Push Press Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Our community Push Press standards are based on 270,701 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Push Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	82 lb
Novice	126 lb
Intermediate	183 lb
Advanced	251 lb
Elite	325 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

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

What is the average Push Press? The average Push Press weight for a male lifter is 183 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Push Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 82 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	40	69	108	154	207
120	48	79	119	168	223
130	55	88	130	182	238
140	62	97	141	194	253
150	69	105	152	207	267
160	76	114	162	219	281
170	83	122	172	230	293
180	89	130	182	241	306
190	96	138	191	252	318
200	102	146	200	262	330
210	109	153	209	272	341
220	115	161	217	282	352
230	121	168	226	292	362
240	127	175	234	301	373
250	133	182	242	310	383
260	139	189	249	319	392
270	144	195	257	327	402
280	150	202	264	335	411
290	155	208	272	344	420
300	161	214	279	352	429
310	166	220	286	359	438

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	70	108	156	213	277
20	80	123	179	244	317
25	82	126	183	251	325
30	82	126	183	251	325
35	82	126	183	251	325
40	82	126	183	251	325
45	78	120	174	238	308
50	73	113	163	223	289
55	67	104	151	206	267
60	62	95	138	188	244
65	56	86	124	170	221
70	50	77	112	153	198
75	45	69	100	137	177
80	40	62	89	122	158
85	36	55	80	109	142
90	32	50	72	99	128

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

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

3x5 13%

5x5 10%

3x3 5%

4x5 5%

3x10 5%

3x8 4%

3x6 4%

5x3 3%

3x12 3%

2x1 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	13%	368
2	5	5	10%	277
3	3	3	5%	148
4	4	5	5%	142
5	3	10	5%	132
6	3	8	4%	120
7	3	6	4%	103
8	5	3	3%	97
9	3	12	3%	92
10	2	1	3%	89

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Female

Female Push Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	49 lb
Novice	73 lb
Intermediate	102 lb
Advanced	137 lb
Elite	175 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.35x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.20x

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

What is the average Push Press? The average Push Press weight for a female lifter is 102 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Push Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 49 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	35	55	80	110	144
100	38	59	85	116	150
110	41	62	89	121	155
120	44	66	93	125	161
130	46	69	97	130	166
140	49	72	100	134	170
150	51	75	104	138	175
160	53	77	107	141	179
170	56	80	110	145	183
180	58	82	113	148	186
190	60	85	116	151	190
200	62	87	118	154	193
210	63	89	121	157	197
220	65	91	123	160	200
230	67	93	126	163	203
240	69	95	128	165	206
250	70	97	130	168	209
260	72	99	132	170	211

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	62	87	117	149
20	48	71	100	134	171
25	49	73	102	137	175
30	49	73	102	137	175
35	49	73	102	137	175
40	49	73	102	137	175
45	46	69	97	130	166
50	44	65	91	122	156
55	40	60	84	113	144
60	37	55	77	103	132
65	33	49	70	93	119
70	30	44	62	84	107
75	27	40	56	75	96
80	24	35	50	67	85
85	21	32	45	60	77
90	19	29	40	54	69

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

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

3x10 8%

3x5 7%

5x5 6%

3x8 5%

5x3 4%

3x6 4%

4x5 4%

3x3 4%

4x8 3%

2x10 3%

4x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	8%	98
2	3	5	7%	86
3	5	5	6%	84
4	3	8	5%	61
5	5	3	4%	58
6	3	6	4%	57
7	4	5	4%	51
8	3	3	4%	46
9	4	8	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	43
10	4	10	3%	43

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	40	69	108	154	207
120	48	79	119	168	223
130	55	88	130	182	238
140	62	97	141	194	253
150	69	105	152	207	267
160	76	114	162	219	281
170	83	122	172	230	293
180	89	130	182	241	306
190	96	138	191	252	318
200	102	146	200	262	330
210	109	153	209	272	341
220	115	161	217	282	352
230	121	168	226	292	362
240	127	175	234	301	373
250	133	182	242	310	383
260	139	189	249	319	392
270	144	195	257	327	402
280	150	202	264	335	411
290	155	208	272	344	420
300	161	214	279	352	429
310	166	220	286	359	438

