Bench Press Standards for Men and Women (lb) - Strength Level (2024)

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What is the male to female bench equivalent? ›

The average bench press is 220 lb for men and 104 lb for women. This makes you an intermediate lifter and stronger than 50% of StrengthLog's users.

The average Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 111 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift. What is a good Bench Press? Female beginners should aim to lift 38 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

So out of everybody in the entire world, 0.01% of the population can bench 315 pounds, and out of male gym goers, only 5% can bench 315 pounds? Wild.

Only 0.075% of the male population can bench press 2:25. That means that if you went out onto the street. and found 1,000 people, less than one of them would be able to bench press 2. twenty five.

Bench pressing isn't a one-size-fits-all exercise. Factors such as age, gender, fitness level, and training history contribute to the amount you should be able to bench. The average male beginner might aim to bench press 135 lbs. A beginner female, on the other hand, might start with a 65 lbs lift.

The women's equipped bench press record belongs to Ashleigh Hoeta, from New Zealand, who lifted 317.5 kg (700 lb) (2023, IPL standards), and the raw bench press record belongs to April Mathis from the United States, who lifted 207.5 kg (457.4 lb) (2016, Southern Powerlifting Federation standards).

Becca Swanson holds the record for the highest equipped bench press by a woman. Swanson, who is often referred to as the "Strongest Woman Ever," benched an incredible 600 pounds (272 kg) in 2002. This record has stood for nearly two decades, a testament to Swanson's extraordinary strength and power.

There are no direct statistics for this but if Consider that a 135 lb bench press would be considered elite at a bodyweight of 114 lb or an Intermediate weight for a female lifter with a bodyweight of 198 lb. I would estimate that under 20% of woman could lift this weight.

Women generally lift lighter compared with men. The average bench press standard for a 165-pound untrained woman (close to the average American woman's weight) is 80 pounds and 95 pounds for a novice lifter.

Can a woman bench 315? ›

We're lower body dominant and aren't built to bench. But that's not true, as evidenced by several female powerlifters that bench 300+ (156 at the time of writing, 77 at 315+), and we're not all SHW's (only 32 of the 77-315+ benchers weighed more than 200 lbs).

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The average bench press weight can vary among different age groups. However, as a general guideline, a beginner lifter in their 20s can bench press around 135-185 pounds. In comparison, an advanced lifter in the same age group may be able to bench press 225 pounds or more.

It is reported that men possess greater strength and muscle volume than women (7,9,14), with men's greater testosterone production being a predominant contributing factor (20).

Only 0.075% of the male population can bench press 2:25. That means that if you went out onto the street. and found 1,000 people, less than one of them would be able to bench press 2. twenty five.

Males commonly possess higher levels of maximal and relative strength [13], mainly due to a greater amount of muscle mass and a lower body fat percentage [14,15], increasing the force capacity per unit of body mass.