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Chest Press Strength Standards

Use these chest press standards to compare your weight lifted with other lifters. The tables break performance into beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced, and elite levels, with separate comparisons by bodyweight, age, and sex where available.

Calculate Your Chest Press Strength Level

Enter your sex, bodyweight, age, and chest press one-rep max to estimate your strength level and approximate percentile.

Sex

Bodyweight

Used for the primary bodyweight-adjusted comparison.

Age

Optional. Adds a separate comparison against lifters of a similar age.

Performance

Your strength level

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Enter your performance to calculate a strength level.

Bodyweight comparison—

Age comparison—

Overall benchmark—

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Percentiles are approximate and are interpolated between the Beginner (5th), Novice (20th), Intermediate (50th), Advanced (80th), and Elite (95th) benchmarks shown on this page.

Male Chest Press Standards

Male Chest Press Strength Standards

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	75 lb
Novice	120 lb
Intermediate	185 lb
Advanced	265 lb
Elite	350 lb

Male Chest Press Standards by Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

Male Chest Press Standards by Bodyweight

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110 lb	45 lb	80 lb	130 lb	190 lb	260 lb
120 lb	50 lb	90 lb	140 lb	205 lb	275 lb
130 lb	55 lb	95 lb	150 lb	215 lb	290 lb
140 lb	60 lb	105 lb	160 lb	230 lb	305 lb
150 lb	70 lb	110 lb	170 lb	240 lb	315 lb
160 lb	75 lb	120 lb	180 lb	250 lb	330 lb
170 lb	80 lb	130 lb	190 lb	260 lb	340 lb
180 lb	85 lb	135 lb	200 lb	270 lb	355 lb
190 lb	90 lb	140 lb	205 lb	280 lb	365 lb
200 lb	95 lb	150 lb	215 lb	290 lb	375 lb
210 lb	105 lb	155 lb	220 lb	300 lb	385 lb
220 lb	110 lb	160 lb	230 lb	310 lb	395 lb
230 lb	115 lb	170 lb	235 lb	320 lb	405 lb
240 lb	120 lb	175 lb	245 lb	325 lb	415 lb
250 lb	125 lb	180 lb	250 lb	335 lb	425 lb
260 lb	130 lb	185 lb	260 lb	345 lb	435 lb
270 lb	135 lb	190 lb	265 lb	350 lb	445 lb
280 lb	140 lb	200 lb	270 lb	360 lb	450 lb
290 lb	140 lb	205 lb	280 lb	365 lb	460 lb
300 lb	145 lb	210 lb	285 lb	375 lb	470 lb
310 lb	150 lb	215 lb	290 lb	380 lb	475 lb

Male Chest Press Standards by Age

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	60 lb	105 lb	160 lb	225 lb	300 lb
20	70 lb	120 lb	180 lb	260 lb	345 lb
25	75 lb	120 lb	185 lb	265 lb	350 lb
30	75 lb	120 lb	185 lb	265 lb	350 lb
35	75 lb	120 lb	185 lb	265 lb	350 lb
40	75 lb	120 lb	185 lb	265 lb	350 lb
45	70 lb	115 lb	175 lb	250 lb	335 lb
50	65 lb	110 lb	165 lb	235 lb	310 lb
55	60 lb	100 lb	150 lb	215 lb	285 lb
60	55 lb	90 lb	140 lb	195 lb	260 lb
65	50 lb	80 lb	125 lb	180 lb	235 lb
70	45 lb	75 lb	115 lb	160 lb	215 lb
75	40 lb	65 lb	100 lb	145 lb	190 lb
80	35 lb	60 lb	90 lb	130 lb	170 lb
85	30 lb	50 lb	80 lb	115 lb	155 lb
90	30 lb	45 lb	70 lb	105 lb	135 lb

Female Chest Press Standards

Female Chest Press Strength Standards

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	25 lb
Novice	45 lb
Intermediate	80 lb
Advanced	125 lb
Elite	170 lb

