Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards

Measured in lb

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

Our community Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press standards are based on 170,734 lifts by Strength Level users

Male Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

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Strength Level Weight
Beginner 28 lb
Novice 46 lb
Intermediate 69 lb
Advanced 98 lb
Elite 130 lb
Strength Level Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner 0.15x
Novice 0.25x
Intermediate 0.40x
Advanced 0.55x
Elite 0.75x

How much should I be able to Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? (lb)

What is the average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 69 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 28 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 12 24 40 60 83
120 15 28 45 66 90
130 18 32 50 72 97
140 21 36 55 78 104
150 24 40 60 84 110
160 27 43 64 89 117
170 30 47 69 94 123
180 33 51 73 100 129
190 36 54 77 105 134
200 39 58 82 109 140
210 42 61 86 114 145
220 45 65 90 119 150
230 47 68 94 123 155
240 50 71 97 127 160
250 53 74 101 132 165
260 55 77 105 136 169
270 58 81 108 140 174
280 61 84 112 144 178
290 63 87 115 148 183
300 66 89 118 151 187
310 68 92 122 155 191
Age Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
15 23 39 59 83 110
20 27 44 67 95 126
25 28 46 69 98 130
30 28 46 69 98 130
35 28 46 69 98 130
40 28 46 69 98 130
45 26 43 66 93 123
50 25 41 62 87 115
55 23 37 57 80 107
60 21 34 52 73 97
65 19 31 47 66 88
70 17 28 42 60 79
75 15 25 38 53 71
80 13 22 34 48 63
85 12 20 30 43 57
90 11 18 27 38 51

How many sets and reps of Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press should I do?

These are the most popular Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 19%
3x12 11%
3x8 11%
4x10 7%
4x12 5%

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Female Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

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Strength Level Weight
Beginner 13 lb
Novice 23 lb
Intermediate 36 lb
Advanced 52 lb
Elite 71 lb
Strength Level Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner 0.10x
Novice 0.15x
Intermediate 0.25x
Advanced 0.35x
Elite 0.50x

How much should I be able to Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? (lb)

What is the average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 36 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 13 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 7 14 24 36 51
100 8 16 26 39 54
110 9 18 29 42 58
120 11 19 31 45 61
130 12 21 33 48 64
140 13 23 35 50 67
150 15 24 37 52 70
160 16 26 39 55 72
170 17 27 41 57 75
180 18 29 42 59 77
190 19 30 44 61 79
200 20 31 46 63 81
210 21 33 47 65 84
220 22 34 49 66 86
230 23 35 50 68 88
240 24 36 52 70 89
250 25 38 53 71 91
260 26 39 55 73 93
Age Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
15 11 19 31 45 60
20 12 22 35 51 69
25 13 23 36 52 71
30 13 23 36 52 71
35 13 23 36 52 71
40 13 23 36 52 71
45 12 21 34 50 67
50 11 20 32 47 63
55 10 19 30 43 58
60 10 17 27 39 53
65 9 15 24 36 48
70 8 14 22 32 43
75 7 12 20 28 39
80 6 11 17 25 34
85 6 10 16 23 31
90 5 9 14 21 28

How many sets and reps of Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press should I do?

These are the most popular Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 23%
4x10 13%
3x12 11%
3x8 11%
4x8 5%

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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.