Behind-The-Neck Press

Behind-The-Neck 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 143 lb

Women 75 lb

Behind-The-Neck Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	51 lb	30 lb
Novice	90 lb	49 lb
Intermediate	143 lb	75 lb
Advanced	209 lb	106 lb
Elite	283 lb	140 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.

Behind-The-Neck Press: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	18	40	73	115	164
120	23	48	83	128	180
130	29	56	94	141	195
140	35	64	104	153	209
150	41	72	114	165	223
160	47	80	123	177	237
170	52	87	133	188	250
180	58	95	142	199	263
190	64	102	151	210	275
200	70	109	160	220	287
210	76	117	169	231	298
220	82	124	177	240	310
230	87	131	185	250	321
240	93	137	194	259	331
250	98	144	202	269	342
260	104	151	209	278	352
270	109	157	217	286	361
280	114	164	224	295	371
290	120	170	232	303	381
300	125	176	239	311	390
310	130	182	246	320	399

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	43	77	122	178	241
20	50	88	140	204	275
25	51	90	143	209	283
30	51	90	143	209	283
35	51	90	143	209	283
40	51	90	143	209	283
45	48	86	136	198	268
50	45	80	128	186	252
55	42	74	118	172	233
60	38	68	108	157	212
65	35	61	97	142	192
70	31	55	87	127	172
75	28	49	78	114	154
80	25	44	70	102	138
85	22	39	63	91	123
90	20	36	56	82	111

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	51	75	103
100	20	35	56	81	110
110	23	39	61	87	117
120	26	43	65	92	123
130	28	46	69	97	129
140	31	49	73	102	134
150	33	52	77	107	139
160	36	56	81	111	144
170	38	58	84	115	149
180	40	61	88	119	153
190	43	64	91	123	158
200	45	67	94	127	162
210	47	69	97	130	166
220	49	72	100	134	170
230	51	74	103	137	174
240	53	77	106	140	177
250	55	79	109	143	181
260	57	81	111	146	184

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	25	42	64	90	120
20	29	48	73	103	137
25	30	49	75	106	140
30	30	49	75	106	140
35	30	49	75	106	140
40	30	49	75	106	140
45	28	47	71	100	133
50	27	44	67	94	125
55	25	41	62	87	116
60	22	37	56	80	105
65	20	33	51	72	95
70	18	30	46	65	86
75	16	27	41	58	76
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	19	29	42	55

Note: A standard gym barbell usually weighs 44 lb.

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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
110	18	40	73	115	164
120	23	48	83	128	180
130	29	56	94	141	195
140	35	64	104	153	209
150	41	72	114	165	223
160	47	80	123	177	237
170	52	87	133	188	250
180	58	95	142	199	263
190	64	102	151	210	275
200	70	109	160	220	287
210	76	117	169	231	298
220	82	124	177	240	310
230	87	131	185	250	321
240	93	137	194	259	331
250	98	144	202	269	342
260	104	151	209	278	352
270	109	157	217	286	361
280	114	164	224	295	371
290	120	170	232	303	381
300	125	176	239	311	390
310	130	182	246	320	399

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	43	77	122	178	241
20	50	88	140	204	275
25	51	90	143	209	283
30	51	90	143	209	283
35	51	90	143	209	283
40	51	90	143	209	283
45	48	86	136	198	268
50	45	80	128	186	252
55	42	74	118	172	233
60	38	68	108	157	212
65	35	61	97	142	192
70	31	55	87	127	172
75	28	49	78	114	154
80	25	44	70	102	138
85	22	39	63	91	123
90	20	36	56	82	111

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	51	75	103
100	20	35	56	81	110
110	23	39	61	87	117
120	26	43	65	92	123
130	28	46	69	97	129
140	31	49	73	102	134
150	33	52	77	107	139
160	36	56	81	111	144
170	38	58	84	115	149
180	40	61	88	119	153
190	43	64	91	123	158
200	45	67	94	127	162
210	47	69	97	130	166
220	49	72	100	134	170
230	51	74	103	137	174
240	53	77	106	140	177
250	55	79	109	143	181
260	57	81	111	146	184

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	25	42	64	90	120
20	29	48	73	103	137
25	30	49	75	106	140
30	30	49	75	106	140
35	30	49	75	106	140
40	30	49	75	106	140
45	28	47	71	100	133
50	27	44	67	94	125
55	25	41	62	87	116
60	22	37	56	80	105
65	20	33	51	72	95
70	18	30	46	65	86
75	16	27	41	58	76
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	19	29	42	55