Female Chest Press Standards by Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.20x

Female Chest Press Standards by Bodyweight

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90 lb	15 lb	35 lb	65 lb	100 lb	145 lb
100 lb	15 lb	35 lb	65 lb	105 lb	150 lb
110 lb	20 lb	40 lb	70 lb	110 lb	155 lb
120 lb	20 lb	40 lb	75 lb	115 lb	160 lb
130 lb	20 lb	45 lb	75 lb	115 lb	165 lb
140 lb	25 lb	45 lb	80 lb	120 lb	165 lb
150 lb	25 lb	50 lb	80 lb	125 lb	170 lb
160 lb	25 lb	50 lb	85 lb	125 lb	175 lb
170 lb	25 lb	50 lb	85 lb	130 lb	175 lb
180 lb	30 lb	55 lb	90 lb	130 lb	180 lb
190 lb	30 lb	55 lb	90 lb	135 lb	185 lb
200 lb	30 lb	55 lb	95 lb	135 lb	185 lb
210 lb	30 lb	60 lb	95 lb	140 lb	190 lb
220 lb	35 lb	60 lb	95 lb	140 lb	190 lb
230 lb	35 lb	60 lb	100 lb	145 lb	195 lb
240 lb	35 lb	65 lb	100 lb	145 lb	195 lb
250 lb	35 lb	65 lb	100 lb	150 lb	200 lb
260 lb	35 lb	65 lb	105 lb	150 lb	200 lb

Female Chest Press Standards by Age

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	20 lb	40 lb	70 lb	105 lb	145 lb
20	20 lb	45 lb	80 lb	120 lb	165 lb
25	25 lb	45 lb	80 lb	125 lb	170 lb
30	25 lb	45 lb	80 lb	125 lb	170 lb
35	25 lb	45 lb	80 lb	125 lb	170 lb
40	25 lb	45 lb	80 lb	125 lb	170 lb
45	20 lb	45 lb	75 lb	115 lb	160 lb
50	20 lb	40 lb	70 lb	110 lb	150 lb
55	20 lb	40 lb	65 lb	100 lb	140 lb
60	15 lb	35 lb	60 lb	90 lb	125 lb
65	15 lb	30 lb	55 lb	80 lb	115 lb
70	15 lb	30 lb	50 lb	75 lb	105 lb
75	10 lb	25 lb	45 lb	65 lb	90 lb
80	10 lb	20 lb	40 lb	60 lb	85 lb
85	10 lb	20 lb	35 lb	55 lb	75 lb
90	10 lb	15 lb	30 lb	45 lb	65 lb

What the Strength Levels Mean

Beginner

Stronger than roughly 5% of lifters. This level represents someone who is still relatively new to the exercise but has practiced it consistently enough to develop proper technique. They understand the basic mechanics of the movement and can perform it with proper form and control through a full range of motion.

Novice

Stronger than roughly 20% of lifters. This level represents someone who has moved beyond the beginner stage and has trained the exercise consistently for around six months. They have developed reliable technique, greater control of the movement, and a foundation of strength that comes from regular practice.

Intermediate

Stronger than roughly 50% of lifters. This level represents someone with significant experience training the exercise, typically around two years or more. They have developed solid strength, consistent technique, and a strong understanding of the movement through sustained and progressive training.

Advanced

Stronger than roughly 80% of lifters. This level represents a highly experienced lifter who has spent several years consistently training and improving the exercise. They have developed a high level of strength and technical proficiency that generally requires more than five years of focused training to achieve.

Elite

Stronger than roughly 95% of lifters. This level represents an exceptionally strong and highly experienced lifter who has spent years developing the exercise to a very high standard. They rank among the strongest people performing the movement and have reached a level of strength that may be competitive in strength sports.

Related Strength Standards

These standards are comparative benchmarks, not requirements for safe or effective training. Individual performance can vary with technique, equipment, range of motion, training history, and testing conditions.