Axle Floor Press vs Cable Fly Strength Standards

Axle Floor Press vs Cable Fly Strength Standards

Use these tables to compare the estimated one-rep max required for the axle floor press and cable fly 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 Axle Floor Press / Cable Fly, with pounds above kilograms. Use the calculator for your exact bodyweight and recent sets.

Men’s Axle Floor Press vs Cable Fly 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 Axle Floor Press vs Cable Fly 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 Axle Floor Press vs Cable Fly 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)

Set quality matters for this Axle Floor Press vs Cable Fly 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 axle floor press strength level

For axle floor 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 cable fly strength level

The standards use the sex-specific total-selected-weight thresholds from the individual 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 larger lifters are expected to fly more resistance without pound-for-pound scaling.

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.

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.

Enter both sets above to see the estimated maxes, assigned levels, next-level targets, and comparison result.

How Men’s Axle Floor Press and Cable Fly Standards Differ

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

How Women’s Axle Floor Press and Cable Fly Standards Differ

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

Axle Floor Press and Cable Fly Exercises Used by This Calculator

The calculator expects repeatable axle floor press and cable fly results. Follow each exercise definition below so the two ratings are based on valid tests. Use strict, repeatable Axle Floor Press and Cable Fly 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 Axle Floor Press setup and load convention

Use a brand-neutral straight rigid axle exactly 20.0 kg and 2.20 m long, with a continuous 50.0 mm-diameter nonrotating round shaft and Olympic plate sleeves. Verify mass/dimensions and score actual axle, plate, and collar mass. Lie supine on a level floor inside a rack with legs straight, knees extended, feet together, and head, shoulders, and buttocks continuously planted. Take a pronated grip with index-finger centers exactly 81.0 cm apart, measured and marked on the unringed axle. Receive a handoff or unrack to full extension. Lower under control until both upper arms contact the floor simultaneously; settle motionless for one full second without bounce or sink, then press to simultaneous full elbow lockout. Repeat with the same contacts/setup for 1–10 reps. Belt, wrist wraps, chalk, shoes, rack, and spotter protection allowed. No bench, elbow sleeves, supportive press garment, leg drive, bridge, spotter assistance, or plates contacting floor.

Enter total selected cable weight

Use two matched handles and consistent station setup, move from the same open-chest position through matched fly arcs, and return under control. Do not enter per-side weight, presses, fly-press hybrids, cable rebound, slamming, partial, unilateral, machine, or dumbbell reps.

Enter one recent Axle Floor Press result and one recent Cable Fly result

First lift: weight used and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: total selected cable weight and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.

Related Tools

• Axle Floor Press — View the individual Axle Floor Press standards and next strength-level target.
• Cable Fly — View the individual Cable Fly standards and next strength-level target.
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