Reprinted with permission from Baechle, T.R. & Earle, R.W. (2008). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning (3rd ed.). Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics.
Table 8-24 Upper-body Strength (Men)
One-repetition Maximum Bench Press (Bench Press Weight Ratio = Weight Pushed / Body Weight) Age
Superior Excellent Good Fair Poor
Very Poor
% 95 80 60 40 20 5
<20 1.76 1.34 1.19 1.06 0.89 0.76
20–29 1.63 1.32 1.14 0.99 0.88 0.72
30–39 1.35 1.12 0.98 0.88 0.78 0.65
40–49 1.20 1.00 0.88 0.80 0.72 0.59
50–59 1.05 0.90 0.79 0.71 0.63 0.53
60+ 0.94 0.82 0.72 0.66 0.57 0.49
Reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas from Physical Fitness Assessments And Norms For Adults And Law Enforcement. Available online at www.cooperinstitute.org.
Table 8-25 Upper-body Strength (Women)
One-repetition Maximum Bench Press (Bench Press Weight Ratio = Weight Pushed / Body Weight) Age
Superior Excellent Good Fair Poor
Very Poor
% 95 80 60 40 20 5
<20 0.88 0.77 0.65 0.58 0.53 0.41
20–29 1.01 0.80 0.70 0.59 0.51 0.44
30–39 0.82 0.70 0.60 0.53 0.47 0.39
40–49 0.77 0.62 0.54 0.50 0.43 0.35
50–59 0.68 0.55 0.48 0.44 0.39 0.31
Reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas from Physical Fitness Assessments And Norms For Adults And Law Enforcement. Available online at www.cooperinstitute.org.
