Bench press standards — women, 97.5–102.5 kg
Median 68 kg. Top fifth starts at 85 kg. The top 5% bench press 104 kg or more. From 3,145 judged lifts.
Percentile
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3,145 judged bench presss, women, 97.5–102.5 kg
No lift entered. The curve is every judged bench presss in this class — add yours to it.
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| Percentile | Lift (kg) | Lift (lb) | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 47.5 | 105 | Novice |
| 20th | 54.4 | 120 | Intermediate |
| 25th | 56.7 | 125 | Intermediate |
| 30th | 59.0 | 130 | Intermediate |
| 40th | 62.5 | 138 | Intermediate |
| 50th | 67.5 | 149 | Advanced |
| 60th | 72.5 | 160 | Advanced |
| 70th | 77.5 | 171 | Advanced |
| 75th | 80.0 | 176 | Advanced |
| 80th | 85.0 | 187 | Elite |
| 90th | 95.0 | 209 | Elite |
| 95th | 104.1 | 230 | World-class |
| 99th | 127.5 | 281 | World-class |
Novice
0–20
Bottom fifth of the platform
Intermediate
20–50
Below the median competitor
Advanced
50–80
Above the median competitor
Elite
80–95
Top fifth of the platform
World-class
95–100
Top 5% of everyone who has competed
By age
Masters lifters compete in their own divisions, and the data shows why. Age here is age at the meet.
| Age | Median | 80th | 95th | Lifters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-17 | 47.5 | 60.0 | 75.0 | 7,959 |
| 18-19 | 57.5 | 70.0 | 85.0 | 5,374 |
| 20-23 | 62.5 | 75.0 | 92.5 | 17,689 |
| 24-34 | 62.5 | 80.0 | 97.5 | 40,473 |
| 35-39 | 62.5 | 80.0 | 97.7 | 8,539 |
| 40-44 | 62.5 | 77.5 | 96.4 | 6,084 |
| 45-49 | 60.0 | 75.0 | 92.5 | 3,746 |
| 50-54 | 57.5 | 72.5 | 90.0 | 2,558 |
| 55-59 | 55.0 | 67.5 | 85.0 | 1,363 |
| 60-69 | 47.5 | 60.0 | 75.0 | 1,451 |
Age bands pool every bodyweight, so they answer "how does age move the number", not "what should a 45-year-old at this exact weight lift".
As a multiple of bodyweight
| Percentile | × bodyweight |
|---|---|
| 25th | 0.60× |
| 50th | 0.70× |
| 75th | 0.80× |
| 90th | 0.90× |
| 95th | 1.00× |
| 99th | 1.30× |
The "2× bodyweight bench" style of goal, measured against people who actually did it in competition.
Who these numbers describe. Everyone in this dataset entered a powerlifting competition. They are stronger than the general gym population, so a 50th percentile here is well above an average gym-goer — we would rather tell you that than quietly flatter you. Nobody has ever published a trustworthy random sample of what people lift in commercial gyms; what exists instead is app data that people type in themselves.