Viking Press Standards (lb)

The average Viking Press is 242 lb for men and 124 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Viking Press strength standards are based on 78,505 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Viking Press Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	91 lb
Novice	156 lb
Intermediate	242 lb
Advanced	347 lb
Elite	465 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.25x

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

What is the average Viking Press? The average Viking Press weight for a male lifter is 242 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Viking Press? Male beginners should aim to lift 91 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	27	60	107	169	241
120	35	71	123	188	264
130	43	83	138	207	286
140	52	94	153	225	307
150	60	106	167	242	327
160	69	117	181	259	346
170	77	128	195	275	365
180	86	139	208	291	383
190	94	150	221	307	401
200	103	160	234	322	418
210	111	170	246	336	435
220	119	181	259	350	451
230	127	191	270	364	467
240	135	200	282	378	482
250	143	210	294	391	497
260	151	220	305	404	511
270	159	229	316	416	526
280	167	238	326	429	539
290	174	247	337	441	553
300	182	256	347	453	566
310	189	265	357	464	579

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	133	206	296	396
20	89	152	236	338	453
25	91	156	242	347	465
30	91	156	242	347	465
35	91	156	242	347	465
40	91	156	242	347	465
45	86	147	229	329	440
50	81	138	214	307	412
55	74	127	198	284	380
60	68	116	180	259	347
65	61	105	163	234	314
70	55	95	147	211	283
75	50	85	132	189	253
80	44	76	118	169	227
85	40	68	106	152	203
90	36	61	95	136	182

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

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

4x8 28%

3x10 19%

4x10 13%

3x12 9%

3x8 5%

9x5 4%

3x5 3%

4x5 3%

4x15 3%

4x12 2%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	8	28%	33
2	3	10	19%	23
3	4	10	13%	16
4	3	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	9	5	4%	5
7	3	5	3%	4
8	4	5	3%	3
8	4	15	3%	3
10	4	12	2%	2
10	2	12	2%	2

Female

Female Viking Press Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 lb
Novice	80 lb
Intermediate	124 lb
Advanced	178 lb
Elite	238 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.35x

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

What is the average Viking Press? The average Viking Press weight for a female lifter is 124 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Viking Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 47 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	15	32	58	92	130
100	19	39	67	102	143
110	24	45	75	113	155
120	28	52	83	122	167
130	33	58	91	132	178
140	38	64	98	141	188
150	42	70	106	149	198
160	47	75	113	158	207
170	51	81	119	166	217
180	55	86	126	173	225
190	59	91	132	181	234
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	68	102	145	195	250
220	72	107	150	202	258
230	76	111	156	208	265
240	80	116	162	215	272
250	83	121	167	221	279
260	87	125	172	227	286

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	203
20	46	78	121	173	232
25	47	80	124	178	238
30	47	80	124	178	238
35	47	80	124	178	238
40	47	80	124	178	238
45	44	76	118	168	226
50	42	71	110	157	211
55	38	65	101	145	195
60	35	60	93	133	178
65	32	54	84	120	161
70	29	49	75	108	145
75	26	44	68	97	130
80	23	39	61	87	116
85	21	35	54	78	104
90	18	31	49	70	93

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

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

4x12 40%

3x10 16%

3x12 9%

4x10 4%

4x5 4%

5x5 4%

2x8 4%

3x8 4%

4x8 2%

3x5 2%

3x2 2%

5x10 2%

2x5 2%

4x6 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	12	40%	18
2	3	10	16%	7
3	3	12	9%	4
4	4	10	4%	2
4	4	5	4%	2
4	5	5	4%	2
4	2	8	4%	2
4	3	8	4%	2
9	4	8	2%	1
9	3	5	2%	1
9	3	2	2%	1
9	5	10	2%	1
9	2	5	2%	1
9	4	6	2%	1

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

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 Viking Press strength standards

