Push Press Standards (lb)

The average Push Press is 180 lb for men and 101 lb 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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	88 lb
Novice	129 lb
Intermediate	180 lb
Advanced	240 lb
Elite	305 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Push Press? The average Push Press weight for a male lifter is 180 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 88 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	45	71	104	144	189
120	53	80	116	158	204
130	60	90	127	171	219
140	68	99	138	183	233
150	75	108	148	195	246
160	82	116	158	207	259
170	89	125	168	218	271
180	96	133	177	229	283
190	103	141	187	239	295
200	110	148	195	249	306
210	116	156	204	259	317
220	122	163	213	268	328
230	129	171	221	278	338
240	135	178	229	287	348
250	141	185	237	295	357
260	147	191	244	304	367
270	153	198	252	312	376
280	158	205	259	320	385
290	164	211	266	328	394
300	170	217	273	336	402
310	175	223	280	344	410

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	75	110	153	204	260
20	86	125	175	233	297
25	88	129	180	240	305
30	88	129	180	240	305
35	88	129	180	240	305
40	88	129	180	240	305
45	83	122	170	227	289
50	78	114	159	212	270
55	72	105	147	196	249
60	66	96	134	179	227
65	59	87	122	162	206
70	53	78	109	146	185
75	48	70	98	131	166
80	43	63	88	117	149
85	38	56	79	105	133
90	34	51	71	94	120

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	51 lb
Novice	73 lb
Intermediate	101 lb
Advanced	133 lb
Elite	167 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Push Press? The average Push Press weight for a female lifter is 101 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 51 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	36	55	78	105	135
100	40	59	83	110	141
110	43	62	87	115	147
120	46	66	91	120	152
130	48	69	95	125	157
140	51	72	99	129	162
150	54	75	102	133	166
160	56	78	105	137	170
170	58	81	108	140	174
180	60	83	111	144	178
190	63	86	114	147	182
200	65	88	117	150	185
210	67	91	120	153	188
220	68	93	122	156	192
230	70	95	125	159	195
240	72	97	127	161	198
250	74	99	129	164	201
260	76	101	132	166	203

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	43	62	86	113	143
20	50	71	98	129	163
25	51	73	101	133	167
30	51	73	101	133	167
35	51	73	101	133	167
40	51	73	101	133	167
45	48	69	95	126	158
50	45	65	89	117	148
55	42	60	82	108	137
60	38	55	75	99	125
65	34	49	68	90	113
70	31	44	61	81	102
75	28	40	55	72	91
80	25	36	49	65	82
85	22	32	44	58	73
90	20	29	40	52	66

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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The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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
110	45	71	104	144	189
120	53	80	116	158	204
130	60	90	127	171	219
140	68	99	138	183	233
150	75	108	148	195	246
160	82	116	158	207	259
170	89	125	168	218	271
180	96	133	177	229	283
190	103	141	187	239	295
200	110	148	195	249	306
210	116	156	204	259	317
220	122	163	213	268	328
230	129	171	221	278	338
240	135	178	229	287	348
250	141	185	237	295	357
260	147	191	244	304	367
270	153	198	252	312	376
280	158	205	259	320	385
290	164	211	266	328	394
300	170	217	273	336	402
310	175	223	280	344	410

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	75	110	153	204	260
20	86	125	175	233	297
25	88	129	180	240	305
30	88	129	180	240	305
35	88	129	180	240	305
40	88	129	180	240	305
45	83	122	170	227	289
50	78	114	159	212	270
55	72	105	147	196	249
60	66	96	134	179	227
65	59	87	122	162	206
70	53	78	109	146	185
75	48	70	98	131	166
80	43	63	88	117	149
85	38	56	79	105	133
90	34	51	71	94	120

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	36	55	78	105	135
100	40	59	83	110	141
110	43	62	87	115	147
120	46	66	91	120	152
130	48	69	95	125	157
140	51	72	99	129	162
150	54	75	102	133	166
160	56	78	105	137	170
170	58	81	108	140	174
180	60	83	111	144	178
190	63	86	114	147	182
200	65	88	117	150	185
210	67	91	120	153	188
220	68	93	122	156	192
230	70	95	125	159	195
240	72	97	127	161	198
250	74	99	129	164	201
260	76	101	132	166	203

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	43	62	86	113	143
20	50	71	98	129	163
25	51	73	101	133	167
30	51	73	101	133	167
35	51	73	101	133	167
40	51	73	101	133	167
45	48	69	95	126	158
50	45	65	89	117	148
55	42	60	82	108	137
60	38	55	75	99	125
65	34	49	68	90	113
70	31	44	61	81	102
75	28	40	55	72	91
80	25	36	49	65	82
85	22	32	44	58	73
90	20	29	40	52	66