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	70	108	156	213	277
20	80	123	179	244	317
25	82	126	183	251	325
30	82	126	183	251	325
35	82	126	183	251	325
40	82	126	183	251	325
45	78	120	174	238	308
50	73	113	163	223	289
55	67	104	151	206	267
60	62	95	138	188	244
65	56	86	124	170	221
70	50	77	112	153	198
75	45	69	100	137	177
80	40	62	89	122	158
85	36	55	80	109	142
90	32	50	72	99	128

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	13%	368
2	5	5	10%	277
3	3	3	5%	148
4	4	5	5%	142
5	3	10	5%	132
6	3	8	4%	120
7	3	6	4%	103
8	5	3	3%	97
9	3	12	3%	92
10	2	1	3%	89

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	35	55	80	110	144
100	38	59	85	116	150
110	41	62	89	121	155
120	44	66	93	125	161
130	46	69	97	130	166
140	49	72	100	134	170
150	51	75	104	138	175
160	53	77	107	141	179
170	56	80	110	145	183
180	58	82	113	148	186
190	60	85	116	151	190
200	62	87	118	154	193
210	63	89	121	157	197
220	65	91	123	160	200
230	67	93	126	163	203
240	69	95	128	165	206
250	70	97	130	168	209
260	72	99	132	170	211

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	62	87	117	149
20	48	71	100	134	171
25	49	73	102	137	175
30	49	73	102	137	175
35	49	73	102	137	175
40	49	73	102	137	175
45	46	69	97	130	166
50	44	65	91	122	156
55	40	60	84	113	144
60	37	55	77	103	132
65	33	49	70	93	119
70	30	44	62	84	107
75	27	40	56	75	96
80	24	35	50	67	85
85	21	32	45	60	77
90	19	29	40	54	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	8%	98
2	3	5	7%	86
3	5	5	6%	84
4	3	8	5%	61
5	5	3	4%	58
6	3	6	4%	57
7	4	5	4%	51
8	3	3	4%	46
9	4	8	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	43
10	4	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	40	69	108	154	207
120	48	79	119	168	223
130	55	88	130	182	238
140	62	97	141	194	253
150	69	105	152	207	267
160	76	114	162	219	281
170	83	122	172	230	293
180	89	130	182	241	306
190	96	138	191	252	318
200	102	146	200	262	330
210	109	153	209	272	341
220	115	161	217	282	352
230	121	168	226	292	362
240	127	175	234	301	373
250	133	182	242	310	383
260	139	189	249	319	392
270	144	195	257	327	402
280	150	202	264	335	411
290	155	208	272	344	420
300	161	214	279	352	429
310	166	220	286	359	438

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	70	108	156	213	277
20	80	123	179	244	317
25	82	126	183	251	325
30	82	126	183	251	325
35	82	126	183	251	325
40	82	126	183	251	325
45	78	120	174	238	308
50	73	113	163	223	289
55	67	104	151	206	267
60	62	95	138	188	244
65	56	86	124	170	221
70	50	77	112	153	198
75	45	69	100	137	177
80	40	62	89	122	158
85	36	55	80	109	142
90	32	50	72	99	128

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	13%	368
2	5	5	10%	277
3	3	3	5%	148
4	4	5	5%	142
5	3	10	5%	132
6	3	8	4%	120
7	3	6	4%	103
8	5	3	3%	97
9	3	12	3%	92
10	2	1	3%	89

