Barbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

The average Barbell Front Raise is 79 lb for men and 42 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Barbell Front Raise strength standards are based on 97,300 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Barbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	13 lb
Novice	38 lb
Intermediate	79 lb
Advanced	135 lb
Elite	202 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.80x
Elite	1.15x

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

What is the average Barbell Front Raise? The average Barbell Front Raise weight for a male lifter is 79 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Front Raise? Male beginners should aim to lift 13 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	2	15	42	81	130
120	4	19	48	90	141
130	6	23	54	98	152
140	8	27	60	106	162
150	10	31	66	114	172
160	13	36	72	122	181
170	15	40	78	129	191
180	18	44	84	137	199
190	20	48	89	144	208
200	23	52	95	151	216
210	25	56	100	157	224
220	28	60	105	164	232
230	31	63	110	170	239
240	33	67	115	176	246
250	36	71	120	182	254
260	39	75	125	188	260
270	41	78	130	194	267
280	44	82	134	199	274
290	46	85	139	205	280
300	49	89	143	210	286
310	51	92	147	216	293

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	33	68	115	172
20	13	37	77	131	196
25	13	38	79	135	202
30	13	38	79	135	202
35	13	38	79	135	202
40	13	38	79	135	202
45	12	36	75	128	191
50	12	34	70	119	179
55	11	31	65	110	165
60	10	29	59	101	150
65	9	26	54	91	136
70	8	23	48	82	123
75	7	21	43	73	110
80	6	19	39	66	98
85	6	17	35	59	88
90	5	15	31	53	79

How many sets and reps of Barbell Front Raise should I do?

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

3x10 24%

3x12 12%

3x8 7%

4x10 6%

3x15 6%

5x10 4%

2x10 4%

5x12 3%

4x12 3%

3x6 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	162
2	3	12	12%	84
3	3	8	7%	49
4	4	10	6%	44
5	3	15	6%	42
6	5	10	4%	30
7	2	10	4%	27
8	5	12	3%	24
9	4	12	3%	21
10	3	6	2%	17

Female

Female Barbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 lb
Novice	22 lb
Intermediate	42 lb
Advanced	68 lb
Elite	98 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Barbell Front Raise? The average Barbell Front Raise weight for a female lifter is 42 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Front Raise? Female beginners should aim to lift 10 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	4	13	28	48	73
100	5	15	31	52	78
110	6	17	34	56	83
120	8	19	37	60	87
130	9	21	39	63	91
140	10	23	42	67	95
150	11	25	44	70	99
160	13	27	47	73	103
170	14	28	49	76	106
180	15	30	51	78	109
190	16	32	53	81	113
200	17	33	56	84	116
210	18	35	58	86	119
220	20	36	60	88	121
230	21	38	61	91	124
240	22	39	63	93	127
250	23	41	65	95	129
260	24	42	67	97	132

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	36	58	83
20	9	22	41	66	95
25	10	22	42	68	98
30	10	22	42	68	98
35	10	22	42	68	98
40	10	22	42	68	98
45	9	21	40	64	92
50	8	20	37	60	86
55	8	18	34	55	80
60	7	17	31	50	73
65	6	15	28	46	66
70	6	14	26	41	59
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	5	11	21	33	48
85	4	10	18	30	43
90	4	9	16	27	38

How many sets and reps of Barbell Front Raise should I do?

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

3x10 16%

2x10 12%

3x15 11%

3x6 11%

3x12 9%

4x12 9%

3x8 8%

4x10 5%

2x15 3%

5x12 3%

4x8 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	12
2	2	10	12%	9
3	3	15	11%	8
3	3	6	11%	8
5	3	12	9%	7
5	4	12	9%	7
7	3	8	8%	6
8	4	10	5%	4
9	2	15	3%	2
9	5	12	3%	2
9	4	8	3%	2
9	2	12	3%	2

