Chest press a lot heavier than bench?

Is it normal to be able to push a lot more weight on chest press machine than bench? I know stabilizers make bench trickier, but I can machine press 245lbs for 2 reps and can only do a 1 rep max of 175lbs on bench. Are machine leverages too different to be able to accurately compare?

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC

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