Barbell Lunge Standards (lb)

The average Barbell Lunge is 178 lb for men and 110 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Barbell Lunge strength standards are based on 192,645 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Barbell Lunge Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	66 lb
Novice	114 lb
Intermediate	178 lb
Advanced	256 lb
Elite	343 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Barbell Lunge? The average Barbell Lunge weight for a male lifter is 178 lb (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 66 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	30	61	106	164	230
120	37	71	119	179	248
130	43	80	131	194	265
140	50	89	142	208	282
150	57	98	154	221	298
160	64	107	165	234	313
170	70	116	175	247	327
180	77	124	186	259	341
190	83	132	196	271	355
200	90	140	205	283	368
210	96	148	215	294	381
220	102	156	224	305	393
230	109	164	233	315	405
240	115	171	242	325	417
250	121	178	251	335	428
260	126	185	259	345	439
270	132	192	267	355	450
280	138	199	275	364	460
290	143	206	283	373	470
300	149	212	291	382	480
310	154	219	299	391	490

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	97	152	218	293
20	65	111	173	249	334
25	66	114	178	256	343
30	66	114	178	256	343
35	66	114	178	256	343
40	66	114	178	256	343
45	63	108	169	242	325
50	59	101	158	226	304
55	54	93	145	209	281
60	50	85	133	191	256
65	45	77	120	173	232
70	40	69	108	155	209
75	36	62	97	139	187
80	32	56	87	125	168
85	29	50	78	112	150
90	26	45	70	100	135

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%

4x10 5%

4x8 4%

3x6 4%

3x20 3%

4x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	361
2	3	12	12%	295
3	3	8	12%	282
4	2	10	6%	134
5	4	5	5%	119
6	4	10	5%	108
7	4	8	4%	104
8	3	6	4%	83
9	3	20	3%	75
10	4	12	3%	67

Female

Female Barbell Lunge Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	43 lb
Novice	72 lb
Intermediate	110 lb
Advanced	156 lb
Elite	208 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Barbell Lunge? The average Barbell Lunge weight for a female lifter is 110 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Lunge? Female beginners should aim to lift 43 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	30	54	87	127	173
100	33	58	92	134	181
110	36	63	98	141	189
120	39	67	103	146	195
130	42	70	107	152	202
140	45	74	112	157	208
150	48	77	116	162	213
160	50	80	120	167	219
170	53	84	123	171	224
180	55	87	127	175	229
190	57	89	131	179	233
200	60	92	134	183	238
210	62	95	137	187	242
220	64	97	140	191	246
230	66	100	143	194	250
240	68	102	146	197	254
250	70	105	149	201	258
260	72	107	152	204	261

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	94	133	177
20	42	70	107	152	203
25	43	72	110	156	208
30	43	72	110	156	208
35	43	72	110	156	208
40	43	72	110	156	208
45	41	68	104	148	197
50	38	64	98	139	184
55	35	59	90	128	170
60	32	54	82	117	155
65	29	49	74	106	141
70	26	44	67	95	127
75	24	39	60	85	113
80	21	35	54	76	102
85	19	32	48	68	91
90	17	28	43	61	82

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

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

3x10 16%

3x8 11%

3x12 8%

4x10 6%

3x20 5%

2x10 5%

4x12 5%

4x8 4%

3x16 3%

3x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	119
2	3	8	11%	80
3	3	12	8%	59
4	4	10	6%	45
5	3	20	5%	37
6	2	10	5%	36
7	4	12	5%	35
8	4	8	4%	26
9	3	16	3%	21
10	3	5	3%	19

