Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Dumbbell Shoulder Press shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for shoulders. Primary muscles: Deltoids, Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 32 kg

Women 16 kg

Dumbbell Shoulder Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	13 kg	6 kg
Novice	21 kg	10 kg
Intermediate	32 kg	16 kg
Advanced	45 kg	23 kg
Elite	60 kg	31 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.

Dumbbell Shoulder Press: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	11	19	28	38
55	8	13	21	31	42
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	11	17	26	37	49
70	12	19	29	40	52
75	14	21	31	42	55
80	15	23	33	45	58
85	16	25	35	47	61
90	18	26	37	50	64
95	19	28	39	52	66
100	21	30	41	54	69
105	22	31	43	57	71
110	23	33	45	59	74
115	25	35	47	61	76
120	26	36	49	63	78
125	27	38	50	65	80
130	29	39	52	67	83
135	30	41	54	69	85
140	31	42	55	70	87

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	18	27	39	51
20	13	21	31	44	59
25	13	21	32	45	60
30	13	21	32	45	60
35	13	21	32	45	60
40	13	21	32	45	60
45	12	20	31	43	57
50	12	19	29	40	53
55	11	18	27	37	49
60	10	16	24	34	45
65	9	15	22	31	41
70	8	13	20	28	37
75	7	12	18	25	33
80	6	10	16	22	29
85	6	9	14	20	26
90	5	8	13	18	24

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	11	17	23
45	4	7	12	18	25
50	4	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	28
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	6	10	16	23	30
70	6	11	17	24	31
75	7	11	17	25	33
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	8	13	20	27	35
95	9	14	20	28	36
100	9	14	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	38
110	10	15	22	30	39
115	10	16	23	31	40
120	11	16	23	31	40

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	8	13	19	26
20	5	10	15	22	30
25	6	10	16	23	31
30	6	10	16	23	31
35	6	10	16	23	31
40	6	10	16	23	31
45	5	9	15	22	29
50	5	9	14	20	27
55	5	8	13	19	25
60	4	7	12	17	23
65	4	7	11	15	21
70	3	6	10	14	19
75	3	5	9	12	17
80	3	5	8	11	15
85	2	4	7	10	13
90	2	4	6	9	12

Note: Dumbbell weights in the table are for one dumbbell.

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How to read the table

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%

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	11	19	28	38
55	8	13	21	31	42
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	11	17	26	37	49
70	12	19	29	40	52
75	14	21	31	42	55
80	15	23	33	45	58
85	16	25	35	47	61
90	18	26	37	50	64
95	19	28	39	52	66
100	21	30	41	54	69
105	22	31	43	57	71
110	23	33	45	59	74
115	25	35	47	61	76
120	26	36	49	63	78
125	27	38	50	65	80
130	29	39	52	67	83
135	30	41	54	69	85
140	31	42	55	70	87

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	18	27	39	51
20	13	21	31	44	59
25	13	21	32	45	60
30	13	21	32	45	60
35	13	21	32	45	60
40	13	21	32	45	60
45	12	20	31	43	57
50	12	19	29	40	53
55	11	18	27	37	49
60	10	16	24	34	45
65	9	15	22	31	41
70	8	13	20	28	37
75	7	12	18	25	33
80	6	10	16	22	29
85	6	9	14	20	26
90	5	8	13	18	24

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	11	17	23
45	4	7	12	18	25
50	4	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	28
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	6	10	16	23	30
70	6	11	17	24	31
75	7	11	17	25	33
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	8	13	20	27	35
95	9	14	20	28	36
100	9	14	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	38
110	10	15	22	30	39
115	10	16	23	31	40
120	11	16	23	31	40

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	8	13	19	26
20	5	10	15	22	30
25	6	10	16	23	31
30	6	10	16	23	31
35	6	10	16	23	31
40	6	10	16	23	31
45	5	9	15	22	29
50	5	9	14	20	27
55	5	8	13	19	25
60	4	7	12	17	23
65	4	7	11	15	21
70	3	6	10	14	19
75	3	5	9	12	17
80	3	5	8	11	15
85	2	4	7	10	13
90	2	4	6	9	12

