Back Extension Standards (kg)

The average rep count for Back Extension is 29 reps for men and 24 reps for women. Compare your rep count by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Back Extension strength standards are based on 214,627 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Back Extension Standards

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Reps

Reps

Strength Level	Reps
Beginner	4
Novice	15
Intermediate	29
Advanced	45
Elite	63

How many reps of Back Extension should I be able to do?

How many reps of Back Extension can the average lifter do? The average male lifter can do 29 reps of Back Extension. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	< 1	11	28	49	71
55	< 1	12	29	49	70
60	1	13	30	48	69
65	3	14	30	48	67
70	4	15	30	47	66
75	4	15	30	46	64
80	5	15	29	46	63
85	5	15	29	45	61
90	6	15	29	44	60
95	6	15	28	43	58
100	6	15	28	42	57
105	6	15	27	41	56
110	6	15	27	40	54
115	6	15	26	39	53
120	6	15	26	39	52
125	6	14	25	38	51
130	6	14	25	37	50
135	6	14	24	36	48
140	6	14	24	35	47

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	9	20	34	50
20	3	14	28	44	61
25	4	15	29	45	63
30	4	15	29	45	63
35	4	15	29	45	63
40	4	15	29	45	63
45	2	12	26	42	59
50	< 1	10	22	37	53
55	< 1	8	18	32	46
60	< 1	5	14	26	40
65	< 1	1	10	21	33
70	< 1	< 1	7	16	27
75	< 1	< 1	4	11	21
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	8	16
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	11
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	8

How many sets and reps of Back Extension should I do?

These are the most popular Back Extension workouts done by male lifters:

3x1026%

3x1212%

3x1510%

4x106%

3x205%

2x105%

5x104%

3x84%

4x153%

4x123%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	1214
2	3	12	12%	552
3	3	15	10%	482
4	4	10	6%	258
5	3	20	5%	232
6	2	10	5%	208
7	5	10	4%	173
8	3	8	4%	164
9	4	15	3%	153
10	4	12	3%	149

Female

Female Back Extension Standards

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Reps

Reps

Strength Level	Reps
Beginner	5
Novice	13
Intermediate	24
Advanced	36
Elite	49

How many reps of Back Extension should I be able to do?

How many reps of Back Extension can the average lifter do? The average female lifter can do 24 reps of Back Extension. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	12	25	41	57
45	3	13	26	40	56
50	4	13	26	39	54
55	5	14	25	38	52
60	5	14	25	37	50
65	6	13	24	36	48
70	6	13	23	35	46
75	6	13	23	34	45
80	6	13	22	32	43
85	6	12	21	31	42
90	6	12	21	30	40
95	5	11	20	29	39
100	5	11	19	28	38
105	5	11	19	27	36
110	5	10	18	26	35
115	4	10	17	25	34
120	4	10	17	25	33

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	8	16	26	37
20	4	12	22	34	47
25	5	13	24	36	49
30	5	13	24	36	49
35	5	13	24	36	49
40	5	13	24	36	49
45	3	11	21	32	45
50	1	9	18	28	40
55	< 1	6	14	24	35
60	< 1	4	10	19	29
65	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
70	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	2

How many sets and reps of Back Extension should I do?

These are the most popular Back Extension workouts done by female lifters:

3x1020%

3x1216%

3x1511%

4x107%

3x205%

4x125%

3x84%

2x103%

2x123%

5x102%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	285
2	3	12	16%	218
3	3	15	11%	156
4	4	10	7%	104
5	3	20	5%	73
6	4	12	5%	64
7	3	8	4%	59
8	2	10	3%	42
9	2	12	3%	41
10	5	10	2%	30

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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner	Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice	Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate	Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced	Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite	Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Back Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 19,443 qualifying results from 214,627 community lifts to produce our Back Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	214,627
Qualifying results	19,443
Male results	14,352
Female results	5,091
Data start	3 October 2019
Data cutoff	5 March 2026

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	< 1	11	28	49	71
55	< 1	12	29	49	70
60	1	13	30	48	69
65	3	14	30	48	67
70	4	15	30	47	66
75	4	15	30	46	64
80	5	15	29	46	63
85	5	15	29	45	61
90	6	15	29	44	60
95	6	15	28	43	58
100	6	15	28	42	57
105	6	15	27	41	56
110	6	15	27	40	54
115	6	15	26	39	53
120	6	15	26	39	52
125	6	14	25	38	51
130	6	14	25	37	50
135	6	14	24	36	48
140	6	14	24	35	47

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	9	20	34	50
20	3	14	28	44	61
25	4	15	29	45	63
30	4	15	29	45	63
35	4	15	29	45	63
40	4	15	29	45	63
45	2	12	26	42	59
50	< 1	10	22	37	53
55	< 1	8	18	32	46
60	< 1	5	14	26	40
65	< 1	1	10	21	33
70	< 1	< 1	7	16	27
75	< 1	< 1	4	11	21
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	8	16
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	11
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	12	25	41	57
45	3	13	26	40	56
50	4	13	26	39	54
55	5	14	25	38	52
60	5	14	25	37	50
65	6	13	24	36	48
70	6	13	23	35	46
75	6	13	23	34	45
80	6	13	22	32	43
85	6	12	21	31	42
90	6	12	21	30	40
95	5	11	20	29	39
100	5	11	19	28	38
105	5	11	19	27	36
110	5	10	18	26	35
115	4	10	17	25	34
120	4	10	17	25	33

