Seated Dip Machine Standards (lb)

The average Seated Dip Machine is 240 lb for men and 132 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Seated Dip Machine strength standards are based on 234,092 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Seated Dip Machine Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	111 lb
Novice	168 lb
Intermediate	240 lb
Advanced	325 lb
Elite	419 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.00x
Elite	2.50x

How much should I be able to Seated Dip Machine? (lb)

What is the average Seated Dip Machine? The average Seated Dip Machine weight for a male lifter is 240 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Dip Machine? Male beginners should aim to lift 111 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	71	114	171	238	312
120	80	125	184	253	330
130	88	136	196	268	347
140	96	146	208	282	363
150	104	155	220	295	378
160	112	164	231	308	392
170	119	173	241	320	406
180	126	182	251	332	419
190	133	190	261	343	432
200	140	199	271	354	444
210	147	206	280	365	456
220	153	214	289	375	467
230	160	222	298	385	478
240	166	229	306	394	489
250	172	236	314	403	499
260	178	243	322	412	509
270	183	250	330	421	519
280	189	256	337	430	528
290	195	263	345	438	537
300	200	269	352	446	546
310	205	275	359	454	555

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	95	143	205	277	357
20	108	164	234	317	408
25	111	168	240	325	419
30	111	168	240	325	419
35	111	168	240	325	419
40	111	168	240	325	419
45	105	159	228	308	397
50	98	149	213	288	371
55	91	137	196	266	342
60	83	125	179	243	312
65	75	113	162	220	283
70	67	102	146	198	255
75	60	92	131	177	228
80	54	82	117	159	204
85	49	73	105	142	183
90	44	66	94	128	164

How many sets and reps of Seated Dip Machine should I do?

These are the most popular Seated Dip Machine workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 26%

3x12 13%

3x8 8%

4x10 6%

2x10 5%

3x15 4%

4x12 4%

4x8 3%

3x6 3%

2x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	462
2	3	12	13%	224
3	3	8	8%	137
4	4	10	6%	108
5	2	10	5%	82
6	3	15	4%	76
7	4	12	4%	69
8	4	8	3%	61
9	3	6	3%	49
10	2	15	3%	46

Female

Female Seated Dip Machine Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	58 lb
Novice	90 lb
Intermediate	132 lb
Advanced	182 lb
Elite	237 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

How much should I be able to Seated Dip Machine? (lb)

What is the average Seated Dip Machine? The average Seated Dip Machine weight for a female lifter is 132 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Dip Machine? Female beginners should aim to lift 58 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	45	73	111	156	206
100	48	77	115	161	212
110	50	80	119	166	218
120	53	83	123	170	223
130	55	86	126	174	227
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	59	91	133	182	236
160	61	94	136	185	240
170	63	96	138	188	243
180	65	98	141	192	247
190	66	100	144	194	250
200	68	102	146	197	253
210	70	104	148	200	256
220	71	106	151	202	259
230	73	108	153	205	262
240	74	110	155	207	265
250	75	111	157	210	267
260	77	113	159	212	270

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	112	155	202
20	56	88	129	177	230
25	58	90	132	182	237
30	58	90	132	182	237
35	58	90	132	182	237
40	58	90	132	182	237
45	55	85	125	172	224
50	51	80	117	161	209
55	47	74	108	148	193
60	43	67	98	136	177
65	39	61	89	123	160
70	35	55	80	110	144
75	31	49	72	99	129
80	28	44	64	89	115
85	25	39	58	79	103
90	23	35	52	71	93

How many sets and reps of Seated Dip Machine should I do?

