Machine Incline Chest Press vs Weighted Dips Strength Standards
Compare your machine incline chest press and weighted dips against strength standards for your sex and bodyweight. Test each lift with 1–12 strict reps to see estimated one-rep maxes, strength levels, next targets, and priority.
First lift: total selected or loaded machine resistance and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: added external weight only and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms. For the first exercise, complete strict machine incline chest press repetitions through full range with a stable setup, controlled weight, and no assistance. For the second exercise, start at full elbow lockout, descend until the shoulder crease is below the elbow, and return to full lockout under control. Each lift is compared with its own standards, so the heavier lift is not automatically the stronger one.
Machine Incline Chest Press vs Weighted Dips Strength Standards
Use these tables to compare the estimated one-rep max required for the machine incline chest press and weighted dips to reach the same strength level at each listed bodyweight. The numbers are calculator targets, not a required gap between the two lifts.
Choose the men’s or women’s table, find the closest bodyweight row, and read across to Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, or Elite. Each entry shows Machine Incline Press / Weighted Dips, with pounds above kilograms. Use the calculator for your exact bodyweight and recent sets.
Men’s Machine Incline 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.
| Bodyweight | Exercise | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 lb54.4 kg | Machine Incline Press | 67 lb30.4 kg | 95 lb43.1 kg | 129 lb58.5 kg | 165 lb74.8 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 42 lb19 kg | 66 lb29.9 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg | 120 lb54.4 kg | |
| 130 lb59 kg | Machine Incline Press | 71 lb32.2 kg | 100 lb45.4 kg | 136 lb61.7 kg | 174 lb78.9 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 46 lb20.7 kg | 72 lb32.5 kg | 98 lb44.3 kg | 130 lb59 kg | |
| 140 lb63.5 kg | Machine Incline Press | 74 lb33.6 kg | 105 lb47.6 kg | 143 lb64.9 kg | 183 lb83 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 49 lb22.2 kg | 77 lb34.9 kg | 105 lb47.6 kg | 140 lb63.5 kg | |
| 150 lb68 kg | Machine Incline Press | 78 lb35.4 kg | 110 lb49.9 kg | 149 lb67.6 kg | 191 lb86.6 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 52 lb23.8 kg | 82 lb37.4 kg | 112 lb51 kg | 150 lb68 kg | |
| 160 lb72.6 kg | Machine Incline Press | 81 lb36.7 kg | 115 lb52.2 kg | 156 lb70.8 kg | 200 lb90.7 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 56 lb25.4 kg | 88 lb39.9 kg | 120 lb54.5 kg | 160 lb72.6 kg | |
| 170 lb77.1 kg | Machine Incline Press | 84 lb38.1 kg | 120 lb54.4 kg | 162 lb73.5 kg | 208 lb94.3 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 59 lb27 kg | 93 lb42.4 kg | 127 lb57.8 kg | 170 lb77.1 kg | |
| 180 lb81.6 kg | Machine Incline Press | 88 lb39.9 kg | 124 lb56.2 kg | 169 lb76.7 kg | 216 lb98 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 63 lb28.6 kg | 99 lb44.9 kg | 135 lb61.2 kg | 180 lb81.6 kg | |
| 190 lb86.2 kg | Machine Incline Press | 91 lb41.3 kg | 129 lb58.5 kg | 175 lb79.4 kg | 224 lb101.6 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 67 lb30.2 kg | 105 lb47.4 kg | 143 lb64.7 kg | 190 lb86.2 kg | |
| 200 lb90.7 kg | Machine Incline Press | 94 lb42.6 kg | 133 lb60.3 kg | 181 lb82.1 kg | 232 lb105.2 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 70 lb31.7 kg | 110 lb49.9 kg | 150 lb68 kg | 200 lb90.7 kg | |
| 210 lb95.3 kg | Machine Incline Press | 97 lb44 kg | 138 lb62.6 kg | 187 lb84.8 kg | 239 lb108.4 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 74 lb33.4 kg | 116 lb52.4 kg | 158 lb71.5 kg | 210 lb95.3 kg | |
| 220 lb99.8 kg | Machine Incline Press | 100 lb45.4 kg | 142 lb64.4 kg | 193 lb87.5 kg | 247 lb112 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 77 lb34.9 kg | 121 lb54.9 kg | 165 lb74.9 kg | 220 lb99.8 kg | |
| 230 lb104.3 kg | Machine Incline Press | 103 lb46.7 kg | 147 lb66.7 kg | 199 lb90.3 kg | 254 lb115.2 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 80 lb36.5 kg | 126 lb57.4 kg | 172 lb78.2 kg | 230 lb104.3 kg | |
| 240 lb108.9 kg | Machine Incline Press | 106 lb48.1 kg | 151 lb68.5 kg | 204 lb92.5 kg | 262 lb118.8 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 84 lb38.1 kg | 132 lb59.9 kg | 180 lb81.7 kg | 240 lb108.9 kg | |
| 250 lb113.4 kg | Machine Incline Press | 109 lb49.4 kg | 155 lb70.3 kg | 210 lb95.3 kg | 269 lb122 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 88 lb39.7 kg | 138 lb62.4 kg | 188 lb85.1 kg | 250 lb113.4 kg | |
