Bench press standards for a 120 kg+ super-heavyweight woman

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 70 kg (155 lb) across 10,456 raw female meet results in the 120 kg+ class.

How a 120 kg woman ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 10,456 raw meet results in the 120 kg+ class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 120 kg+ (265 lb+) super-heavyweight, Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 102.5 kg (225 lb), 32.5 kg (70 lb) above the median 70 kg (155 lb); the top 1% reach 137.5 kg (305 lb), a further 35 kg (75 lb) on top. Based on 10,456 raw meet results in this class.

The 120 kg+ class in the data what makes it different

Of the 56,646 raw women's bench press entries behind these standards, 10,456 — about 18% — come from the 120 kg+ class, making it the women's class with the most meet results in the dataset. As the open class it has no upper weight limit, so it collects the field's heaviest entries and its biggest absolute numbers.

Stepping up from the 84 kg class raises the median bench press by 2.5 kg (5 lb) (+4%).

Taken at the 120 kg reference weight, the median is 0.58× bodyweight, against 1.01× in the 57 kg class — the flip side of carrying the field's biggest absolute numbers.

The median 120 kg+ woman in this dataset squats 130 kg, benches 70 kg, and deadlifts 145.2 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.54 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.90. If your own ratios sit far from that, the outlier lift is usually the one with the most room to grow.

The classic milestones read differently in every class: here a 185 lb bench press sits at roughly the 73rd percentile (stronger than 73% of meet-result entries), and a 100 kg bench press sits at roughly the 88th percentile (top 12% of meet-result entries).

Competition bench is paused on the chest; a touch-and-go rep inflates the number by 3–6% from the chest-bounce. The standards below are raw (no bench shirt). Because Strength scales sub-linearly with bodyweight — heavier lifters lift more in absolute terms but less per kilo of bodyweight (Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 (PMID 10613442)), the most honest read of "is this good" is your percentile at your bodyweight, not the raw kilos.

FAQ

What is a good raw bench press for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 70 kg (155 lb), the top 10% reach 102.5 kg (225 lb), and the top 1% 137.5 kg (305 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 10,456 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 120 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman is 137.5 kg (305 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 110.5 kg (245 lb).

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is computed from OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, dataset date 2026-05-10) for raw entries at this exact sex and bodyweight class. This cell contains 10,456 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

Why does the 120 kg+ open class read differently from the numbered classes?

It has no upper bodyweight limit, so it pools meet entries above 120 kg. Absolute numbers are the biggest in the field (median 70 kg (155 lb), top 1% 137.5 kg (305 lb)), while strength per kilo of bodyweight is the lowest — both are expected when the class collects the heaviest entries.

Figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n is a meet-result count, not a unique-person count. Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.