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Military Press Strength Standards

Use these military 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 Military Press Strength Level

Enter your sex, bodyweight, age, and military 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 Military Press Standards

Male Military Press Strength Standards

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	65 lb
Novice	100 lb
Intermediate	135 lb
Advanced	180 lb
Elite	230 lb

Male Military Press Standards by Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.40x
Novice	0.55x
Intermediate	0.80x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.30x

Male Military Press Standards by Bodyweight

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110 lb	35 lb	55 lb	80 lb	105 lb	140 lb
120 lb	40 lb	60 lb	90 lb	120 lb	150 lb
130 lb	45 lb	70 lb	95 lb	130 lb	165 lb
140 lb	55 lb	75 lb	105 lb	140 lb	175 lb
150 lb	60 lb	85 lb	115 lb	150 lb	185 lb
160 lb	65 lb	90 lb	125 lb	160 lb	200 lb
170 lb	70 lb	100 lb	130 lb	170 lb	210 lb
180 lb	75 lb	105 lb	140 lb	175 lb	220 lb
190 lb	85 lb	110 lb	145 lb	185 lb	230 lb
200 lb	90 lb	120 lb	155 lb	195 lb	235 lb
210 lb	95 lb	125 lb	160 lb	205 lb	245 lb
220 lb	100 lb	130 lb	170 lb	210 lb	255 lb
230 lb	105 lb	135 lb	175 lb	220 lb	265 lb
240 lb	110 lb	145 lb	180 lb	225 lb	270 lb
250 lb	115 lb	150 lb	190 lb	235 lb	280 lb
260 lb	120 lb	155 lb	195 lb	240 lb	290 lb
270 lb	125 lb	160 lb	200 lb	250 lb	295 lb
280 lb	130 lb	165 lb	210 lb	255 lb	305 lb
290 lb	135 lb	170 lb	215 lb	260 lb	310 lb
300 lb	140 lb	175 lb	220 lb	270 lb	315 lb
310 lb	145 lb	180 lb	225 lb	275 lb	325 lb

Male Military Press Standards by Age

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	55 lb	85 lb	115 lb	155 lb	195 lb
20	65 lb	95 lb	135 lb	175 lb	225 lb
25	65 lb	100 lb	135 lb	180 lb	230 lb
30	65 lb	100 lb	135 lb	180 lb	230 lb
35	65 lb	100 lb	135 lb	180 lb	230 lb
40	65 lb	100 lb	135 lb	180 lb	230 lb
45	65 lb	95 lb	130 lb	170 lb	215 lb
50	60 lb	85 lb	120 lb	160 lb	205 lb
55	55 lb	80 lb	110 lb	150 lb	185 lb
60	50 lb	75 lb	100 lb	135 lb	170 lb
65	45 lb	65 lb	90 lb	120 lb	155 lb
70	40 lb	60 lb	80 lb	110 lb	140 lb
75	35 lb	55 lb	75 lb	100 lb	125 lb
80	30 lb	45 lb	65 lb	85 lb	110 lb
85	30 lb	40 lb	60 lb	80 lb	100 lb
90	25 lb	35 lb	50 lb	70 lb	90 lb

Female Military Press Standards

Female Military Press Strength Standards

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	30 lb
Novice	50 lb
Intermediate	70 lb
Advanced	100 lb
Elite	125 lb

Female Military Press Standards by Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	0.90x

Female Military Press Standards by Bodyweight

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

Female Military Press Standards by Age

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	25 lb	40 lb	60 lb	85 lb	110 lb
20	30 lb	50 lb	70 lb	95 lb	125 lb
25	30 lb	50 lb	70 lb	100 lb	125 lb
30	30 lb	50 lb	70 lb	100 lb	125 lb
35	30 lb	50 lb	70 lb	100 lb	125 lb
40	30 lb	50 lb	70 lb	100 lb	125 lb
45	30 lb	45 lb	70 lb	95 lb	120 lb
50	25 lb	45 lb	65 lb	85 lb	110 lb
55	25 lb	40 lb	60 lb	80 lb	105 lb
60	25 lb	35 lb	55 lb	75 lb	95 lb
65	20 lb	30 lb	50 lb	65 lb	85 lb
70	20 lb	30 lb	45 lb	60 lb	75 lb
75	15 lb	25 lb	40 lb	50 lb	70 lb
80	15 lb	25 lb	35 lb	45 lb	60 lb
85	15 lb	20 lb	30 lb	40 lb	55 lb
90	10 lb	20 lb	25 lb	35 lb	50 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.