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 54 lb

Women 28 lb

Arnold Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	19 lb	11 lb
Novice	34 lb	19 lb
Intermediate	54 lb	28 lb
Advanced	79 lb	39 lb
Elite	107 lb	52 lb

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
110	9	20	35	55	78
120	11	22	39	59	83
130	13	25	42	63	87
140	15	27	45	67	92
150	16	30	48	71	96
160	18	32	51	74	100
170	20	34	54	77	104
180	21	36	56	81	108
190	23	38	59	84	112
200	25	41	61	87	115
210	26	43	64	90	118
220	28	44	66	93	122
230	29	46	69	95	125
240	31	48	71	98	128
250	32	50	73	101	131
260	34	52	75	103	134
270	35	54	77	106	137
280	36	55	79	108	139
290	38	57	82	110	142
300	39	59	83	113	144
310	40	60	85	115	147

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	16	29	46	67	92
20	18	33	52	77	105
25	19	34	54	79	107
30	19	34	54	79	107
35	19	34	54	79	107
40	19	34	54	79	107
45	18	32	51	75	102
50	17	30	48	70	96
55	15	28	44	65	89
60	14	25	40	59	81
65	13	23	37	54	73
70	11	20	33	48	65
75	10	18	29	43	59
80	9	16	26	38	52
85	8	15	24	35	47
90	7	13	21	31	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	7	13	21	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	16	24	34	45
120	10	17	25	36	47
130	11	18	27	37	49
140	12	19	28	39	51
150	13	20	29	40	53
160	14	21	31	42	54
170	14	22	32	43	56
180	15	23	33	45	57
190	16	24	34	46	59
200	17	25	35	47	60
210	17	26	36	48	61
220	18	26	37	49	63
230	19	27	38	50	64
240	19	28	39	51	65
250	20	29	40	52	66
260	20	29	40	53	67

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	16	24	34	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	19	28	39	52
30	11	19	28	39	52
35	11	19	28	39	52
40	11	19	28	39	52
45	11	18	27	37	49
50	10	17	25	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	43
60	9	14	21	30	39
65	8	13	19	27	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	6	9	14	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21

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
110	9	20	35	55	78
120	11	22	39	59	83
130	13	25	42	63	87
140	15	27	45	67	92
150	16	30	48	71	96
160	18	32	51	74	100
170	20	34	54	77	104
180	21	36	56	81	108
190	23	38	59	84	112
200	25	41	61	87	115
210	26	43	64	90	118
220	28	44	66	93	122
230	29	46	69	95	125
240	31	48	71	98	128
250	32	50	73	101	131
260	34	52	75	103	134
270	35	54	77	106	137
280	36	55	79	108	139
290	38	57	82	110	142
300	39	59	83	113	144
310	40	60	85	115	147

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	16	29	46	67	92
20	18	33	52	77	105
25	19	34	54	79	107
30	19	34	54	79	107
35	19	34	54	79	107
40	19	34	54	79	107
45	18	32	51	75	102
50	17	30	48	70	96
55	15	28	44	65	89
60	14	25	40	59	81
65	13	23	37	54	73
70	11	20	33	48	65
75	10	18	29	43	59
80	9	16	26	38	52
85	8	15	24	35	47
90	7	13	21	31	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	7	13	21	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	16	24	34	45
120	10	17	25	36	47
130	11	18	27	37	49
140	12	19	28	39	51
150	13	20	29	40	53
160	14	21	31	42	54
170	14	22	32	43	56
180	15	23	33	45	57
190	16	24	34	46	59
200	17	25	35	47	60
210	17	26	36	48	61
220	18	26	37	49	63
230	19	27	38	50	64
240	19	28	39	51	65
250	20	29	40	52	66
260	20	29	40	53	67

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	16	24	34	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	19	28	39	52
30	11	19	28	39	52
35	11	19	28	39	52
40	11	19	28	39	52
45	11	18	27	37	49
50	10	17	25	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	43
60	9	14	21	30	39
65	8	13	19	27	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	6	9	14	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21

Arnold Press

Average weight: Intermediate

Arnold Press: Average weight [1RM]

Arnold Press: Strength standards (lb)

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	9	20	35	55	78
120	11	22	39	59	83
130	13	25	42	63	87
140	15	27	45	67	92
150	16	30	48	71	96
160	18	32	51	74	100
170	20	34	54	77	104
180	21	36	56	81	108
190	23	38	59	84	112
200	25	41	61	87	115
210	26	43	64	90	118
220	28	44	66	93	122
230	29	46	69	95	125
240	31	48	71	98	128
250	32	50	73	101	131
260	34	52	75	103	134
270	35	54	77	106	137
280	36	55	79	108	139
290	38	57	82	110	142
300	39	59	83	113	144
310	40	60	85	115	147

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	16	29	46	67	92
20	18	33	52	77	105
25	19	34	54	79	107
30	19	34	54	79	107
35	19	34	54	79	107
40	19	34	54	79	107
45	18	32	51	75	102
50	17	30	48	70	96
55	15	28	44	65	89
60	14	25	40	59	81
65	13	23	37	54	73
70	11	20	33	48	65
75	10	18	29	43	59
80	9	16	26	38	52
85	8	15	24	35	47
90	7	13	21	31	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	7	13	21	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	16	24	34	45
120	10	17	25	36	47
130	11	18	27	37	49
140	12	19	28	39	51
150	13	20	29	40	53
160	14	21	31	42	54
170	14	22	32	43	56
180	15	23	33	45	57
190	16	24	34	46	59
200	17	25	35	47	60
210	17	26	36	48	61
220	18	26	37	49	63
230	19	27	38	50	64
240	19	28	39	51	65
250	20	29	40	52	66
260	20	29	40	53	67

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	16	24	34	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	19	28	39	52
30	11	19	28	39	52
35	11	19	28	39	52
40	11	19	28	39	52
45	11	18	27	37	49
50	10	17	25	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	43
60	9	14	21	30	39
65	8	13	19	27	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	6	9	14	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21