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Bench press standards

At 80kg bodyweight, an intermediate bench press is about 100kg — 1.25× bodyweight.

Standards are multiples of bodyweight, rounded to the nearest 2.5kg — the smallest increment a barbell offers. They describe what lifters at a bodyweight tend to lift; they are not a target anybody has to hit.

male

BodyweightNoviceIntermediateAdvancedExceptionalMasterWorld Class
50kg25kg42.5kg62.5kg82.5kg100kg120kg
55kg27.5kg47.5kg70kg90kg110kg132.5kg
60kg30kg50kg75kg100kg120kg145kg
65kg32.5kg55kg82.5kg107.5kg130kg155kg
70kg35kg60kg87.5kg115kg140kg167.5kg
75kg37.5kg65kg95kg125kg150kg180kg
80kg40kg67.5kg100kg132.5kg160kg192.5kg
85kg42.5kg72.5kg107.5kg140kg170kg205kg
90kg45kg77.5kg112.5kg147.5kg180kg215kg
95kg47.5kg80kg120kg157.5kg190kg227.5kg
100kg50kg85kg125kg165kg200kg240kg
105kg52.5kg90kg132.5kg172.5kg210kg252.5kg
110kg55kg92.5kg137.5kg182.5kg220kg265kg
115kg57.5kg97.5kg145kg190kg230kg275kg
120kg60kg102.5kg150kg197.5kg240kg287.5kg

female

BodyweightNoviceIntermediateAdvancedExceptionalMasterWorld Class
50kg15kg25kg37.5kg50kg62.5kg75kg
55kg17.5kg27.5kg42.5kg55kg70kg82.5kg
60kg17.5kg30kg45kg60kg75kg90kg
65kg20kg32.5kg50kg65kg82.5kg97.5kg
70kg20kg35kg52.5kg70kg87.5kg105kg
75kg22.5kg37.5kg57.5kg75kg95kg112.5kg
80kg25kg40kg60kg80kg100kg120kg
85kg25kg42.5kg65kg85kg107.5kg127.5kg
90kg27.5kg45kg67.5kg90kg112.5kg135kg
95kg27.5kg47.5kg72.5kg95kg120kg142.5kg
100kg30kg50kg75kg100kg125kg150kg
105kg32.5kg52.5kg80kg105kg132.5kg157.5kg
110kg32.5kg55kg82.5kg110kg137.5kg165kg
115kg35kg57.5kg87.5kg115kg145kg172.5kg
120kg35kg60kg90kg120kg150kg180kg

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