Machine Chest Press strength standards
Compound ranks the Machine Chest Press from Iron to Olympian, 25 levels, as a one-rep max. Gold I is 137 lb for men and 48 lb for women; Olympian is 356 lb and 169 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 | |
| 61.5 lb | 17 lb | |
| 69 lb | 19.2 lb | |
| 77.5 lb | 21.8 lb | |
| 87 lb | 24.6 lb | |
| 95.5 lb | 28.1 lb | |
| 104 lb | 32 lb | |
| 114 lb | 37 lb | |
| 125 lb | 42 lb | |
| 137 lb | 48 lb | |
| 148 lb | 53.5 lb | |
| 159 lb | 59 lb | |
| 172 lb | 65.5 lb | |
| 185 lb | 72.5 lb | |
| 199 lb | 80.5 lb | |
| 212 lb | 87.5 lb | |
| 226 lb | 94.5 lb | |
| 240 lb | 103 lb | |
| 255 lb | 111 lb | |
| 272 lb | 121 lb | |
| 287 lb | 129 lb | |
| 303 lb | 138 lb | |
| 320 lb | 148 lb | |
| 337 lb | 158 lb | |
| 356 lb | 169 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. 120 lb for 5 reps estimates 140 lb, which clears Gold I at 137 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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