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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 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
Data start	27 January 2019
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	30	61	106	164	230
120	37	71	119	179	248
130	43	80	131	194	265
140	50	89	142	208	282
150	57	98	154	221	298
160	64	107	165	234	313
170	70	116	175	247	327
180	77	124	186	259	341
190	83	132	196	271	355
200	90	140	205	283	368
210	96	148	215	294	381
220	102	156	224	305	393
230	109	164	233	315	405
240	115	171	242	325	417
250	121	178	251	335	428
260	126	185	259	345	439
270	132	192	267	355	450
280	138	199	275	364	460
290	143	206	283	373	470
300	149	212	291	382	480
310	154	219	299	391	490

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	97	152	218	293
20	65	111	173	249	334
25	66	114	178	256	343
30	66	114	178	256	343
35	66	114	178	256	343
40	66	114	178	256	343
45	63	108	169	242	325
50	59	101	158	226	304
55	54	93	145	209	281
60	50	85	133	191	256
65	45	77	120	173	232
70	40	69	108	155	209
75	36	62	97	139	187
80	32	56	87	125	168
85	29	50	78	112	150
90	26	45	70	100	135

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	361
2	3	12	12%	295
3	3	8	12%	282
4	2	10	6%	134
5	4	5	5%	119
6	4	10	5%	108
7	4	8	4%	104
8	3	6	4%	83
9	3	20	3%	75
10	4	12	3%	67

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	30	54	87	127	173
100	33	58	92	134	181
110	36	63	98	141	189
120	39	67	103	146	195
130	42	70	107	152	202
140	45	74	112	157	208
150	48	77	116	162	213
160	50	80	120	167	219
170	53	84	123	171	224
180	55	87	127	175	229
190	57	89	131	179	233
200	60	92	134	183	238
210	62	95	137	187	242
220	64	97	140	191	246
230	66	100	143	194	250
240	68	102	146	197	254
250	70	105	149	201	258
260	72	107	152	204	261

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	94	133	177
20	42	70	107	152	203
25	43	72	110	156	208
30	43	72	110	156	208
35	43	72	110	156	208
40	43	72	110	156	208
45	41	68	104	148	197
50	38	64	98	139	184
55	35	59	90	128	170
60	32	54	82	117	155
65	29	49	74	106	141
70	26	44	67	95	127
75	24	39	60	85	113
80	21	35	54	76	102
85	19	32	48	68	91
90	17	28	43	61	82

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	119
2	3	8	11%	80
3	3	12	8%	59
4	4	10	6%	45
5	3	20	5%	37
6	2	10	5%	36
7	4	12	5%	35
8	4	8	4%	26
9	3	16	3%	21
10	3	5	3%	19

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	61	106	164	230
120	37	71	119	179	248
130	43	80	131	194	265
140	50	89	142	208	282
150	57	98	154	221	298
160	64	107	165	234	313
170	70	116	175	247	327
180	77	124	186	259	341
190	83	132	196	271	355
200	90	140	205	283	368
210	96	148	215	294	381
220	102	156	224	305	393
230	109	164	233	315	405
240	115	171	242	325	417
250	121	178	251	335	428
260	126	185	259	345	439
270	132	192	267	355	450
280	138	199	275	364	460
290	143	206	283	373	470
300	149	212	291	382	480
310	154	219	299	391	490

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	97	152	218	293
20	65	111	173	249	334
25	66	114	178	256	343
30	66	114	178	256	343
35	66	114	178	256	343
40	66	114	178	256	343
45	63	108	169	242	325
50	59	101	158	226	304
55	54	93	145	209	281
60	50	85	133	191	256
65	45	77	120	173	232
70	40	69	108	155	209
75	36	62	97	139	187
80	32	56	87	125	168
85	29	50	78	112	150
90	26	45	70	100	135

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	361
2	3	12	12%	295
3	3	8	12%	282
4	2	10	6%	134
5	4	5	5%	119
6	4	10	5%	108
7	4	8	4%	104
8	3	6	4%	83
9	3	20	3%	75
10	4	12	3%	67

