Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press is 32 kg for men and 17 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards are based on 629,251 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 kg
Novice	23 kg
Intermediate	32 kg
Advanced	43 kg
Elite	55 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 32 kg (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 15 kg (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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	13	20	28	36
55	10	15	22	31	40
60	12	17	25	34	43
65	13	19	27	36	46
70	15	21	29	39	49
75	16	23	32	41	52
80	18	25	34	44	54
85	19	27	36	46	57
90	21	28	38	48	59
95	22	30	40	50	62
100	24	32	41	52	64
105	25	33	43	54	66
110	26	35	45	56	68
115	28	36	47	58	71
120	29	38	48	60	73
125	30	39	50	62	75
130	31	41	51	64	77
135	33	42	53	65	78
140	34	43	55	67	80

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	19	27	37	47
20	15	22	31	42	54
25	15	23	32	43	55
30	15	23	32	43	55
35	15	23	32	43	55
40	15	23	32	43	55
45	15	22	31	41	52
50	14	20	29	38	49
55	13	19	26	35	45
60	11	17	24	32	41
65	10	15	22	29	37
70	9	14	20	26	34
75	8	12	18	24	30
80	7	11	16	21	27
85	7	10	14	19	24
90	6	9	13	17	22

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%

4x8 5%

2x10 4%

3x15 3%

3x6 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	433
2	3	12	11%	255
3	3	8	11%	248
4	4	10	7%	161
5	4	12	5%	111
6	4	8	5%	110
7	2	10	4%	98
8	3	15	3%	77
9	3	6	3%	66
9	2	12	3%	66

Female

Female Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	17 kg
Advanced	23 kg
Elite	30 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.45x

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

What is the average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 17 kg (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 8 kg (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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	12	17	22
45	5	9	13	18	24
50	6	10	14	19	25
55	7	10	15	21	27
60	7	11	16	22	28
65	8	12	17	23	29
70	9	13	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	31
80	10	14	19	26	32
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	11	15	21	27	34
95	11	16	22	28	35
100	12	16	22	29	36
105	12	17	23	30	37
110	13	17	23	30	37
115	13	18	24	31	38
120	14	19	25	32	39

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	25
20	7	11	16	22	29
25	8	12	17	23	30
30	8	12	17	23	30
35	8	12	17	23	30
40	8	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	28
50	7	10	15	20	26
55	6	10	14	19	24
60	6	9	13	17	22
65	5	8	11	16	20
70	5	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	16
80	4	6	8	11	14
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

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%

3x15 5%

4x12 5%

3x6 3%

2x12 3%

2x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	77
2	4	10	13%	44
3	3	12	11%	37
4	3	8	11%	36
5	4	8	5%	17
6	3	15	5%	15
6	4	12	5%	15
8	3	6	3%	10
9	2	12	3%	9
10	2	10	2%	8

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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 Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 159,758 qualifying results from 629,251 community lifts to produce our Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	629,251
Qualifying results	159,758
Male results	144,814
Female results	14,944
Data start	21 October 2020
Data cutoff	11 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	8	13	20	28	36
55	10	15	22	31	40
60	12	17	25	34	43
65	13	19	27	36	46
70	15	21	29	39	49
75	16	23	32	41	52
80	18	25	34	44	54
85	19	27	36	46	57
90	21	28	38	48	59
95	22	30	40	50	62
100	24	32	41	52	64
105	25	33	43	54	66
110	26	35	45	56	68
115	28	36	47	58	71
120	29	38	48	60	73
125	30	39	50	62	75
130	31	41	51	64	77
135	33	42	53	65	78
140	34	43	55	67	80

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	19	27	37	47
20	15	22	31	42	54
25	15	23	32	43	55
30	15	23	32	43	55
35	15	23	32	43	55
40	15	23	32	43	55
45	15	22	31	41	52
50	14	20	29	38	49
55	13	19	26	35	45
60	11	17	24	32	41
65	10	15	22	29	37
70	9	14	20	26	34
75	8	12	18	24	30
80	7	11	16	21	27
85	7	10	14	19	24
90	6	9	13	17	22

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	433
2	3	12	11%	255
3	3	8	11%	248
4	4	10	7%	161
5	4	12	5%	111
6	4	8	5%	110
7	2	10	4%	98
8	3	15	3%	77
9	3	6	3%	66
9	2	12	3%	66

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	12	17	22
45	5	9	13	18	24
50	6	10	14	19	25
55	7	10	15	21	27
60	7	11	16	22	28
65	8	12	17	23	29
70	9	13	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	31
80	10	14	19	26	32
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	11	15	21	27	34
95	11	16	22	28	35
100	12	16	22	29	36
105	12	17	23	30	37
110	13	17	23	30	37
115	13	18	24	31	38
120	14	19	25	32	39

