Two formulas mean two answers
There is more than one way to turn reps into a one-rep max. Epley and Brzycki, the two most widely used, return different numbers from the same input and drift further apart as the reps climb, which is why calculators often seem to disagree. This page does not hide one of them. It runs both, shows the gap between them, and then uses that estimate to give your bench press bodyweight multiple along with the weight still left to the 0.75x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x and 2x milestones.
The weight-by-reps table inverts each formula to work back from the estimated max to the load you would use for 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10 reps (as of October 2026). Enter a single rep and the weight you typed is treated as the max with no estimate applied. Past ten reps the two curves separate noticeably, and the page says so on screen when that happens.
No grade or level is assigned here, and no training weight for next week is prescribed. Bench press is the lift where a failed attempt drops the bar on your chest, so testing a true max is especially risky. Do not attempt a maximum alone: set the safety bars and estimate from a set of around five reps instead.
Frequently asked questions
Neither is the correct answer. Both are approximations of an average trend and individual variation is wide. At five reps or fewer the two land close together, so records from that range work best; when the gap is large, retest with fewer reps.
No. The strength grade tables quoted online are percentiles of lifts that users of one site uploaded about themselves, and different sites sort the same weight into different levels. With no official standard available, this page stops at multiples and milestones.
Treat it as a starting point. The figures are worked backwards from an estimate, so the reps you actually manage shift with sleep, rest time and bar speed. If the first set runs well over or under the target reps, adjust the load.