Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

The average Shoulder Press is 137 lb for men and 72 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Shoulder Press strength standards are based on 5,644,500 lifts by Strength Level users from 2015 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	65 lb
Novice	97 lb
Intermediate	137 lb
Advanced	185 lb
Elite	236 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.35x
Novice	0.55x
Intermediate	0.80x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.35x

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

What is the average Shoulder Press? The average Shoulder Press weight for a male lifter is 137 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Shoulder Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 65 lb (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
110	33	53	79	111	147
120	39	61	89	123	160
130	45	68	98	133	172
140	51	76	107	144	183
150	57	83	116	154	195
160	63	90	124	163	206
170	69	97	132	172	216
180	75	104	140	181	226
190	80	111	148	190	236
200	86	117	155	199	245
210	91	123	163	207	254
220	97	130	170	215	263
230	102	136	177	223	272
240	107	142	183	230	280
250	112	147	190	238	288
260	117	153	196	245	296
270	122	159	203	252	304
280	127	164	209	259	312
290	131	170	215	266	319
300	136	175	221	272	326
310	141	180	227	279	333

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	83	117	157	201
20	63	94	134	180	230
25	65	97	137	185	236
30	65	97	137	185	236
35	65	97	137	185	236
40	65	97	137	185	236
45	62	92	130	175	224
50	58	86	122	163	209
55	53	79	112	151	193
60	48	72	102	138	176
65	44	65	93	125	160
70	39	59	83	112	144
75	35	53	75	101	129
80	32	47	67	90	115
85	28	42	60	81	103
90	25	38	54	72	93

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

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

5x5 21%

3x5 18%

3x8 7%

3x10 6%

4x5 4%

3x6 4%

4x8 3%

4x10 3%

2x5 2%

6x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	21%	12175
2	3	5	18%	10440
3	3	8	7%	3754
4	3	10	6%	3574
5	4	5	4%	2362
6	3	6	4%	2048
7	4	8	3%	1861
8	4	10	3%	1473
9	2	5	2%	1348
10	6	5	2%	1195

Female

Female Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	29 lb
Novice	47 lb
Intermediate	72 lb
Advanced	102 lb
Elite	135 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	0.95x

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

What is the average Shoulder Press? The average Shoulder Press weight for a female lifter is 72 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Shoulder Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 29 lb (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
90	16	30	49	73	100
100	19	34	54	79	107
110	22	37	58	84	113
120	24	41	63	89	118
130	27	44	66	94	124
140	29	47	70	98	129
150	32	50	74	102	134
160	34	53	77	106	138
170	36	55	80	110	143
180	38	58	84	114	147
190	40	61	87	117	151
200	42	63	90	121	155
210	44	65	92	124	158
220	46	68	95	127	162
230	48	70	98	130	165
240	50	72	100	133	169
250	51	74	103	136	172
260	53	76	105	139	175

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	61	87	115
20	28	46	70	99	131
25	29	47	72	102	135
30	29	47	72	102	135
35	29	47	72	102	135
40	29	47	72	102	135
45	27	45	68	96	128
50	25	42	64	90	119
55	23	39	59	83	110
60	21	35	54	76	101
65	19	32	49	69	91
70	17	29	44	62	82
75	16	26	39	55	74
80	14	23	35	50	66
85	12	21	31	44	59
90	11	19	28	40	53

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

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

5x5 17%

3x5 13%

3x10 9%

3x8 8%

4x5 4%

4x8 4%

3x6 3%

4x10 3%

3x12 3%

2x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	17%	1592
2	3	5	13%	1259
3	3	10	9%	829
4	3	8	8%	772
5	4	5	4%	386
6	4	8	4%	353
7	3	6	3%	315
8	4	10	3%	299
9	3	12	3%	241
10	2	5	2%	233

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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 Shoulder Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,827,472 qualifying results from 5,644,500 community lifts to produce our Shoulder Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	5,644,500
Qualifying results	1,827,472
Male results	1,622,185
Female results	205,287
Data start	12 August 2015
Data cutoff	5 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	33	53	79	111	147
120	39	61	89	123	160
130	45	68	98	133	172
140	51	76	107	144	183
150	57	83	116	154	195
160	63	90	124	163	206
170	69	97	132	172	216
180	75	104	140	181	226
190	80	111	148	190	236
200	86	117	155	199	245
210	91	123	163	207	254
220	97	130	170	215	263
230	102	136	177	223	272
240	107	142	183	230	280
250	112	147	190	238	288
260	117	153	196	245	296
270	122	159	203	252	304
280	127	164	209	259	312
290	131	170	215	266	319
300	136	175	221	272	326
310	141	180	227	279	333

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	83	117	157	201
20	63	94	134	180	230
25	65	97	137	185	236
30	65	97	137	185	236
35	65	97	137	185	236
40	65	97	137	185	236
45	62	92	130	175	224
50	58	86	122	163	209
55	53	79	112	151	193
60	48	72	102	138	176
65	44	65	93	125	160
70	39	59	83	112	144
75	35	53	75	101	129
80	32	47	67	90	115
85	28	42	60	81	103
90	25	38	54	72	93

