Reverse-Grip Bench Press

Reverse-Grip Bench Press shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for chest. Primary muscles: Pectoralis major, Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 218 lb

Women 85 lb

Reverse-Grip Bench Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	74 lb	28 lb
Novice	135 lb	52 lb
Intermediate	218 lb	85 lb
Advanced	322 lb	126 lb
Elite	439 lb	172 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	28	65	119	190	273
120	36	76	135	209	296
130	44	88	149	228	318
140	52	99	164	245	338
150	60	110	178	262	358
160	68	120	191	279	378
170	76	131	205	295	396
180	84	141	217	310	414
190	91	151	230	325	431
200	99	161	242	340	448
210	107	171	254	354	464
220	114	180	266	367	480
230	122	190	277	381	495
240	129	199	288	394	510
250	137	208	299	406	524
260	144	217	310	419	538
270	151	226	320	431	552
280	158	234	330	442	565
290	165	243	340	454	578
300	172	251	350	465	591
310	178	259	359	476	603

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	63	115	186	274	374
20	72	131	213	313	428
25	74	135	218	322	439
30	74	135	218	322	439
35	74	135	218	322	439
40	74	135	218	322	439
45	70	128	207	305	416
50	66	120	194	286	391
55	61	111	180	265	361
60	55	101	164	242	330
65	50	92	148	218	298
70	45	82	133	196	267
75	40	73	119	175	239
80	36	66	106	157	214
85	32	59	95	140	192
90	29	53	86	127	173

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	14	31	55	87	124
100	17	35	61	94	132
110	20	40	67	101	141
120	23	44	72	108	148
130	26	48	77	114	156
140	29	52	82	120	162
150	32	55	87	126	169
160	35	59	91	131	175
170	37	62	96	136	181
180	40	66	100	141	187
190	42	69	104	146	192
200	45	72	108	150	198
210	47	75	112	155	203
220	50	78	115	159	208
230	52	81	119	163	213
240	54	84	122	167	217
250	57	87	126	171	222
260	59	90	129	175	226

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	44	72	107	146
20	28	51	83	122	167
25	28	52	85	126	172
30	28	52	85	126	172
35	28	52	85	126	172
40	28	52	85	126	172
45	27	50	81	119	163
50	25	46	76	112	153
55	23	43	70	103	141
60	21	39	64	94	129
65	19	35	58	85	117
70	17	32	52	77	105
75	15	28	46	68	94
80	14	25	41	61	84
85	12	23	37	55	75
90	11	21	33	49	68

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Pectoralis major, Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Deltoids
Stabilizers	Rectus abdominis, External obliques
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	28	65	119	190	273
120	36	76	135	209	296
130	44	88	149	228	318
140	52	99	164	245	338
150	60	110	178	262	358
160	68	120	191	279	378
170	76	131	205	295	396
180	84	141	217	310	414
190	91	151	230	325	431
200	99	161	242	340	448
210	107	171	254	354	464
220	114	180	266	367	480
230	122	190	277	381	495
240	129	199	288	394	510
250	137	208	299	406	524
260	144	217	310	419	538
270	151	226	320	431	552
280	158	234	330	442	565
290	165	243	340	454	578
300	172	251	350	465	591
310	178	259	359	476	603

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	63	115	186	274	374
20	72	131	213	313	428
25	74	135	218	322	439
30	74	135	218	322	439
35	74	135	218	322	439
40	74	135	218	322	439
45	70	128	207	305	416
50	66	120	194	286	391
55	61	111	180	265	361
60	55	101	164	242	330
65	50	92	148	218	298
70	45	82	133	196	267
75	40	73	119	175	239
80	36	66	106	157	214
85	32	59	95	140	192
90	29	53	86	127	173

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	14	31	55	87	124
100	17	35	61	94	132
110	20	40	67	101	141
120	23	44	72	108	148
130	26	48	77	114	156
140	29	52	82	120	162
150	32	55	87	126	169
160	35	59	91	131	175
170	37	62	96	136	181
180	40	66	100	141	187
190	42	69	104	146	192
200	45	72	108	150	198
210	47	75	112	155	203
220	50	78	115	159	208
230	52	81	119	163	213
240	54	84	122	167	217
250	57	87	126	171	222
260	59	90	129	175	226

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	44	72	107	146
20	28	51	83	122	167
25	28	52	85	126	172
30	28	52	85	126	172
35	28	52	85	126	172
40	28	52	85	126	172
45	27	50	81	119	163
50	25	46	76	112	153
55	23	43	70	103	141
60	21	39	64	94	129
65	19	35	58	85	117
70	17	32	52	77	105
75	15	28	46	68	94
80	14	25	41	61	84
85	12	23	37	55	75
90	11	21	33	49	68

Reverse-Grip Bench Press

Average weight: Intermediate

Reverse-Grip Bench Press: Average weight [1RM]

Reverse-Grip 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	28	65	119	190	273
120	36	76	135	209	296
130	44	88	149	228	318
140	52	99	164	245	338
150	60	110	178	262	358
160	68	120	191	279	378
170	76	131	205	295	396
180	84	141	217	310	414
190	91	151	230	325	431
200	99	161	242	340	448
210	107	171	254	354	464
220	114	180	266	367	480
230	122	190	277	381	495
240	129	199	288	394	510
250	137	208	299	406	524
260	144	217	310	419	538
270	151	226	320	431	552
280	158	234	330	442	565
290	165	243	340	454	578
300	172	251	350	465	591
310	178	259	359	476	603

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	63	115	186	274	374
20	72	131	213	313	428
25	74	135	218	322	439
30	74	135	218	322	439
35	74	135	218	322	439
40	74	135	218	322	439
45	70	128	207	305	416
50	66	120	194	286	391
55	61	111	180	265	361
60	55	101	164	242	330
65	50	92	148	218	298
70	45	82	133	196	267
75	40	73	119	175	239
80	36	66	106	157	214
85	32	59	95	140	192
90	29	53	86	127	173

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	14	31	55	87	124
100	17	35	61	94	132
110	20	40	67	101	141
120	23	44	72	108	148
130	26	48	77	114	156
140	29	52	82	120	162
150	32	55	87	126	169
160	35	59	91	131	175
170	37	62	96	136	181
180	40	66	100	141	187
190	42	69	104	146	192
200	45	72	108	150	198
210	47	75	112	155	203
220	50	78	115	159	208
230	52	81	119	163	213
240	54	84	122	167	217
250	57	87	126	171	222
260	59	90	129	175	226

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	44	72	107	146
20	28	51	83	122	167
25	28	52	85	126	172
30	28	52	85	126	172
35	28	52	85	126	172
40	28	52	85	126	172
45	27	50	81	119	163
50	25	46	76	112	153
55	23	43	70	103	141
60	21	39	64	94	129
65	19	35	58	85	117
70	17	32	52	77	105
75	15	28	46	68	94
80	14	25	41	61	84
85	12	23	37	55	75
90	11	21	33	49	68