Viking Press Standards (kg)

The average Viking Press is 110 kg for men and 56 kg 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 (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	41 kg
Novice	71 kg
Intermediate	110 kg
Advanced	157 kg
Elite	211 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Viking Press? The average Viking Press weight for a male lifter is 110 kg (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 41 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	12	27	49	77	110
55	16	33	57	86	121
60	21	39	64	96	132
65	25	45	71	105	142
70	29	50	79	113	152
75	33	56	85	121	162
80	38	61	92	129	171
85	42	67	99	137	180
90	46	72	105	145	188
95	50	77	111	152	197
100	54	82	118	159	205
105	58	87	123	166	213
110	62	92	129	173	220
115	66	97	135	179	228
120	70	102	140	186	235
125	74	106	146	192	242
130	78	111	151	198	249
135	82	115	156	204	255
140	85	119	162	210	262

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	60	94	134	180
20	40	69	107	153	205
25	41	71	110	157	211
30	41	71	110	157	211
35	41	71	110	157	211
40	41	71	110	157	211
45	39	67	104	149	200
50	37	63	97	139	187
55	34	58	90	129	172
60	31	53	82	117	157
65	28	48	74	106	142
70	25	43	67	96	128
75	23	38	60	86	115
80	20	34	54	77	103
85	18	31	48	69	92
90	16	28	43	62	83

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	21 kg
Novice	36 kg
Intermediate	56 kg
Advanced	81 kg
Elite	108 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Viking Press? The average Viking Press weight for a female lifter is 56 kg (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 21 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	6	14	26	41	58
45	9	17	30	46	65
50	11	21	34	51	71
55	13	24	38	56	76
60	15	27	42	61	82
65	18	30	46	65	87
70	20	33	49	69	92
75	22	35	53	73	96
80	24	38	56	77	101
85	26	41	59	81	105
90	29	43	62	85	109
95	31	46	65	88	113
100	33	48	68	92	117
105	35	51	71	95	121
110	37	53	74	98	124
115	38	55	77	101	128
120	40	58	79	104	131

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	31	48	69	92
20	21	35	55	79	105
25	21	36	56	81	108
30	21	36	56	81	108
35	21	36	56	81	108
40	21	36	56	81	108
45	20	34	53	76	102
50	19	32	50	71	96
55	17	30	46	66	88
60	16	27	42	60	81
65	14	25	38	54	73
70	13	22	34	49	66
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	10	18	27	39	53
85	9	16	25	35	47
90	8	14	22	32	42

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
50	12	27	49	77	110
55	16	33	57	86	121
60	21	39	64	96	132
65	25	45	71	105	142
70	29	50	79	113	152
75	33	56	85	121	162
80	38	61	92	129	171
85	42	67	99	137	180
90	46	72	105	145	188
95	50	77	111	152	197
100	54	82	118	159	205
105	58	87	123	166	213
110	62	92	129	173	220
115	66	97	135	179	228
120	70	102	140	186	235
125	74	106	146	192	242
130	78	111	151	198	249
135	82	115	156	204	255
140	85	119	162	210	262

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	60	94	134	180
20	40	69	107	153	205
25	41	71	110	157	211
30	41	71	110	157	211
35	41	71	110	157	211
40	41	71	110	157	211
45	39	67	104	149	200
50	37	63	97	139	187
55	34	58	90	129	172
60	31	53	82	117	157
65	28	48	74	106	142
70	25	43	67	96	128
75	23	38	60	86	115
80	20	34	54	77	103
85	18	31	48	69	92
90	16	28	43	62	83

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
40	6	14	26	41	58
45	9	17	30	46	65
50	11	21	34	51	71
55	13	24	38	56	76
60	15	27	42	61	82
65	18	30	46	65	87
70	20	33	49	69	92
75	22	35	53	73	96
80	24	38	56	77	101
85	26	41	59	81	105
90	29	43	62	85	109
95	31	46	65	88	113
100	33	48	68	92	117
105	35	51	71	95	121
110	37	53	74	98	124
115	38	55	77	101	128
120	40	58	79	104	131

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	31	48	69	92
20	21	35	55	79	105
25	21	36	56	81	108
30	21	36	56	81	108
35	21	36	56	81	108
40	21	36	56	81	108
45	20	34	53	76	102
50	19	32	50	71	96
55	17	30	46	66	88
60	16	27	42	60	81
65	14	25	38	54	73
70	13	22	34	49	66
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	10	18	27	39	53
85	9	16	25	35	47
90	8	14	22	32	42

