Push Press

Push Press Standards (kg)

The average Push Press is 82 kg for men and 46 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Push Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner40 kg
Novice58 kg
Intermediate82 kg
Advanced109 kg
Elite138 kg

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

What is the average Push Press? The average Push Press weight for a male lifter is 82 kg (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 40 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
502032476686
552437537293
6028425979101
6532466485108
7035506991114
7539557496121
80425979102127
85466384107132
90496788112138
95527192117144
100567497122149
1055978101127154
1106281105131159
1156585109135164
1206888112140168
1257191116144173
1307495120148177
1357698123152181
14079101127155186

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

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

3x513%
5x510%
3x35%
4x55%
3x105%

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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 Push Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 102,643 qualifying results from 344,818 community lifts to produce our Push Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 344,818
Qualifying results 102,643
Male results 75,580
Female results 27,063
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.