Overhead Press Strength Standards for Men and Women (kg)

Below are overhead press strength standards based on training logs of 19 792 users of StrengthLog.

What is the average overhead press? The average overhead press is 57 kg for men and 30 kg for women. This makes you an intermediate lifter and stronger than 50% of StrengthLog’s users.

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How Much Can the Average Man and Woman Overhead Press?

Strength LevelMenWomen
Beginner32 kg15 kg
Novice47 kg25 kg
Intermediate57 kg30 kg
Advanced68 kg36 kg
Elite88 kg48 kg

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Overhead Press Standards for Men (kg)

By bodyweight.

BodyweightBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
502129343743
552433384250
602535424757
652738455163
702941485569
753043515974
803245536279
853347566683
903549586988
953651617292
1003753637496
1053854657799
11039566779103
11540576882106
12041597084110
12542607286113
13043617388116
13544637590118
14044647692121
Data: Training logs of 14 081 men

Overhead Press Standards for Women (kg)

By bodyweight.

BodyweightBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
401220242833
451221252936
501322273139
551422273241
601423283443
651524293545
701524303647
751525313749
801625313850
851625323952
901626324053
951726334155
1001727334156
1051727344257
1101827344358
1151828354359
1201828354460
Data: Training logs of 5 711 women

What Do The Classifications Mean?

BeginnerStronger than 5% of lifters.
NoviceStronger than 25% of lifters.
IntermediateStronger than 50% of lifters.
AdvancedStronger than 75% of lifters.
EliteStronger than 95% of lifters.

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