Barbell Lunge

Barbell Lunge Standards (kg)

The average Barbell Lunge is 81 kg for men and 50 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Barbell Lunge

Male Barbell Lunge Standards (kg)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 30 kg
Novice 52 kg
Intermediate 81 kg
Advanced 116 kg
Elite 156 kg

How much should I be able to Barbell Lunge? (kg)

What is the average Barbell Lunge? The average Barbell Lunge weight for a male lifter is 81 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Lunge? Male beginners should aim to lift 30 kg (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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50 14 28 48 74 104
55 17 33 55 82 113
60 20 37 61 89 122
65 24 42 66 96 130
70 27 46 72 103 138
75 30 51 77 109 145
80 34 55 82 116 153
85 37 59 88 122 159
90 40 63 92 127 166
95 43 67 97 133 172
100 47 71 102 138 179
105 50 75 106 144 184
110 53 78 111 149 190
115 56 82 115 154 196
120 59 86 119 159 201
125 61 89 123 163 207
130 64 92 127 168 212
135 67 96 131 172 217
140 70 99 135 177 222

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

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

3x10 15%
3x12 12%
3x8 12%
2x10 6%
4x5 5%

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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 Lunge strength standards

Strength Level analysed 21,078 qualifying results from 192,645 community lifts to produce our Barbell Lunge strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 192,645
Qualifying results 21,078
Male results 15,840
Female results 5,238
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.