Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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

Our barbell curl standards are based on 357,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

Show bodyweight ratios

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
120	23 x0.19	44 x0.37	74 x0.62	111 x0.93	154 x1.28
130	27 x0.21	49 x0.38	80 x0.62	119 x0.92	163 x1.25
140	30 x0.22	54 x0.39	86 x0.62	126 x0.9	171 x1.22
150	34 x0.23	59 x0.39	92 x0.62	133 x0.89	180 x1.2
160	37 x0.23	63 x0.4	98 x0.61	140 x0.88	187 x1.17
170	41 x0.24	68 x0.4	103 x0.61	147 x0.86	195 x1.15
180	44 x0.24	72 x0.4	109 x0.6	153 x0.85	202 x1.12
190	47 x0.25	76 x0.4	114 x0.6	159 x0.84	209 x1.1
200	50 x0.25	80 x0.4	119 x0.59	165 x0.82	216 x1.08
210	54 x0.26	84 x0.4	123 x0.59	170 x0.81	222 x1.06
220	57 x0.26	88 x0.4	128 x0.58	176 x0.8	228 x1.04
230	60 x0.26	92 x0.4	133 x0.58	181 x0.79	234 x1.02
240	63 x0.26	95 x0.4	137 x0.57	186 x0.78	240 x1
250	66 x0.26	99 x0.4	141 x0.57	191 x0.77	246 x0.98
260	68 x0.26	103 x0.39	146 x0.56	196 x0.75	252 x0.97
270	71 x0.26	106 x0.39	150 x0.55	201 x0.74	257 x0.95
280	74 x0.26	109 x0.39	154 x0.55	206 x0.73	262 x0.94
290	77 x0.26	113 x0.39	158 x0.54	210 x0.72	267 x0.92
300	79 x0.26	116 x0.39	161 x0.54	215 x0.72	272 x0.91
310	82 x0.26	119 x0.38	165 x0.53	219 x0.71	277 x0.89
All	38	66	105	151	204

These male standards were last updated 3 days ago and are based on 153,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

Show bodyweight ratios

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
100	9 x0.09	22 x0.22	41 x0.41	66 x0.66	96 x0.96
110	11 x0.1	24 x0.22	44 x0.4	70 x0.64	101 x0.92
120	12 x0.1	26 x0.22	47 x0.39	74 x0.62	105 x0.88
130	13 x0.1	28 x0.22	50 x0.38	77 x0.6	109 x0.84
140	15 x0.11	30 x0.22	52 x0.37	81 x0.58	113 x0.81
150	16 x0.11	32 x0.22	55 x0.37	84 x0.56	117 x0.78
160	18 x0.11	34 x0.21	57 x0.36	87 x0.54	120 x0.75
170	19 x0.11	36 x0.21	60 x0.35	90 x0.53	124 x0.73
180	20 x0.11	38 x0.21	62 x0.34	92 x0.51	127 x0.71
190	21 x0.11	39 x0.21	64 x0.34	95 x0.5	130 x0.68
200	23 x0.11	41 x0.2	66 x0.33	97 x0.49	133 x0.66
210	24 x0.11	43 x0.2	68 x0.32	100 x0.48	136 x0.65
220	25 x0.11	44 x0.2	70 x0.32	102 x0.46	139 x0.63
230	26 x0.11	46 x0.2	72 x0.31	105 x0.45	141 x0.61
240	27 x0.11	47 x0.2	74 x0.31	107 x0.44	144 x0.6
250	28 x0.11	48 x0.19	76 x0.3	109 x0.44	146 x0.58
260	29 x0.11	50 x0.19	77 x0.3	111 x0.43	149 x0.57
All	14	30	53	82	116

These female standards were last updated 3 days ago and are based on 18,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these barbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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.