Strength Level analysed 2,048 qualifying results from 78,505 community lifts to produce our Viking Press strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	78,505
Qualifying results	2,048
Male results	1,828
Female results	220
Data start	15 August 2020
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	27	60	107	169	241
120	35	71	123	188	264
130	43	83	138	207	286
140	52	94	153	225	307
150	60	106	167	242	327
160	69	117	181	259	346
170	77	128	195	275	365
180	86	139	208	291	383
190	94	150	221	307	401
200	103	160	234	322	418
210	111	170	246	336	435
220	119	181	259	350	451
230	127	191	270	364	467
240	135	200	282	378	482
250	143	210	294	391	497
260	151	220	305	404	511
270	159	229	316	416	526
280	167	238	326	429	539
290	174	247	337	441	553
300	182	256	347	453	566
310	189	265	357	464	579

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	133	206	296	396
20	89	152	236	338	453
25	91	156	242	347	465
30	91	156	242	347	465
35	91	156	242	347	465
40	91	156	242	347	465
45	86	147	229	329	440
50	81	138	214	307	412
55	74	127	198	284	380
60	68	116	180	259	347
65	61	105	163	234	314
70	55	95	147	211	283
75	50	85	132	189	253
80	44	76	118	169	227
85	40	68	106	152	203
90	36	61	95	136	182

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	8	28%	33
2	3	10	19%	23
3	4	10	13%	16
4	3	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	9	5	4%	5
7	3	5	3%	4
8	4	5	3%	3
8	4	15	3%	3
10	4	12	2%	2
10	2	12	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	32	58	92	130
100	19	39	67	102	143
110	24	45	75	113	155
120	28	52	83	122	167
130	33	58	91	132	178
140	38	64	98	141	188
150	42	70	106	149	198
160	47	75	113	158	207
170	51	81	119	166	217
180	55	86	126	173	225
190	59	91	132	181	234
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	68	102	145	195	250
220	72	107	150	202	258
230	76	111	156	208	265
240	80	116	162	215	272
250	83	121	167	221	279
260	87	125	172	227	286

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	203
20	46	78	121	173	232
25	47	80	124	178	238
30	47	80	124	178	238
35	47	80	124	178	238
40	47	80	124	178	238
45	44	76	118	168	226
50	42	71	110	157	211
55	38	65	101	145	195
60	35	60	93	133	178
65	32	54	84	120	161
70	29	49	75	108	145
75	26	44	68	97	130
80	23	39	61	87	116
85	21	35	54	78	104
90	18	31	49	70	93

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	12	40%	18
2	3	10	16%	7
3	3	12	9%	4
4	4	10	4%	2
4	4	5	4%	2
4	5	5	4%	2
4	2	8	4%	2
4	3	8	4%	2
9	4	8	2%	1
9	3	5	2%	1
9	3	2	2%	1
9	5	10	2%	1
9	2	5	2%	1
9	4	6	2%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	27	60	107	169	241
120	35	71	123	188	264
130	43	83	138	207	286
140	52	94	153	225	307
150	60	106	167	242	327
160	69	117	181	259	346
170	77	128	195	275	365
180	86	139	208	291	383
190	94	150	221	307	401
200	103	160	234	322	418
210	111	170	246	336	435
220	119	181	259	350	451
230	127	191	270	364	467
240	135	200	282	378	482
250	143	210	294	391	497
260	151	220	305	404	511
270	159	229	316	416	526
280	167	238	326	429	539
290	174	247	337	441	553
300	182	256	347	453	566
310	189	265	357	464	579

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	133	206	296	396
20	89	152	236	338	453
25	91	156	242	347	465
30	91	156	242	347	465
35	91	156	242	347	465
40	91	156	242	347	465
45	86	147	229	329	440
50	81	138	214	307	412
55	74	127	198	284	380
60	68	116	180	259	347
65	61	105	163	234	314
70	55	95	147	211	283
75	50	85	132	189	253
80	44	76	118	169	227
85	40	68	106	152	203
90	36	61	95	136	182

