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.

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Our Push Press strength standards are based on 344,818 lifts by Strength Level users from 2016 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Push Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	40 kg
Novice	58 kg
Intermediate	82 kg
Advanced	109 kg
Elite	138 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	20	32	47	66	86
55	24	37	53	72	93
60	28	42	59	79	101
65	32	46	64	85	108
70	35	50	69	91	114
75	39	55	74	96	121
80	42	59	79	102	127
85	46	63	84	107	132
90	49	67	88	112	138
95	52	71	92	117	144
100	56	74	97	122	149
105	59	78	101	127	154
110	62	81	105	131	159
115	65	85	109	135	164
120	68	88	112	140	168
125	71	91	116	144	173
130	74	95	120	148	177
135	76	98	123	152	181
140	79	101	127	155	186

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	50	70	93	118
20	39	57	80	106	135
25	40	58	82	109	138
30	40	58	82	109	138
35	40	58	82	109	138
40	40	58	82	109	138
45	38	55	77	103	131
50	35	52	72	96	122
55	33	48	67	89	113
60	30	44	61	81	103
65	27	39	55	73	93
70	24	36	50	66	84
75	22	32	44	59	75
80	19	29	40	53	67
85	17	26	36	48	60
90	16	23	32	43	54

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

Female

Female Push Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	23 kg
Novice	33 kg
Intermediate	46 kg
Advanced	60 kg
Elite	76 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.35x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.15x

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

What is the average Push Press? The average Push Press weight for a female lifter is 46 kg (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 23 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	16	24	35	47	61
45	18	26	37	50	64
50	19	28	39	52	67
55	21	30	42	55	69
60	22	32	43	57	72
65	24	33	45	59	74
70	25	35	47	61	76
75	26	36	49	63	78
80	27	37	50	65	80
85	28	39	52	66	82
90	29	40	53	68	84
95	30	41	54	69	85
100	31	42	56	71	87
105	32	43	57	72	89
110	33	44	58	73	90
115	34	45	59	75	91
120	35	46	60	76	93

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	28	39	51	65
20	23	32	45	59	74
25	23	33	46	60	76
30	23	33	46	60	76
35	23	33	46	60	76
40	23	33	46	60	76
45	22	31	43	57	72
50	20	29	40	53	67
55	19	27	37	49	62
60	17	25	34	45	57
65	16	22	31	41	51
70	14	20	28	37	46
75	13	18	25	33	41
80	11	16	22	29	37
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	9	13	18	24	30

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.

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
Data start	19 October 2016
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
50	20	32	47	66	86
55	24	37	53	72	93
60	28	42	59	79	101
65	32	46	64	85	108
70	35	50	69	91	114
75	39	55	74	96	121
80	42	59	79	102	127
85	46	63	84	107	132
90	49	67	88	112	138
95	52	71	92	117	144
100	56	74	97	122	149
105	59	78	101	127	154
110	62	81	105	131	159
115	65	85	109	135	164
120	68	88	112	140	168
125	71	91	116	144	173
130	74	95	120	148	177
135	76	98	123	152	181
140	79	101	127	155	186

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	50	70	93	118
20	39	57	80	106	135
25	40	58	82	109	138
30	40	58	82	109	138
35	40	58	82	109	138
40	40	58	82	109	138
45	38	55	77	103	131
50	35	52	72	96	122
55	33	48	67	89	113
60	30	44	61	81	103
65	27	39	55	73	93
70	24	36	50	66	84
75	22	32	44	59	75
80	19	29	40	53	67
85	17	26	36	48	60
90	16	23	32	43	54

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
40	16	24	35	47	61
45	18	26	37	50	64
50	19	28	39	52	67
55	21	30	42	55	69
60	22	32	43	57	72
65	24	33	45	59	74
70	25	35	47	61	76
75	26	36	49	63	78
80	27	37	50	65	80
85	28	39	52	66	82
90	29	40	53	68	84
95	30	41	54	69	85
100	31	42	56	71	87
105	32	43	57	72	89
110	33	44	58	73	90
115	34	45	59	75	91
120	35	46	60	76	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	28	39	51	65
20	23	32	45	59	74
25	23	33	46	60	76
30	23	33	46	60	76
35	23	33	46	60	76
40	23	33	46	60	76
45	22	31	43	57	72
50	20	29	40	53	67
55	19	27	37	49	62
60	17	25	34	45	57
65	16	22	31	41	51
70	14	20	28	37	46
75	13	18	25	33	41
80	11	16	22	29	37
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	9	13	18	24	30

