Seated Dumbbell French Press

Seated Dumbbell French Press shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 70 lb

Women 28 lb

Seated Dumbbell French Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	21 lb	7 lb
Novice	41 lb	16 lb
Intermediate	70 lb	28 lb
Advanced	108 lb	44 lb
Elite	150 lb	63 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.

Seated Dumbbell French Press: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	10	24	47	76	111
120	12	27	51	82	118
130	14	30	55	87	124
140	16	33	59	92	130
150	18	36	63	96	135
160	20	39	66	101	140
170	22	42	70	105	146
180	23	44	73	109	150
190	25	47	76	113	155
200	27	49	80	117	160
210	29	52	83	121	164
220	31	54	86	124	168
230	33	56	89	128	172
240	34	59	91	131	176
250	36	61	94	135	180
260	38	63	97	138	184
270	39	65	100	141	187
280	41	67	102	144	191
290	42	69	105	147	194
300	44	71	107	150	198
310	46	73	109	153	201

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	60	92	128
20	20	40	69	105	146
25	21	41	70	108	150
30	21	41	70	108	150
35	21	41	70	108	150
40	21	41	70	108	150
45	20	39	67	102	142
50	18	37	63	96	134
55	17	34	58	89	124
60	15	31	53	81	113
65	14	28	48	73	102
70	13	25	43	66	91
75	11	22	38	59	82
80	10	20	34	52	73
85	9	18	31	47	66
90	8	16	28	42	59

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	21	34	50
100	5	12	22	36	53
110	5	13	24	38	55
120	6	14	25	40	58
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	8	16	28	44	62
150	8	17	30	45	64
160	9	18	31	47	66
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	70
200	11	21	35	52	72
210	12	22	36	54	73
220	13	23	37	55	75
230	13	24	38	56	76
240	14	25	39	57	78
250	14	25	40	58	79
260	15	26	41	59	80

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	24	38	54
20	7	16	28	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	7	14	25	40	56
55	6	13	23	37	52
60	6	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	18	25

Note: Dumbbell weights in the table are for one dumbbell.

Muscles worked

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Deltoids
Stabilizers	Rectus abdominis, External obliques
Grip	Forearm extensors

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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	10	24	47	76	111
120	12	27	51	82	118
130	14	30	55	87	124
140	16	33	59	92	130
150	18	36	63	96	135
160	20	39	66	101	140
170	22	42	70	105	146
180	23	44	73	109	150
190	25	47	76	113	155
200	27	49	80	117	160
210	29	52	83	121	164
220	31	54	86	124	168
230	33	56	89	128	172
240	34	59	91	131	176
250	36	61	94	135	180
260	38	63	97	138	184
270	39	65	100	141	187
280	41	67	102	144	191
290	42	69	105	147	194
300	44	71	107	150	198
310	46	73	109	153	201

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	60	92	128
20	20	40	69	105	146
25	21	41	70	108	150
30	21	41	70	108	150
35	21	41	70	108	150
40	21	41	70	108	150
45	20	39	67	102	142
50	18	37	63	96	134
55	17	34	58	89	124
60	15	31	53	81	113
65	14	28	48	73	102
70	13	25	43	66	91
75	11	22	38	59	82
80	10	20	34	52	73
85	9	18	31	47	66
90	8	16	28	42	59

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	21	34	50
100	5	12	22	36	53
110	5	13	24	38	55
120	6	14	25	40	58
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	8	16	28	44	62
150	8	17	30	45	64
160	9	18	31	47	66
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	70
200	11	21	35	52	72
210	12	22	36	54	73
220	13	23	37	55	75
230	13	24	38	56	76
240	14	25	39	57	78
250	14	25	40	58	79
260	15	26	41	59	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	24	38	54
20	7	16	28	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	7	14	25	40	56
55	6	13	23	37	52
60	6	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	18	25

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	10	24	47	76	111
120	12	27	51	82	118
130	14	30	55	87	124
140	16	33	59	92	130
150	18	36	63	96	135
160	20	39	66	101	140
170	22	42	70	105	146
180	23	44	73	109	150
190	25	47	76	113	155
200	27	49	80	117	160
210	29	52	83	121	164
220	31	54	86	124	168
230	33	56	89	128	172
240	34	59	91	131	176
250	36	61	94	135	180
260	38	63	97	138	184
270	39	65	100	141	187
280	41	67	102	144	191
290	42	69	105	147	194
300	44	71	107	150	198
310	46	73	109	153	201

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	60	92	128
20	20	40	69	105	146
25	21	41	70	108	150
30	21	41	70	108	150
35	21	41	70	108	150
40	21	41	70	108	150
45	20	39	67	102	142
50	18	37	63	96	134
55	17	34	58	89	124
60	15	31	53	81	113
65	14	28	48	73	102
70	13	25	43	66	91
75	11	22	38	59	82
80	10	20	34	52	73
85	9	18	31	47	66
90	8	16	28	42	59

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	21	34	50
100	5	12	22	36	53
110	5	13	24	38	55
120	6	14	25	40	58
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	8	16	28	44	62
150	8	17	30	45	64
160	9	18	31	47	66
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	70
200	11	21	35	52	72
210	12	22	36	54	73
220	13	23	37	55	75
230	13	24	38	56	76
240	14	25	39	57	78
250	14	25	40	58	79
260	15	26	41	59	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	24	38	54
20	7	16	28	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	7	14	25	40	56
55	6	13	23	37	52
60	6	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	18	25

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	10	24	47	76	111
120	12	27	51	82	118
130	14	30	55	87	124
140	16	33	59	92	130
150	18	36	63	96	135
160	20	39	66	101	140
170	22	42	70	105	146
180	23	44	73	109	150
190	25	47	76	113	155
200	27	49	80	117	160
210	29	52	83	121	164
220	31	54	86	124	168
230	33	56	89	128	172
240	34	59	91	131	176
250	36	61	94	135	180
260	38	63	97	138	184
270	39	65	100	141	187
280	41	67	102	144	191
290	42	69	105	147	194
300	44	71	107	150	198
310	46	73	109	153	201

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	60	92	128
20	20	40	69	105	146
25	21	41	70	108	150
30	21	41	70	108	150
35	21	41	70	108	150
40	21	41	70	108	150
45	20	39	67	102	142
50	18	37	63	96	134
55	17	34	58	89	124
60	15	31	53	81	113
65	14	28	48	73	102
70	13	25	43	66	91
75	11	22	38	59	82
80	10	20	34	52	73
85	9	18	31	47	66
90	8	16	28	42	59

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	21	34	50
100	5	12	22	36	53
110	5	13	24	38	55
120	6	14	25	40	58
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	8	16	28	44	62
150	8	17	30	45	64
160	9	18	31	47	66
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	70
200	11	21	35	52	72
210	12	22	36	54	73
220	13	23	37	55	75
230	13	24	38	56	76
240	14	25	39	57	78
250	14	25	40	58	79
260	15	26	41	59	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	24	38	54
20	7	16	28	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	7	14	25	40	56
55	6	13	23	37	52
60	6	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	18	25