Bench press standards for a 66 kg (146 lb) man

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 100 kg (220 lb) across 6,562 raw male meet results in the 66 kg class.

How a 66 kg man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 6,562 raw meet results in the 59–66 kg / 130–146 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 66 kg (146 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 132.5 kg (290 lb), 32.5 kg (70 lb) above the median 100 kg (220 lb); the top 1% reach 160 kg (355 lb), a further 27.5 kg (60 lb) on top. Based on 6,562 raw meet results in this class.

The 66 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 107,887 raw men's bench press entries behind these standards, 6,562 — about 6.1% — come from the 66 kg class.

Stepping up from the 59 kg class raises the median bench press by 16.1 kg (35 lb) (+19%); the next step to 74 kg adds another 10 kg (20 lb) (+10%).

In relative terms the median works out to 1.52× bodyweight — the highest per-kilo median of any men's bench press class, the light-lifter advantage that bodyweight coefficients exist to correct for.

The median 66 kg man in this dataset squats 155 kg, benches 100 kg, and deadlifts 185 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.65 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.84. 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 225 lb bench press sits at roughly the 53rd percentile (stronger than 53% of meet-result entries), and a 100 kg bench press sits at roughly the 50th percentile (stronger than 50% 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 66 kg (146 lb) man?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 100 kg (220 lb), the top 10% reach 132.5 kg (290 lb), and the top 1% 160 kg (355 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 6,562 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 66 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 66 kg (146 lb) man is 160 kg (355 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 142.5 kg (315 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 6,562 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 74 kg men bench than 66 kg men?

At the median, 10 kg (20 lb) more — 110 kg (245 lb) versus 100 kg (220 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 12.5 kg (30 lb) (145 kg (320 lb) versus 132.5 kg (290 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.