Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

The average Barbell Curl is 99 lb for men and 54 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Barbell Curl strength standards are based on 2,565,545 lifts by Strength Level users from 2016 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	42 lb
Novice	67 lb
Intermediate	99 lb
Advanced	138 lb
Elite	180 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.80x
Elite	1.05x

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 99 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 42 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	42	66	95	128
120	28	47	72	103	137
130	32	52	78	110	145
140	35	56	84	116	152
150	39	61	89	123	160
160	42	65	94	129	167
170	46	69	99	134	173
180	49	73	104	140	180
190	52	77	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	151	192
210	58	85	118	156	197
220	61	88	122	161	203
230	64	92	126	166	208
240	67	95	130	170	214
250	70	99	134	175	219
260	73	102	138	179	224
270	76	105	142	184	228
280	78	109	145	188	233
290	81	112	149	192	238
300	84	115	153	196	242
310	86	118	156	200	246

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	84	117	154
20	41	65	96	134	176
25	42	67	99	138	180
30	42	67	99	138	180
35	42	67	99	138	180
40	42	67	99	138	180
45	40	63	94	130	171
50	37	59	88	122	160
55	34	55	81	112	147
60	31	50	74	103	135
65	28	45	67	93	122
70	25	41	60	84	110
75	23	36	54	75	98
80	20	33	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	39	54	71

How many sets and reps of Barbell Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Barbell Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 17%

3x8 11%

3x12 6%

2x8 6%

4x10 6%

2x10 5%

4x8 5%

3x5 5%

3x6 4%

5x5 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	4654
2	3	8	11%	3146
3	3	12	6%	1752
4	2	8	6%	1600
5	4	10	6%	1544
6	2	10	5%	1374
7	4	8	5%	1323
8	3	5	5%	1239
9	3	6	4%	1031
10	5	5	4%	1030

Female

Female Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 lb
Novice	33 lb
Intermediate	54 lb
Advanced	80 lb
Elite	110 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.75x

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 18 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	38	60	85
100	12	24	42	64	90
110	13	26	45	68	95
120	15	29	48	72	99
130	17	31	50	75	103
140	18	33	53	78	107
150	20	35	56	81	110
160	21	37	58	84	113
170	22	39	60	87	117
180	24	40	63	89	120
190	25	42	65	92	123
200	26	44	67	94	125
210	28	45	69	97	128
220	29	47	71	99	131
230	30	48	72	101	133
240	31	50	74	103	136
250	32	51	76	105	138
260	33	53	78	107	140

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	28	46	68	94
20	17	32	52	78	107
25	18	33	54	80	110
30	18	33	54	80	110
35	18	33	54	80	110
40	18	33	54	80	110
45	17	31	51	76	104
50	15	29	48	71	97
55	14	27	44	65	90
60	13	24	40	60	82
65	12	22	36	54	74
70	11	20	33	49	67
75	10	18	29	44	60
80	9	16	26	39	54
85	8	14	23	35	48
90	7	13	21	31	43

How many sets and reps of Barbell Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Barbell Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 20%

3x8 12%

3x12 9%

4x10 7%

2x10 5%

4x12 4%

3x15 4%

4x8 3%

3x6 3%

2x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	697
2	3	8	12%	422
3	3	12	9%	314
4	4	10	7%	241
5	2	10	5%	173
6	4	12	4%	142
7	3	15	4%	129
8	4	8	3%	119
9	3	6	3%	110
10	2	8	3%	99

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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 Barbell Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 752,509 qualifying results from 2,565,545 community lifts to produce our Barbell Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	2,565,545
Qualifying results	752,509
Male results	686,253
Female results	66,256
Data start	26 March 2016
Data cutoff	10 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
110	24	42	66	95	128
120	28	47	72	103	137
130	32	52	78	110	145
140	35	56	84	116	152
150	39	61	89	123	160
160	42	65	94	129	167
170	46	69	99	134	173
180	49	73	104	140	180
190	52	77	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	151	192
210	58	85	118	156	197
220	61	88	122	161	203
230	64	92	126	166	208
240	67	95	130	170	214
250	70	99	134	175	219
260	73	102	138	179	224
270	76	105	142	184	228
280	78	109	145	188	233
290	81	112	149	192	238
300	84	115	153	196	242
310	86	118	156	200	246

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	84	117	154
20	41	65	96	134	176
25	42	67	99	138	180
30	42	67	99	138	180
35	42	67	99	138	180
40	42	67	99	138	180
45	40	63	94	130	171
50	37	59	88	122	160
55	34	55	81	112	147
60	31	50	74	103	135
65	28	45	67	93	122
70	25	41	60	84	110
75	23	36	54	75	98
80	20	33	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	39	54	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	38	60	85
100	12	24	42	64	90
110	13	26	45	68	95
120	15	29	48	72	99
130	17	31	50	75	103
140	18	33	53	78	107
150	20	35	56	81	110
160	21	37	58	84	113
170	22	39	60	87	117
180	24	40	63	89	120
190	25	42	65	92	123
200	26	44	67	94	125
210	28	45	69	97	128
220	29	47	71	99	131
230	30	48	72	101	133
240	31	50	74	103	136
250	32	51	76	105	138
260	33	53	78	107	140

