Bench press standards for a 105 kg (231 lb) man

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 142.5 kg (315 lb) across 18,822 raw male meet results in the 105 kg class.

How a 105 kg man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 18,822 raw meet results in the 93–105 kg / 205–231 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 105 kg (231 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 182.5 kg (400 lb), 40 kg (90 lb) above the median 142.5 kg (315 lb); the top 1% reach 215 kg (475 lb), a further 32.5 kg (70 lb) on top. Based on 18,822 raw meet results in this class.

The 105 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 107,887 raw men's bench press entries behind these standards, 18,822 — about 17% — come from the 105 kg class.

Stepping up from the 93 kg class raises the median bench press by 10 kg (20 lb) (+8%); the next step to 120 kg adds another 10 kg (20 lb) (+7%).

In relative terms the median works out to 1.36× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 1.52× at 66 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.

The median 105 kg man in this dataset squats 217.5 kg, benches 142.5 kg, and deadlifts 240 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.66 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.91. 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 315 lb bench press sits at roughly the 50th percentile (stronger than 50% of meet-result entries), and a 140 kg bench press sits at roughly the 47th percentile (stronger than 47% 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 105 kg (231 lb) man?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 142.5 kg (315 lb), the top 10% reach 182.5 kg (400 lb), and the top 1% 215 kg (475 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 18,822 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 105 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 105 kg (231 lb) man is 215 kg (475 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 192.5 kg (425 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 18,822 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 120 kg men bench than 105 kg men?

At the median, 10 kg (20 lb) more — 152.5 kg (335 lb) versus 142.5 kg (315 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 15 kg (35 lb) (197.5 kg (435 lb) versus 182.5 kg (400 lb)). Per kilo of bodyweight the lighter class is the stronger one — which is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients, not raw kilos.

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.