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	18	40	73	115	164
120	23	48	83	128	180
130	29	56	94	141	195
140	35	64	104	153	209
150	41	72	114	165	223
160	47	80	123	177	237
170	52	87	133	188	250
180	58	95	142	199	263
190	64	102	151	210	275
200	70	109	160	220	287
210	76	117	169	231	298
220	82	124	177	240	310
230	87	131	185	250	321
240	93	137	194	259	331
250	98	144	202	269	342
260	104	151	209	278	352
270	109	157	217	286	361
280	114	164	224	295	371
290	120	170	232	303	381
300	125	176	239	311	390
310	130	182	246	320	399

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	43	77	122	178	241
20	50	88	140	204	275
25	51	90	143	209	283
30	51	90	143	209	283
35	51	90	143	209	283
40	51	90	143	209	283
45	48	86	136	198	268
50	45	80	128	186	252
55	42	74	118	172	233
60	38	68	108	157	212
65	35	61	97	142	192
70	31	55	87	127	172
75	28	49	78	114	154
80	25	44	70	102	138
85	22	39	63	91	123
90	20	36	56	82	111

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	51	75	103
100	20	35	56	81	110
110	23	39	61	87	117
120	26	43	65	92	123
130	28	46	69	97	129
140	31	49	73	102	134
150	33	52	77	107	139
160	36	56	81	111	144
170	38	58	84	115	149
180	40	61	88	119	153
190	43	64	91	123	158
200	45	67	94	127	162
210	47	69	97	130	166
220	49	72	100	134	170
230	51	74	103	137	174
240	53	77	106	140	177
250	55	79	109	143	181
260	57	81	111	146	184

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	25	42	64	90	120
20	29	48	73	103	137
25	30	49	75	106	140
30	30	49	75	106	140
35	30	49	75	106	140
40	30	49	75	106	140
45	28	47	71	100	133
50	27	44	67	94	125
55	25	41	62	87	116
60	22	37	56	80	105
65	20	33	51	72	95
70	18	30	46	65	86
75	16	27	41	58	76
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	19	29	42	55

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	18	40	73	115	164
120	23	48	83	128	180
130	29	56	94	141	195
140	35	64	104	153	209
150	41	72	114	165	223
160	47	80	123	177	237
170	52	87	133	188	250
180	58	95	142	199	263
190	64	102	151	210	275
200	70	109	160	220	287
210	76	117	169	231	298
220	82	124	177	240	310
230	87	131	185	250	321
240	93	137	194	259	331
250	98	144	202	269	342
260	104	151	209	278	352
270	109	157	217	286	361
280	114	164	224	295	371
290	120	170	232	303	381
300	125	176	239	311	390
310	130	182	246	320	399

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	43	77	122	178	241
20	50	88	140	204	275
25	51	90	143	209	283
30	51	90	143	209	283
35	51	90	143	209	283
40	51	90	143	209	283
45	48	86	136	198	268
50	45	80	128	186	252
55	42	74	118	172	233
60	38	68	108	157	212
65	35	61	97	142	192
70	31	55	87	127	172
75	28	49	78	114	154
80	25	44	70	102	138
85	22	39	63	91	123
90	20	36	56	82	111

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	51	75	103
100	20	35	56	81	110
110	23	39	61	87	117
120	26	43	65	92	123
130	28	46	69	97	129
140	31	49	73	102	134
150	33	52	77	107	139
160	36	56	81	111	144
170	38	58	84	115	149
180	40	61	88	119	153
190	43	64	91	123	158
200	45	67	94	127	162
210	47	69	97	130	166
220	49	72	100	134	170
230	51	74	103	137	174
240	53	77	106	140	177
250	55	79	109	143	181
260	57	81	111	146	184

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	25	42	64	90	120
20	29	48	73	103	137
25	30	49	75	106	140
30	30	49	75	106	140
35	30	49	75	106	140
40	30	49	75	106	140
45	28	47	71	100	133
50	27	44	67	94	125
55	25	41	62	87	116
60	22	37	56	80	105
65	20	33	51	72	95
70	18	30	46	65	86
75	16	27	41	58	76
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	19	29	42	55