Is a 275 lb bench press good?
Weighted across 107,887 OpenPowerlifting raw male meet results, fewer than 55% record 275 lb (125 kg) 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 55% of 107,887 raw male meet results record 275 lb or more after bodyweight-class percentiles are weighted by entry count.
275 lb 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 | 93rd | top 7% of raw meet results |
| 66 kg 146 lb | 82nd | top 18% of raw meet results |
| 74 kg 163 lb | 71st | stronger than 71% of raw meet results |
| 83 kg 183 lb | 50th | stronger than 50% of raw meet results |
| 93 kg 205 lb | 40th | stronger than 40% of raw meet results |
| 105 kg 231 lb | 30th | stronger than 30% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg 265 lb | 23rd | stronger than 23% of raw meet results |
| 140 kg+ 309 lb | 22nd | stronger than 22% of raw meet results |
275 lb 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 | 98th | top 2% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg+ 265 lb | 97th | top 3% of raw meet results |
Where 275 lb stands in the field
For men, a 275 lb bench press is a top-10% lift up to the 59 kg class, top-quartile through 66 kg, at or below the field median from 83 kg up.
For women, a 275 lb bench press stays a top-10% lift at every recorded bodyweight, from 43 kg to 120 kg+.
Weighted across 107,887 raw male meet results, fewer than 55% record 275 lb or more. Weighted across 56,646 raw female meet results, fewer than 2% record 275 lb 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 275 lb bench press good?
- It depends on bodyweight. A 275 lb 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.
- 275 lb bench press — what bodyweight makes it impressive?
- Read down the bodyweight column: the lighter you are, the higher the percentile a fixed 275 lb 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 275 lb bench press?
- Among 107,887 raw male OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries, fewer than 55% record 275 lb 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 275 lb impressive?
- It depends on bodyweight. In raw male meet results 275 lb reads around the 99th percentile in the 53 kg class and the 22nd in the 140 kg+ class. The tables above give every class in between, for men and women.
- What percentage of meet results record 275 lb?
- Weighted across 107,887 raw male meet results, fewer than 55% record 275 lb or more. Weighted across 56,646 raw female meet results, fewer than 2% record 275 lb 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.