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 490,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

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Male Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 20 x0.18 39 x0.36 67 x0.61 103 x0.93 144 x1.31
120 23 x0.19 44 x0.37 74 x0.61 111 x0.92 153 x1.28
130 27 x0.2 49 x0.38 80 x0.62 118 x0.91 162 x1.25
140 30 x0.22 54 x0.38 86 x0.61 126 x0.9 170 x1.22
150 34 x0.22 58 x0.39 92 x0.61 133 x0.88 179 x1.19
160 37 x0.23 63 x0.39 97 x0.61 139 x0.87 186 x1.16
170 40 x0.24 67 x0.4 103 x0.6 146 x0.86 194 x1.14
180 44 x0.24 71 x0.4 108 x0.6 152 x0.84 201 x1.12
190 47 x0.25 76 x0.4 113 x0.59 158 x0.83 208 x1.09
200 50 x0.25 80 x0.4 118 x0.59 164 x0.82 214 x1.07
210 53 x0.25 84 x0.4 123 x0.58 169 x0.81 221 x1.05
220 56 x0.26 87 x0.4 127 x0.58 175 x0.79 227 x1.03
230 59 x0.26 91 x0.4 132 x0.57 180 x0.78 233 x1.01
240 62 x0.26 95 x0.39 136 x0.57 185 x0.77 239 x0.99
250 65 x0.26 98 x0.39 140 x0.56 190 x0.76 244 x0.98
260 68 x0.26 102 x0.39 145 x0.56 195 x0.75 250 x0.96
270 71 x0.26 105 x0.39 149 x0.55 200 x0.74 255 x0.95
280 73 x0.26 109 x0.39 153 x0.55 204 x0.73 260 x0.93
290 76 x0.26 112 x0.39 157 x0.54 209 x0.72 265 x0.92
300 79 x0.26 115 x0.38 160 x0.53 213 x0.71 270 x0.9
310 81 x0.26 118 x0.38 164 x0.53 217 x0.7 275 x0.89
All 38 66 104 150 202

These male standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 187,000 filtered lifts.

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

Female Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 7 x0.08 19 x0.21 38 x0.42 62 x0.69 91 x1.01
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 78 x0.6 109 x0.84
140 15 x0.11 30 x0.22 53 x0.38 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 58 x0.36 87 x0.54 121 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 x0.35 93 x0.52 127 x0.71
190 22 x0.11 40 x0.21 65 x0.34 95 x0.5 131 x0.69
200 23 x0.11 41 x0.21 67 x0.33 98 x0.49 134 x0.67
210 24 x0.11 43 x0.2 69 x0.33 100 x0.48 136 x0.65
220 25 x0.11 44 x0.2 71 x0.32 103 x0.47 139 x0.63
230 26 x0.11 46 x0.2 73 x0.32 105 x0.46 142 x0.62
240 27 x0.11 47 x0.2 74 x0.31 107 x0.45 145 x0.6
250 28 x0.11 49 x0.2 76 x0.3 110 x0.44 147 x0.59
260 30 x0.11 50 x0.19 78 x0.3 112 x0.43 149 x0.57
All 14 30 53 83 117

These female standards were last updated a week ago and are based on 21,000 filtered lifts.

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

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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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Exercise Comparisons

Compare barbell curl versus one of the following exercises:

Bench Deadlift Squat Shoulder Press Bent Over Row Front Squat Incline Bench Press Hex Bar Deadlift Romanian Deadlift Barbell Shrug Hip Thrust Upright Row Decline Bench Press Good Morning T-Bar Row Pendlay Row Lying Tricep Extension Tricep Extension

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