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	30	54	87	127	173
100	33	58	92	134	181
110	36	63	98	141	189
120	39	67	103	146	195
130	42	70	107	152	202
140	45	74	112	157	208
150	48	77	116	162	213
160	50	80	120	167	219
170	53	84	123	171	224
180	55	87	127	175	229
190	57	89	131	179	233
200	60	92	134	183	238
210	62	95	137	187	242
220	64	97	140	191	246
230	66	100	143	194	250
240	68	102	146	197	254
250	70	105	149	201	258
260	72	107	152	204	261

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	94	133	177
20	42	70	107	152	203
25	43	72	110	156	208
30	43	72	110	156	208
35	43	72	110	156	208
40	43	72	110	156	208
45	41	68	104	148	197
50	38	64	98	139	184
55	35	59	90	128	170
60	32	54	82	117	155
65	29	49	74	106	141
70	26	44	67	95	127
75	24	39	60	85	113
80	21	35	54	76	102
85	19	32	48	68	91
90	17	28	43	61	82

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	119
2	3	8	11%	80
3	3	12	8%	59
4	4	10	6%	45
5	3	20	5%	37
6	2	10	5%	36
7	4	12	5%	35
8	4	8	4%	26
9	3	16	3%	21
10	3	5	3%	19

Barbell Lunge Standards (lb)

Male

Male Barbell Lunge Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Barbell Lunge Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Barbell Lunge strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	61	106	164	230
120	37	71	119	179	248
130	43	80	131	194	265
140	50	89	142	208	282
150	57	98	154	221	298
160	64	107	165	234	313
170	70	116	175	247	327
180	77	124	186	259	341
190	83	132	196	271	355
200	90	140	205	283	368
210	96	148	215	294	381
220	102	156	224	305	393
230	109	164	233	315	405
240	115	171	242	325	417
250	121	178	251	335	428
260	126	185	259	345	439
270	132	192	267	355	450
280	138	199	275	364	460
290	143	206	283	373	470
300	149	212	291	382	480
310	154	219	299	391	490

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	57	97	152	218	293
20	65	111	173	249	334
25	66	114	178	256	343
30	66	114	178	256	343
35	66	114	178	256	343
40	66	114	178	256	343
45	63	108	169	242	325
50	59	101	158	226	304
55	54	93	145	209	281
60	50	85	133	191	256
65	45	77	120	173	232
70	40	69	108	155	209
75	36	62	97	139	187
80	32	56	87	125	168
85	29	50	78	112	150
90	26	45	70	100	135

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	361
2	3	12	12%	295
3	3	8	12%	282
4	2	10	6%	134
5	4	5	5%	119
6	4	10	5%	108
7	4	8	4%	104
8	3	6	4%	83
9	3	20	3%	75
10	4	12	3%	67

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	30	54	87	127	173
100	33	58	92	134	181
110	36	63	98	141	189
120	39	67	103	146	195
130	42	70	107	152	202
140	45	74	112	157	208
150	48	77	116	162	213
160	50	80	120	167	219
170	53	84	123	171	224
180	55	87	127	175	229
190	57	89	131	179	233
200	60	92	134	183	238
210	62	95	137	187	242
220	64	97	140	191	246
230	66	100	143	194	250
240	68	102	146	197	254
250	70	105	149	201	258
260	72	107	152	204	261

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	94	133	177
20	42	70	107	152	203
25	43	72	110	156	208
30	43	72	110	156	208
35	43	72	110	156	208
40	43	72	110	156	208
45	41	68	104	148	197
50	38	64	98	139	184
55	35	59	90	128	170
60	32	54	82	117	155
65	29	49	74	106	141
70	26	44	67	95	127
75	24	39	60	85	113
80	21	35	54	76	102
85	19	32	48	68	91
90	17	28	43	61	82

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	119
2	3	8	11%	80
3	3	12	8%	59
4	4	10	6%	45
5	3	20	5%	37
6	2	10	5%	36
7	4	12	5%	35
8	4	8	4%	26
9	3	16	3%	21
10	3	5	3%	19