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	35	55	80	110	144
100	38	59	85	116	150
110	41	62	89	121	155
120	44	66	93	125	161
130	46	69	97	130	166
140	49	72	100	134	170
150	51	75	104	138	175
160	53	77	107	141	179
170	56	80	110	145	183
180	58	82	113	148	186
190	60	85	116	151	190
200	62	87	118	154	193
210	63	89	121	157	197
220	65	91	123	160	200
230	67	93	126	163	203
240	69	95	128	165	206
250	70	97	130	168	209
260	72	99	132	170	211

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	62	87	117	149
20	48	71	100	134	171
25	49	73	102	137	175
30	49	73	102	137	175
35	49	73	102	137	175
40	49	73	102	137	175
45	46	69	97	130	166
50	44	65	91	122	156
55	40	60	84	113	144
60	37	55	77	103	132
65	33	49	70	93	119
70	30	44	62	84	107
75	27	40	56	75	96
80	24	35	50	67	85
85	21	32	45	60	77
90	19	29	40	54	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	8%	98
2	3	5	7%	86
3	5	5	6%	84
4	3	8	5%	61
5	5	3	4%	58
6	3	6	4%	57
7	4	5	4%	51
8	3	3	4%	46
9	4	8	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	43
10	4	10	3%	43

Push Press Standards

Measured in lb

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

Male

Male Push Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Push Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Looking to take your strength to the next level?

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	40	69	108	154	207
120	48	79	119	168	223
130	55	88	130	182	238
140	62	97	141	194	253
150	69	105	152	207	267
160	76	114	162	219	281
170	83	122	172	230	293
180	89	130	182	241	306
190	96	138	191	252	318
200	102	146	200	262	330
210	109	153	209	272	341
220	115	161	217	282	352
230	121	168	226	292	362
240	127	175	234	301	373
250	133	182	242	310	383
260	139	189	249	319	392
270	144	195	257	327	402
280	150	202	264	335	411
290	155	208	272	344	420
300	161	214	279	352	429
310	166	220	286	359	438

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	70	108	156	213	277
20	80	123	179	244	317
25	82	126	183	251	325
30	82	126	183	251	325
35	82	126	183	251	325
40	82	126	183	251	325
45	78	120	174	238	308
50	73	113	163	223	289
55	67	104	151	206	267
60	62	95	138	188	244
65	56	86	124	170	221
70	50	77	112	153	198
75	45	69	100	137	177
80	40	62	89	122	158
85	36	55	80	109	142
90	32	50	72	99	128

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	13%	368
2	5	5	10%	277
3	3	3	5%	148
4	4	5	5%	142
5	3	10	5%	132
6	3	8	4%	120
7	3	6	4%	103
8	5	3	3%	97
9	3	12	3%	92
10	2	1	3%	89

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	35	55	80	110	144
100	38	59	85	116	150
110	41	62	89	121	155
120	44	66	93	125	161
130	46	69	97	130	166
140	49	72	100	134	170
150	51	75	104	138	175
160	53	77	107	141	179
170	56	80	110	145	183
180	58	82	113	148	186
190	60	85	116	151	190
200	62	87	118	154	193
210	63	89	121	157	197
220	65	91	123	160	200
230	67	93	126	163	203
240	69	95	128	165	206
250	70	97	130	168	209
260	72	99	132	170	211

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	62	87	117	149
20	48	71	100	134	171
25	49	73	102	137	175
30	49	73	102	137	175
35	49	73	102	137	175
40	49	73	102	137	175
45	46	69	97	130	166
50	44	65	91	122	156
55	40	60	84	113	144
60	37	55	77	103	132
65	33	49	70	93	119
70	30	44	62	84	107
75	27	40	56	75	96
80	24	35	50	67	85
85	21	32	45	60	77
90	19	29	40	54	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	8%	98
2	3	5	7%	86
3	5	5	6%	84
4	3	8	5%	61
5	5	3	4%	58
6	3	6	4%	57
7	4	5	4%	51
8	3	3	4%	46
9	4	8	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	43
10	4	10	3%	43