Barbell Guillotine Press vs Cable Fly Strength Standards

Barbell Guillotine Press vs Cable Fly Strength Standards

Use these tables to compare the estimated one-rep max required for the barbell guillotine 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 Barbell Guillotine Press / Cable Fly, with pounds above kilograms. Use the calculator for your exact bodyweight and recent sets.

Men’s Barbell Guillotine 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 Barbell Guillotine 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 Barbell Guillotine Press vs Cable Fly Result Is Calculated

The comparison starts by estimating each max separately. It then rates both lifts against their own standards before identifying the lower result.

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 Barbell Guillotine Press and Cable Fly 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 barbell guillotine press strength level

For barbell guillotine 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.

This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.

3. Find the cable fly strength level

The cable fly rating uses its sex-specific exercise standards. Reference targets at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women are scaled to the entered bodyweight by 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

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.

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

How Men’s Barbell Guillotine 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 Barbell Guillotine Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Cable Fly standard is higher, and below zero means the Barbell Guillotine Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

How Women’s Barbell Guillotine 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 Barbell Guillotine Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Cable Fly standard is higher, and below zero means the Barbell Guillotine Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

Barbell Guillotine Press and Cable Fly Exercises Used by This Calculator

For a useful comparison, perform a strict barbell guillotine press and a strict cable fly using the setup and load rules below. Use strict, repeatable Barbell Guillotine 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 Barbell Guillotine Press setup and load convention

The entered weight for strict Barbell Guillotine Press. Valid Barbell Guillotine Press reps. Lower the bar under control toward the upper chest or clavicle line, avoid unsafe throat impact, then press to full elbow lockout without bouncing or drifting to a conventional lower-sternum bench path. A valid rep finishes at full elbow lockout with the bar controlled and shoulders stable. Consistent setup, range, and finish quality across the entered set. No substituted exercise or assisted reps.

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 Barbell Guillotine 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.

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