Seated Shoulder Press Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Seated Shoulder Press standards are based on 270,487 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Seated Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 kg
Novice	46 kg
Intermediate	70 kg
Advanced	100 kg
Elite	132 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Seated Shoulder Press? The average Seated Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 70 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

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

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	54	76
55	14	25	41	61	84
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	20	34	53	75	100
70	24	39	58	81	107
75	27	43	63	88	114
80	31	47	69	94	121
85	34	52	74	100	128
90	38	56	79	105	134
95	41	60	83	111	141
100	44	64	88	116	147
105	47	68	93	121	153
110	51	71	97	127	158
115	54	75	101	132	164
120	57	79	106	136	169
125	60	82	110	141	175
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	66	89	118	150	185
140	69	93	122	155	190

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	60	85	113
20	27	45	69	97	129
25	28	46	70	100	132
30	28	46	70	100	132
35	28	46	70	100	132
40	28	46	70	100	132
45	26	44	67	95	126
50	25	41	63	89	118
55	23	38	58	82	109
60	21	35	53	75	99
65	19	31	48	68	90
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	15	25	38	54	72
80	14	22	34	49	64
85	12	20	31	44	58
90	11	18	28	39	52

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

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

3x10 13%

3x8 9%

3x5 7%

4x8 7%

4x10 6%

5x5 6%

3x12 6%

3x6 6%

3x7 5%

5x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	304
2	3	8	9%	229
3	3	5	7%	169
4	4	8	7%	160
5	4	10	6%	156
6	5	5	6%	151
7	3	12	6%	144
8	3	6	6%	141
9	3	7	5%	109
10	5	10	3%	78

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Female

Female Seated Shoulder Press Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	18 kg
Intermediate	31 kg
Advanced	49 kg
Elite	70 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.05x

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

What is the average Seated Shoulder Press? The average Seated Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 31 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Shoulder Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 8 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	19	32	48
45	4	11	21	36	52
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	6	15	27	42	60
60	8	16	29	45	64
65	9	18	31	48	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	54	74
80	12	23	38	56	77
85	14	25	40	58	80
90	15	26	42	61	82
95	16	28	44	63	85
100	17	29	45	65	88
105	18	30	47	67	90
110	19	32	49	69	92
115	20	33	50	71	95
120	21	35	52	73	97

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	17	31	48	68
25	8	18	31	49	70
30	8	18	31	49	70
35	8	18	31	49	70
40	8	18	31	49	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	7	16	28	44	63
55	7	14	26	41	58
60	6	13	24	37	53
65	5	12	21	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	4	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	15	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	12	19	28

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

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

3x10 19%

3x8 10%

3x12 9%

4x10 7%

3x6 7%

2x10 4%

4x8 4%

4x12 4%

4x6 4%

2x12 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	59
2	3	8	10%	29
3	3	12	9%	28
4	4	10	7%	20
4	3	6	7%	20
6	2	10	4%	12
6	4	8	4%	12
8	4	12	4%	11
8	4	6	4%	11
8	2	12	4%	11

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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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Schulterdrücken sitzend (DE)
Press de hombro sentado (ES)
Presse militaire assis (FR)
Wyciskanie sztangi nad głowę siedząc (PL)
Lento Avanti da Seduti (IT)
Prensa de ombros sentado (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	54	76
55	14	25	41	61	84
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	20	34	53	75	100
70	24	39	58	81	107
75	27	43	63	88	114
80	31	47	69	94	121
85	34	52	74	100	128
90	38	56	79	105	134
95	41	60	83	111	141
100	44	64	88	116	147
105	47	68	93	121	153
110	51	71	97	127	158
115	54	75	101	132	164
120	57	79	106	136	169
125	60	82	110	141	175
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	66	89	118	150	185
140	69	93	122	155	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	60	85	113
20	27	45	69	97	129
25	28	46	70	100	132
30	28	46	70	100	132
35	28	46	70	100	132
40	28	46	70	100	132
45	26	44	67	95	126
50	25	41	63	89	118
55	23	38	58	82	109
60	21	35	53	75	99
65	19	31	48	68	90
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	15	25	38	54	72
80	14	22	34	49	64
85	12	20	31	44	58
90	11	18	28	39	52

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	304
2	3	8	9%	229
3	3	5	7%	169
4	4	8	7%	160
5	4	10	6%	156
6	5	5	6%	151
7	3	12	6%	144
8	3	6	6%	141
9	3	7	5%	109
10	5	10	3%	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	19	32	48
45	4	11	21	36	52
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	6	15	27	42	60
60	8	16	29	45	64
65	9	18	31	48	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	54	74
80	12	23	38	56	77
85	14	25	40	58	80
90	15	26	42	61	82
95	16	28	44	63	85
100	17	29	45	65	88
105	18	30	47	67	90
110	19	32	49	69	92
115	20	33	50	71	95
120	21	35	52	73	97