These are the most popular Seated Dip Machine workouts done by female lifters:

3x12 19%

3x10 18%

3x15 10%

4x10 8%

4x15 8%

4x12 6%

2x10 4%

4x8 4%

3x8 3%

2x20 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	69
2	3	10	18%	68
3	3	15	10%	36
4	4	10	8%	30
5	4	15	8%	28
6	4	12	6%	24
7	2	10	4%	15
8	4	8	4%	14
9	3	8	3%	10
10	2	20	2%	8

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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 Seated Dip Machine strength standards

Strength Level analysed 31,876 qualifying results from 234,092 community lifts to produce our Seated Dip Machine strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	234,092
Qualifying results	31,876
Male results	27,984
Female results	3,892
Data start	14 August 2020
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	71	114	171	238	312
120	80	125	184	253	330
130	88	136	196	268	347
140	96	146	208	282	363
150	104	155	220	295	378
160	112	164	231	308	392
170	119	173	241	320	406
180	126	182	251	332	419
190	133	190	261	343	432
200	140	199	271	354	444
210	147	206	280	365	456
220	153	214	289	375	467
230	160	222	298	385	478
240	166	229	306	394	489
250	172	236	314	403	499
260	178	243	322	412	509
270	183	250	330	421	519
280	189	256	337	430	528
290	195	263	345	438	537
300	200	269	352	446	546
310	205	275	359	454	555

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	95	143	205	277	357
20	108	164	234	317	408
25	111	168	240	325	419
30	111	168	240	325	419
35	111	168	240	325	419
40	111	168	240	325	419
45	105	159	228	308	397
50	98	149	213	288	371
55	91	137	196	266	342
60	83	125	179	243	312
65	75	113	162	220	283
70	67	102	146	198	255
75	60	92	131	177	228
80	54	82	117	159	204
85	49	73	105	142	183
90	44	66	94	128	164

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	462
2	3	12	13%	224
3	3	8	8%	137
4	4	10	6%	108
5	2	10	5%	82
6	3	15	4%	76
7	4	12	4%	69
8	4	8	3%	61
9	3	6	3%	49
10	2	15	3%	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	45	73	111	156	206
100	48	77	115	161	212
110	50	80	119	166	218
120	53	83	123	170	223
130	55	86	126	174	227
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	59	91	133	182	236
160	61	94	136	185	240
170	63	96	138	188	243
180	65	98	141	192	247
190	66	100	144	194	250
200	68	102	146	197	253
210	70	104	148	200	256
220	71	106	151	202	259
230	73	108	153	205	262
240	74	110	155	207	265
250	75	111	157	210	267
260	77	113	159	212	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	112	155	202
20	56	88	129	177	230
25	58	90	132	182	237
30	58	90	132	182	237
35	58	90	132	182	237
40	58	90	132	182	237
45	55	85	125	172	224
50	51	80	117	161	209
55	47	74	108	148	193
60	43	67	98	136	177
65	39	61	89	123	160
70	35	55	80	110	144
75	31	49	72	99	129
80	28	44	64	89	115
85	25	39	58	79	103
90	23	35	52	71	93

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	69
2	3	10	18%	68
3	3	15	10%	36
4	4	10	8%	30
5	4	15	8%	28
6	4	12	6%	24
7	2	10	4%	15
8	4	8	4%	14
9	3	8	3%	10
10	2	20	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	71	114	171	238	312
120	80	125	184	253	330
130	88	136	196	268	347
140	96	146	208	282	363
150	104	155	220	295	378
160	112	164	231	308	392
170	119	173	241	320	406
180	126	182	251	332	419
190	133	190	261	343	432
200	140	199	271	354	444
210	147	206	280	365	456
220	153	214	289	375	467
230	160	222	298	385	478
240	166	229	306	394	489
250	172	236	314	403	499
260	178	243	322	412	509
270	183	250	330	421	519
280	189	256	337	430	528
290	195	263	345	438	537
300	200	269	352	446	546
310	205	275	359	454	555

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	95	143	205	277	357
20	108	164	234	317	408
25	111	168	240	325	419
30	111	168	240	325	419
35	111	168	240	325	419
40	111	168	240	325	419
45	105	159	228	308	397
50	98	149	213	288	371
55	91	137	196	266	342
60	83	125	179	243	312
65	75	113	162	220	283
70	67	102	146	198	255
75	60	92	131	177	228
80	54	82	117	159	204
85	49	73	105	142	183
90	44	66	94	128	164

