Bench press standards for a 74 kg (163 lb) man

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 110 kg (245 lb) across 13,935 raw male meet results in the 74 kg class.

How a 74 kg man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 13,935 raw meet results in the 66–74 kg / 146–163 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 74 kg (163 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 145 kg (320 lb), 35 kg (75 lb) above the median 110 kg (245 lb); the top 1% reach 175 kg (385 lb), a further 30 kg (65 lb) on top. Based on 13,935 raw meet results in this class.

The 74 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 107,887 raw men's bench press entries behind these standards, 13,935 — about 13% — come from the 74 kg class.

Stepping up from the 66 kg class raises the median bench press by 10 kg (20 lb) (+10%); the next step to 83 kg adds another 15 kg (35 lb) (+14%).

In relative terms the median works out to 1.49× 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 74 kg man in this dataset squats 175 kg, benches 110 kg, and deadlifts 200 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.63 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.88. 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 275 lb bench press sits at roughly the 71st percentile (stronger than 71% of meet-result entries), and a 140 kg bench press sits at roughly the 86th percentile (top 14% 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 74 kg (163 lb) man?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 110 kg (245 lb), the top 10% reach 145 kg (320 lb), and the top 1% 175 kg (385 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 13,935 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 74 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 74 kg (163 lb) man is 175 kg (385 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 155 kg (340 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 13,935 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 83 kg men bench than 74 kg men?

At the median, 15 kg (35 lb) more — 125 kg (275 lb) versus 110 kg (245 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 12.5 kg (30 lb) (157.5 kg (345 lb) versus 145 kg (320 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.