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	11	19	28	38
55	8	13	21	31	42
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	11	17	26	37	49
70	12	19	29	40	52
75	14	21	31	42	55
80	15	23	33	45	58
85	16	25	35	47	61
90	18	26	37	50	64
95	19	28	39	52	66
100	21	30	41	54	69
105	22	31	43	57	71
110	23	33	45	59	74
115	25	35	47	61	76
120	26	36	49	63	78
125	27	38	50	65	80
130	29	39	52	67	83
135	30	41	54	69	85
140	31	42	55	70	87

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	18	27	39	51
20	13	21	31	44	59
25	13	21	32	45	60
30	13	21	32	45	60
35	13	21	32	45	60
40	13	21	32	45	60
45	12	20	31	43	57
50	12	19	29	40	53
55	11	18	27	37	49
60	10	16	24	34	45
65	9	15	22	31	41
70	8	13	20	28	37
75	7	12	18	25	33
80	6	10	16	22	29
85	6	9	14	20	26
90	5	8	13	18	24

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	11	17	23
45	4	7	12	18	25
50	4	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	28
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	6	10	16	23	30
70	6	11	17	24	31
75	7	11	17	25	33
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	8	13	20	27	35
95	9	14	20	28	36
100	9	14	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	38
110	10	15	22	30	39
115	10	16	23	31	40
120	11	16	23	31	40

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	8	13	19	26
20	5	10	15	22	30
25	6	10	16	23	31
30	6	10	16	23	31
35	6	10	16	23	31
40	6	10	16	23	31
45	5	9	15	22	29
50	5	9	14	20	27
55	5	8	13	19	25
60	4	7	12	17	23
65	4	7	11	15	21
70	3	6	10	14	19
75	3	5	9	12	17
80	3	5	8	11	15
85	2	4	7	10	13
90	2	4	6	9	12

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	11	19	28	38
55	8	13	21	31	42
60	9	15	24	34	46
65	11	17	26	37	49
70	12	19	29	40	52
75	14	21	31	42	55
80	15	23	33	45	58
85	16	25	35	47	61
90	18	26	37	50	64
95	19	28	39	52	66
100	21	30	41	54	69
105	22	31	43	57	71
110	23	33	45	59	74
115	25	35	47	61	76
120	26	36	49	63	78
125	27	38	50	65	80
130	29	39	52	67	83
135	30	41	54	69	85
140	31	42	55	70	87

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	18	27	39	51
20	13	21	31	44	59
25	13	21	32	45	60
30	13	21	32	45	60
35	13	21	32	45	60
40	13	21	32	45	60
45	12	20	31	43	57
50	12	19	29	40	53
55	11	18	27	37	49
60	10	16	24	34	45
65	9	15	22	31	41
70	8	13	20	28	37
75	7	12	18	25	33
80	6	10	16	22	29
85	6	9	14	20	26
90	5	8	13	18	24

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	3	6	11	17	23
45	4	7	12	18	25
50	4	8	13	19	26
55	5	9	14	20	28
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	6	10	16	23	30
70	6	11	17	24	31
75	7	11	17	25	33
80	7	12	18	25	34
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	8	13	20	27	35
95	9	14	20	28	36
100	9	14	21	29	37
105	10	15	22	29	38
110	10	15	22	30	39
115	10	16	23	31	40
120	11	16	23	31	40

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	8	13	19	26
20	5	10	15	22	30
25	6	10	16	23	31
30	6	10	16	23	31
35	6	10	16	23	31
40	6	10	16	23	31
45	5	9	15	22	29
50	5	9	14	20	27
55	5	8	13	19	25
60	4	7	12	17	23
65	4	7	11	15	21
70	3	6	10	14	19
75	3	5	9	12	17
80	3	5	8	11	15
85	2	4	7	10	13
90	2	4	6	9	12