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

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 Front Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 3,045 qualifying results from 97,300 community lifts to produce our Barbell Front Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	97,300
Qualifying results	3,045
Male results	2,839
Female results	206
Data start	15 August 2020
Data cutoff	5 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	2	15	42	81	130
120	4	19	48	90	141
130	6	23	54	98	152
140	8	27	60	106	162
150	10	31	66	114	172
160	13	36	72	122	181
170	15	40	78	129	191
180	18	44	84	137	199
190	20	48	89	144	208
200	23	52	95	151	216
210	25	56	100	157	224
220	28	60	105	164	232
230	31	63	110	170	239
240	33	67	115	176	246
250	36	71	120	182	254
260	39	75	125	188	260
270	41	78	130	194	267
280	44	82	134	199	274
290	46	85	139	205	280
300	49	89	143	210	286
310	51	92	147	216	293

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	33	68	115	172
20	13	37	77	131	196
25	13	38	79	135	202
30	13	38	79	135	202
35	13	38	79	135	202
40	13	38	79	135	202
45	12	36	75	128	191
50	12	34	70	119	179
55	11	31	65	110	165
60	10	29	59	101	150
65	9	26	54	91	136
70	8	23	48	82	123
75	7	21	43	73	110
80	6	19	39	66	98
85	6	17	35	59	88
90	5	15	31	53	79

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	162
2	3	12	12%	84
3	3	8	7%	49
4	4	10	6%	44
5	3	15	6%	42
6	5	10	4%	30
7	2	10	4%	27
8	5	12	3%	24
9	4	12	3%	21
10	3	6	2%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	28	48	73
100	5	15	31	52	78
110	6	17	34	56	83
120	8	19	37	60	87
130	9	21	39	63	91
140	10	23	42	67	95
150	11	25	44	70	99
160	13	27	47	73	103
170	14	28	49	76	106
180	15	30	51	78	109
190	16	32	53	81	113
200	17	33	56	84	116
210	18	35	58	86	119
220	20	36	60	88	121
230	21	38	61	91	124
240	22	39	63	93	127
250	23	41	65	95	129
260	24	42	67	97	132

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	36	58	83
20	9	22	41	66	95
25	10	22	42	68	98
30	10	22	42	68	98
35	10	22	42	68	98
40	10	22	42	68	98
45	9	21	40	64	92
50	8	20	37	60	86
55	8	18	34	55	80
60	7	17	31	50	73
65	6	15	28	46	66
70	6	14	26	41	59
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	5	11	21	33	48
85	4	10	18	30	43
90	4	9	16	27	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	12
2	2	10	12%	9
3	3	15	11%	8
3	3	6	11%	8
5	3	12	9%	7
5	4	12	9%	7
7	3	8	8%	6
8	4	10	5%	4
9	2	15	3%	2
9	5	12	3%	2
9	4	8	3%	2
9	2	12	3%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	2	15	42	81	130
120	4	19	48	90	141
130	6	23	54	98	152
140	8	27	60	106	162
150	10	31	66	114	172
160	13	36	72	122	181
170	15	40	78	129	191
180	18	44	84	137	199
190	20	48	89	144	208
200	23	52	95	151	216
210	25	56	100	157	224
220	28	60	105	164	232
230	31	63	110	170	239
240	33	67	115	176	246
250	36	71	120	182	254
260	39	75	125	188	260
270	41	78	130	194	267
280	44	82	134	199	274
290	46	85	139	205	280
300	49	89	143	210	286
310	51	92	147	216	293

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	33	68	115	172
20	13	37	77	131	196
25	13	38	79	135	202
30	13	38	79	135	202
35	13	38	79	135	202
40	13	38	79	135	202
45	12	36	75	128	191
50	12	34	70	119	179
55	11	31	65	110	165
60	10	29	59	101	150
65	9	26	54	91	136
70	8	23	48	82	123
75	7	21	43	73	110
80	6	19	39	66	98
85	6	17	35	59	88
90	5	15	31	53	79

