Barbell Curl Standards

Measured in lb

Barbell Curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Barbell Curl standards are based on 1,406,000 lifts by Strength Level users

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♂ Male
♀ Female

Male Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	38 lb
Novice	65 lb
Intermediate	102 lb
Advanced	147 lb
Elite	197 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.15x

How much should I be able to Barbell Curl? (lb)

What is the average Barbell Curl? The average Barbell Curl weight for a male lifter is 102 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 38 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	19	38	65	99	138
120	23	43	72	107	148
130	26	48	78	115	157
140	30	53	84	122	165
150	33	57	90	129	173
160	37	62	95	136	181
170	40	66	101	142	189
180	43	71	106	148	196
190	47	75	111	154	203
200	50	79	116	160	209
210	53	83	121	166	216
220	56	87	125	171	222
230	59	90	130	177	228
240	62	94	134	182	234
250	65	98	139	187	239
260	68	101	143	192	245
270	71	105	147	196	250
280	74	108	151	201	256
290	77	111	155	206	261
300	79	115	159	210	266
310	82	118	163	214	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	55	87	125	168
20	37	63	99	143	192
25	38	65	102	147	197
30	38	65	102	147	197
35	38	65	102	147	197
40	38	65	102	147	197
45	36	62	97	139	187
50	33	58	91	131	176
55	31	53	84	121	163
60	28	49	76	110	148
65	25	44	69	100	134
70	23	40	62	89	120
75	20	35	55	80	108
80	18	32	50	71	96
85	16	28	44	64	86
90	15	26	40	58	78

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Female Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 lb
Novice	30 lb
Intermediate	54 lb
Advanced	84 lb
Elite	118 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

How much should I be able to Barbell Curl? (lb)

What is the average Barbell Curl? The average Barbell Curl weight for a female lifter is 54 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 14 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	22	41	67	97
110	10	24	44	71	102
120	12	26	47	75	106
130	13	29	50	78	111
140	15	31	53	82	115
150	16	33	56	85	119
160	18	35	58	88	122
170	19	36	61	91	126
180	20	38	63	94	129
190	22	40	65	97	132
200	23	42	67	99	135
210	24	43	69	102	138
220	25	45	72	104	141
230	26	46	73	107	144
240	28	48	75	109	147
250	29	49	77	111	149
260	30	51	79	113	152

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	71	101
20	14	30	52	81	115
25	14	30	54	84	118
30	14	30	54	84	118
35	14	30	54	84	118
40	14	30	54	84	118
45	14	29	51	79	112
50	13	27	48	74	105
55	12	25	44	69	97
60	11	23	40	63	89
65	10	21	36	57	80
70	9	19	33	51	72
75	8	17	29	46	64
80	7	15	26	41	58
85	6	13	23	37	52
90	6	12	21	33	46

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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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	19	38	65	99	138
120	23	43	72	107	148
130	26	48	78	115	157
140	30	53	84	122	165
150	33	57	90	129	173
160	37	62	95	136	181
170	40	66	101	142	189
180	43	71	106	148	196
190	47	75	111	154	203
200	50	79	116	160	209
210	53	83	121	166	216
220	56	87	125	171	222
230	59	90	130	177	228
240	62	94	134	182	234
250	65	98	139	187	239
260	68	101	143	192	245
270	71	105	147	196	250
280	74	108	151	201	256
290	77	111	155	206	261
300	79	115	159	210	266
310	82	118	163	214	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	55	87	125	168
20	37	63	99	143	192
25	38	65	102	147	197
30	38	65	102	147	197
35	38	65	102	147	197
40	38	65	102	147	197
45	36	62	97	139	187
50	33	58	91	131	176
55	31	53	84	121	163
60	28	49	76	110	148
65	25	44	69	100	134
70	23	40	62	89	120
75	20	35	55	80	108
80	18	32	50	71	96
85	16	28	44	64	86
90	15	26	40	58	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	22	41	67	97
110	10	24	44	71	102
120	12	26	47	75	106
130	13	29	50	78	111
140	15	31	53	82	115
150	16	33	56	85	119
160	18	35	58	88	122
170	19	36	61	91	126
180	20	38	63	94	129
190	22	40	65	97	132
200	23	42	67	99	135
210	24	43	69	102	138
220	25	45	72	104	141
230	26	46	73	107	144
240	28	48	75	109	147
250	29	49	77	111	149
260	30	51	79	113	152

