Weighted Push-Ups (standard) vs Swiss Bar Skull Crusher
Compare your weighted push-up and swiss bar skull crusher against strength standards for your sex and bodyweight. Enter one recent set of 1–12 reps for each lift to see estimated one-rep maxes, strength levels, next targets, and priority.
First lift: added weight and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: weight used and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms. For the first exercise, keep a straight line from shoulders to heels, lower the sternum to roughly two to three inches from the floor. For the second exercise, lower a Swiss bar near the forehead, crown, or slightly behind the head by bending the elbows. Each lift is compared with its own standards, so the heavier lift is not automatically the stronger one.
Weighted Push-Ups vs Swiss Bar Skull Crusher Strength Standards
The paired standards below show what the weighted push-up and swiss bar skull crusher each require at the same strength level. They are separate exercise targets rather than a prescribed difference between your lifts.
Select the appropriate sex table and nearest bodyweight, then choose a strength-level column. Values are ordered Weighted Push-Ups / Swiss Bar Skull Crusher in pounds with kilograms underneath. The calculator above handles exact bodyweight and set inputs.
Men’s Weighted Push-Ups vs Swiss Bar Skull Crusher 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 | Weighted Push-Ups | 24 lb10.9 kg | 36 lb16.3 kg | 54 lb24.5 kg | 72 lb32.6 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 22 lb10 kg | 34 lb15.4 kg | 48 lb21.8 kg | 64 lb29 kg | |
| 130 lb59 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 26 lb11.8 kg | 39 lb17.7 kg | 59 lb26.6 kg | 78 lb35.4 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 23 lb10.4 kg | 36 lb16.3 kg | 50 lb22.7 kg | 68 lb30.8 kg | |
| 140 lb63.5 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 28 lb12.7 kg | 42 lb19.1 kg | 63 lb28.6 kg | 84 lb38.1 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 24 lb10.9 kg | 38 lb17.2 kg | 53 lb24 kg | 71 lb32.2 kg | |
| 150 lb68 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 30 lb13.6 kg | 45 lb20.4 kg | 67 lb30.6 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 26 lb11.8 kg | 39 lb17.7 kg | 56 lb25.4 kg | 74 lb33.6 kg | |
| 160 lb72.6 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 32 lb14.5 kg | 48 lb21.8 kg | 72 lb32.7 kg | 96 lb43.6 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 27 lb12.2 kg | 41 lb18.6 kg | 58 lb26.3 kg | 78 lb35.4 kg | |
| 170 lb77.1 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 34 lb15.4 kg | 51 lb23.1 kg | 76 lb34.7 kg | 102 lb46.3 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 28 lb12.7 kg | 43 lb19.5 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg | 81 lb36.7 kg | |
| 180 lb81.6 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 36 lb16.3 kg | 54 lb24.5 kg | 81 lb36.7 kg | 108 lb49 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 29 lb13.2 kg | 44 lb20 kg | 63 lb28.6 kg | 84 lb38.1 kg | |
| 190 lb86.2 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 38 lb17.2 kg | 57 lb25.9 kg | 86 lb38.8 kg | 114 lb51.7 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 30 lb13.6 kg | 46 lb20.9 kg | 65 lb29.5 kg | 87 lb39.5 kg | |
| 200 lb90.7 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 40 lb18.1 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg | 120 lb54.4 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 31 lb14.1 kg | 48 lb21.8 kg | 67 lb30.4 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg | |
| 210 lb95.3 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 42 lb19.1 kg | 63 lb28.6 kg | 95 lb42.9 kg | 126 lb57.2 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 32 lb14.5 kg | 49 lb22.2 kg | 69 lb31.3 kg | 93 lb42.2 kg | |
| 220 lb99.8 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 44 lb20 kg | 66 lb29.9 kg | 99 lb44.9 kg | 132 lb59.9 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 33 lb15 kg | 51 lb23.1 kg | 72 lb32.7 kg | 96 lb43.5 kg | |
| 230 lb104.3 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 46 lb20.9 kg | 69 lb31.3 kg | 103 lb46.9 kg | 138 lb62.6 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 34 lb15.4 kg | 52 lb23.6 kg | 74 lb33.6 kg | 99 lb44.9 kg | |
| 240 lb108.9 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 48 lb21.8 kg | 72 lb32.7 kg | 108 lb49 kg | 144 lb65.3 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 35 lb15.9 kg | 54 lb24.5 kg | 76 lb34.5 kg | 102 lb46.3 kg | |
| 250 lb113.4 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 50 lb22.7 kg | 75 lb34 kg | 113 lb51 kg | 150 lb68 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 36 lb16.3 kg | 55 lb24.9 kg | 78 lb35.4 kg | 104 lb47.2 kg | |
| 260 lb117.9 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 52 lb23.6 kg | 78 lb35.4 kg | 117 lb53.1 kg | 156 lb70.7 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 37 lb16.8 kg | 57 lb25.9 kg | 80 lb36.3 kg | 107 lb48.5 kg | |