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	45	71	104	144	189
120	53	80	116	158	204
130	60	90	127	171	219
140	68	99	138	183	233
150	75	108	148	195	246
160	82	116	158	207	259
170	89	125	168	218	271
180	96	133	177	229	283
190	103	141	187	239	295
200	110	148	195	249	306
210	116	156	204	259	317
220	122	163	213	268	328
230	129	171	221	278	338
240	135	178	229	287	348
250	141	185	237	295	357
260	147	191	244	304	367
270	153	198	252	312	376
280	158	205	259	320	385
290	164	211	266	328	394
300	170	217	273	336	402
310	175	223	280	344	410

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	75	110	153	204	260
20	86	125	175	233	297
25	88	129	180	240	305
30	88	129	180	240	305
35	88	129	180	240	305
40	88	129	180	240	305
45	83	122	170	227	289
50	78	114	159	212	270
55	72	105	147	196	249
60	66	96	134	179	227
65	59	87	122	162	206
70	53	78	109	146	185
75	48	70	98	131	166
80	43	63	88	117	149
85	38	56	79	105	133
90	34	51	71	94	120

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	36	55	78	105	135
100	40	59	83	110	141
110	43	62	87	115	147
120	46	66	91	120	152
130	48	69	95	125	157
140	51	72	99	129	162
150	54	75	102	133	166
160	56	78	105	137	170
170	58	81	108	140	174
180	60	83	111	144	178
190	63	86	114	147	182
200	65	88	117	150	185
210	67	91	120	153	188
220	68	93	122	156	192
230	70	95	125	159	195
240	72	97	127	161	198
250	74	99	129	164	201
260	76	101	132	166	203

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	43	62	86	113	143
20	50	71	98	129	163
25	51	73	101	133	167
30	51	73	101	133	167
35	51	73	101	133	167
40	51	73	101	133	167
45	48	69	95	126	158
50	45	65	89	117	148
55	42	60	82	108	137
60	38	55	75	99	125
65	34	49	68	90	113
70	31	44	61	81	102
75	28	40	55	72	91
80	25	36	49	65	82
85	22	32	44	58	73
90	20	29	40	52	66

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 (lb)

Male

Male Push Press Standards (lb)

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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?

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?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Push Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	45	71	104	144	189
120	53	80	116	158	204
130	60	90	127	171	219
140	68	99	138	183	233
150	75	108	148	195	246
160	82	116	158	207	259
170	89	125	168	218	271
180	96	133	177	229	283
190	103	141	187	239	295
200	110	148	195	249	306
210	116	156	204	259	317
220	122	163	213	268	328
230	129	171	221	278	338
240	135	178	229	287	348
250	141	185	237	295	357
260	147	191	244	304	367
270	153	198	252	312	376
280	158	205	259	320	385
290	164	211	266	328	394
300	170	217	273	336	402
310	175	223	280	344	410

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	75	110	153	204	260
20	86	125	175	233	297
25	88	129	180	240	305
30	88	129	180	240	305
35	88	129	180	240	305
40	88	129	180	240	305
45	83	122	170	227	289
50	78	114	159	212	270
55	72	105	147	196	249
60	66	96	134	179	227
65	59	87	122	162	206
70	53	78	109	146	185
75	48	70	98	131	166
80	43	63	88	117	149
85	38	56	79	105	133
90	34	51	71	94	120

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	36	55	78	105	135
100	40	59	83	110	141
110	43	62	87	115	147
120	46	66	91	120	152
130	48	69	95	125	157
140	51	72	99	129	162
150	54	75	102	133	166
160	56	78	105	137	170
170	58	81	108	140	174
180	60	83	111	144	178
190	63	86	114	147	182
200	65	88	117	150	185
210	67	91	120	153	188
220	68	93	122	156	192
230	70	95	125	159	195
240	72	97	127	161	198
250	74	99	129	164	201
260	76	101	132	166	203

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	43	62	86	113	143
20	50	71	98	129	163
25	51	73	101	133	167
30	51	73	101	133	167
35	51	73	101	133	167
40	51	73	101	133	167
45	48	69	95	126	158
50	45	65	89	117	148
55	42	60	82	108	137
60	38	55	75	99	125
65	34	49	68	90	113
70	31	44	61	81	102
75	28	40	55	72	91
80	25	36	49	65	82
85	22	32	44	58	73
90	20	29	40	52	66

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