| 260 lb117.9 kg | Machine Incline Press | 112 lb50.8 kg | 159 lb72.1 kg | 216 lb98 kg | 276 lb125.2 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 91 lb41.3 kg | 143 lb64.8 kg | 195 lb88.4 kg | 260 lb117.9 kg | |
| 270 lb122.5 kg | Machine Incline Press | 115 lb52.2 kg | 163 lb73.9 kg | 221 lb100.2 kg | 283 lb128.4 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 95 lb42.9 kg | 149 lb67.4 kg | 203 lb91.9 kg | 270 lb122.5 kg | |
| 280 lb127 kg | Machine Incline Press | 118 lb53.5 kg | 167 lb75.7 kg | 227 lb103 kg | 290 lb131.5 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 98 lb44.4 kg | 154 lb69.9 kg | 210 lb95.3 kg | 280 lb127 kg | |
| 290 lb131.5 kg | Machine Incline Press | 121 lb54.9 kg | 171 lb77.6 kg | 232 lb105.2 kg | 297 lb134.7 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 101 lb46 kg | 159 lb72.3 kg | 217 lb98.6 kg | 290 lb131.5 kg | |
| 300 lb136.1 kg | Machine Incline Press | 123 lb55.8 kg | 175 lb79.4 kg | 237 lb107.5 kg | 304 lb137.9 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 105 lb47.6 kg | 165 lb74.9 kg | 225 lb102.1 kg | 300 lb136.1 kg |
Women’s Machine Incline 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.
| Bodyweight | Exercise | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 lb45.4 kg | Machine Incline Press | 34 lb15.4 kg | 50 lb22.7 kg | 71 lb32.2 kg | 94 lb42.6 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 35 lb15.9 kg | 55 lb25 kg | 75 lb34.1 kg | 100 lb45.4 kg | |
| 110 lb49.9 kg | Machine Incline Press | 37 lb16.8 kg | 54 lb24.5 kg | 76 lb34.5 kg | 100 lb45.4 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 39 lb17.5 kg | 61 lb27.4 kg | 83 lb37.4 kg | 110 lb49.9 kg | |
| 120 lb54.4 kg | Machine Incline Press | 39 lb17.7 kg | 57 lb25.9 kg | 80 lb36.3 kg | 106 lb48.1 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 42 lb19 kg | 66 lb29.9 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg | 120 lb54.4 kg | |
| 130 lb59 kg | Machine Incline Press | 41 lb18.6 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg | 85 lb38.6 kg | 112 lb50.8 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 46 lb20.7 kg | 72 lb32.5 kg | 98 lb44.3 kg | 130 lb59 kg | |
| 140 lb63.5 kg | Machine Incline Press | 43 lb19.5 kg | 63 lb28.6 kg | 89 lb40.4 kg | 117 lb53.1 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 49 lb22.2 kg | 77 lb34.9 kg | 105 lb47.6 kg | 140 lb63.5 kg | |
| 150 lb68 kg | Machine Incline Press | 45 lb20.4 kg | 66 lb29.9 kg | 93 lb42.2 kg | 123 lb55.8 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 52 lb23.8 kg | 82 lb37.4 kg | 112 lb51 kg | 150 lb68 kg | |
| 160 lb72.6 kg | Machine Incline Press | 47 lb21.3 kg | 69 lb31.3 kg | 97 lb44 kg | 128 lb58.1 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 56 lb25.4 kg | 88 lb39.9 kg | 120 lb54.5 kg | 160 lb72.6 kg | |
| 170 lb77.1 kg | Machine Incline Press | 49 lb22.2 kg | 72 lb32.7 kg | 101 lb45.8 kg | 134 lb60.8 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 59 lb27 kg | 93 lb42.4 kg | 127 lb57.8 kg | 170 lb77.1 kg | |
| 180 lb81.6 kg | Machine Incline Press | 51 lb23.1 kg | 75 lb34 kg | 105 lb47.6 kg | 139 lb63 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 63 lb28.6 kg | 99 lb44.9 kg | 135 lb61.2 kg | 180 lb81.6 kg | |
| 190 lb86.2 kg | Machine Incline Press | 53 lb24 kg | 77 lb34.9 kg | 109 lb49.4 kg | 144 lb65.3 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 67 lb30.2 kg | 105 lb47.4 kg | 143 lb64.7 kg | 190 lb86.2 kg | |
| 200 lb90.7 kg | Machine Incline Press | 55 lb24.9 kg | 80 lb36.3 kg | 113 lb51.3 kg | 149 lb67.6 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 70 lb31.7 kg | 110 lb49.9 kg | 150 lb68 kg | 200 lb90.7 kg | |
| 210 lb95.3 kg | Machine Incline Press | 56 lb25.4 kg | 83 lb37.6 kg | 116 lb52.6 kg | 154 lb69.9 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 74 lb33.4 kg | 116 lb52.4 kg | 158 lb71.5 kg | 210 lb95.3 kg | |
| 220 lb99.8 kg | Machine Incline Press | 58 lb26.3 kg | 85 lb38.6 kg | 120 lb54.4 kg | 159 lb72.1 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 77 lb34.9 kg | 121 lb54.9 kg | 165 lb74.9 kg | 220 lb99.8 kg | |
| 230 lb104.3 kg | Machine Incline Press | 60 lb27.2 kg | 88 lb39.9 kg | 124 lb56.2 kg | 164 lb74.4 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 80 lb36.5 kg | 126 lb57.4 kg | 172 lb78.2 kg | 230 lb104.3 kg | |
| 240 lb108.9 kg | Machine Incline Press | 62 lb28.1 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg | 127 lb57.6 kg | 168 lb76.2 kg |
| Weighted Dips | 84 lb38.1 kg | 132 lb59.9 kg | 180 lb81.7 kg | 240 lb108.9 kg |
How Your Machine Incline Chest Press vs Weighted Dips Result Is Calculated
Both lifts are scored independently first: estimated max, bodyweight-adjusted strength level, and progress toward the next level. Those ratings drive the comparison.
