Viking Press

Viking 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 240 lb

Women 74 lb

Viking Press: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	72 lb	27 lb
Novice	142 lb	47 lb
Intermediate	240 lb	74 lb
Advanced	364 lb	108 lb
Elite	506 lb	145 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	15	48	100	172	258
120	22	59	116	192	283
130	29	70	131	212	307
140	36	81	146	231	330
150	44	92	161	250	352
160	52	103	176	268	373
170	60	114	190	285	394
180	68	125	204	302	414
190	76	136	218	319	434
200	84	147	231	335	452
210	92	157	244	351	471
220	100	167	257	366	488
230	107	178	270	381	506
240	115	188	282	396	523
250	123	198	294	410	539
260	131	207	306	424	555
270	138	217	318	438	571
280	146	226	329	451	586
290	153	236	340	464	601
300	161	245	351	477	615
310	168	254	362	490	630

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	61	121	204	310	431
20	70	138	234	355	494
25	72	142	240	364	506
30	72	142	240	364	506
35	72	142	240	364	506
40	72	142	240	364	506
45	68	134	228	345	480
50	64	126	214	324	451
55	59	117	198	300	417
60	54	106	180	274	381
65	49	96	163	247	344
70	44	86	146	222	309
75	39	77	131	198	276
80	35	69	117	177	247
85	31	62	105	159	221
90	28	56	94	143	199

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	16	31	52	80	111
100	18	35	57	85	117
110	21	38	61	91	124
120	23	41	66	96	129
130	26	44	69	100	135
140	28	47	73	105	140
150	30	50	77	109	145
160	32	53	80	113	150
170	34	56	83	117	154
180	36	58	87	121	158
190	38	61	90	124	162
200	40	63	92	128	166
210	42	65	95	131	170
220	44	68	98	134	174
230	46	70	101	137	177
240	47	72	103	140	180
250	49	74	106	143	184
260	51	76	108	146	187

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	23	40	63	92	124
20	26	46	73	105	142
25	27	47	74	108	145
30	27	47	74	108	145
35	27	47	74	108	145
40	27	47	74	108	145
45	26	45	71	102	138
50	24	42	66	96	129
55	22	39	61	89	120
60	20	36	56	81	109
65	18	32	51	73	99
70	17	29	45	66	89
75	15	26	41	59	79
80	13	23	36	52	71
85	12	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	29	42	57

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Deltoids
Secondary muscles	Triceps brachii, Upper pectoralis
Stabilizers	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	15	48	100	172	258
120	22	59	116	192	283
130	29	70	131	212	307
140	36	81	146	231	330
150	44	92	161	250	352
160	52	103	176	268	373
170	60	114	190	285	394
180	68	125	204	302	414
190	76	136	218	319	434
200	84	147	231	335	452
210	92	157	244	351	471
220	100	167	257	366	488
230	107	178	270	381	506
240	115	188	282	396	523
250	123	198	294	410	539
260	131	207	306	424	555
270	138	217	318	438	571
280	146	226	329	451	586
290	153	236	340	464	601
300	161	245	351	477	615
310	168	254	362	490	630

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	61	121	204	310	431
20	70	138	234	355	494
25	72	142	240	364	506
30	72	142	240	364	506
35	72	142	240	364	506
40	72	142	240	364	506
45	68	134	228	345	480
50	64	126	214	324	451
55	59	117	198	300	417
60	54	106	180	274	381
65	49	96	163	247	344
70	44	86	146	222	309
75	39	77	131	198	276
80	35	69	117	177	247
85	31	62	105	159	221
90	28	56	94	143	199

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	16	31	52	80	111
100	18	35	57	85	117
110	21	38	61	91	124
120	23	41	66	96	129
130	26	44	69	100	135
140	28	47	73	105	140
150	30	50	77	109	145
160	32	53	80	113	150
170	34	56	83	117	154
180	36	58	87	121	158
190	38	61	90	124	162
200	40	63	92	128	166
210	42	65	95	131	170
220	44	68	98	134	174
230	46	70	101	137	177
240	47	72	103	140	180
250	49	74	106	143	184
260	51	76	108	146	187

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	23	40	63	92	124
20	26	46	73	105	142
25	27	47	74	108	145
30	27	47	74	108	145
35	27	47	74	108	145
40	27	47	74	108	145
45	26	45	71	102	138
50	24	42	66	96	129
55	22	39	61	89	120
60	20	36	56	81	109
65	18	32	51	73	99
70	17	29	45	66	89
75	15	26	41	59	79
80	13	23	36	52	71
85	12	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	29	42	57

Viking Press

Average weight: Intermediate

Viking Press: Average weight [1RM]

Viking Press: Strength standards (lb)

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	15	48	100	172	258
120	22	59	116	192	283
130	29	70	131	212	307
140	36	81	146	231	330
150	44	92	161	250	352
160	52	103	176	268	373
170	60	114	190	285	394
180	68	125	204	302	414
190	76	136	218	319	434
200	84	147	231	335	452
210	92	157	244	351	471
220	100	167	257	366	488
230	107	178	270	381	506
240	115	188	282	396	523
250	123	198	294	410	539
260	131	207	306	424	555
270	138	217	318	438	571
280	146	226	329	451	586
290	153	236	340	464	601
300	161	245	351	477	615
310	168	254	362	490	630

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	61	121	204	310	431
20	70	138	234	355	494
25	72	142	240	364	506
30	72	142	240	364	506
35	72	142	240	364	506
40	72	142	240	364	506
45	68	134	228	345	480
50	64	126	214	324	451
55	59	117	198	300	417
60	54	106	180	274	381
65	49	96	163	247	344
70	44	86	146	222	309
75	39	77	131	198	276
80	35	69	117	177	247
85	31	62	105	159	221
90	28	56	94	143	199

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	16	31	52	80	111
100	18	35	57	85	117
110	21	38	61	91	124
120	23	41	66	96	129
130	26	44	69	100	135
140	28	47	73	105	140
150	30	50	77	109	145
160	32	53	80	113	150
170	34	56	83	117	154
180	36	58	87	121	158
190	38	61	90	124	162
200	40	63	92	128	166
210	42	65	95	131	170
220	44	68	98	134	174
230	46	70	101	137	177
240	47	72	103	140	180
250	49	74	106	143	184
260	51	76	108	146	187

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	23	40	63	92	124
20	26	46	73	105	142
25	27	47	74	108	145
30	27	47	74	108	145
35	27	47	74	108	145
40	27	47	74	108	145
45	26	45	71	102	138
50	24	42	66	96	129
55	22	39	61	89	120
60	20	36	56	81	109
65	18	32	51	73	99
70	17	29	45	66	89
75	15	26	41	59	79
80	13	23	36	52	71
85	12	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	29	42	57