Bench press standards

Best-ever competition bench press, performed with a pause on the chest under judged commands.

male lifters

All bodyweights, age 20–45. n = 220,366. Median 303 lb.

PercentileLift
5th198 lb (90 kg)
10th220 lb (100 kg)
25th259 lb (118 kg)
50th (median)303 lb (138 kg)
75th353 lb (160 kg)
90th408 lb (185 kg)
95th441 lb (200 kg)

female lifters

All bodyweights, age 20–45. n = 94,477. Median 138 lb.

PercentileLift
5th88 lb (40 kg)
10th99 lb (45 kg)
25th116 lb (53 kg)
50th (median)138 lb (63 kg)
75th165 lb (75 kg)
90th193 lb (88 kg)
95th215 lb (98 kg)

Source: OpenPowerlifting database, build 2026-07-25-606a59af (public domain). Percentiles computed by Motus. Method.

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