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	162
2	3	12	12%	84
3	3	8	7%	49
4	4	10	6%	44
5	3	15	6%	42
6	5	10	4%	30
7	2	10	4%	27
8	5	12	3%	24
9	4	12	3%	21
10	3	6	2%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	28	48	73
100	5	15	31	52	78
110	6	17	34	56	83
120	8	19	37	60	87
130	9	21	39	63	91
140	10	23	42	67	95
150	11	25	44	70	99
160	13	27	47	73	103
170	14	28	49	76	106
180	15	30	51	78	109
190	16	32	53	81	113
200	17	33	56	84	116
210	18	35	58	86	119
220	20	36	60	88	121
230	21	38	61	91	124
240	22	39	63	93	127
250	23	41	65	95	129
260	24	42	67	97	132

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	36	58	83
20	9	22	41	66	95
25	10	22	42	68	98
30	10	22	42	68	98
35	10	22	42	68	98
40	10	22	42	68	98
45	9	21	40	64	92
50	8	20	37	60	86
55	8	18	34	55	80
60	7	17	31	50	73
65	6	15	28	46	66
70	6	14	26	41	59
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	5	11	21	33	48
85	4	10	18	30	43
90	4	9	16	27	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	12
2	2	10	12%	9
3	3	15	11%	8
3	3	6	11%	8
5	3	12	9%	7
5	4	12	9%	7
7	3	8	8%	6
8	4	10	5%	4
9	2	15	3%	2
9	5	12	3%	2
9	4	8	3%	2
9	2	12	3%	2

Barbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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Male Barbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Barbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Barbell Front Raise strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	2	15	42	81	130
120	4	19	48	90	141
130	6	23	54	98	152
140	8	27	60	106	162
150	10	31	66	114	172
160	13	36	72	122	181
170	15	40	78	129	191
180	18	44	84	137	199
190	20	48	89	144	208
200	23	52	95	151	216
210	25	56	100	157	224
220	28	60	105	164	232
230	31	63	110	170	239
240	33	67	115	176	246
250	36	71	120	182	254
260	39	75	125	188	260
270	41	78	130	194	267
280	44	82	134	199	274
290	46	85	139	205	280
300	49	89	143	210	286
310	51	92	147	216	293

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	33	68	115	172
20	13	37	77	131	196
25	13	38	79	135	202
30	13	38	79	135	202
35	13	38	79	135	202
40	13	38	79	135	202
45	12	36	75	128	191
50	12	34	70	119	179
55	11	31	65	110	165
60	10	29	59	101	150
65	9	26	54	91	136
70	8	23	48	82	123
75	7	21	43	73	110
80	6	19	39	66	98
85	6	17	35	59	88
90	5	15	31	53	79

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	162
2	3	12	12%	84
3	3	8	7%	49
4	4	10	6%	44
5	3	15	6%	42
6	5	10	4%	30
7	2	10	4%	27
8	5	12	3%	24
9	4	12	3%	21
10	3	6	2%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	28	48	73
100	5	15	31	52	78
110	6	17	34	56	83
120	8	19	37	60	87
130	9	21	39	63	91
140	10	23	42	67	95
150	11	25	44	70	99
160	13	27	47	73	103
170	14	28	49	76	106
180	15	30	51	78	109
190	16	32	53	81	113
200	17	33	56	84	116
210	18	35	58	86	119
220	20	36	60	88	121
230	21	38	61	91	124
240	22	39	63	93	127
250	23	41	65	95	129
260	24	42	67	97	132

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	36	58	83
20	9	22	41	66	95
25	10	22	42	68	98
30	10	22	42	68	98
35	10	22	42	68	98
40	10	22	42	68	98
45	9	21	40	64	92
50	8	20	37	60	86
55	8	18	34	55	80
60	7	17	31	50	73
65	6	15	28	46	66
70	6	14	26	41	59
75	5	12	23	37	53
80	5	11	21	33	48
85	4	10	18	30	43
90	4	9	16	27	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	12
2	2	10	12%	9
3	3	15	11%	8
3	3	6	11%	8
5	3	12	9%	7
5	4	12	9%	7
7	3	8	8%	6
8	4	10	5%	4
9	2	15	3%	2
9	5	12	3%	2
9	4	8	3%	2
9	2	12	3%	2