145	184	228	274
250	118	151	191	235	282
260	123	157	198	242	290
270	128	163	204	250	297
280	133	168	210	256	305
290	138	174	216	263	312
300	142	179	222	270	319
310	147	184	228	276	326

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	85	118	156	197
20	68	98	135	178	225
25	69	100	139	183	231
30	69	100	139	183	231
35	69	100	139	183	231
40	69	100	139	183	231
45	66	95	131	173	219
50	61	89	123	162	205
55	57	82	113	150	189
60	52	75	103	137	173
65	47	68	94	124	156
70	42	61	84	111	141
75	38	55	76	100	126
80	34	49	68	89	113
85	30	44	61	80	101
90	27	39	54	72	91

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

Female

Female Military Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	33 lb
Novice	51 lb
Intermediate	73 lb
Advanced	100 lb
Elite	129 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	0.90x

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 73 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 33 lb (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
90	20	34	51	72	95
100	23	37	56	77	102
110	26	41	60	83	108
120	29	45	64	88	113
130	32	48	68	92	118
140	34	51	72	96	123
150	37	54	76	101	128
160	39	57	79	105	132
170	42	60	82	108	137
180	44	62	86	112	141
190	46	65	89	116	145
200	48	68	92	119	149
210	50	70	94	122	152
220	52	73	97	125	156
230	54	75	100	128	159
240	56	77	102	131	162
250	58	79	105	134	166
260	60	81	107	137	169

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	85	110
20	32	50	71	97	126
25	33	51	73	100	129
30	33	51	73	100	129
35	33	51	73	100	129
40	33	51	73	100	129
45	32	48	70	95	122
50	29	45	65	88	114
55	27	42	60	82	105
60	25	38	55	75	96
65	23	34	50	67	87
70	20	31	45	61	78
75	18	28	40	54	70
80	16	25	36	49	63
85	15	22	32	44	56
90	13	20	29	39	51

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.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Military Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 286,672 qualifying results from 899,121 community lifts to produce our Military Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	899,121
Qualifying results	286,672
Male results	263,226
Female results	23,446
Data start	27 January 2019
Data cutoff	5 March 2026

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	36	55	80	109	142
120	42	63	90	121	154
130	49	71	99	131	166
140	55	78	108	141	178
150	61	86	116	151	189
160	67	93	125	161	200
170	73	100	133	170	210
180	79	107	141	179	220
190	85	114	149	188	230
200	91	120	156	196	239
210	96	127	163	205	248
220	102	133	171	213	257
230	107	139	178	220	265
240	113	145	184	228	274
250	118	151	191	235	282
260	123	157	198	242	290
270	128	163	204	250	297
280	133	168	210	256	305
290	138	174	216	263	312
300	142	179	222	270	319
310	147	184	228	276	326

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	85	118	156	197
20	68	98	135	178	225
25	69	100	139	183	231
30	69	100	139	183	231
35	69	100	139	183	231
40	69	100	139	183	231
45	66	95	131	173	219
50	61	89	123	162	205
55	57	82	113	150	189
60	52	75	103	137	173
65	47	68	94	124	156
70	42	61	84	111	141
75	38	55	76	100	126
80	34	49	68	89	113
85	30	44	61	80	101
90	27	39	54	72	91

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
90	20	34	51	72	95
100	23	37	56	77	102
110	26	41	60	83	108
120	29	45	64	88	113
130	32	48	68	92	118
140	34	51	72	96	123
150	37	54	76	101	128
160	39	57	79	105	132
170	42	60	82	108	137
180	44	62	86	112	141
190	46	65	89	116	145
200	48	68	92	119	149
210	50	70	94	122	152
220	52	73	97	125	156
230	54	75	100	128	159
240	56	77	102	131	162
250	58	79	105	134	166
260	60	81	107	137	169

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	85	110
20	32	50	71	97	126
25	33	51	73	100	129
30	33	51	73	100	129
35	33	51	73	100	129
40	33	51	73	100	129
45	32	48	70	95	122
50	29	45	65	88	114
55	27	42	60	82	105
60	25	38	55	75	96
65	23	34	50	67	87
70	20	31	45	61	78
75	18	28	40	54	70
80	16	25	36	49	63
85	15	22	32	44	56
90	13	20	29	39	51

