Military Press

Military 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 142 lb

Women 76 lb

Military Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	69 lb	31 lb
Novice	101 lb	50 lb
Intermediate	142 lb	76 lb
Advanced	189 lb	106 lb
Elite	241 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.

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	33	53	80	111	145
120	40	62	89	122	159
130	46	70	99	134	172
140	53	78	108	145	184
150	59	85	118	155	196
160	66	93	126	165	207
170	72	100	135	175	218
180	78	107	143	184	228
190	84	115	152	194	239
200	90	121	159	203	249
210	96	128	167	211	258
220	102	135	175	220	268
230	107	141	182	228	277
240	113	148	189	236	286
250	118	154	196	244	294
260	124	160	203	252	303
270	129	166	210	259	311
280	134	172	216	266	319
290	139	178	223	273	327
300	144	183	229	280	334
310	149	189	235	287	342

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	59	86	121	161	205
20	67	99	138	184	235
25	69	101	142	189	241
30	69	101	142	189	241
35	69	101	142	189	241
40	69	101	142	189	241
45	65	96	135	180	229
50	61	90	126	169	215
55	57	83	117	156	198
60	52	76	107	142	181
65	47	69	96	129	164
70	42	62	86	115	147
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	49	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	83	105
90	27	40	56	75	95

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	50	73	100
100	20	35	55	80	107
110	23	39	60	86	114
120	26	43	65	91	121
130	29	47	70	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	133
150	35	54	78	107	139
160	38	57	83	112	144
170	40	61	86	117	150
180	43	64	90	121	155
190	46	67	94	125	160
200	48	70	98	129	164
210	51	73	101	133	169
220	53	76	104	137	173
230	55	79	108	141	177
240	58	81	111	145	181
250	60	84	114	148	185
260	62	87	117	151	189

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	26	43	64	90	120
20	30	49	74	104	137
25	31	50	76	106	140
30	31	50	76	106	140
35	31	50	76	106	140
40	31	50	76	106	140
45	29	48	72	101	133
50	27	45	67	95	125
55	25	41	62	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	51	72	95
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	20	30	42	55

Note: A standard gym barbell usually weighs 44 lb.

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World records

Last Updated: July 2, 2026

Most Weight Lifted by Standing Barbell Press in One Hour (Male)

151,016.6 lb

Eamonn Keane

Most Weight Lifted by Standing Barbell Press in One Minute (Individual)

8,818.5 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	33	53	80	111	145
120	40	62	89	122	159
130	46	70	99	134	172
140	53	78	108	145	184
150	59	85	118	155	196
160	66	93	126	165	207
170	72	100	135	175	218
180	78	107	143	184	228
190	84	115	152	194	239
200	90	121	159	203	249
210	96	128	167	211	258
220	102	135	175	220	268
230	107	141	182	228	277
240	113	148	189	236	286
250	118	154	196	244	294
260	124	160	203	252	303
270	129	166	210	259	311
280	134	172	216	266	319
290	139	178	223	273	327
300	144	183	229	280	334
310	149	189	235	287	342

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	59	86	121	161	205
20	67	99	138	184	235
25	69	101	142	189	241
30	69	101	142	189	241
35	69	101	142	189	241
40	69	101	142	189	241
45	65	96	135	180	229
50	61	90	126	169	215
55	57	83	117	156	198
60	52	76	107	142	181
65	47	69	96	129	164
70	42	62	86	115	147
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	49	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	83	105
90	27	40	56	75	95

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	50	73	100
100	20	35	55	80	107
110	23	39	60	86	114
120	26	43	65	91	121
130	29	47	70	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	133
150	35	54	78	107	139
160	38	57	83	112	144
170	40	61	86	117	150
180	43	64	90	121	155
190	46	67	94	125	160
200	48	70	98	129	164
210	51	73	101	133	169
220	53	76	104	137	173
230	55	79	108	141	177
240	58	81	111	145	181
250	60	84	114	148	185
260	62	87	117	151	189

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	26	43	64	90	120
20	30	49	74	104	137
25	31	50	76	106	140
30	31	50	76	106	140
35	31	50	76	106	140
40	31	50	76	106	140
45	29	48	72	101	133
50	27	45	67	95	125
55	25	41	62	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	51	72	95
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	20	30	42	55

