Weighted Push-Ups (standard) vs Vertical Leg Press

Weighted Push-Ups vs Vertical Leg Press Strength Standards

Use these tables to compare the estimated one-rep max required for the weighted push-up and vertical leg press 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 Weighted Push-Ups / Vertical Leg Press, with pounds above kilograms. Use the calculator for your exact bodyweight and recent sets.

Men’s Weighted Push-Ups vs Vertical Leg 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 Weighted Push-Ups vs Vertical Leg 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 Weighted Push-Ups vs Vertical Leg Press 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)

Set quality matters for this Weighted Push-Ups vs Vertical Leg Press 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 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 vertical leg press strength level

The vertical leg press 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.

Two-thirds scaling raises the target as bodyweight rises while limiting the size advantage that a direct one-to-one adjustment would create.

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.

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.

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

How Men’s Weighted Push-Ups and Vertical Leg Press Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Vertical Leg Press standard minus the Weighted Push-Ups standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Vertical Leg Press 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.

How Women’s Weighted Push-Ups and Vertical Leg Press Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Vertical Leg Press standard minus the Weighted Push-Ups standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Vertical Leg Press 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.

Weighted Push-Ups and Vertical Leg Press Exercises Used by This Calculator

Valid results depend on using the specified weighted push-up and vertical leg press technique and load convention. Use strict, repeatable Weighted Push-Ups and Vertical Leg 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.

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 Vertical Leg Press setup and load convention

Use a plate-weighted supine machine whose carriage rails are vertical within 2 degrees. Back pad and footplate are horizontal within 2 degrees. Head, upper back, lumbar region, pelvis, and glutes remain supported throughout. Record unloaded carriage mass from verified manufacturer documentation or direct scale measurement. Enter total moving weight: unloaded carriage mass plus all plates on both loading horns. Record each side separately for audit, but never enter one side alone. Place heel centers at measured hip-joint width; outward toe angle is permitted. Place both midfoot centers 25 cm plus or minus 2 cm above the footplate’s lower edge and keep entire feet planted. Lower under control until both knee angles are 90 degrees plus or minus 5 degrees without pelvic or lumbar lift; press to both knees within 5 degrees of full extension without hyperextension or carriage-stop impact. Count 1–12 reps with identical rail/support/stance/foot-height/range/weight configuration and no hand-on-knee aid, rebound, safety-stop bounce, asymmetric press, or spotter assistance.

Enter one recent Weighted Push-Ups result and one recent Vertical Leg Press 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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• Weighted Push-Ups (Standard) — View the individual Weighted Push-Ups standards and next strength-level target.
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