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
110	36	55	80	109	142
120	42	63	90	121	154
130	49	71	99	131	166
140	55	78	108	141	178
150	61	86	116	151	189
160	67	93	125	161	200
170	73	100	133	170	210
180	79	107	141	179	220
190	85	114	149	188	230
200	91	120	156	196	239
210	96	127	163	205	248
220	102	133	171	213	257
230	107	139	178	220	265
240	113	145	184	228	274
250	118	151	191	235	282
260	123	157	198	242	290
270	128	163	204	250	297
280	133	168	210	256	305
290	138	174	216	263	312
300	142	179	222	270	319
310	147	184	228	276	326

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	85	118	156	197
20	68	98	135	178	225
25	69	100	139	183	231
30	69	100	139	183	231
35	69	100	139	183	231
40	69	100	139	183	231
45	66	95	131	173	219
50	61	89	123	162	205
55	57	82	113	150	189
60	52	75	103	137	173
65	47	68	94	124	156
70	42	61	84	111	141
75	38	55	76	100	126
80	34	49	68	89	113
85	30	44	61	80	101
90	27	39	54	72	91

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
90	20	34	51	72	95
100	23	37	56	77	102
110	26	41	60	83	108
120	29	45	64	88	113
130	32	48	68	92	118
140	34	51	72	96	123
150	37	54	76	101	128
160	39	57	79	105	132
170	42	60	82	108	137
180	44	62	86	112	141
190	46	65	89	116	145
200	48	68	92	119	149
210	50	70	94	122	152
220	52	73	97	125	156
230	54	75	100	128	159
240	56	77	102	131	162
250	58	79	105	134	166
260	60	81	107	137	169

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	85	110
20	32	50	71	97	126
25	33	51	73	100	129
30	33	51	73	100	129
35	33	51	73	100	129
40	33	51	73	100	129
45	32	48	70	95	122
50	29	45	65	88	114
55	27	42	60	82	105
60	25	38	55	75	96
65	23	34	50	67	87
70	20	31	45	61	78
75	18	28	40	54	70
80	16	25	36	49	63
85	15	22	32	44	56
90	13	20	29	39	51

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

Military Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male Military Press Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Military Press Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Military Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	36	55	80	109	142
120	42	63	90	121	154
130	49	71	99	131	166
140	55	78	108	141	178
150	61	86	116	151	189
160	67	93	125	161	200
170	73	100	133	170	210
180	79	107	141	179	220
190	85	114	149	188	230
200	91	120	156	196	239
210	96	127	163	205	248
220	102	133	171	213	257
230	107	139	178	220	265
240	113	145	184	228	274
250	118	151	191	235	282
260	123	157	198	242	290
270	128	163	204	250	297
280	133	168	210	256	305
290	138	174	216	263	312
300	142	179	222	270	319
310	147	184	228	276	326

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	85	118	156	197
20	68	98	135	178	225
25	69	100	139	183	231
30	69	100	139	183	231
35	69	100	139	183	231
40	69	100	139	183	231
45	66	95	131	173	219
50	61	89	123	162	205
55	57	82	113	150	189
60	52	75	103	137	173
65	47	68	94	124	156
70	42	61	84	111	141
75	38	55	76	100	126
80	34	49	68	89	113
85	30	44	61	80	101
90	27	39	54	72	91

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
90	20	34	51	72	95
100	23	37	56	77	102
110	26	41	60	83	108
120	29	45	64	88	113
130	32	48	68	92	118
140	34	51	72	96	123
150	37	54	76	101	128
160	39	57	79	105	132
170	42	60	82	108	137
180	44	62	86	112	141
190	46	65	89	116	145
200	48	68	92	119	149
210	50	70	94	122	152
220	52	73	97	125	156
230	54	75	100	128	159
240	56	77	102	131	162
250	58	79	105	134	166
260	60	81	107	137	169

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	43	63	85	110
20	32	50	71	97	126
25	33	51	73	100	129
30	33	51	73	100	129
35	33	51	73	100	129
40	33	51	73	100	129
45	32	48	70	95	122
50	29	45	65	88	114
55	27	42	60	82	105
60	25	38	55	75	96
65	23	34	50	67	87
70	20	31	45	61	78
75	18	28	40	54	70
80	16	25	36	49	63
85	15	22	32	44	56
90	13	20	29	39	51

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