Cable Fly vs EZ Bar Floor Press Strength Standards

Cable Fly vs EZ-Bar Floor Press Strength Standards

The paired standards below show what the cable fly and ez-bar floor press 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 Cable Fly / EZ-Bar Floor Press in pounds with kilograms underneath. The calculator above handles exact bodyweight and set inputs.

Men’s Cable Fly vs EZ-Bar Floor Press 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 Cable Fly vs EZ-Bar Floor Press 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 Cable Fly vs EZ-Bar Floor Press 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

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)

Use recent Cable Fly and EZ-Bar Floor Press 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 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.

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 ez-bar floor press strength level

For ez-bar 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.

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

Each max receives a level from Beginner through Elite. The lower-level lift becomes the priority. At matching levels, a priority appears only when one lift is at least 10 points farther from its next level; otherwise the result is 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.

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 Cable Fly and EZ-Bar Floor Press Standards Differ

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

How Women’s Cable Fly and EZ-Bar Floor Press Standards Differ

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

Cable Fly and EZ-Bar Floor Press Exercises Used by This Calculator

Compare like-for-like attempts by keeping the cable fly and ez-bar floor press setup consistent with their individual rules. Use strict, repeatable Cable Fly and EZ-Bar Floor Press 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.

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.

Use the EZ-Bar Floor Press setup and load convention

Use the recorded brand-neutral Olympic EZ-bar envelope (1.15–1.25 m, 27–29 mm grips, rotating 50 mm sleeves); record actual mass/dimensions/grip and score bar/plates/collars. Lie supine on a level floor with legs straight, knees extended, feet together, and head, shoulders, buttocks planted. Use mirrored inner segments at 28–32 cm centers and 25–35° from full supination. Unrack/handoff to extension; lower until both upper arms contact floor simultaneously and settle motionless one full second; press to simultaneous full lockout. Maintain identical contacts/setup for 1–10 reps. Wrist wraps, chalk, rack, and protective handoff allowed. Belt, elbow sleeves, bench, bridge, leg drive, bounce, spotter assistance, and plate/floor contact prohibited.

Enter one recent Cable Fly result and one recent EZ-Bar Floor Press result

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

Related Tools

• Cable Fly — View the individual Cable Fly standards and next strength-level target.
• EZ-Bar Floor Press — View the individual EZ-Bar Floor Press standards and next strength-level target.
• Machine Chest Fly — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Dumbbell Fly — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Incline Dumbbell Fly — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Chest Press Machine — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.