Dumbbell Bench Press strength standards
Compound ranks the Dumbbell Bench Press from Iron to Olympian, 25 levels, as a one-rep max. Gold I is 64 lb for men and 28.1 lb for women; Olympian is 152 lb and 85 lb. Here is the whole ladder, and where your best set lands.
Where does your best set land?
Type a set and it lands on the ladder.
The ladder
One-rep max at each level. Switch the units above; the ladder follows.
| Level | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| start | start | |
| 32.5 lb | 11.2 lb | |
| 35.5 lb | 12.6 lb | |
| 39 lb | 14.1 lb | |
| 42.5 lb | 15.8 lb | |
| 46 lb | 17.7 lb | |
| 50 lb | 19.9 lb | |
| 54.5 lb | 22.3 lb | |
| 59 lb | 25 lb | |
| 64 lb | 28.1 lb | |
| 68.5 lb | 30.5 lb | |
| 73 lb | 33 lb | |
| 78 lb | 36 lb | |
| 83 lb | 39.5 lb | |
| 88.5 lb | 43 lb | |
| 94 lb | 46 lb | |
| 99.5 lb | 49.5 lb | |
| 105 lb | 53.5 lb | |
| 111 lb | 58 lb | |
| 118 lb | 62.5 lb | |
| 124 lb | 66.5 lb | |
| 131 lb | 70.5 lb | |
| 137 lb | 75 lb | |
| 145 lb | 80 lb | |
| 152 lb | 85 lb |
How Compound reads it
- Your best set counts. The app estimates a one-rep max from any set: the weight times one plus the reps over thirty, with reps capped at 12. 55 lb for 5 reps estimates 64.2 lb, which clears Gold I at 64 lb on the men's ladder.
- The ladders are read at a reference bodyweight, 180 lb for men and 140 lb for women, and anchored to strength data for people who lift. Iron I is where the map places everyone to start; Iron II is the first gate.
- A rank, once earned, is kept. The map's level can step back when a weight is missed; the rank you reached does not.
- The app uses your profile's ladder. Pick the men's or the women's ladder above to read the one that applies to you.
The other ranked lifts
See your rank on the map.
Tell Compound what you lift and it places you at your level on each ranked lift, then picks the weights that walk you up to the next level.
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