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
50	12	27	49	77	110
55	16	33	57	86	121
60	21	39	64	96	132
65	25	45	71	105	142
70	29	50	79	113	152
75	33	56	85	121	162
80	38	61	92	129	171
85	42	67	99	137	180
90	46	72	105	145	188
95	50	77	111	152	197
100	54	82	118	159	205
105	58	87	123	166	213
110	62	92	129	173	220
115	66	97	135	179	228
120	70	102	140	186	235
125	74	106	146	192	242
130	78	111	151	198	249
135	82	115	156	204	255
140	85	119	162	210	262

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	60	94	134	180
20	40	69	107	153	205
25	41	71	110	157	211
30	41	71	110	157	211
35	41	71	110	157	211
40	41	71	110	157	211
45	39	67	104	149	200
50	37	63	97	139	187
55	34	58	90	129	172
60	31	53	82	117	157
65	28	48	74	106	142
70	25	43	67	96	128
75	23	38	60	86	115
80	20	34	54	77	103
85	18	31	48	69	92
90	16	28	43	62	83

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
40	6	14	26	41	58
45	9	17	30	46	65
50	11	21	34	51	71
55	13	24	38	56	76
60	15	27	42	61	82
65	18	30	46	65	87
70	20	33	49	69	92
75	22	35	53	73	96
80	24	38	56	77	101
85	26	41	59	81	105
90	29	43	62	85	109
95	31	46	65	88	113
100	33	48	68	92	117
105	35	51	71	95	121
110	37	53	74	98	124
115	38	55	77	101	128
120	40	58	79	104	131

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	31	48	69	92
20	21	35	55	79	105
25	21	36	56	81	108
30	21	36	56	81	108
35	21	36	56	81	108
40	21	36	56	81	108
45	20	34	53	76	102
50	19	32	50	71	96
55	17	30	46	66	88
60	16	27	42	60	81
65	14	25	38	54	73
70	13	22	34	49	66
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	10	18	27	39	53
85	9	16	25	35	47
90	8	14	22	32	42

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 (kg)

Male

Male Viking Press Standards (kg)

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

Female

Female Viking Press Standards (kg)

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

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By Age

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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
50	12	27	49	77	110
55	16	33	57	86	121
60	21	39	64	96	132
65	25	45	71	105	142
70	29	50	79	113	152
75	33	56	85	121	162
80	38	61	92	129	171
85	42	67	99	137	180
90	46	72	105	145	188
95	50	77	111	152	197
100	54	82	118	159	205
105	58	87	123	166	213
110	62	92	129	173	220
115	66	97	135	179	228
120	70	102	140	186	235
125	74	106	146	192	242
130	78	111	151	198	249
135	82	115	156	204	255
140	85	119	162	210	262

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	60	94	134	180
20	40	69	107	153	205
25	41	71	110	157	211
30	41	71	110	157	211
35	41	71	110	157	211
40	41	71	110	157	211
45	39	67	104	149	200
50	37	63	97	139	187
55	34	58	90	129	172
60	31	53	82	117	157
65	28	48	74	106	142
70	25	43	67	96	128
75	23	38	60	86	115
80	20	34	54	77	103
85	18	31	48	69	92
90	16	28	43	62	83

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
40	6	14	26	41	58
45	9	17	30	46	65
50	11	21	34	51	71
55	13	24	38	56	76
60	15	27	42	61	82
65	18	30	46	65	87
70	20	33	49	69	92
75	22	35	53	73	96
80	24	38	56	77	101
85	26	41	59	81	105
90	29	43	62	85	109
95	31	46	65	88	113
100	33	48	68	92	117
105	35	51	71	95	121
110	37	53	74	98	124
115	38	55	77	101	128
120	40	58	79	104	131

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	31	48	69	92
20	21	35	55	79	105
25	21	36	56	81	108
30	21	36	56	81	108
35	21	36	56	81	108
40	21	36	56	81	108
45	20	34	53	76	102
50	19	32	50	71	96
55	17	30	46	66	88
60	16	27	42	60	81
65	14	25	38	54	73
70	13	22	34	49	66
75	12	20	31	44	59
80	10	18	27	39	53
85	9	16	25	35	47
90	8	14	22	32	42

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