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	8	16	26	37
20	4	12	22	34	47
25	5	13	24	36	49
30	5	13	24	36	49
35	5	13	24	36	49
40	5	13	24	36	49
45	3	11	21	32	45
50	1	9	18	28	40
55	< 1	6	14	24	35
60	< 1	4	10	19	29
65	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
70	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	2

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	285
2	3	12	16%	218
3	3	15	11%	156
4	4	10	7%	104
5	3	20	5%	73
6	4	12	5%	64
7	3	8	4%	59
8	2	10	3%	42
9	2	12	3%	41
10	5	10	2%	30

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	< 1	11	28	49	71
55	< 1	12	29	49	70
60	1	13	30	48	69
65	3	14	30	48	67
70	4	15	30	47	66
75	4	15	30	46	64
80	5	15	29	46	63
85	5	15	29	45	61
90	6	15	29	44	60
95	6	15	28	43	58
100	6	15	28	42	57
105	6	15	27	41	56
110	6	15	27	40	54
115	6	15	26	39	53
120	6	15	26	39	52
125	6	14	25	38	51
130	6	14	25	37	50
135	6	14	24	36	48
140	6	14	24	35	47

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	9	20	34	50
20	3	14	28	44	61
25	4	15	29	45	63
30	4	15	29	45	63
35	4	15	29	45	63
40	4	15	29	45	63
45	2	12	26	42	59
50	< 1	10	22	37	53
55	< 1	8	18	32	46
60	< 1	5	14	26	40
65	< 1	1	10	21	33
70	< 1	< 1	7	16	27
75	< 1	< 1	4	11	21
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	8	16
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	11
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	12	25	41	57
45	3	13	26	40	56
50	4	13	26	39	54
55	5	14	25	38	52
60	5	14	25	37	50
65	6	13	24	36	48
70	6	13	23	35	46
75	6	13	23	34	45
80	6	13	22	32	43
85	6	12	21	31	42
90	6	12	21	30	40
95	5	11	20	29	39
100	5	11	19	28	38
105	5	11	19	27	36
110	5	10	18	26	35
115	4	10	17	25	34
120	4	10	17	25	33

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	8	16	26	37
20	4	12	22	34	47
25	5	13	24	36	49
30	5	13	24	36	49
35	5	13	24	36	49
40	5	13	24	36	49
45	3	11	21	32	45
50	1	9	18	28	40
55	< 1	6	14	24	35
60	< 1	4	10	19	29
65	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
70	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	2

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	285
2	3	12	16%	218
3	3	15	11%	156
4	4	10	7%	104
5	3	20	5%	73
6	4	12	5%	64
7	3	8	4%	59
8	2	10	3%	42
9	2	12	3%	41
10	5	10	2%	30

Back Extension Standards (kg)

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Male Back Extension Standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	< 1	11	28	49	71
55	< 1	12	29	49	70
60	1	13	30	48	69
65	3	14	30	48	67
70	4	15	30	47	66
75	4	15	30	46	64
80	5	15	29	46	63
85	5	15	29	45	61
90	6	15	29	44	60
95	6	15	28	43	58
100	6	15	28	42	57
105	6	15	27	41	56
110	6	15	27	40	54
115	6	15	26	39	53
120	6	15	26	39	52
125	6	14	25	38	51
130	6	14	25	37	50
135	6	14	24	36	48
140	6	14	24	35	47

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	9	20	34	50
20	3	14	28	44	61
25	4	15	29	45	63
30	4	15	29	45	63
35	4	15	29	45	63
40	4	15	29	45	63
45	2	12	26	42	59
50	< 1	10	22	37	53
55	< 1	8	18	32	46
60	< 1	5	14	26	40
65	< 1	1	10	21	33
70	< 1	< 1	7	16	27
75	< 1	< 1	4	11	21
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	8	16
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	5	11
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	12	25	41	57
45	3	13	26	40	56
50	4	13	26	39	54
55	5	14	25	38	52
60	5	14	25	37	50
65	6	13	24	36	48
70	6	13	23	35	46
75	6	13	23	34	45
80	6	13	22	32	43
85	6	12	21	31	42
90	6	12	21	30	40
95	5	11	20	29	39
100	5	11	19	28	38
105	5	11	19	27	36
110	5	10	18	26	35
115	4	10	17	25	34
120	4	10	17	25	33

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	< 1	8	16	26	37
20	4	12	22	34	47
25	5	13	24	36	49
30	5	13	24	36	49
35	5	13	24	36	49
40	5	13	24	36	49
45	3	11	21	32	45
50	1	9	18	28	40
55	< 1	6	14	24	35
60	< 1	4	10	19	29
65	< 1	< 1	7	15	24
70	< 1	< 1	4	10	18
75	< 1	< 1	< 1	7	13
80	< 1	< 1	< 1	4	9
85	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	6
90	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	2

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	285
2	3	12	16%	218
3	3	15	11%	156
4	4	10	7%	104
5	3	20	5%	73
6	4	12	5%	64
7	3	8	4%	59
8	2	10	3%	42
9	2	12	3%	41
10	5	10	2%	30