Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press is 71 lb for men and 37 lb 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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	34 lb
Novice	50 lb
Intermediate	71 lb
Advanced	95 lb
Elite	122 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 71 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 34 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	18	29	44	61	80
120	22	34	49	67	87
130	25	38	54	73	93
140	28	42	58	78	99
150	31	45	63	83	105
160	34	49	67	88	111
170	37	53	71	93	116
180	40	56	76	98	122
190	43	60	80	102	127
200	46	63	84	107	132
210	49	66	87	111	136
220	52	70	91	115	141
230	55	73	95	119	146
240	57	76	98	123	150
250	60	79	102	127	154
260	63	82	105	131	158
270	65	85	108	135	162
280	68	88	111	138	166
290	70	90	115	142	170
300	72	93	118	145	174
310	75	96	121	148	177

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	43	61	81	104
20	33	49	69	93	119
25	34	50	71	95	122
30	34	50	71	95	122
35	34	50	71	95	122
40	34	50	71	95	122
45	32	48	67	90	115
50	30	45	63	84	108
55	28	41	58	78	100
60	25	38	53	71	91
65	23	34	48	64	82
70	21	31	43	58	74
75	18	27	39	52	66
80	17	25	35	47	59
85	15	22	31	42	53
90	13	20	28	37	48

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	17 lb
Novice	26 lb
Intermediate	37 lb
Advanced	51 lb
Elite	65 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press? The average Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 37 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 17 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	18	27	38	50
100	12	19	29	40	53
110	13	21	31	43	56
120	15	23	33	45	59
130	16	24	35	47	61
140	17	26	37	50	64
150	18	27	39	52	66
160	20	29	40	53	68
170	21	30	42	55	70
180	22	31	43	57	72
190	23	33	45	59	74
200	24	34	46	60	76
210	25	35	47	62	77
220	26	36	49	63	79
230	27	37	50	65	81
240	28	38	51	66	82
250	29	39	53	68	84
260	29	40	54	69	85

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	43	56
20	16	25	36	49	64
25	17	26	37	51	65
30	17	26	37	51	65
35	17	26	37	51	65
40	17	26	37	51	65
45	16	24	35	48	62
50	15	23	33	45	58
55	14	21	30	41	54
60	12	19	28	38	49
65	11	17	25	34	44
70	10	16	23	31	40
75	9	14	20	28	36
80	8	13	18	25	32
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	7	10	15	20	26

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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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 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
110	18	29	44	61	80
120	22	34	49	67	87
130	25	38	54	73	93
140	28	42	58	78	99
150	31	45	63	83	105
160	34	49	67	88	111
170	37	53	71	93	116
180	40	56	76	98	122
190	43	60	80	102	127
200	46	63	84	107	132
210	49	66	87	111	136
220	52	70	91	115	141
230	55	73	95	119	146
240	57	76	98	123	150
250	60	79	102	127	154
260	63	82	105	131	158
270	65	85	108	135	162
280	68	88	111	138	166
290	70	90	115	142	170
300	72	93	118	145	174
310	75	96	121	148	177

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	43	61	81	104
20	33	49	69	93	119
25	34	50	71	95	122
30	34	50	71	95	122
35	34	50	71	95	122
40	34	50	71	95	122
45	32	48	67	90	115
50	30	45	63	84	108
55	28	41	58	78	100
60	25	38	53	71	91
65	23	34	48	64	82
70	21	31	43	58	74
75	18	27	39	52	66
80	17	25	35	47	59
85	15	22	31	42	53
90	13	20	28	37	48

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
90	11	18	27	38	50
100	12	19	29	40	53
110	13	21	31	43	56
120	15	23	33	45	59
130	16	24	35	47	61
140	17	26	37	50	64
150	18	27	39	52	66
160	20	29	40	53	68
170	21	30	42	55	70
180	22	31	43	57	72
190	23	33	45	59	74
200	24	34	46	60	76
210	25	35	47	62	77
220	26	36	49	63	79
230	27	37	50	65	81
240	28	38	51	66	82
250	29	39	53	68	84
260	29	40	54	69	85

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	43	56
20	16	25	36	49	64
25	17	26	37	51	65
30	17	26	37	51	65
35	17	26	37	51	65
40	17	26	37	51	65
45	16	24	35	48	62
50	15	23	33	45	58
55	14	21	30	41	54
60	12	19	28	38	49
65	11	17	25	34	44
70	10	16	23	31	40
75	9	14	20	28	36
80	8	13	18	25	32
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	7	10	15	20	26

