Bench press standards for a 93 kg (205 lb) man

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 132.5 kg (290 lb) across 21,768 raw male meet results in the 93 kg class.

How a 93 kg man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 21,768 raw meet results in the 83–93 kg / 183–205 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 93 kg (205 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 170 kg (375 lb), 37.5 kg (85 lb) above the median 132.5 kg (290 lb); the top 1% reach 205 kg (450 lb), a further 35 kg (75 lb) on top. Based on 21,768 raw meet results in this class.

The 93 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 107,887 raw men's bench press entries behind these standards, 21,768 — about 20% — come from the 93 kg class, making it the men's class with the most meet results in the dataset.

Stepping up from the 83 kg class raises the median bench press by 7.5 kg (15 lb) (+6%); the next step to 105 kg adds another 10 kg (20 lb) (+8%).

In relative terms the median works out to 1.42× 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 93 kg man in this dataset squats 205 kg, benches 132.5 kg, and deadlifts 230 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.65 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.89. 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 63rd percentile (stronger than 63% of meet-result entries), and a 140 kg bench press sits at roughly the 59th percentile (stronger than 59% 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 93 kg (205 lb) man?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 132.5 kg (290 lb), the top 10% reach 170 kg (375 lb), and the top 1% 205 kg (450 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 21,768 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 93 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 93 kg (205 lb) man is 205 kg (450 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 182.5 kg (400 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 21,768 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 105 kg men bench than 93 kg men?

At the median, 10 kg (20 lb) more — 142.5 kg (315 lb) versus 132.5 kg (290 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 12.5 kg (30 lb) (182.5 kg (400 lb) versus 170 kg (375 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.