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	33	53	80	111	145
120	40	62	89	122	159
130	46	70	99	134	172
140	53	78	108	145	184
150	59	85	118	155	196
160	66	93	126	165	207
170	72	100	135	175	218
180	78	107	143	184	228
190	84	115	152	194	239
200	90	121	159	203	249
210	96	128	167	211	258
220	102	135	175	220	268
230	107	141	182	228	277
240	113	148	189	236	286
250	118	154	196	244	294
260	124	160	203	252	303
270	129	166	210	259	311
280	134	172	216	266	319
290	139	178	223	273	327
300	144	183	229	280	334
310	149	189	235	287	342

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	59	86	121	161	205
20	67	99	138	184	235
25	69	101	142	189	241
30	69	101	142	189	241
35	69	101	142	189	241
40	69	101	142	189	241
45	65	96	135	180	229
50	61	90	126	169	215
55	57	83	117	156	198
60	52	76	107	142	181
65	47	69	96	129	164
70	42	62	86	115	147
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	49	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	83	105
90	27	40	56	75	95

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	50	73	100
100	20	35	55	80	107
110	23	39	60	86	114
120	26	43	65	91	121
130	29	47	70	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	133
150	35	54	78	107	139
160	38	57	83	112	144
170	40	61	86	117	150
180	43	64	90	121	155
190	46	67	94	125	160
200	48	70	98	129	164
210	51	73	101	133	169
220	53	76	104	137	173
230	55	79	108	141	177
240	58	81	111	145	181
250	60	84	114	148	185
260	62	87	117	151	189

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	26	43	64	90	120
20	30	49	74	104	137
25	31	50	76	106	140
30	31	50	76	106	140
35	31	50	76	106	140
40	31	50	76	106	140
45	29	48	72	101	133
50	27	45	67	95	125
55	25	41	62	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	51	72	95
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	20	30	42	55

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	33	53	80	111	145
120	40	62	89	122	159
130	46	70	99	134	172
140	53	78	108	145	184
150	59	85	118	155	196
160	66	93	126	165	207
170	72	100	135	175	218
180	78	107	143	184	228
190	84	115	152	194	239
200	90	121	159	203	249
210	96	128	167	211	258
220	102	135	175	220	268
230	107	141	182	228	277
240	113	148	189	236	286
250	118	154	196	244	294
260	124	160	203	252	303
270	129	166	210	259	311
280	134	172	216	266	319
290	139	178	223	273	327
300	144	183	229	280	334
310	149	189	235	287	342

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	59	86	121	161	205
20	67	99	138	184	235
25	69	101	142	189	241
30	69	101	142	189	241
35	69	101	142	189	241
40	69	101	142	189	241
45	65	96	135	180	229
50	61	90	126	169	215
55	57	83	117	156	198
60	52	76	107	142	181
65	47	69	96	129	164
70	42	62	86	115	147
75	38	55	77	103	131
80	34	49	69	92	117
85	30	44	62	83	105
90	27	40	56	75	95

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	17	31	50	73	100
100	20	35	55	80	107
110	23	39	60	86	114
120	26	43	65	91	121
130	29	47	70	97	127
140	32	50	74	102	133
150	35	54	78	107	139
160	38	57	83	112	144
170	40	61	86	117	150
180	43	64	90	121	155
190	46	67	94	125	160
200	48	70	98	129	164
210	51	73	101	133	169
220	53	76	104	137	173
230	55	79	108	141	177
240	58	81	111	145	181
250	60	84	114	148	185
260	62	87	117	151	189

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	26	43	64	90	120
20	30	49	74	104	137
25	31	50	76	106	140
30	31	50	76	106	140
35	31	50	76	106	140
40	31	50	76	106	140
45	29	48	72	101	133
50	27	45	67	95	125
55	25	41	62	88	116
60	23	38	57	80	106
65	21	34	51	72	95
70	19	31	46	65	86
75	17	27	41	58	77
80	15	24	37	52	68
85	13	22	33	46	61
90	12	20	30	42	55