Overhead Press Strength Standards for Men and Women (lb)

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 126 lb for men and 66 lb 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 Level	Men	Women
Beginner	71	33
Novice	104	55
Intermediate	126	66
Advanced	150	79
Elite	194	106

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Overhead Press Standards for Men (lb)

By bodyweight.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	47	65	75	82	94
120	51	71	83	92	109
130	55	77	90	101	122
140	59	82	97	110	135
150	62	88	103	118	146
160	66	92	109	126	157
170	69	97	115	133	167
180	71	101	120	140	177
190	74	105	125	146	186
200	77	109	129	152	195
210	79	113	134	158	203
220	81	116	138	164	211
230	84	119	142	169	218
240	86	122	146	174	225
250	88	125	149	179	232
260	90	128	153	183	239
270	91	131	156	188	245
280	93	134	160	192	251
290	95	136	163	196	257
300	97	139	166	200	263
310	98	141	169	204	268

Overhead Press Standards for Women (lb)

By bodyweight.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	26	45	54	62	74
100	27	47	56	65	80
110	29	48	58	68	85
120	30	49	60	71	90
130	31	51	62	74	94
140	32	52	64	76	98
150	33	53	65	79	102
160	33	54	67	81	106
170	34	55	68	83	109
180	35	56	69	85	112
190	36	56	71	86	115
200	36	57	72	88	118
210	37	58	73	90	121
220	38	59	74	91	123
230	38	59	75	93	125
240	39	60	76	94	128
250	39	61	77	95	130
260	40	61	77	97	132

What Do The Classifications Mean?

Beginner	Stronger than 5% of lifters.
Novice	Stronger than 25% of lifters.
Intermediate	Stronger than 50% of lifters.
Advanced	Stronger than 75% of lifters.
Elite	Stronger than 95% of lifters.

Improve Your Overhead Press

• Guide: How to overhead press with proper form
• Programs: Get stronger in the overhead press with our overhead pressing program.

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