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.
Standards are benchmarks for tracking progress and finding weak points — not the last word on your training.
⚙︎ Machine weights vary by equipment, cable ratio, and form. Use this standard to track consistent progress on the same setup, not to compare every machine perfectly.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 changes the bar. An Intermediate leg press for a 180 lb man is about 502 lb at 40, 469 lb at 50, and 430 lb at 60; for a 140 lb woman, about 265 lb, 247 lb, and 223 lb at the same ages.
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 |
Around 533 lb reaches Intermediate on the Strenf ladder; 940 lb is Elite. Thresholds scale with bodyweight — see the full table.
Around 287 lb reaches Intermediate; 584 lb is Elite. Women's standards are graded against women's competition data, scaled for bodyweight and age.
For a 180 lb man, an Intermediate leg press is about 502 lb at 40, 469 lb at 50, and 430 lb at 60. For a 140 lb woman: 265 lb at 40, 247 lb at 50, and 223 lb at 60 — based on strength-retention curves from Masters competition results.
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.
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.
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