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Seated Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Seated shoulder press strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Our seated shoulder press standards are based on 35,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Seated Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 25 x0.23 51 x0.46 87 x0.79 133 x1.21 186 x1.69
120 31 x0.26 59 x0.49 98 x0.82 146 x1.22 202 x1.68
130 37 x0.29 67 x0.52 109 x0.84 159 x1.23 217 x1.67
140 43 x0.31 76 x0.54 119 x0.85 172 x1.23 232 x1.66
150 50 x0.33 84 x0.56 129 x0.86 184 x1.23 246 x1.64
160 56 x0.35 92 x0.57 139 x0.87 196 x1.22 259 x1.62
170 62 x0.36 100 x0.59 149 x0.87 207 x1.22 272 x1.6
180 68 x0.38 107 x0.6 158 x0.88 218 x1.21 285 x1.58
190 74 x0.39 115 x0.6 167 x0.88 229 x1.21 297 x1.56
200 80 x0.4 122 x0.61 176 x0.88 239 x1.2 309 x1.54
210 86 x0.41 129 x0.62 184 x0.88 249 x1.19 320 x1.53
220 92 x0.42 136 x0.62 193 x0.88 259 x1.18 331 x1.51
230 97 x0.42 143 x0.62 201 x0.87 269 x1.17 342 x1.49
240 103 x0.43 150 x0.63 209 x0.87 278 x1.16 353 x1.47
250 108 x0.43 157 x0.63 217 x0.87 287 x1.15 363 x1.45
260 114 x0.44 163 x0.63 225 x0.86 296 x1.14 373 x1.43
270 119 x0.44 170 x0.63 232 x0.86 304 x1.13 382 x1.42
280 125 x0.44 176 x0.63 240 x0.86 313 x1.12 392 x1.4
290 130 x0.45 182 x0.63 247 x0.85 321 x1.11 401 x1.38
300 135 x0.45 188 x0.63 254 x0.85 329 x1.1 410 x1.37
310 140 x0.45 194 x0.63 261 x0.84 337 x1.09 419 x1.35
All 62 104 160 227 303

These male standards were last updated 4 days ago and are based on 4,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

Female Seated Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 9 x0.11 25 x0.28 50 x0.56 83 x0.92 122 x1.36
100 11 x0.11 28 x0.28 54 x0.54 88 x0.88 128 x1.28
110 13 x0.12 30 x0.28 57 x0.52 92 x0.84 133 x1.21
120 14 x0.12 33 x0.27 60 x0.5 96 x0.8 138 x1.15
130 16 x0.12 35 x0.27 63 x0.49 100 x0.77 143 x1.1
140 17 x0.12 37 x0.26 66 x0.47 103 x0.74 147 x1.05
150 18 x0.12 39 x0.26 69 x0.46 107 x0.71 151 x1.01
160 20 x0.12 41 x0.26 71 x0.45 110 x0.69 155 x0.97
170 21 x0.12 43 x0.25 74 x0.43 113 x0.66 158 x0.93
180 22 x0.12 45 x0.25 76 x0.42 116 x0.64 162 x0.9
190 24 x0.12 46 x0.24 78 x0.41 119 x0.62 165 x0.87
200 25 x0.12 48 x0.24 81 x0.4 121 x0.61 168 x0.84
210 26 x0.12 50 x0.24 83 x0.39 124 x0.59 171 x0.81
220 27 x0.12 51 x0.23 85 x0.38 126 x0.57 174 x0.79
230 28 x0.12 53 x0.23 87 x0.38 129 x0.56 177 x0.77
240 29 x0.12 54 x0.23 89 x0.37 131 x0.55 180 x0.75
250 30 x0.12 56 x0.22 90 x0.36 133 x0.53 182 x0.73
260 31 x0.12 57 x0.22 92 x0.35 136 x0.52 185 x0.71
All 17 37 67 106 151

These female standards were last updated 4 days ago and are based on 328 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

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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.

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