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	25
20	7	11	16	22	29
25	8	12	17	23	30
30	8	12	17	23	30
35	8	12	17	23	30
40	8	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	28
50	7	10	15	20	26
55	6	10	14	19	24
60	6	9	13	17	22
65	5	8	11	16	20
70	5	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	16
80	4	6	8	11	14
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	77
2	4	10	13%	44
3	3	12	11%	37
4	3	8	11%	36
5	4	8	5%	17
6	3	15	5%	15
6	4	12	5%	15
8	3	6	3%	10
9	2	12	3%	9
10	2	10	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	13	20	28	36
55	10	15	22	31	40
60	12	17	25	34	43
65	13	19	27	36	46
70	15	21	29	39	49
75	16	23	32	41	52
80	18	25	34	44	54
85	19	27	36	46	57
90	21	28	38	48	59
95	22	30	40	50	62
100	24	32	41	52	64
105	25	33	43	54	66
110	26	35	45	56	68
115	28	36	47	58	71
120	29	38	48	60	73
125	30	39	50	62	75
130	31	41	51	64	77
135	33	42	53	65	78
140	34	43	55	67	80

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	19	27	37	47
20	15	22	31	42	54
25	15	23	32	43	55
30	15	23	32	43	55
35	15	23	32	43	55
40	15	23	32	43	55
45	15	22	31	41	52
50	14	20	29	38	49
55	13	19	26	35	45
60	11	17	24	32	41
65	10	15	22	29	37
70	9	14	20	26	34
75	8	12	18	24	30
80	7	11	16	21	27
85	7	10	14	19	24
90	6	9	13	17	22

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	433
2	3	12	11%	255
3	3	8	11%	248
4	4	10	7%	161
5	4	12	5%	111
6	4	8	5%	110
7	2	10	4%	98
8	3	15	3%	77
9	3	6	3%	66
9	2	12	3%	66

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	12	17	22
45	5	9	13	18	24
50	6	10	14	19	25
55	7	10	15	21	27
60	7	11	16	22	28
65	8	12	17	23	29
70	9	13	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	31
80	10	14	19	26	32
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	11	15	21	27	34
95	11	16	22	28	35
100	12	16	22	29	36
105	12	17	23	30	37
110	13	17	23	30	37
115	13	18	24	31	38
120	14	19	25	32	39

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	25
20	7	11	16	22	29
25	8	12	17	23	30
30	8	12	17	23	30
35	8	12	17	23	30
40	8	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	28
50	7	10	15	20	26
55	6	10	14	19	24
60	6	9	13	17	22
65	5	8	11	16	20
70	5	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	16
80	4	6	8	11	14
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	77
2	4	10	13%	44
3	3	12	11%	37
4	3	8	11%	36
5	4	8	5%	17
6	3	15	5%	15
6	4	12	5%	15
8	3	6	3%	10
9	2	12	3%	9
10	2	10	2%	8

Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Male Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Female Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Data behind the Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	8	13	20	28	36
55	10	15	22	31	40
60	12	17	25	34	43
65	13	19	27	36	46
70	15	21	29	39	49
75	16	23	32	41	52
80	18	25	34	44	54
85	19	27	36	46	57
90	21	28	38	48	59
95	22	30	40	50	62
100	24	32	41	52	64
105	25	33	43	54	66
110	26	35	45	56	68
115	28	36	47	58	71
120	29	38	48	60	73
125	30	39	50	62	75
130	31	41	51	64	77
135	33	42	53	65	78
140	34	43	55	67	80

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	19	27	37	47
20	15	22	31	42	54
25	15	23	32	43	55
30	15	23	32	43	55
35	15	23	32	43	55
40	15	23	32	43	55
45	15	22	31	41	52
50	14	20	29	38	49
55	13	19	26	35	45
60	11	17	24	32	41
65	10	15	22	29	37
70	9	14	20	26	34
75	8	12	18	24	30
80	7	11	16	21	27
85	7	10	14	19	24
90	6	9	13	17	22

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	433
2	3	12	11%	255
3	3	8	11%	248
4	4	10	7%	161
5	4	12	5%	111
6	4	8	5%	110
7	2	10	4%	98
8	3	15	3%	77
9	3	6	3%	66
9	2	12	3%	66

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	5	8	12	17	22
45	5	9	13	18	24
50	6	10	14	19	25
55	7	10	15	21	27
60	7	11	16	22	28
65	8	12	17	23	29
70	9	13	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	31
80	10	14	19	26	32
85	10	15	20	26	33
90	11	15	21	27	34
95	11	16	22	28	35
100	12	16	22	29	36
105	12	17	23	30	37
110	13	17	23	30	37
115	13	18	24	31	38
120	14	19	25	32	39

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	10	14	20	25
20	7	11	16	22	29
25	8	12	17	23	30
30	8	12	17	23	30
35	8	12	17	23	30
40	8	12	17	23	30
45	7	11	16	22	28
50	7	10	15	20	26
55	6	10	14	19	24
60	6	9	13	17	22
65	5	8	11	16	20
70	5	7	10	14	18
75	4	6	9	13	16
80	4	6	8	11	14
85	3	5	7	10	13
90	3	5	7	9	12

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	77
2	4	10	13%	44
3	3	12	11%	37
4	3	8	11%	36
5	4	8	5%	17
6	3	15	5%	15
6	4	12	5%	15
8	3	6	3%	10
9	2	12	3%	9
10	2	10	2%	8