Is a 140 kg bench press good?
Weighted across 107,887 OpenPowerlifting raw male meet results, fewer than 38% record 140 kg (310 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, fewer than 38% of 107,887 raw male meet results record 140 kg or more after bodyweight-class percentiles are weighted by entry count.
Exact-load note. 140 kg is 309 lb; it is not the same load as the nearby 315 lb milestone (2.9 kg difference). This page answers the exact 140 kg query. If that other load is on your bar, use the 315 lb bench press page.
140 kg bench press for men
OpenPowerlifting raw meet-result percentile by bodyweight class:
| Bodyweight | Percentile | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 53 kg 117 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 59 kg 130 lb | 98th | top 2% of raw meet results |
| 66 kg 146 lb | 94th | top 6% of raw meet results |
| 74 kg 163 lb | 86th | top 14% of raw meet results |
| 83 kg 183 lb | 75th | top 25% of raw meet results |
| 93 kg 205 lb | 59th | stronger than 59% of raw meet results |
| 105 kg 231 lb | 47th | stronger than 47% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg 265 lb | 38th | stronger than 38% of raw meet results |
| 140 kg+ 309 lb | 33rd | stronger than 33% of raw meet results |
140 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 | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 63 kg 139 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 69 kg 152 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 76 kg 168 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 84 kg 185 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 120 kg+ 265 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
Where 140 kg stands in the field
For men, a 140 kg bench press is a top-10% lift up to the 66 kg class, top-quartile through 83 kg, at or below the field median from 105 kg up.
For women, a 140 kg bench press is past the 99th percentile at every recorded bodyweight — beyond the top 1% of the raw competitive field wherever it is lifted.
Weighted across 107,887 raw male meet results, fewer than 38% record 140 kg or more. Weighted across 56,646 raw female meet results, fewer than 2% record 140 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 140 kg bench press good?
- It depends on bodyweight. A 140 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.
- 140 kg bench press — what bodyweight makes it impressive?
- Read down the bodyweight column: the lighter you are, the higher the percentile a fixed 140 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 140 kg bench press?
- Among 107,887 raw male OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries, fewer than 38% record 140 kg or more after bodyweight-class weighting. Among 56,646 female entries, fewer than 2% do. The denominator is competition entries, not the general population — prevalence among all gym-goers is lower than either figure.
- Is benching 140 kg impressive?
- It depends on bodyweight. In raw male meet results 140 kg reads around the 99th percentile in the 53 kg class and the 33rd in the 140 kg+ class. The tables above give every class in between, for men and women.
- What percentage of meet results record 140 kg?
- Weighted across 107,887 raw male meet results, fewer than 38% record 140 kg or more. Weighted across 56,646 raw female meet results, fewer than 2% record 140 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.