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	462
2	3	12	13%	224
3	3	8	8%	137
4	4	10	6%	108
5	2	10	5%	82
6	3	15	4%	76
7	4	12	4%	69
8	4	8	3%	61
9	3	6	3%	49
10	2	15	3%	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	45	73	111	156	206
100	48	77	115	161	212
110	50	80	119	166	218
120	53	83	123	170	223
130	55	86	126	174	227
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	59	91	133	182	236
160	61	94	136	185	240
170	63	96	138	188	243
180	65	98	141	192	247
190	66	100	144	194	250
200	68	102	146	197	253
210	70	104	148	200	256
220	71	106	151	202	259
230	73	108	153	205	262
240	74	110	155	207	265
250	75	111	157	210	267
260	77	113	159	212	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	112	155	202
20	56	88	129	177	230
25	58	90	132	182	237
30	58	90	132	182	237
35	58	90	132	182	237
40	58	90	132	182	237
45	55	85	125	172	224
50	51	80	117	161	209
55	47	74	108	148	193
60	43	67	98	136	177
65	39	61	89	123	160
70	35	55	80	110	144
75	31	49	72	99	129
80	28	44	64	89	115
85	25	39	58	79	103
90	23	35	52	71	93

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	69
2	3	10	18%	68
3	3	15	10%	36
4	4	10	8%	30
5	4	15	8%	28
6	4	12	6%	24
7	2	10	4%	15
8	4	8	4%	14
9	3	8	3%	10
10	2	20	2%	8

Seated Dip Machine Standards (lb)

Male

Male Seated Dip Machine Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Seated Dip Machine? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Seated Dip Machine should I do?

Female

Female Seated Dip Machine Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Seated Dip Machine? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Seated Dip Machine should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Seated Dip Machine strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	71	114	171	238	312
120	80	125	184	253	330
130	88	136	196	268	347
140	96	146	208	282	363
150	104	155	220	295	378
160	112	164	231	308	392
170	119	173	241	320	406
180	126	182	251	332	419
190	133	190	261	343	432
200	140	199	271	354	444
210	147	206	280	365	456
220	153	214	289	375	467
230	160	222	298	385	478
240	166	229	306	394	489
250	172	236	314	403	499
260	178	243	322	412	509
270	183	250	330	421	519
280	189	256	337	430	528
290	195	263	345	438	537
300	200	269	352	446	546
310	205	275	359	454	555

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	95	143	205	277	357
20	108	164	234	317	408
25	111	168	240	325	419
30	111	168	240	325	419
35	111	168	240	325	419
40	111	168	240	325	419
45	105	159	228	308	397
50	98	149	213	288	371
55	91	137	196	266	342
60	83	125	179	243	312
65	75	113	162	220	283
70	67	102	146	198	255
75	60	92	131	177	228
80	54	82	117	159	204
85	49	73	105	142	183
90	44	66	94	128	164

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	462
2	3	12	13%	224
3	3	8	8%	137
4	4	10	6%	108
5	2	10	5%	82
6	3	15	4%	76
7	4	12	4%	69
8	4	8	3%	61
9	3	6	3%	49
10	2	15	3%	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	45	73	111	156	206
100	48	77	115	161	212
110	50	80	119	166	218
120	53	83	123	170	223
130	55	86	126	174	227
140	57	89	130	178	232
150	59	91	133	182	236
160	61	94	136	185	240
170	63	96	138	188	243
180	65	98	141	192	247
190	66	100	144	194	250
200	68	102	146	197	253
210	70	104	148	200	256
220	71	106	151	202	259
230	73	108	153	205	262
240	74	110	155	207	265
250	75	111	157	210	267
260	77	113	159	212	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	112	155	202
20	56	88	129	177	230
25	58	90	132	182	237
30	58	90	132	182	237
35	58	90	132	182	237
40	58	90	132	182	237
45	55	85	125	172	224
50	51	80	117	161	209
55	47	74	108	148	193
60	43	67	98	136	177
65	39	61	89	123	160
70	35	55	80	110	144
75	31	49	72	99	129
80	28	44	64	89	115
85	25	39	58	79	103
90	23	35	52	71	93

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	69
2	3	10	18%	68
3	3	15	10%	36
4	4	10	8%	30
5	4	15	8%	28
6	4	12	6%	24
7	2	10	4%	15
8	4	8	4%	14
9	3	8	3%	10
10	2	20	2%	8