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
50	20	32	47	66	86
55	24	37	53	72	93
60	28	42	59	79	101
65	32	46	64	85	108
70	35	50	69	91	114
75	39	55	74	96	121
80	42	59	79	102	127
85	46	63	84	107	132
90	49	67	88	112	138
95	52	71	92	117	144
100	56	74	97	122	149
105	59	78	101	127	154
110	62	81	105	131	159
115	65	85	109	135	164
120	68	88	112	140	168
125	71	91	116	144	173
130	74	95	120	148	177
135	76	98	123	152	181
140	79	101	127	155	186

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	50	70	93	118
20	39	57	80	106	135
25	40	58	82	109	138
30	40	58	82	109	138
35	40	58	82	109	138
40	40	58	82	109	138
45	38	55	77	103	131
50	35	52	72	96	122
55	33	48	67	89	113
60	30	44	61	81	103
65	27	39	55	73	93
70	24	36	50	66	84
75	22	32	44	59	75
80	19	29	40	53	67
85	17	26	36	48	60
90	16	23	32	43	54

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
40	16	24	35	47	61
45	18	26	37	50	64
50	19	28	39	52	67
55	21	30	42	55	69
60	22	32	43	57	72
65	24	33	45	59	74
70	25	35	47	61	76
75	26	36	49	63	78
80	27	37	50	65	80
85	28	39	52	66	82
90	29	40	53	68	84
95	30	41	54	69	85
100	31	42	56	71	87
105	32	43	57	72	89
110	33	44	58	73	90
115	34	45	59	75	91
120	35	46	60	76	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	28	39	51	65
20	23	32	45	59	74
25	23	33	46	60	76
30	23	33	46	60	76
35	23	33	46	60	76
40	23	33	46	60	76
45	22	31	43	57	72
50	20	29	40	53	67
55	19	27	37	49	62
60	17	25	34	45	57
65	16	22	31	41	51
70	14	20	28	37	46
75	13	18	25	33	41
80	11	16	22	29	37
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	9	13	18	24	30

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 (kg)

Male

Male Push Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Push Press Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Push Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	20	32	47	66	86
55	24	37	53	72	93
60	28	42	59	79	101
65	32	46	64	85	108
70	35	50	69	91	114
75	39	55	74	96	121
80	42	59	79	102	127
85	46	63	84	107	132
90	49	67	88	112	138
95	52	71	92	117	144
100	56	74	97	122	149
105	59	78	101	127	154
110	62	81	105	131	159
115	65	85	109	135	164
120	68	88	112	140	168
125	71	91	116	144	173
130	74	95	120	148	177
135	76	98	123	152	181
140	79	101	127	155	186

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	50	70	93	118
20	39	57	80	106	135
25	40	58	82	109	138
30	40	58	82	109	138
35	40	58	82	109	138
40	40	58	82	109	138
45	38	55	77	103	131
50	35	52	72	96	122
55	33	48	67	89	113
60	30	44	61	81	103
65	27	39	55	73	93
70	24	36	50	66	84
75	22	32	44	59	75
80	19	29	40	53	67
85	17	26	36	48	60
90	16	23	32	43	54

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
40	16	24	35	47	61
45	18	26	37	50	64
50	19	28	39	52	67
55	21	30	42	55	69
60	22	32	43	57	72
65	24	33	45	59	74
70	25	35	47	61	76
75	26	36	49	63	78
80	27	37	50	65	80
85	28	39	52	66	82
90	29	40	53	68	84
95	30	41	54	69	85
100	31	42	56	71	87
105	32	43	57	72	89
110	33	44	58	73	90
115	34	45	59	75	91
120	35	46	60	76	93

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	20	28	39	51	65
20	23	32	45	59	74
25	23	33	46	60	76
30	23	33	46	60	76
35	23	33	46	60	76
40	23	33	46	60	76
45	22	31	43	57	72
50	20	29	40	53	67
55	19	27	37	49	62
60	17	25	34	45	57
65	16	22	31	41	51
70	14	20	28	37	46
75	13	18	25	33	41
80	11	16	22	29	37
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	9	13	18	24	30

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