Strength standards

What’s a good leg press?

How much should you leg press for your weight? Put in a set and see your rank from Iron to Radiant, scored the way the Evident app scores it. The average leg press and the standards for men and women by bodyweight are below.

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The weight is the plates you load. Sleds weigh different amounts on different machines, so compare numbers on the same machine.

Gold II

Stronger than 80% of guys

Next: Gold I at 460 lb × 5

Estimated one-rep max: 508 lb

  1. Iron
  2. Bronze
  3. Silver
  4. Gold
  5. Platinum
  6. Diamond
  7. Radiant

An estimate from strength standards for your sex, bodyweight and age. Percentages count people who don’t train. In the app every set you log counts, and your rank climbs as you do.

Leg press standards

The one-rep max where each rank starts, by bodyweight. Iron is anything below Bronze. Did a set of 8? The calculator turns it into a one-rep max.

Men

Leg press standards for men: one-rep max where each rank starts
BodyweightBronzeSilverGoldPlatinumDiamondRadiant
120 or less lb54 or less kg14365233106329149441200568258704320
130 lb59 kg14767240109338153454206584265724328
140 lb64 kg15571254116358163481219620281768349
150 lb68 kg16475269122379172509231655297811368
160 lb73 kg17379283129399181535243690313854388
170 lb77 kg18183297135418190562255724329897407
180 lb82 kg19086311141438199588267758344939426
190 lb86 kg19890325147457208614279791359980445
200 lb91 kg207943381544762166402918243741,021463
210 lb95 kg215983521604952256663028573891,062482
220 lb100 kg2231013651665142336913148904041,102500
230 lb104 kg2311053781725332427163259224181,142518
240 lb109 kg2391093911785512507403369544331,181536
250 or more lb113 or more kg2471124041835692587653479854471,220554

Women

Leg press standards for women: one-rep max where each rank starts
BodyweightBronzeSilverGoldPlatinumDiamondRadiant
120 or less lb54 or less kg974415972224102300136387176479218
130 lb59 kg1004616374230104309140397181492224
140 lb64 kg1064817379244111327149422192522237
150 lb68 kg1125118383258117346157446202552251
160 lb73 kg1185419388271123364166469213581264
170 lb77 kg1245620292285129382174492224610277
180 lb82 kg1295921196298135400182515234638290
190 lb86 kg13562221100311141418190538244667303
200 lb91 kg14164230105324147435198561255695315
210 lb95 kg14667239109337153453206583265722328
220 lb100 kg15269248113350159470213605275750340
230 lb104 kg15772257117362165487221627285777353
240 lb109 kg16374266121375170504229649295804365
250 or more lb113 or more kg16876275125387176520236670304830377

For ages up to 35. Past 35 the standard drops about 6% a decade; the calculator adjusts for your age. Built on Strength Level’s published standards and scaled the way the Evident app scales them.

By the numbers

What’s a good leg press?

For a 180 lb guy, Silver starts at 311 lb, Gold at 438 lb, Platinum at 588 lb and Diamond at 758 lb for one rep. For a 140 lb woman, Silver starts at 173 lb, Gold at 244 lb, Platinum at 327 lb and Diamond at 422 lb for one rep.

Silver covers novice lifters, Gold intermediate, Platinum advanced and Diamond elite. Radiant is past elite.

  • Is a 270 leg press good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 270 lb leg press for one rep is Bronze I, stronger than about 42% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Silver III; at 210 lb it is Bronze II.

  • Is a 360 leg press good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 360 lb leg press for one rep is Silver II, stronger than about 59% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Silver I; at 210 lb it is Silver III.

  • Is a 450 leg press good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 450 lb leg press for one rep is Gold III, stronger than about 74% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Gold I; at 210 lb it is Silver I.

  • Is a 630 leg press good?

    For a 180 lb guy, a 630 lb leg press for one rep is Platinum II, stronger than about 90% of guys. At 150 lb bodyweight it is Platinum I; at 210 lb it is Gold I.

  • Is a 180 lb leg press good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 180 lb leg press for one rep is Silver III, stronger than about 53% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Silver II; at 170 lb it is Bronze I.

  • Is a 270 lb leg press good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 270 lb leg press for one rep is Gold II, stronger than about 79% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Gold I; at 170 lb it is Silver I.

  • Is a 360 lb leg press good for a woman?

    For a 140 lb woman, a 360 lb leg press for one rep is Platinum II, stronger than about 91% of women. At 120 lb bodyweight it is Platinum I; at 170 lb it is Gold I.

  • Is a 100 kg leg press good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 100 kg leg press for one rep is Bronze III, stronger than about 32% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Silver I, stronger than about 68% of women.

  • Is a 140 kg leg press good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 140 kg leg press for one rep is Silver III, stronger than about 51% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Platinum III, stronger than about 86% of women.

  • Is a 180 kg leg press good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 180 kg leg press for one rep is Silver I, stronger than about 66% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Diamond III, stronger than about 95% of women.

  • Is a 200 kg leg press good?

    For an 80 kg guy, a 200 kg leg press for one rep is Gold III, stronger than about 73% of guys. For a 60 kg woman it is Diamond II, stronger than about 97% of women.

How the rank works

How Evident ranks your leg press

  1. Your best set becomes a one-rep max. Weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30), the Epley formula. A set of 5 at 185 is about a 216 max. The one rep max calculator does it for any set.
  2. It’s scored against people like you. Standards for your sex and bodyweight, and your age past 35.
  3. Seven ranks, three steps each. Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond have III, II and I. Radiant sits past elite.
  4. In the app it keeps moving. Every set has one weight and one rep goal: 10 reps. Beat 10 on your last, all-out set and the weight goes up next time. Rest is 1 min 30 s.

Watch your leg press rank up.

Evident tells you what to lift every set, raises the weight when you earn it, and ranks every lift you log.

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Questions

Leg press questions.

How much should I leg press for my weight?

For a 180 lb guy, Silver starts at 311 lb, Gold at 438 lb, Platinum at 588 lb and Diamond at 758 lb for one rep. For a 140 lb woman, Silver starts at 173 lb, Gold at 244 lb, Platinum at 327 lb and Diamond at 422 lb for one rep. Use the calculator above for your exact bodyweight and age.

How much can the average man leg press?

Among men who lift, the middle of the pack at 180 lb is about 506 lb for one rep: the intermediate standard in Strength Level’s data, and Gold II in Evident. Counting men who don’t train, Evident’s estimate for the middle 180 lb guy is about 321 lb.

What’s a good leg press for a woman?

For a 140 lb woman, Silver starts at 173 lb, Gold at 244 lb, Platinum at 327 lb and Diamond at 422 lb for one rep. Among women who lift, the middle at 140 lb is about 282 lb, which is Gold II.

How much should I leg press compared to my squat?

At the same rank, the leg press standard is about 1.73 times the squat standard. At Gold II for a 180 lb guy that is 506 lb against 292 lb. Machines differ between brands, so treat it as a rough guide.

How much does a leg press weigh without plates?

It depends on the machine. Sleds weigh different amounts on different leg presses, and many gyms post the number on the machine. Evident counts the plates you load, so compare leg press numbers on the same machine.

How does Evident rank my leg press?

It turns your best set into a one-rep max with the Epley formula (weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)), then compares it with standards for your sex, bodyweight and age. Seven ranks from Iron to Radiant, with three steps inside each rank below Radiant.

Where do these numbers come from?

Evident anchors every lift to Strength Level’s published standards, which are built from millions of logged lifts, then scales them for your sex, bodyweight and age the way the app does. Past 35, the bar drops about 6% a decade.

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