Bench Press

Bench Press shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for chest. Primary muscles: Pectoralis major.

Log Bench Press

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 217 lb

Women 111 lb

Bench Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	103 lb	38 lb
Novice	154 lb	69 lb
Intermediate	217 lb	111 lb
Advanced	291 lb	164 lb
Elite	372 lb	223 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.

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88

Note: A standard gym barbell usually weighs 44 lb.

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World records

Last Updated: July 2, 2026

OpenPowerlifting all-time competition records. Raw and equipped/unlimited records use separate rulesets.

Men's Raw Bench Press

782.6 lb

Julius Maddox

Men's Equipped Bench Press (Unlimited)

1452.8 lb

Jimmy Kolb

Women's Raw Bench Press

457.5 lb

April Mathis

Women's Equipped Bench Press (Unlimited)

700.0 lb

Ashleigh Hoeta

Most Weight Bench Pressed in One Hour (Male)

305,296 lb

Eamonn Keane

Most Weight Bench Pressed in One Minute (Male)

15,344.2 lb

Eamonn Keane

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	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	53	84	125	173	226
120	63	97	140	191	247
130	73	109	154	208	266
140	83	121	169	224	285
150	93	133	182	240	302
160	102	144	196	255	319
170	112	155	209	270	336
180	121	166	221	284	352
190	130	177	234	298	367
200	139	187	246	312	382
210	148	197	257	325	397
220	156	207	269	338	411
230	165	217	280	350	425
240	173	227	291	362	438
250	181	236	301	374	451
260	190	245	312	386	464
270	197	254	322	397	476
280	205	263	332	408	488
290	213	272	341	419	500
300	220	280	351	429	511
310	228	289	360	439	523

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	88	131	185	248	317
20	101	150	211	284	363
25	103	154	217	291	372
30	103	154	217	291	372
35	103	154	217	291	372
40	103	154	217	291	372
45	98	146	206	276	353
50	92	137	193	259	331
55	85	127	179	240	306
60	78	115	163	219	280
65	70	104	147	198	253
70	63	94	132	177	227
75	56	84	118	159	203
80	50	75	106	142	181
85	45	67	95	127	163
90	41	60	85	115	146

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	19	40	71	111	157
100	23	46	79	121	169
110	27	52	87	130	180
120	32	58	94	139	190
130	36	63	101	148	200
140	40	69	108	156	209
150	43	74	114	163	218
160	47	79	120	170	227
170	51	83	126	177	235
180	55	88	132	184	242
190	58	93	137	191	250
200	62	97	143	197	257
210	65	101	148	203	264
220	68	105	153	209	270
230	72	109	157	214	277
240	75	113	162	220	283
250	78	117	167	225	289
260	81	121	171	230	295

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	33	59	95	139	190
20	37	67	109	159	217
25	38	69	111	164	223
30	38	69	111	164	223
35	38	69	111	164	223
40	38	69	111	164	223
45	36	66	106	155	211
50	34	62	99	146	198
55	32	57	92	135	183
60	29	52	84	123	167
65	26	47	76	111	151
70	23	42	68	100	136
75	21	38	61	89	121
80	19	34	54	80	109
85	17	30	49	71	97
90	15	27	44	64	88