1. Estimate a one-rep max from each set
The entered weight is used directly for one rep. With 2–12 reps, both estimates are compared and the lower value is used.
- Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
- Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)
Use recent Machine Incline Press and Weighted Dips sets with consistent technique and full intended range of motion. Difficult lower-rep sets generally make the estimated max less dependent on extrapolation.
2. Find the machine incline chest press strength level
The standards use the sex-specific strength levels from the individual Machine Incline Chest Press tool. Targets begin at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women, then adjust to exact bodyweight with reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.
The target rises more slowly than bodyweight so heavier lifters are expected to press more machine resistance without requiring strength to increase pound for pound.
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
The lift with the lower Beginner-to-Elite rating is the priority. If both ratings match, the calculator requires a 10-point difference in next-level progress before naming a priority; otherwise it reports Balanced.
The result identifies the lower standards rating, not its cause. Technique, fatigue, training history, and set quality can all affect the comparison. Age range is recorded anonymously but does not change these standards.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Estimate each max | Use the entered weight for 1 rep; for 2–12 reps, keep the lower formula result. |
| Rate the machine incline chest press | Adjust machine incline chest press targets to exact bodyweight with the two-thirds rule. |
| Rate the weighted dip | Use the exercise-specific added-load-to-bodyweight thresholds directly without allometric rescaling. |
| Compare different levels | Name the lower-level lift as the priority. |
| Compare matching levels | Use Balanced unless the difference in progress toward the next level reaches 10 points. |
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 Machine Incline Chest Press and Weighted Dips Standards Differ
What the men’s data shows:
The standards come closest at 300 lb.
Across all listed bodyweights, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite keep the same higher-target direction.
At Elite, the difference is 20.4 kg at 120 lb and 1.8 kg at 300 lb.
How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Weighted Dips standard minus the Machine Incline Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Weighted Dips standard is higher, and below zero means the Machine Incline Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.
Line chart loading. The standards tables above contain the exact pounds and kilograms.
How Women’s Machine Incline Chest Press and Weighted Dips Standards Differ
What the women’s data shows:
The machine incline chest press and weighted dips standards are within 3 lb at 100 lb, 110 lb, and 120 lb.
The higher target remains with Weighted Dips for Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite throughout the table.
At Elite, the difference is 2.8 kg at 100 lb and 32.7 kg at 240 lb.
How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Weighted Dips standard minus the Machine Incline Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Weighted Dips standard is higher, and below zero means the Machine Incline Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.
Line chart loading. The standards tables above contain the exact pounds and kilograms.
Machine Incline Chest Press and Weighted Dips Exercises Used by This Calculator
The calculator expects repeatable machine incline chest press and weighted dips results. Follow each exercise definition below so the two ratings are based on valid tests. Use strict, repeatable Machine Incline Chest 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.
Use the Machine Incline Chest Press setup and load convention
The selected or machine-indicated resistance used for the incline chest press. Valid incline chest press machine reps. Press through the incline machine path without flat-press substitution, shoulder-press substitution, shortened bottom range, stack bounce, or changed seat setting. Consistent setup, range, and finish quality across the entered set. No substituted exercise or assisted reps.
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 Machine Incline Chest Press result and one recent Weighted Dips result
First lift: total selected or loaded machine resistance and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: added external weight only and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.
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