Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

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

Our shoulder press standards are based on 944,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Show bodyweight ratios

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	33 x0.3	55 x0.5	84 x0.76	119 x1.08	158 x1.44
120	39 x0.32	63 x0.52	93 x0.78	130 x1.09	171 x1.43
130	45 x0.35	70 x0.54	103 x0.79	141 x1.09	184 x1.41
140	51 x0.37	78 x0.56	112 x0.8	152 x1.09	196 x1.4
150	57 x0.38	85 x0.57	121 x0.8	162 x1.08	208 x1.38
160	63 x0.39	93 x0.58	129 x0.81	172 x1.08	219 x1.37
170	69 x0.41	100 x0.59	138 x0.81	182 x1.07	230 x1.35
180	75 x0.42	106 x0.59	146 x0.81	191 x1.06	240 x1.33
190	80 x0.42	113 x0.6	154 x0.81	200 x1.05	250 x1.32
200	86 x0.43	120 x0.6	161 x0.81	209 x1.04	260 x1.3
210	91 x0.44	126 x0.6	169 x0.8	217 x1.03	269 x1.28
220	97 x0.44	133 x0.6	176 x0.8	225 x1.02	278 x1.27
230	102 x0.44	139 x0.6	183 x0.8	233 x1.01	287 x1.25
240	107 x0.45	145 x0.6	190 x0.79	241 x1	296 x1.23
250	112 x0.45	151 x0.6	197 x0.79	249 x1	304 x1.22
260	117 x0.45	156 x0.6	203 x0.78	256 x0.99	312 x1.2
270	122 x0.45	162 x0.6	210 x0.78	263 x0.98	320 x1.19
280	127 x0.45	168 x0.6	216 x0.77	270 x0.97	328 x1.17
290	132 x0.45	173 x0.6	222 x0.77	277 x0.96	336 x1.16
300	136 x0.45	178 x0.59	228 x0.76	284 x0.95	343 x1.14
310	141 x0.46	184 x0.59	234 x0.76	291 x0.94	350 x1.13
All	66	100	143	194	250

These male standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 344,000 filtered lifts.

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

Show bodyweight ratios

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	16 x0.18	31 x0.35	52 x0.58	78 x0.87	108 x1.2
100	19 x0.19	35 x0.35	56 x0.56	83 x0.83	114 x1.14
110	21 x0.19	38 x0.35	61 x0.55	89 x0.81	120 x1.09
120	24 x0.2	41 x0.34	65 x0.54	94 x0.78	126 x1.05
130	26 x0.2	44 x0.34	69 x0.53	98 x0.76	131 x1.01
140	28 x0.2	47 x0.34	72 x0.52	103 x0.73	136 x0.97
150	31 x0.2	50 x0.33	76 x0.51	107 x0.71	141 x0.94
160	33 x0.2	53 x0.33	79 x0.49	111 x0.69	146 x0.91
170	35 x0.21	56 x0.33	82 x0.48	114 x0.67	150 x0.88
180	37 x0.2	58 x0.32	85 x0.47	118 x0.66	154 x0.86
190	39 x0.2	61 x0.32	88 x0.47	122 x0.64	158 x0.83
200	41 x0.2	63 x0.31	91 x0.46	125 x0.62	162 x0.81
210	43 x0.2	65 x0.31	94 x0.45	128 x0.61	166 x0.79
220	44 x0.2	67 x0.31	97 x0.44	131 x0.6	169 x0.77
230	46 x0.2	70 x0.3	99 x0.43	134 x0.58	173 x0.75
240	48 x0.2	72 x0.3	102 x0.42	137 x0.57	176 x0.73
250	50 x0.2	74 x0.3	104 x0.42	140 x0.56	179 x0.72
260	51 x0.2	76 x0.29	107 x0.41	143 x0.55	182 x0.7
All	28	47	74	106	142

These female standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 52,000 filtered lifts.

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

The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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.