How much should a 35-year-old woman overhead press?
115 lb (52 kg) is a good overhead press for a 35-year-old woman: it sits at the 82nd percentile of lifters who track their training (Advanced). The median woman overhead presses 85 lb (38.5 kg); Elite starts around 145 lb (66 kg).
A 35-year-old woman of average bodyweight (171 lb) who overhead presses 85 lb (38.5 kg) is at the 55th percentile among lifters who track their training, Intermediate on the Strength Level scale. No credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for the overhead press, so this page ranks it against lifters only; the strength age on weyt.ai comes from the bench press and squat.
The ladder
Each weight a 35-year-old woman of average bodyweight (171 lb) might overhead press, ranked two ways. Weights are total bar weight, plates plus bar.
| Weight (lb) | kg | Percentile (lifters who track) | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 20.5 | 12th | BEGINNER |
| 55 | 25 | 20th | NOVICE |
| 75 | 34 | 44th | NOVICE |
| 85MEDIAN | 38.5 | 55th | INTERMEDIATE |
| 105 | 47.5 | 75th | INTERMEDIATE |
| 115 | 52 | 82nd | ADVANCED |
| 125 | 56.5 | 87th | ADVANCED |
| 145 | 66 | 95th | ELITE |
| 155 | 70.5 | 97th | ELITE |
This page assumes average bodyweight (171 lb) and a single lift. The calculator uses your bodyweight and your best bench and squat set, in your browser, and gives you the Weyt Age the app would show.
Quick answers
What is a good overhead press for a 35-year-old woman?
Among lifters who track their training, a 35-year-old woman at average bodyweight (171 lb) reaches Intermediate (the 50th percentile) at about 85 lb (38.5 kg), Advanced (the 80th percentile) at about 115 lb (52 kg), and Elite (the 95th percentile) at about 145 lb (66 kg).
Is 115 lb a good overhead press for a 35-year-old woman?
115 lb (52 kg) puts a 35-year-old woman of average bodyweight at the 82nd percentile of lifters who track their training, Advanced on the Strength Level scale.
How this is computed
vs general population is not shown: no credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for this lift, only lifter-population data. vs lifters who track uses Strength Level community standards (one-rep-max thresholds by sex and bodyweight, with their age adjustment), a self-selected crowd of people who log their training, which is why its median sits well above the general population's. Weights are one-rep maxes or estimated one-rep maxes (Epley, from any set of one to ten reps).
Sources: The Cooper Institute, Physical Fitness Assessments and Norms for Adults and Law Enforcement, as reprinted in ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th ed., Table 4.9; Strength Level strength standards, strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/shoulder-press/lb. This is the same math the weyt.ai app runs on your logged sets. Not medical advice.
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- Deadlift standards for women, age 35
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- Close-grip bench press standards for women, age 35
- Front squat standards for women, age 35
- Hip thrust standards for women, age 35
- Barbell row standards for women, age 35
- Bulgarian split squat standards for women, age 35
- Goblet squat standards for women, age 35
- Incline dumbbell press standards for women, age 35
- Dumbbell bench press standards for women, age 35
- Dumbbell shoulder press standards for women, age 35
- Dumbbell row standards for women, age 35
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlift standards for women, age 35
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- Hammer curl standards for women, age 35
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