Shoulder Press vs Bench Press

Exercise

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Gender

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Overall Comparison

Metric	Shoulder Press	Bench Press	Difference	Percent
Daily count	1,384	14,439	-13,055	-90%
Total lifts entered	4,889,281	41,852,447	-36,963,166	-88%

Male Comparison

Metric	Shoulder Press	Bench Press	Difference	Percent
Average lift	142 lb	216.9 lb	-74.9 lb	-35%
Elite lift	247.5 lb	372.1 lb	-124.6 lb	-33%
Average bodyweight	176.9 lb	176.5 lb	0.4 lb	0%
Lifts analysed	572,371	2,687,560	-2,115,189	-79%

Female Comparison

Metric	Shoulder Press	Bench Press	Difference	Percent
Average lift	74.6 lb	111.4 lb	-36.9 lb	-33%
Elite lift	143.1 lb	222.8 lb	-79.7 lb	-36%
Average bodyweight	144.4 lb	145.8 lb	-1.4 lb	-1%
Lifts analysed	81,237	357,070	-275,833	-77%