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	8	28%	33
2	3	10	19%	23
3	4	10	13%	16
4	3	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	9	5	4%	5
7	3	5	3%	4
8	4	5	3%	3
8	4	15	3%	3
10	4	12	2%	2
10	2	12	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	32	58	92	130
100	19	39	67	102	143
110	24	45	75	113	155
120	28	52	83	122	167
130	33	58	91	132	178
140	38	64	98	141	188
150	42	70	106	149	198
160	47	75	113	158	207
170	51	81	119	166	217
180	55	86	126	173	225
190	59	91	132	181	234
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	68	102	145	195	250
220	72	107	150	202	258
230	76	111	156	208	265
240	80	116	162	215	272
250	83	121	167	221	279
260	87	125	172	227	286

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	203
20	46	78	121	173	232
25	47	80	124	178	238
30	47	80	124	178	238
35	47	80	124	178	238
40	47	80	124	178	238
45	44	76	118	168	226
50	42	71	110	157	211
55	38	65	101	145	195
60	35	60	93	133	178
65	32	54	84	120	161
70	29	49	75	108	145
75	26	44	68	97	130
80	23	39	61	87	116
85	21	35	54	78	104
90	18	31	49	70	93

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	12	40%	18
2	3	10	16%	7
3	3	12	9%	4
4	4	10	4%	2
4	4	5	4%	2
4	5	5	4%	2
4	2	8	4%	2
4	3	8	4%	2
9	4	8	2%	1
9	3	5	2%	1
9	3	2	2%	1
9	5	10	2%	1
9	2	5	2%	1
9	4	6	2%	1

Viking Press Standards (lb)

Male

Male Viking Press Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Viking Press Standards (lb)

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Viking Press strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	27	60	107	169	241
120	35	71	123	188	264
130	43	83	138	207	286
140	52	94	153	225	307
150	60	106	167	242	327
160	69	117	181	259	346
170	77	128	195	275	365
180	86	139	208	291	383
190	94	150	221	307	401
200	103	160	234	322	418
210	111	170	246	336	435
220	119	181	259	350	451
230	127	191	270	364	467
240	135	200	282	378	482
250	143	210	294	391	497
260	151	220	305	404	511
270	159	229	316	416	526
280	167	238	326	429	539
290	174	247	337	441	553
300	182	256	347	453	566
310	189	265	357	464	579

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	133	206	296	396
20	89	152	236	338	453
25	91	156	242	347	465
30	91	156	242	347	465
35	91	156	242	347	465
40	91	156	242	347	465
45	86	147	229	329	440
50	81	138	214	307	412
55	74	127	198	284	380
60	68	116	180	259	347
65	61	105	163	234	314
70	55	95	147	211	283
75	50	85	132	189	253
80	44	76	118	169	227
85	40	68	106	152	203
90	36	61	95	136	182

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	8	28%	33
2	3	10	19%	23
3	4	10	13%	16
4	3	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	9	5	4%	5
7	3	5	3%	4
8	4	5	3%	3
8	4	15	3%	3
10	4	12	2%	2
10	2	12	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	15	32	58	92	130
100	19	39	67	102	143
110	24	45	75	113	155
120	28	52	83	122	167
130	33	58	91	132	178
140	38	64	98	141	188
150	42	70	106	149	198
160	47	75	113	158	207
170	51	81	119	166	217
180	55	86	126	173	225
190	59	91	132	181	234
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	68	102	145	195	250
220	72	107	150	202	258
230	76	111	156	208	265
240	80	116	162	215	272
250	83	121	167	221	279
260	87	125	172	227	286

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	203
20	46	78	121	173	232
25	47	80	124	178	238
30	47	80	124	178	238
35	47	80	124	178	238
40	47	80	124	178	238
45	44	76	118	168	226
50	42	71	110	157	211
55	38	65	101	145	195
60	35	60	93	133	178
65	32	54	84	120	161
70	29	49	75	108	145
75	26	44	68	97	130
80	23	39	61	87	116
85	21	35	54	78	104
90	18	31	49	70	93

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	12	40%	18
2	3	10	16%	7
3	3	12	9%	4
4	4	10	4%	2
4	4	5	4%	2
4	5	5	4%	2
4	2	8	4%	2
4	3	8	4%	2
9	4	8	2%	1
9	3	5	2%	1
9	3	2	2%	1
9	5	10	2%	1
9	2	5	2%	1
9	4	6	2%	1