Bench Press vs Barbell Curl

Exercise

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Gender

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Overall Comparison

Metric	Bench Press	Barbell Curl	Difference	Percent
Daily count	21,255	1,068	20,187	1890%
Total lifts entered	37,370,663	1,986,206	35,384,457	1782%

Male Comparison

Metric	Bench Press	Barbell Curl	Difference	Percent
Average lift	216.9 lb	103.3 lb	113.6 lb	110%
Elite lift	372.1 lb	200.6 lb	171.5 lb	86%
Average bodyweight	176.5 lb	172 lb	4.5 lb	3%
Lifts analysed	2,687,560	295,837	2,391,723	808%

Female Comparison

Metric	Bench Press	Barbell Curl	Difference	Percent
Average lift	111.4 lb	54.4 lb	57 lb	105%
Elite lift	222.8 lb	120.5 lb	102.3 lb	85%
Average bodyweight	145.8 lb	142.6 lb	3.3 lb	2%
Lifts analysed	357,070	31,525	325,545	1033%