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	16	30	49	73	100
100	19	34	54	79	107
110	22	37	58	84	113
120	24	41	63	89	118
130	27	44	66	94	124
140	29	47	70	98	129
150	32	50	74	102	134
160	34	53	77	106	138
170	36	55	80	110	143
180	38	58	84	114	147
190	40	61	87	117	151
200	42	63	90	121	155
210	44	65	92	124	158
220	46	68	95	127	162
230	48	70	98	130	165
240	50	72	100	133	169
250	51	74	103	136	172
260	53	76	105	139	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	61	87	115
20	28	46	70	99	131
25	29	47	72	102	135
30	29	47	72	102	135
35	29	47	72	102	135
40	29	47	72	102	135
45	27	45	68	96	128
50	25	42	64	90	119
55	23	39	59	83	110
60	21	35	54	76	101
65	19	32	49	69	91
70	17	29	44	62	82
75	16	26	39	55	74
80	14	23	35	50	66
85	12	21	31	44	59
90	11	19	28	40	53

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	33	53	79	111	147
120	39	61	89	123	160
130	45	68	98	133	172
140	51	76	107	144	183
150	57	83	116	154	195
160	63	90	124	163	206
170	69	97	132	172	216
180	75	104	140	181	226
190	80	111	148	190	236
200	86	117	155	199	245
210	91	123	163	207	254
220	97	130	170	215	263
230	102	136	177	223	272
240	107	142	183	230	280
250	112	147	190	238	288
260	117	153	196	245	296
270	122	159	203	252	304
280	127	164	209	259	312
290	131	170	215	266	319
300	136	175	221	272	326
310	141	180	227	279	333

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	83	117	157	201
20	63	94	134	180	230
25	65	97	137	185	236
30	65	97	137	185	236
35	65	97	137	185	236
40	65	97	137	185	236
45	62	92	130	175	224
50	58	86	122	163	209
55	53	79	112	151	193
60	48	72	102	138	176
65	44	65	93	125	160
70	39	59	83	112	144
75	35	53	75	101	129
80	32	47	67	90	115
85	28	42	60	81	103
90	25	38	54	72	93

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	16	30	49	73	100
100	19	34	54	79	107
110	22	37	58	84	113
120	24	41	63	89	118
130	27	44	66	94	124
140	29	47	70	98	129
150	32	50	74	102	134
160	34	53	77	106	138
170	36	55	80	110	143
180	38	58	84	114	147
190	40	61	87	117	151
200	42	63	90	121	155
210	44	65	92	124	158
220	46	68	95	127	162
230	48	70	98	130	165
240	50	72	100	133	169
250	51	74	103	136	172
260	53	76	105	139	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	61	87	115
20	28	46	70	99	131
25	29	47	72	102	135
30	29	47	72	102	135
35	29	47	72	102	135
40	29	47	72	102	135
45	27	45	68	96	128
50	25	42	64	90	119
55	23	39	59	83	110
60	21	35	54	76	101
65	19	32	49	69	91
70	17	29	44	62	82
75	16	26	39	55	74
80	14	23	35	50	66
85	12	21	31	44	59
90	11	19	28	40	53

Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Shoulder Press Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Shoulder Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	33	53	79	111	147
120	39	61	89	123	160
130	45	68	98	133	172
140	51	76	107	144	183
150	57	83	116	154	195
160	63	90	124	163	206
170	69	97	132	172	216
180	75	104	140	181	226
190	80	111	148	190	236
200	86	117	155	199	245
210	91	123	163	207	254
220	97	130	170	215	263
230	102	136	177	223	272
240	107	142	183	230	280
250	112	147	190	238	288
260	117	153	196	245	296
270	122	159	203	252	304
280	127	164	209	259	312
290	131	170	215	266	319
300	136	175	221	272	326
310	141	180	227	279	333

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	83	117	157	201
20	63	94	134	180	230
25	65	97	137	185	236
30	65	97	137	185	236
35	65	97	137	185	236
40	65	97	137	185	236
45	62	92	130	175	224
50	58	86	122	163	209
55	53	79	112	151	193
60	48	72	102	138	176
65	44	65	93	125	160
70	39	59	83	112	144
75	35	53	75	101	129
80	32	47	67	90	115
85	28	42	60	81	103
90	25	38	54	72	93

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	16	30	49	73	100
100	19	34	54	79	107
110	22	37	58	84	113
120	24	41	63	89	118
130	27	44	66	94	124
140	29	47	70	98	129
150	32	50	74	102	134
160	34	53	77	106	138
170	36	55	80	110	143
180	38	58	84	114	147
190	40	61	87	117	151
200	42	63	90	121	155
210	44	65	92	124	158
220	46	68	95	127	162
230	48	70	98	130	165
240	50	72	100	133	169
250	51	74	103	136	172
260	53	76	105	139	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	40	61	87	115
20	28	46	70	99	131
25	29	47	72	102	135
30	29	47	72	102	135
35	29	47	72	102	135
40	29	47	72	102	135
45	27	45	68	96	128
50	25	42	64	90	119
55	23	39	59	83	110
60	21	35	54	76	101
65	19	32	49	69	91
70	17	29	44	62	82
75	16	26	39	55	74
80	14	23	35	50	66
85	12	21	31	44	59
90	11	19	28	40	53