| 270 lb122.5 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 54 lb24.5 kg | 81 lb36.8 kg | 122 lb55.1 kg | 162 lb73.5 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 38 lb17.2 kg | 58 lb26.3 kg | 82 lb37.2 kg | 110 lb49.9 kg | |
| 280 lb127 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 56 lb25.4 kg | 84 lb38.1 kg | 126 lb57.2 kg | 168 lb76.2 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 39 lb17.7 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg | 84 lb38.1 kg | 113 lb51.3 kg | |
| 290 lb131.5 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 58 lb26.3 kg | 87 lb39.4 kg | 130 lb59.2 kg | 174 lb78.9 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 40 lb18.1 kg | 61 lb27.7 kg | 86 lb39 kg | 115 lb52.2 kg | |
| 300 lb136.1 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 60 lb27.2 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg | 135 lb61.2 kg | 180 lb81.7 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 41 lb18.6 kg | 62 lb28.1 kg | 88 lb39.9 kg | 118 lb53.5 kg |
Women’s Weighted Push-Ups vs Swiss Bar Skull Crusher 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 | Weighted Push-Ups | 15 lb6.8 kg | 25 lb11.4 kg | 40 lb18.2 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 11 lb5 kg | 18 lb8.2 kg | 27 lb12.2 kg | 38 lb17.2 kg | |
| 110 lb49.9 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 17 lb7.5 kg | 28 lb12.5 kg | 44 lb20 kg | 66 lb29.9 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 12 lb5.4 kg | 20 lb9.1 kg | 29 lb13.2 kg | 41 lb18.6 kg | |
| 120 lb54.4 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 18 lb8.2 kg | 30 lb13.6 kg | 48 lb21.8 kg | 72 lb32.6 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 13 lb5.9 kg | 21 lb9.5 kg | 31 lb14.1 kg | 43 lb19.5 kg | |
| 130 lb59 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 20 lb8.9 kg | 33 lb14.8 kg | 52 lb23.6 kg | 78 lb35.4 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 14 lb6.4 kg | 22 lb10 kg | 33 lb15 kg | 45 lb20.4 kg | |
| 140 lb63.5 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 21 lb9.5 kg | 35 lb15.9 kg | 56 lb25.4 kg | 84 lb38.1 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 14 lb6.4 kg | 23 lb10.4 kg | 34 lb15.4 kg | 48 lb21.8 kg | |
| 150 lb68 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 22 lb10.2 kg | 37 lb17 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg | 90 lb40.8 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 15 lb6.8 kg | 24 lb10.9 kg | 36 lb16.3 kg | 50 lb22.7 kg | |
| 160 lb72.6 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 24 lb10.9 kg | 40 lb18.2 kg | 64 lb29 kg | 96 lb43.6 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 16 lb7.3 kg | 25 lb11.3 kg | 38 lb17.2 kg | 52 lb23.6 kg | |
| 170 lb77.1 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 25 lb11.6 kg | 42 lb19.3 kg | 68 lb30.8 kg | 102 lb46.3 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 16 lb7.3 kg | 26 lb11.8 kg | 39 lb17.7 kg | 54 lb24.5 kg | |
| 180 lb81.6 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 27 lb12.2 kg | 45 lb20.4 kg | 72 lb32.6 kg | 108 lb49 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 17 lb7.7 kg | 27 lb12.2 kg | 41 lb18.6 kg | 56 lb25.4 kg | |
| 190 lb86.2 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 29 lb12.9 kg | 48 lb21.6 kg | 76 lb34.5 kg | 114 lb51.7 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 18 lb8.2 kg | 28 lb12.7 kg | 42 lb19.1 kg | 59 lb26.8 kg | |
| 200 lb90.7 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 30 lb13.6 kg | 50 lb22.7 kg | 80 lb36.3 kg | 120 lb54.4 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 18 lb8.2 kg | 29 lb13.2 kg | 44 lb20 kg | 61 lb27.7 kg | |
| 210 lb95.3 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 32 lb14.3 kg | 53 lb23.8 kg | 84 lb38.1 kg | 126 lb57.2 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 19 lb8.6 kg | 30 lb13.6 kg | 45 lb20.4 kg | 63 lb28.6 kg | |
| 220 lb99.8 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 33 lb15 kg | 55 lb25 kg | 88 lb39.9 kg | 132 lb59.9 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 19 lb8.6 kg | 31 lb14.1 kg | 46 lb20.9 kg | 65 lb29.5 kg | |
| 230 lb104.3 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 34 lb15.6 kg | 57 lb26.1 kg | 92 lb41.7 kg | 138 lb62.6 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 20 lb9.1 kg | 32 lb14.5 kg | 48 lb21.8 kg | 66 lb29.9 kg | |
| 240 lb108.9 kg | Weighted Push-Ups | 36 lb16.3 kg | 60 lb27.2 kg | 96 lb43.6 kg | 144 lb65.3 kg |
| Swiss Bar Skull Crusher | 21 lb9.5 kg | 33 lb15 kg | 49 lb22.2 kg | 68 lb30.8 kg |
How Your Weighted Push-Ups vs Swiss Bar Skull Crusher 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
When the set contains one rep, the entered load is the estimate. For 2–12 reps, the calculator keeps the less aggressive of the two formula results.
- Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
- Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)
Use recent Weighted Push-Ups and Swiss Bar Skull Crusher 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 weighted push-up strength level
The individual weighted push-up tool supplies sex-specific standards for estimated added weight divided by bodyweight. Novice through Elite use the exercise-specific added-weight-to-bodyweight thresholds. No unsupported Stretch target is added above Elite.
3. Find the swiss bar skull crusher strength level
For swiss bar skull crusher, 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.
This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.
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.
A priority result is a standards comparison, not a diagnosis. Differences in technique, fatigue, practice, or set effort may influence it. Age range is recorded anonymously and does not alter 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 weighted push-up | Use the weighted push-up added-weight standards directly without changing their specialized bodyweight method. |
| Rate the swiss bar skull crusher | Use the exercise-specific estimated max and adjust targets to exact bodyweight with the two-thirds scaling rule. |
| 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. |
Enter both sets above to see the estimated maxes, assigned levels, next-level targets, and comparison result.
How Men’s Weighted Push-Ups and Swiss Bar Skull Crusher Standards Differ
What the men’s data shows:
The weighted push-up and swiss bar skull crusher standards are within 3 lb at 120 lb and 130 lb.
Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite at every displayed bodyweight.
3.6 → 28.2 kg from 120 to 300 lb bodyweight.
How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Swiss Bar Skull Crusher standard minus the Weighted Push-Ups standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Swiss Bar Skull Crusher standard is higher, and below zero means the Weighted Push-Ups 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 Weighted Push-Ups and Swiss Bar Skull Crusher Standards Differ
What the women’s data shows:
The standards come closest at 100 lb.
Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite at every displayed bodyweight.
10 → 34.5 kg from 100 to 240 lb bodyweight.
How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Swiss Bar Skull Crusher standard minus the Weighted Push-Ups standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Swiss Bar Skull Crusher standard is higher, and below zero means the Weighted Push-Ups 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.
Weighted Push-Ups and Swiss Bar Skull Crusher Exercises Used by This Calculator
The calculator expects repeatable weighted push-up and swiss bar skull crusher results. Follow each exercise definition below so the two ratings are based on valid tests. Use strict, repeatable Weighted Push-Ups and Swiss Bar Skull Crusher 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 strict weighted push-ups and enter added weight only
Keep a straight line from shoulders to heels, lower the sternum to roughly two to three inches from the floor, and finish every rep at full elbow lockout while the added weight stays fixed. Enter only the external load, not bodyweight plus load. Do not enter knee, incline, decline, bench, box, partial, kipping, rest-pause, sagging, or pike push-ups.
Use the Swiss Bar Skull Crusher setup and load convention
The total Swiss bar weight including the bar and plates. Strict Swiss bar skull crusher reps. Lower a Swiss bar near the forehead, crown, or slightly behind the head by bending the elbows, then extend to a controlled lockout without turning the rep into a close-grip press, JM press, pullover, bounce, or partial extension. Consistent setup, range, and finish quality across the entered set. No substituted exercise or assisted reps.
Enter one recent Weighted Push-Ups result and one recent Swiss Bar Skull Crusher result
First lift: added weight and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: weight used and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.
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