Leg Press Strength Standards Modeled — anchored to measured lifts

How strong is your leg press? Graded Beginner → Elite for your sex, bodyweight and age. Intermediate for a 180 lb man is about 533 lb; for a 140 lb woman about 287 lb.

How do you compare?

Weight lifted (lb)

Reps

Bodyweight (lb)

Sex

Age

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Leg Press is not contested in meets, so its ladder is modeled from the measured standards: 1.8x squat (M) / 1.8x (F) — sled mechanics ~1.7-2x squat. How modeled standards work.

Standards by bodyweight

Men

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
120 lb	204 lb	269 lb	355 lb	545 lb	626 lb
130 lb	221 lb	291 lb	385 lb	590 lb	679 lb
140 lb	238 lb	314 lb	414 lb	636 lb	731 lb
150 lb	255 lb	336 lb	444 lb	681 lb	783 lb
160 lb	272 lb	358 lb	474 lb	726 lb	835 lb
170 lb	289 lb	381 lb	503 lb	772 lb	887 lb
180 lb	306 lb	403 lb	533 lb	817 lb	940 lb
190 lb	323 lb	426 lb	562 lb	863 lb	992 lb
200 lb	340 lb	448 lb	592 lb	908 lb	1044 lb
210 lb	357 lb	470 lb	622 lb	953 lb	1096 lb
220 lb	374 lb	493 lb	651 lb	999 lb	1148 lb
230 lb	391 lb	515 lb	681 lb	1044 lb	1201 lb
240 lb	408 lb	538 lb	710 lb	1090 lb	1253 lb
250 lb	425 lb	560 lb	740 lb	1135 lb	1305 lb
260 lb	442 lb	582 lb	770 lb	1180 lb	1357 lb
270 lb	459 lb	605 lb	799 lb	1226 lb	1409 lb
280 lb	476 lb	627 lb	829 lb	1271 lb	1462 lb
290 lb	493 lb	650 lb	858 lb	1317 lb	1514 lb
300 lb	510 lb	672 lb	888 lb	1362 lb	1566 lb
310 lb	527 lb	694 lb	918 lb	1407 lb	1618 lb

Women

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
120 lb	132 lb	180 lb	246 lb	419 lb	500 lb
130 lb	143 lb	195 lb	266 lb	454 lb	542 lb
140 lb	154 lb	210 lb	287 lb	489 lb	584 lb
150 lb	165 lb	225 lb	308 lb	524 lb	626 lb
160 lb	176 lb	240 lb	328 lb	558 lb	667 lb
170 lb	187 lb	255 lb	348 lb	593 lb	709 lb
180 lb	198 lb	270 lb	369 lb	628 lb	751 lb
190 lb	209 lb	285 lb	389 lb	663 lb	792 lb
200 lb	220 lb	300 lb	410 lb	698 lb	834 lb
210 lb	231 lb	315 lb	430 lb	733 lb	876 lb
220 lb	242 lb	330 lb	451 lb	768 lb	917 lb
230 lb	253 lb	345 lb	471 lb	803 lb	959 lb
240 lb	264 lb	360 lb	492 lb	838 lb	1001 lb
250 lb	275 lb	375 lb	512 lb	872 lb	1042 lb
260 lb	286 lb	390 lb	533 lb	907 lb	1084 lb
270 lb	297 lb	405 lb	554 lb	942 lb	1126 lb
280 lb	308 lb	420 lb	574 lb	977 lb	1168 lb
290 lb	319 lb	435 lb	594 lb	1012 lb	1209 lb
300 lb	330 lb	450 lb	615 lb	1047 lb	1251 lb
310 lb	341 lb	465 lb	636 lb	1082 lb	1293 lb

Age adjustment

Your lift is scaled by these multipliers before grading (derived from Masters competition data):

Age	Men	Women
14-17	×1.205	×1.193
18-23	×1.012	×0.993
24-34	×1.0	×1.0
35-39	×1.042	×1.064
40-44	×1.074	×1.095
45-49	×1.109	×1.129
50-54	×1.154	×1.182
55-59	×1.194	×1.234
60-64	×1.267	×1.326
65-69	×1.344	×1.396
70-79	×1.493	×1.566

FAQ

What is a good leg press for a 180 lb man?

Around 533 lb reaches Intermediate on the Strenf ladder; 940 lb is Elite. Thresholds scale with bodyweight — see the full table.

How are these leg press standards calculated?

From a documented coefficient applied to measured competition standards: 1.8x squat (M) / 1.8x (F) — sled mechanics ~1.7-2x squat. Tiers run Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite, adjusted for sex, bodyweight and age.

Does age affect the leg press standard?

Yes — standards are age-adjusted using strength-retention curves derived from Masters competition results, so a 55-year-old is graded against age-appropriate expectations.

Related standards

Bench Press · Back Squat · Deadlift · Overhead Press · Incline Bench Press · Dumbbell Bench Press

Standards: Strenf Standards Model v1 · primaries derived from OpenPowerlifting competition data (public domain) · full methodology · Track your lifts free on Strenf