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	71	101
20	14	30	52	81	115
25	14	30	54	84	118
30	14	30	54	84	118
35	14	30	54	84	118
40	14	30	54	84	118
45	14	29	51	79	112
50	13	27	48	74	105
55	12	25	44	69	97
60	11	23	40	63	89
65	10	21	36	57	80
70	9	19	33	51	72
75	8	17	29	46	64
80	7	15	26	41	58
85	6	13	23	37	52
90	6	12	21	33	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	19	38	65	99	138
120	23	43	72	107	148
130	26	48	78	115	157
140	30	53	84	122	165
150	33	57	90	129	173
160	37	62	95	136	181
170	40	66	101	142	189
180	43	71	106	148	196
190	47	75	111	154	203
200	50	79	116	160	209
210	53	83	121	166	216
220	56	87	125	171	222
230	59	90	130	177	228
240	62	94	134	182	234
250	65	98	139	187	239
260	68	101	143	192	245
270	71	105	147	196	250
280	74	108	151	201	256
290	77	111	155	206	261
300	79	115	159	210	266
310	82	118	163	214	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	55	87	125	168
20	37	63	99	143	192
25	38	65	102	147	197
30	38	65	102	147	197
35	38	65	102	147	197
40	38	65	102	147	197
45	36	62	97	139	187
50	33	58	91	131	176
55	31	53	84	121	163
60	28	49	76	110	148
65	25	44	69	100	134
70	23	40	62	89	120
75	20	35	55	80	108
80	18	32	50	71	96
85	16	28	44	64	86
90	15	26	40	58	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	22	41	67	97
110	10	24	44	71	102
120	12	26	47	75	106
130	13	29	50	78	111
140	15	31	53	82	115
150	16	33	56	85	119
160	18	35	58	88	122
170	19	36	61	91	126
180	20	38	63	94	129
190	22	40	65	97	132
200	23	42	67	99	135
210	24	43	69	102	138
220	25	45	72	104	141
230	26	46	73	107	144
240	28	48	75	109	147
250	29	49	77	111	149
260	30	51	79	113	152

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	71	101
20	14	30	52	81	115
25	14	30	54	84	118
30	14	30	54	84	118
35	14	30	54	84	118
40	14	30	54	84	118
45	14	29	51	79	112
50	13	27	48	74	105
55	12	25	44	69	97
60	11	23	40	63	89
65	10	21	36	57	80
70	9	19	33	51	72
75	8	17	29	46	64
80	7	15	26	41	58
85	6	13	23	37	52
90	6	12	21	33	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	19	38	65	99	138
120	23	43	72	107	148
130	26	48	78	115	157
140	30	53	84	122	165
150	33	57	90	129	173
160	37	62	95	136	181
170	40	66	101	142	189
180	43	71	106	148	196
190	47	75	111	154	203
200	50	79	116	160	209
210	53	83	121	166	216
220	56	87	125	171	222
230	59	90	130	177	228
240	62	94	134	182	234
250	65	98	139	187	239
260	68	101	143	192	245
270	71	105	147	196	250
280	74	108	151	201	256
290	77	111	155	206	261
300	79	115	159	210	266
310	82	118	163	214	270

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	55	87	125	168
20	37	63	99	143	192
25	38	65	102	147	197
30	38	65	102	147	197
35	38	65	102	147	197
40	38	65	102	147	197
45	36	62	97	139	187
50	33	58	91	131	176
55	31	53	84	121	163
60	28	49	76	110	148
65	25	44	69	100	134
70	23	40	62	89	120
75	20	35	55	80	108
80	18	32	50	71	96
85	16	28	44	64	86
90	15	26	40	58	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	22	41	67	97
110	10	24	44	71	102
120	12	26	47	75	106
130	13	29	50	78	111
140	15	31	53	82	115
150	16	33	56	85	119
160	18	35	58	88	122
170	19	36	61	91	126
180	20	38	63	94	129
190	22	40	65	97	132
200	23	42	67	99	135
210	24	43	69	102	138
220	25	45	72	104	141
230	26	46	73	107	144
240	28	48	75	109	147
250	29	49	77	111	149
260	30	51	79	113	152

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	71	101
20	14	30	52	81	115
25	14	30	54	84	118
30	14	30	54	84	118
35	14	30	54	84	118
40	14	30	54	84	118
45	14	29	51	79	112
50	13	27	48	74	105
55	12	25	44	69	97
60	11	23	40	63	89
65	10	21	36	57	80
70	9	19	33	51	72
75	8	17	29	46	64
80	7	15	26	41	58
85	6	13	23	37	52
90	6	12	21	33	46