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	17	31	48	68
25	8	18	31	49	70
30	8	18	31	49	70
35	8	18	31	49	70
40	8	18	31	49	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	7	16	28	44	63
55	7	14	26	41	58
60	6	13	24	37	53
65	5	12	21	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	4	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	15	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	12	19	28

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	59
2	3	8	10%	29
3	3	12	9%	28
4	4	10	7%	20
4	3	6	7%	20
6	2	10	4%	12
6	4	8	4%	12
8	4	12	4%	11
8	4	6	4%	11
8	2	12	4%	11

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	54	76
55	14	25	41	61	84
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	20	34	53	75	100
70	24	39	58	81	107
75	27	43	63	88	114
80	31	47	69	94	121
85	34	52	74	100	128
90	38	56	79	105	134
95	41	60	83	111	141
100	44	64	88	116	147
105	47	68	93	121	153
110	51	71	97	127	158
115	54	75	101	132	164
120	57	79	106	136	169
125	60	82	110	141	175
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	66	89	118	150	185
140	69	93	122	155	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	60	85	113
20	27	45	69	97	129
25	28	46	70	100	132
30	28	46	70	100	132
35	28	46	70	100	132
40	28	46	70	100	132
45	26	44	67	95	126
50	25	41	63	89	118
55	23	38	58	82	109
60	21	35	53	75	99
65	19	31	48	68	90
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	15	25	38	54	72
80	14	22	34	49	64
85	12	20	31	44	58
90	11	18	28	39	52

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	304
2	3	8	9%	229
3	3	5	7%	169
4	4	8	7%	160
5	4	10	6%	156
6	5	5	6%	151
7	3	12	6%	144
8	3	6	6%	141
9	3	7	5%	109
10	5	10	3%	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	19	32	48
45	4	11	21	36	52
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	6	15	27	42	60
60	8	16	29	45	64
65	9	18	31	48	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	54	74
80	12	23	38	56	77
85	14	25	40	58	80
90	15	26	42	61	82
95	16	28	44	63	85
100	17	29	45	65	88
105	18	30	47	67	90
110	19	32	49	69	92
115	20	33	50	71	95
120	21	35	52	73	97

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	17	31	48	68
25	8	18	31	49	70
30	8	18	31	49	70
35	8	18	31	49	70
40	8	18	31	49	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	7	16	28	44	63
55	7	14	26	41	58
60	6	13	24	37	53
65	5	12	21	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	4	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	15	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	12	19	28

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	59
2	3	8	10%	29
3	3	12	9%	28
4	4	10	7%	20
4	3	6	7%	20
6	2	10	4%	12
6	4	8	4%	12
8	4	12	4%	11
8	4	6	4%	11
8	2	12	4%	11

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	54	76
55	14	25	41	61	84
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	20	34	53	75	100
70	24	39	58	81	107
75	27	43	63	88	114
80	31	47	69	94	121
85	34	52	74	100	128
90	38	56	79	105	134
95	41	60	83	111	141
100	44	64	88	116	147
105	47	68	93	121	153
110	51	71	97	127	158
115	54	75	101	132	164
120	57	79	106	136	169
125	60	82	110	141	175
130	63	86	114	146	180
135	66	89	118	150	185
140	69	93	122	155	190

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	39	60	85	113
20	27	45	69	97	129
25	28	46	70	100	132
30	28	46	70	100	132
35	28	46	70	100	132
40	28	46	70	100	132
45	26	44	67	95	126
50	25	41	63	89	118
55	23	38	58	82	109
60	21	35	53	75	99
65	19	31	48	68	90
70	17	28	43	61	81
75	15	25	38	54	72
80	14	22	34	49	64
85	12	20	31	44	58
90	11	18	28	39	52

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	304
2	3	8	9%	229
3	3	5	7%	169
4	4	8	7%	160
5	4	10	6%	156
6	5	5	6%	151
7	3	12	6%	144
8	3	6	6%	141
9	3	7	5%	109
10	5	10	3%	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	19	32	48
45	4	11	21	36	52
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	6	15	27	42	60
60	8	16	29	45	64
65	9	18	31	48	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	54	74
80	12	23	38	56	77
85	14	25	40	58	80
90	15	26	42	61	82
95	16	28	44	63	85
100	17	29	45	65	88
105	18	30	47	67	90
110	19	32	49	69	92
115	20	33	50	71	95
120	21	35	52	73	97

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	17	31	48	68
25	8	18	31	49	70
30	8	18	31	49	70
35	8	18	31	49	70
40	8	18	31	49	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	7	16	28	44	63
55	7	14	26	41	58
60	6	13	24	37	53
65	5	12	21	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	4	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	15	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	12	19	28

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	59
2	3	8	10%	29
3	3	12	9%	28
4	4	10	7%	20
4	3	6	7%	20
6	2	10	4%	12
6	4	8	4%	12
8	4	12	4%	11
8	4	6	4%	11
8	2	12	4%	11