Close-Grip Incline Bench Press

Close-Grip Incline Bench Press shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for chest. Primary muscles: Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii, Upper pectoralis.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 171 lb

Women 89 lb

Close-Grip Incline Bench Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	84 lb	36 lb
Novice	122 lb	59 lb
Intermediate	171 lb	89 lb
Advanced	228 lb	125 lb
Elite	289 lb	166 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	41	64	95	132	173
120	49	74	107	146	189
130	56	84	119	160	204
140	64	94	130	173	219
150	72	103	141	185	233
160	80	112	152	197	247
170	87	121	162	209	260
180	95	130	172	221	273
190	102	138	182	232	285
200	110	147	192	243	297
210	117	155	201	253	309
220	124	163	210	263	320
230	130	171	219	273	331
240	137	179	228	283	341
250	144	186	236	293	352
260	150	194	245	302	362
270	157	201	253	311	372
280	163	208	261	320	382
290	169	215	269	328	391
300	175	222	276	337	400
310	181	229	284	345	409

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	71	104	146	194	246
20	82	119	167	222	282
25	84	122	171	228	289
30	84	122	171	228	289
35	84	122	171	228	289
40	84	122	171	228	289
45	79	116	162	216	275
50	74	109	152	203	258
55	69	101	141	188	238
60	63	92	129	171	218
65	57	83	116	155	197
70	51	75	104	139	176
75	46	67	93	124	158
80	41	60	83	111	141
85	37	53	75	99	126
90	33	48	67	90	114

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	20	36	59	86	118
100	24	41	65	94	126
110	27	46	71	101	135
120	31	50	76	107	142
130	34	55	82	114	149
140	37	59	87	120	156
150	41	63	91	125	163
160	44	67	96	131	169
170	47	71	101	136	175
180	50	74	105	141	180
190	53	78	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	150	191
210	58	84	117	155	196
220	61	88	121	159	201
230	63	91	124	164	206
240	66	94	128	168	210
250	69	97	131	172	215
260	71	100	135	175	219

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	31	50	76	107	141
20	35	58	87	122	161
25	36	59	89	125	166
30	36	59	89	125	166
35	36	59	89	125	166
40	36	59	89	125	166
45	34	56	85	119	157
50	32	53	79	112	148
55	30	49	73	103	136
60	27	44	67	94	125
65	25	40	61	85	113
70	22	36	54	76	101
75	20	32	49	68	90
80	18	29	43	61	81
85	16	26	39	55	72
90	14	23	35	49	65

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii, Upper pectoralis
Secondary muscles	Deltoids
Stabilizers	Rectus abdominis
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	41	64	95	132	173
120	49	74	107	146	189
130	56	84	119	160	204
140	64	94	130	173	219
150	72	103	141	185	233
160	80	112	152	197	247
170	87	121	162	209	260
180	95	130	172	221	273
190	102	138	182	232	285
200	110	147	192	243	297
210	117	155	201	253	309
220	124	163	210	263	320
230	130	171	219	273	331
240	137	179	228	283	341
250	144	186	236	293	352
260	150	194	245	302	362
270	157	201	253	311	372
280	163	208	261	320	382
290	169	215	269	328	391
300	175	222	276	337	400
310	181	229	284	345	409

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	71	104	146	194	246
20	82	119	167	222	282
25	84	122	171	228	289
30	84	122	171	228	289
35	84	122	171	228	289
40	84	122	171	228	289
45	79	116	162	216	275
50	74	109	152	203	258
55	69	101	141	188	238
60	63	92	129	171	218
65	57	83	116	155	197
70	51	75	104	139	176
75	46	67	93	124	158
80	41	60	83	111	141
85	37	53	75	99	126
90	33	48	67	90	114

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	20	36	59	86	118
100	24	41	65	94	126
110	27	46	71	101	135
120	31	50	76	107	142
130	34	55	82	114	149
140	37	59	87	120	156
150	41	63	91	125	163
160	44	67	96	131	169
170	47	71	101	136	175
180	50	74	105	141	180
190	53	78	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	150	191
210	58	84	117	155	196
220	61	88	121	159	201
230	63	91	124	164	206
240	66	94	128	168	210
250	69	97	131	172	215
260	71	100	135	175	219

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	31	50	76	107	141
20	35	58	87	122	161
25	36	59	89	125	166
30	36	59	89	125	166
35	36	59	89	125	166
40	36	59	89	125	166
45	34	56	85	119	157
50	32	53	79	112	148
55	30	49	73	103	136
60	27	44	67	94	125
65	25	40	61	85	113
70	22	36	54	76	101
75	20	32	49	68	90
80	18	29	43	61	81
85	16	26	39	55	72
90	14	23	35	49	65

Close-Grip Incline Bench Press

Average weight: Intermediate

Close-Grip Incline Bench Press: Average weight [1RM]

Close-Grip Incline Bench Press: Strength standards (lb)

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Men by age [1RM]

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Women by age [1RM]

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	41	64	95	132	173
120	49	74	107	146	189
130	56	84	119	160	204
140	64	94	130	173	219
150	72	103	141	185	233
160	80	112	152	197	247
170	87	121	162	209	260
180	95	130	172	221	273
190	102	138	182	232	285
200	110	147	192	243	297
210	117	155	201	253	309
220	124	163	210	263	320
230	130	171	219	273	331
240	137	179	228	283	341
250	144	186	236	293	352
260	150	194	245	302	362
270	157	201	253	311	372
280	163	208	261	320	382
290	169	215	269	328	391
300	175	222	276	337	400
310	181	229	284	345	409

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	71	104	146	194	246
20	82	119	167	222	282
25	84	122	171	228	289
30	84	122	171	228	289
35	84	122	171	228	289
40	84	122	171	228	289
45	79	116	162	216	275
50	74	109	152	203	258
55	69	101	141	188	238
60	63	92	129	171	218
65	57	83	116	155	197
70	51	75	104	139	176
75	46	67	93	124	158
80	41	60	83	111	141
85	37	53	75	99	126
90	33	48	67	90	114

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	20	36	59	86	118
100	24	41	65	94	126
110	27	46	71	101	135
120	31	50	76	107	142
130	34	55	82	114	149
140	37	59	87	120	156
150	41	63	91	125	163
160	44	67	96	131	169
170	47	71	101	136	175
180	50	74	105	141	180
190	53	78	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	150	191
210	58	84	117	155	196
220	61	88	121	159	201
230	63	91	124	164	206
240	66	94	128	168	210
250	69	97	131	172	215
260	71	100	135	175	219

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	31	50	76	107	141
20	35	58	87	122	161
25	36	59	89	125	166
30	36	59	89	125	166
35	36	59	89	125	166
40	36	59	89	125	166
45	34	56	85	119	157
50	32	53	79	112	148
55	30	49	73	103	136
60	27	44	67	94	125
65	25	40	61	85	113
70	22	36	54	76	101
75	20	32	49	68	90
80	18	29	43	61	81
85	16	26	39	55	72
90	14	23	35	49	65