Arnold Press

Arnold Press shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for shoulders. Primary muscles: Deltoids.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 24 kg

Women 13 kg

Arnold Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	8 kg	5 kg
Novice	15 kg	8 kg
Intermediate	24 kg	13 kg
Advanced	36 kg	18 kg
Elite	49 kg	24 kg

Note: These standards are 1RM estimates based on average lifters. Bodyweight, age, and other personal factors can affect the values. See the detailed tables below.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	4	9	16	25	35
55	5	10	18	27	38
60	6	12	19	29	40
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	8	14	22	33	44
75	9	15	24	34	46
80	9	16	25	36	48
85	10	17	26	38	50
90	11	18	28	39	52
95	12	19	29	41	54
100	13	20	30	42	55
105	13	21	31	43	57
110	14	22	32	45	58
115	15	23	34	46	60
120	16	24	35	47	61
125	16	25	36	49	63
130	17	26	37	50	64
135	18	26	38	51	65
140	18	27	39	52	67

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	13	21	31	42
20	8	15	24	35	48
25	8	15	24	36	49
30	8	15	24	36	49
35	8	15	24	36	49
40	8	15	24	36	49
45	8	14	23	34	46
50	8	14	22	32	43
55	7	13	20	30	40
60	6	11	18	27	37
65	6	10	17	24	33
70	5	9	15	22	30
75	5	8	13	20	27
80	4	7	12	17	24
85	4	7	11	16	21
90	3	6	10	14	19

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	9	13	18
45	4	6	10	14	19
50	4	7	11	15	21
55	5	8	12	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	23
65	6	9	13	18	23
70	6	9	14	19	24
75	6	10	14	19	25
80	7	10	15	20	26
85	7	11	15	21	27
90	7	11	16	21	27
95	8	12	16	22	28
100	8	12	17	22	28
105	8	12	17	23	29
110	9	13	18	23	30
115	9	13	18	24	30
120	9	13	19	24	31

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	5	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	15	19
60	4	6	10	13	18
65	3	6	9	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	5	7	10	13
80	3	4	6	9	12
85	2	4	6	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Deltoids
Secondary muscles	Triceps brachii, Upper pectoralis
Stabilizers	External obliques, Erector spinae
Grip	Forearm flexors

Level	Description	Distribution
Beginner	Has learned proper form and trained consistently for at least 1 month.	Bottom 5%
Novice	Has trained consistently for at least 6 months.	Top 80%
Intermediate	Has trained consistently for at least 2 years.	Top 50%
Advanced	Has trained consistently for more than 5 years.	Top 20%
Elite	Has specialized in this exercise for more than 5 years.	Top 5%

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	4	9	16	25	35
55	5	10	18	27	38
60	6	12	19	29	40
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	8	14	22	33	44
75	9	15	24	34	46
80	9	16	25	36	48
85	10	17	26	38	50
90	11	18	28	39	52
95	12	19	29	41	54
100	13	20	30	42	55
105	13	21	31	43	57
110	14	22	32	45	58
115	15	23	34	46	60
120	16	24	35	47	61
125	16	25	36	49	63
130	17	26	37	50	64
135	18	26	38	51	65
140	18	27	39	52	67

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	13	21	31	42
20	8	15	24	35	48
25	8	15	24	36	49
30	8	15	24	36	49
35	8	15	24	36	49
40	8	15	24	36	49
45	8	14	23	34	46
50	8	14	22	32	43
55	7	13	20	30	40
60	6	11	18	27	37
65	6	10	17	24	33
70	5	9	15	22	30
75	5	8	13	20	27
80	4	7	12	17	24
85	4	7	11	16	21
90	3	6	10	14	19

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	9	13	18
45	4	6	10	14	19
50	4	7	11	15	21
55	5	8	12	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	23
65	6	9	13	18	23
70	6	9	14	19	24
75	6	10	14	19	25
80	7	10	15	20	26
85	7	11	15	21	27
90	7	11	16	21	27
95	8	12	16	22	28
100	8	12	17	22	28
105	8	12	17	23	29
110	9	13	18	23	30
115	9	13	18	24	30
120	9	13	19	24	31

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	5	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	15	19
60	4	6	10	13	18
65	3	6	9	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	5	7	10	13
80	3	4	6	9	12
85	2	4	6	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

Arnold Press

Average weight: Intermediate

Arnold Press: Average weight [1RM]

Arnold Press: Strength standards (kg)

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	4	9	16	25	35
55	5	10	18	27	38
60	6	12	19	29	40
65	7	13	21	31	42
70	8	14	22	33	44
75	9	15	24	34	46
80	9	16	25	36	48
85	10	17	26	38	50
90	11	18	28	39	52
95	12	19	29	41	54
100	13	20	30	42	55
105	13	21	31	43	57
110	14	22	32	45	58
115	15	23	34	46	60
120	16	24	35	47	61
125	16	25	36	49	63
130	17	26	37	50	64
135	18	26	38	51	65
140	18	27	39	52	67

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	13	21	31	42
20	8	15	24	35	48
25	8	15	24	36	49
30	8	15	24	36	49
35	8	15	24	36	49
40	8	15	24	36	49
45	8	14	23	34	46
50	8	14	22	32	43
55	7	13	20	30	40
60	6	11	18	27	37
65	6	10	17	24	33
70	5	9	15	22	30
75	5	8	13	20	27
80	4	7	12	17	24
85	4	7	11	16	21
90	3	6	10	14	19

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	9	13	18
45	4	6	10	14	19
50	4	7	11	15	21
55	5	8	12	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	23
65	6	9	13	18	23
70	6	9	14	19	24
75	6	10	14	19	25
80	7	10	15	20	26
85	7	11	15	21	27
90	7	11	16	21	27
95	8	12	16	22	28
100	8	12	17	22	28
105	8	12	17	23	29
110	9	13	18	23	30
115	9	13	18	24	30
120	9	13	19	24	31

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	5	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	15	19
60	4	6	10	13	18
65	3	6	9	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	5	7	10	13
80	3	4	6	9	12
85	2	4	6	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9