Is a 100 kg bench press good?
Weighted across 107,887 OpenPowerlifting raw male meet results, roughly 79% record 100 kg (220 lb) or more. This is not a population-prevalence estimate: the denominator is competition entries, n is not a unique-person count, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result. Bodyweight changes the percentile sharply, so the tables below keep each men's and women's class separate, flag loads beyond the cube's highest breakpoint, and show kilograms beside pounds. Use your class as the answer, then open the percentile calculator for age, equipment, and exact-bodyweight controls.
In OpenPowerlifting, roughly 79% of 107,887 raw male meet results record 100 kg or more after bodyweight-class percentiles are weighted by entry count.
Exact-load note. 100 kg is 220 lb; it is not the same load as the nearby 225 lb milestone (2.1 kg difference). This page answers the exact 100 kg query. If that other load is on your bar, use the 225 lb bench press page.
100 kg bench press for men
OpenPowerlifting raw meet-result percentile by bodyweight class:
| Bodyweight | Percentile | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 53 kg 117 lb | 95th | top 5% of raw meet results |
| 59 kg 130 lb | 72nd | stronger than 72% of raw meet results |
| 66 kg 146 lb | 50th | stronger than 50% of raw meet results |
| 74 kg 163 lb | 33rd | stronger than 33% of raw meet results |
| 83 kg 183 lb | 20th | stronger than 20% of raw meet results |
| 93 kg 205 lb | 14th | stronger than 14% of raw meet results |
| 105 kg 231 lb | 10th | stronger than 10% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg 265 lb | 10th | stronger than 10% of raw meet results |
| 140 kg+ 309 lb | 10th | stronger than 10% of raw meet results |
100 kg bench press for women
OpenPowerlifting raw meet-result percentile by bodyweight class:
| Bodyweight | Percentile | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 43 kg 95 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 47 kg 104 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 52 kg 115 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 57 kg 126 lb | 98th | top 2% of raw meet results |
| 63 kg 139 lb | 97th | top 3% of raw meet results |
| 69 kg 152 lb | 95th | top 5% of raw meet results |
| 76 kg 168 lb | 93rd | top 7% of raw meet results |
| 84 kg 185 lb | 91st | top 9% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg+ 265 lb | 88th | top 12% of raw meet results |
Where 100 kg stands in the field
For men, a 100 kg bench press is a top-10% lift up to the 53 kg class, at or below the field median from 66 kg up.
For women, a 100 kg bench press is a top-10% lift up to the 84 kg class, top-quartile through 120 kg+.
Weighted across 107,887 raw male meet results, roughly 79% record 100 kg or more. Weighted across 56,646 raw female meet results, fewer than 7% record 100 kg or more.
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
- Is a 100 kg bench press good?
- It depends on bodyweight. A 100 kg bench press ranks much higher in lighter classes than heavier classes. The tables on this page give the percentile at every qualifying bodyweight class in OpenPowerlifting raw meet results.
- 100 kg bench press — what bodyweight makes it impressive?
- Read down the bodyweight column: the lighter you are, the higher the percentile a fixed 100 kg bench press represents, 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 same bar is a top-tier lift at one bodyweight and a working set at another.
- What population does this comparison represent?
- OpenPowerlifting raw meet results, separated by sex and bodyweight class. It describes recorded competition entries rather than population prevalence, and n is a meet-result count rather than a unique-person count.
- How rare is a 100 kg bench press?
- Among 107,887 raw male OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries, roughly 79% record 100 kg or more after bodyweight-class weighting. Among 56,646 female entries, fewer than 7% do. The denominator is competition entries, not the general population — prevalence among all gym-goers is lower than either figure.
- Is benching 100 kg impressive?
- It depends on bodyweight. In raw male meet results 100 kg reads around the 95th percentile in the 53 kg class and the 10th in the 140 kg+ class. The tables above give every class in between, for men and women.
- What percentage of meet results record 100 kg?
- Weighted across 107,887 raw male meet results, roughly 79% record 100 kg or more. Weighted across 56,646 raw female meet results, fewer than 7% record 100 kg or more. The share is computed from per-bodyweight-class percentiles weighted by each class's meet-result count in the OpenPowerlifting raw dataset. n counts entries, not unique people, and the result is not a population survey estimate.
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.