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 614,000 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 x0.61 102 x0.93 143 x1.3
120 23 x0.19 44 x0.37 74 x0.61 110 x0.92 153 x1.27
130 27 x0.21 49 x0.38 80 x0.61 118 x0.91 162 x1.24
140 30 x0.22 54 x0.38 86 x0.61 125 x0.9 170 x1.21
150 34 x0.22 58 x0.39 92 x0.61 132 x0.88 178 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 x0.86 193 x1.14
180 44 x0.24 72 x0.4 108 x0.6 152 x0.84 200 x1.11
190 47 x0.25 76 x0.4 113 x0.59 158 x0.83 207 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 x0.81 220 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 x0.4 136 x0.57 185 x0.77 238 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 x0.55 199 x0.74 255 x0.94
280 74 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 x0.91
300 79 x0.26 115 x0.38 160 x0.53 213 x0.71 270 x0.9
310 82 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 2 weeks ago and are based on 211,000 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 67 x0.67 96 x0.96
110 11 x0.1 24 x0.22 44 x0.4 71 x0.64 101 x0.92
120 12 x0.1 26 x0.22 47 x0.39 74 x0.62 106 x0.88
130 13 x0.1 28 x0.22 50 x0.39 78 x0.6 110 x0.85
140 15 x0.11 31 x0.22 53 x0.38 81 x0.58 114 x0.82
150 16 x0.11 33 x0.22 55 x0.37 85 x0.56 118 x0.79
160 18 x0.11 34 x0.22 58 x0.36 88 x0.55 122 x0.76
170 19 x0.11 36 x0.21 60 x0.36 91 x0.53 125 x0.74
180 20 x0.11 38 x0.21 63 x0.35 93 x0.52 128 x0.71
190 22 x0.11 40 x0.21 65 x0.34 96 x0.51 131 x0.69
200 23 x0.11 41 x0.21 67 x0.34 99 x0.49 135 x0.67
210 24 x0.11 43 x0.21 69 x0.33 101 x0.48 137 x0.65
220 25 x0.11 45 x0.2 71 x0.32 104 x0.47 140 x0.64
230 26 x0.11 46 x0.2 73 x0.32 106 x0.46 143 x0.62
240 27 x0.11 48 x0.2 75 x0.31 108 x0.45 146 x0.61
250 29 x0.11 49 x0.2 77 x0.31 110 x0.44 148 x0.59
260 30 x0.11 51 x0.19 78 x0.3 112 x0.43 151 x0.58
All 14 30 53 83 118

These female standards were last updated 2 weeks ago and are based on 23,000 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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