Larsen Press vs Weighted Dips Strength Standards

Larsen Press vs Weighted Dips Strength Standards

These bodyweight tables place the Larsen press and weighted dips targets side by side from Novice through Elite. Use them to compare standards, not to force a particular ratio between the lifts.

Find the closest row in the men’s or women’s table. Every target lists Larsen Press / Weighted Dips, pounds first and kilograms second. Enter your own sets above for exact ratings without testing a true one-rep max.

Men’s Larsen Press vs Weighted Dips Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

Women’s Larsen Press vs Weighted Dips Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

How Your Larsen Press vs Weighted Dips Result Is Calculated

Each set is converted to an estimated max before the calculator assigns exercise-specific strength levels and compares them.

1. Estimate a one-rep max from each set

A one-rep set uses the entered weight. For 2–12 reps, both formulas are calculated and the lower estimate is retained.

• Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
• Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)

Set quality matters for this Larsen Press vs Weighted Dips comparison. Enter technically consistent, challenging sets, and prefer lower-rep results when practical because the estimate extends less far beyond the performed set.

2. Find the Larsen press strength level

For Larsen press, the individual exercise thresholds start from reference bodyweights of 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women. Exact-bodyweight targets use reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

Two-thirds scaling raises the target as bodyweight rises while limiting the size advantage that a direct one-to-one adjustment would create.

3. Find the weighted dips strength level

The individual Weighted Dips calculator supplies one shared ladder based on estimated added external load divided by bodyweight. Novice begins at 0.35× bodyweight in added load, Intermediate at 0.55×, Advanced at 0.75×, and Elite at 1.00×. Bodyweight itself is not included in the entered or estimated load, and no unsupported stretch target is added above Elite.

4. Compare the two results

Strength level decides the comparison first. Matching levels remain Balanced unless progress toward the next target differs by at least 10 points.

Treat the result as a training comparison rather than an explanation of why one lift trails. Set quality, fatigue, skill, and training exposure all matter. Age range is recorded anonymously but does not change these standards.

The calculator above applies these steps to your exact entries and reports both lift ratings, both next targets, and the final comparison.

How Men’s Larsen Press and Weighted Dips Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Weighted Dips standard minus the Larsen Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Weighted Dips standard is higher, and below zero means the Larsen Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

How Women’s Larsen Press and Weighted Dips Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Weighted Dips standard minus the Larsen Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Weighted Dips standard is higher, and below zero means the Larsen Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

Larsen Press and Weighted Dips Exercises Used by This Calculator

The calculator expects repeatable Larsen press and weighted dips results. Follow each exercise definition below so the two ratings are based on valid tests. Use strict, repeatable Larsen Press and Weighted Dips tests that follow each exercise’s setup, range of motion, equipment, and load rules. Do not mix variations, assistance, partial range, momentum, or different load conventions.

Keep both legs off the floor for every rep

Enter total straight-bar weight including bar and plates. Keep the upper back, shoulders, and hips controlled on a flat bench while both legs remain elevated or held off the floor. Lower to a consistent chest touch and press to full elbow lockout. Do not use foot contact, leg drive, hip bridge, bounce, boards, pins, partial reps, assistance, or a standard, paused, Spoto, floor, Smith-machine, dumbbell, or machine press substitution.

Enter added load only for strict parallel-bar dips

Secure the external load and enter only that added weight, not bodyweight plus load. Start at full elbow lockout, descend until the shoulder crease is below the elbow, and return to full lockout under control. Do not enter bodyweight-only, assisted, bench, ring, partial, bouncing, kipping, or leg-driven dips.

Enter one recent Larsen Press result and one recent Weighted Dips result

First lift: total straight-bar weight and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: added external weight only and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.

Related Tools

• Larsen Press — View the individual Larsen Press standards and next strength-level target.
• Weighted Dips (Parallel Bars) — View the individual Weighted Dips standards and next strength-level target.
• Paused Barbell Bench Press — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Spoto Press — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Barbell Close-Grip Bench Press — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Barbell Floor Press — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.