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	28	46	68	94
20	17	32	52	78	107
25	18	33	54	80	110
30	18	33	54	80	110
35	18	33	54	80	110
40	18	33	54	80	110
45	17	31	51	76	104
50	15	29	48	71	97
55	14	27	44	65	90
60	13	24	40	60	82
65	12	22	36	54	74
70	11	20	33	49	67
75	10	18	29	44	60
80	9	16	26	39	54
85	8	14	23	35	48
90	7	13	21	31	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	697
2	3	8	12%	422
3	3	12	9%	314
4	4	10	7%	241
5	2	10	5%	173
6	4	12	4%	142
7	3	15	4%	129
8	4	8	3%	119
9	3	6	3%	110
10	2	8	3%	99

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	42	66	95	128
120	28	47	72	103	137
130	32	52	78	110	145
140	35	56	84	116	152
150	39	61	89	123	160
160	42	65	94	129	167
170	46	69	99	134	173
180	49	73	104	140	180
190	52	77	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	151	192
210	58	85	118	156	197
220	61	88	122	161	203
230	64	92	126	166	208
240	67	95	130	170	214
250	70	99	134	175	219
260	73	102	138	179	224
270	76	105	142	184	228
280	78	109	145	188	233
290	81	112	149	192	238
300	84	115	153	196	242
310	86	118	156	200	246

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	84	117	154
20	41	65	96	134	176
25	42	67	99	138	180
30	42	67	99	138	180
35	42	67	99	138	180
40	42	67	99	138	180
45	40	63	94	130	171
50	37	59	88	122	160
55	34	55	81	112	147
60	31	50	74	103	135
65	28	45	67	93	122
70	25	41	60	84	110
75	23	36	54	75	98
80	20	33	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	39	54	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	38	60	85
100	12	24	42	64	90
110	13	26	45	68	95
120	15	29	48	72	99
130	17	31	50	75	103
140	18	33	53	78	107
150	20	35	56	81	110
160	21	37	58	84	113
170	22	39	60	87	117
180	24	40	63	89	120
190	25	42	65	92	123
200	26	44	67	94	125
210	28	45	69	97	128
220	29	47	71	99	131
230	30	48	72	101	133
240	31	50	74	103	136
250	32	51	76	105	138
260	33	53	78	107	140

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	28	46	68	94
20	17	32	52	78	107
25	18	33	54	80	110
30	18	33	54	80	110
35	18	33	54	80	110
40	18	33	54	80	110
45	17	31	51	76	104
50	15	29	48	71	97
55	14	27	44	65	90
60	13	24	40	60	82
65	12	22	36	54	74
70	11	20	33	49	67
75	10	18	29	44	60
80	9	16	26	39	54
85	8	14	23	35	48
90	7	13	21	31	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	697
2	3	8	12%	422
3	3	12	9%	314
4	4	10	7%	241
5	2	10	5%	173
6	4	12	4%	142
7	3	15	4%	129
8	4	8	3%	119
9	3	6	3%	110
10	2	8	3%	99

Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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

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How many sets and reps of Barbell Curl should I do?

Female

Female Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

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How many sets and reps of Barbell Curl should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Barbell Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	42	66	95	128
120	28	47	72	103	137
130	32	52	78	110	145
140	35	56	84	116	152
150	39	61	89	123	160
160	42	65	94	129	167
170	46	69	99	134	173
180	49	73	104	140	180
190	52	77	109	146	186
200	55	81	113	151	192
210	58	85	118	156	197
220	61	88	122	161	203
230	64	92	126	166	208
240	67	95	130	170	214
250	70	99	134	175	219
260	73	102	138	179	224
270	76	105	142	184	228
280	78	109	145	188	233
290	81	112	149	192	238
300	84	115	153	196	242
310	86	118	156	200	246

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	84	117	154
20	41	65	96	134	176
25	42	67	99	138	180
30	42	67	99	138	180
35	42	67	99	138	180
40	42	67	99	138	180
45	40	63	94	130	171
50	37	59	88	122	160
55	34	55	81	112	147
60	31	50	74	103	135
65	28	45	67	93	122
70	25	41	60	84	110
75	23	36	54	75	98
80	20	33	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	39	54	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	38	60	85
100	12	24	42	64	90
110	13	26	45	68	95
120	15	29	48	72	99
130	17	31	50	75	103
140	18	33	53	78	107
150	20	35	56	81	110
160	21	37	58	84	113
170	22	39	60	87	117
180	24	40	63	89	120
190	25	42	65	92	123
200	26	44	67	94	125
210	28	45	69	97	128
220	29	47	71	99	131
230	30	48	72	101	133
240	31	50	74	103	136
250	32	51	76	105	138
260	33	53	78	107	140

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	28	46	68	94
20	17	32	52	78	107
25	18	33	54	80	110
30	18	33	54	80	110
35	18	33	54	80	110
40	18	33	54	80	110
45	17	31	51	76	104
50	15	29	48	71	97
55	14	27	44	65	90
60	13	24	40	60	82
65	12	22	36	54	74
70	11	20	33	49	67
75	10	18	29	44	60
80	9	16	26	39	54
85	8	14	23	35	48
90	7	13	21	31	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	697
2	3	8	12%	422
3	3	12	9%	314
4	4	10	7%	241
5	2	10	5%	173
6	4	12	4%	142
7	3	15	4%	129
8	4	8	3%	119
9	3	6	3%	110
10	2	8	3%	99