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
110	18	29	44	61	80
120	22	34	49	67	87
130	25	38	54	73	93
140	28	42	58	78	99
150	31	45	63	83	105
160	34	49	67	88	111
170	37	53	71	93	116
180	40	56	76	98	122
190	43	60	80	102	127
200	46	63	84	107	132
210	49	66	87	111	136
220	52	70	91	115	141
230	55	73	95	119	146
240	57	76	98	123	150
250	60	79	102	127	154
260	63	82	105	131	158
270	65	85	108	135	162
280	68	88	111	138	166
290	70	90	115	142	170
300	72	93	118	145	174
310	75	96	121	148	177

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	43	61	81	104
20	33	49	69	93	119
25	34	50	71	95	122
30	34	50	71	95	122
35	34	50	71	95	122
40	34	50	71	95	122
45	32	48	67	90	115
50	30	45	63	84	108
55	28	41	58	78	100
60	25	38	53	71	91
65	23	34	48	64	82
70	21	31	43	58	74
75	18	27	39	52	66
80	17	25	35	47	59
85	15	22	31	42	53
90	13	20	28	37	48

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
90	11	18	27	38	50
100	12	19	29	40	53
110	13	21	31	43	56
120	15	23	33	45	59
130	16	24	35	47	61
140	17	26	37	50	64
150	18	27	39	52	66
160	20	29	40	53	68
170	21	30	42	55	70
180	22	31	43	57	72
190	23	33	45	59	74
200	24	34	46	60	76
210	25	35	47	62	77
220	26	36	49	63	79
230	27	37	50	65	81
240	28	38	51	66	82
250	29	39	53	68	84
260	29	40	54	69	85

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	43	56
20	16	25	36	49	64
25	17	26	37	51	65
30	17	26	37	51	65
35	17	26	37	51	65
40	17	26	37	51	65
45	16	24	35	48	62
50	15	23	33	45	58
55	14	21	30	41	54
60	12	19	28	38	49
65	11	17	25	34	44
70	10	16	23	31	40
75	9	14	20	28	36
80	8	13	18	25	32
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	7	10	15	20	26

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 (lb)

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Male Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	18	29	44	61	80
120	22	34	49	67	87
130	25	38	54	73	93
140	28	42	58	78	99
150	31	45	63	83	105
160	34	49	67	88	111
170	37	53	71	93	116
180	40	56	76	98	122
190	43	60	80	102	127
200	46	63	84	107	132
210	49	66	87	111	136
220	52	70	91	115	141
230	55	73	95	119	146
240	57	76	98	123	150
250	60	79	102	127	154
260	63	82	105	131	158
270	65	85	108	135	162
280	68	88	111	138	166
290	70	90	115	142	170
300	72	93	118	145	174
310	75	96	121	148	177

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	43	61	81	104
20	33	49	69	93	119
25	34	50	71	95	122
30	34	50	71	95	122
35	34	50	71	95	122
40	34	50	71	95	122
45	32	48	67	90	115
50	30	45	63	84	108
55	28	41	58	78	100
60	25	38	53	71	91
65	23	34	48	64	82
70	21	31	43	58	74
75	18	27	39	52	66
80	17	25	35	47	59
85	15	22	31	42	53
90	13	20	28	37	48

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
90	11	18	27	38	50
100	12	19	29	40	53
110	13	21	31	43	56
120	15	23	33	45	59
130	16	24	35	47	61
140	17	26	37	50	64
150	18	27	39	52	66
160	20	29	40	53	68
170	21	30	42	55	70
180	22	31	43	57	72
190	23	33	45	59	74
200	24	34	46	60	76
210	25	35	47	62	77
220	26	36	49	63	79
230	27	37	50	65	81
240	28	38	51	66	82
250	29	39	53	68	84
260	29	40	54	69	85

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	22	32	43	56
20	16	25	36	49	64
25	17	26	37	51	65
30	17	26	37	51	65
35	17	26	37	51	65
40	17	26	37	51	65
45	16	24	35	48	62
50	15	23	33	45	58
55	14	21	30	41	54
60	12	19	28	38	49
65	11	17	25	34	44
70	10	16	23	31	40
75	9	14	20	28	36
80	8	13	18	25	32
85	7	11	16	22	29
90	7	10	15	20	26

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