Barbell Pullover Standards (lb)

The average Barbell Pullover is 104 lb for men and 54 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Barbell Pullover strength standards are based on 66,153 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Barbell Pullover Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	29 lb
Novice	60 lb
Intermediate	104 lb
Advanced	160 lb
Elite	224 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.30x

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

What is the average Barbell Pullover? The average Barbell Pullover weight for a male lifter is 104 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Pullover? Male beginners should aim to lift 29 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	11	31	63	105	155
120	15	36	70	114	166
130	18	41	77	123	177
140	21	46	83	131	187
150	24	51	90	139	196
160	28	56	96	147	206
170	31	61	102	155	215
180	34	65	108	162	223
190	38	70	114	169	231
200	41	74	120	176	239
210	44	78	125	182	247
220	47	83	130	189	254
230	50	87	135	195	262
240	54	91	140	201	269
250	57	95	145	207	275
260	60	99	150	213	282
270	63	103	155	218	288
280	66	106	160	224	295
290	68	110	164	229	301
300	71	114	168	234	307
310	74	117	173	239	313

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	51	88	136	191
20	29	58	101	155	218
25	29	60	104	160	224
30	29	60	104	160	224
35	29	60	104	160	224
40	29	60	104	160	224
45	28	57	98	151	212
50	26	53	92	141	198
55	24	49	85	130	183
60	22	45	77	119	167
65	20	41	70	108	151
70	18	36	63	97	136
75	16	33	57	87	122
80	14	29	51	78	109
85	13	26	45	70	98
90	12	24	41	63	88

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

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

3x12 20%

3x10 20%

3x8 11%

2x10 4%

3x15 3%

2x15 3%

5x15 3%

5x5 3%

3x16 2%

3x6 2%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	20%	47
2	3	10	20%	46
3	3	8	11%	25
4	2	10	4%	10
5	3	15	3%	8
6	2	15	3%	7
7	5	15	3%	6
7	5	5	3%	6
9	3	16	2%	5
9	3	6	2%	5
9	2	12	2%	5

Female

Female Barbell Pullover Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 lb
Novice	31 lb
Intermediate	54 lb
Advanced	85 lb
Elite	120 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.80x

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

What is the average Barbell Pullover? The average Barbell Pullover weight for a female lifter is 54 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Pullover? Female beginners should aim to lift 14 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	7	20	39	64	94
100	9	22	42	68	99
110	10	24	45	72	104
120	11	26	47	75	108
130	13	28	50	78	111
140	14	30	52	81	115
150	15	31	54	84	118
160	16	33	57	87	122
170	17	35	59	89	125
180	18	36	61	92	128
190	20	38	63	94	130
200	21	39	65	97	133
210	22	40	66	99	136
220	23	42	68	101	138
230	24	43	70	103	141
240	25	44	71	105	143
250	25	46	73	107	145
260	26	47	75	109	147

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	72	102
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	80	114
50	13	27	48	75	106
55	12	25	44	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	90
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47

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

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

3x8 44%

3x10 26%

3x12 15%

2x8 7%

3x15 3%

4x8 3%

5x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	44%	27
2	3	10	26%	16
3	3	12	15%	9
4	2	8	7%	4
5	3	15	3%	2
5	4	8	3%	2
7	5	5	2%	1

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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 Pullover strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,703 qualifying results from 66,153 community lifts to produce our Barbell Pullover strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	66,153
Qualifying results	1,703
Male results	1,602
Female results	101
Data start	14 August 2020
Data cutoff	1 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	11	31	63	105	155
120	15	36	70	114	166
130	18	41	77	123	177
140	21	46	83	131	187
150	24	51	90	139	196
160	28	56	96	147	206
170	31	61	102	155	215
180	34	65	108	162	223
190	38	70	114	169	231
200	41	74	120	176	239
210	44	78	125	182	247
220	47	83	130	189	254
230	50	87	135	195	262
240	54	91	140	201	269
250	57	95	145	207	275
260	60	99	150	213	282
270	63	103	155	218	288
280	66	106	160	224	295
290	68	110	164	229	301
300	71	114	168	234	307
310	74	117	173	239	313

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	51	88	136	191
20	29	58	101	155	218
25	29	60	104	160	224
30	29	60	104	160	224
35	29	60	104	160	224
40	29	60	104	160	224
45	28	57	98	151	212
50	26	53	92	141	198
55	24	49	85	130	183
60	22	45	77	119	167
65	20	41	70	108	151
70	18	36	63	97	136
75	16	33	57	87	122
80	14	29	51	78	109
85	13	26	45	70	98
90	12	24	41	63	88

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	20%	47
2	3	10	20%	46
3	3	8	11%	25
4	2	10	4%	10
5	3	15	3%	8
6	2	15	3%	7
7	5	15	3%	6
7	5	5	3%	6
9	3	16	2%	5
9	3	6	2%	5
9	2	12	2%	5

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	20	39	64	94
100	9	22	42	68	99
110	10	24	45	72	104
120	11	26	47	75	108
130	13	28	50	78	111
140	14	30	52	81	115
150	15	31	54	84	118
160	16	33	57	87	122
170	17	35	59	89	125
180	18	36	61	92	128
190	20	38	63	94	130
200	21	39	65	97	133
210	22	40	66	99	136
220	23	42	68	101	138
230	24	43	70	103	141
240	25	44	71	105	143
250	25	46	73	107	145
260	26	47	75	109	147

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	72	102
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	80	114
50	13	27	48	75	106
55	12	25	44	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	90
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	11	31	63	105	155
120	15	36	70	114	166
130	18	41	77	123	177
140	21	46	83	131	187
150	24	51	90	139	196
160	28	56	96	147	206
170	31	61	102	155	215
180	34	65	108	162	223
190	38	70	114	169	231
200	41	74	120	176	239
210	44	78	125	182	247
220	47	83	130	189	254
230	50	87	135	195	262
240	54	91	140	201	269
250	57	95	145	207	275
260	60	99	150	213	282
270	63	103	155	218	288
280	66	106	160	224	295
290	68	110	164	229	301
300	71	114	168	234	307
310	74	117	173	239	313

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	51	88	136	191
20	29	58	101	155	218
25	29	60	104	160	224
30	29	60	104	160	224
35	29	60	104	160	224
40	29	60	104	160	224
45	28	57	98	151	212
50	26	53	92	141	198
55	24	49	85	130	183
60	22	45	77	119	167
65	20	41	70	108	151
70	18	36	63	97	136
75	16	33	57	87	122
80	14	29	51	78	109
85	13	26	45	70	98
90	12	24	41	63	88

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	20%	47
2	3	10	20%	46
3	3	8	11%	25
4	2	10	4%	10
5	3	15	3%	8
6	2	15	3%	7
7	5	15	3%	6
7	5	5	3%	6
9	3	16	2%	5
9	3	6	2%	5
9	2	12	2%	5

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	20	39	64	94
100	9	22	42	68	99
110	10	24	45	72	104
120	11	26	47	75	108
130	13	28	50	78	111
140	14	30	52	81	115
150	15	31	54	84	118
160	16	33	57	87	122
170	17	35	59	89	125
180	18	36	61	92	128
190	20	38	63	94	130
200	21	39	65	97	133
210	22	40	66	99	136
220	23	42	68	101	138
230	24	43	70	103	141
240	25	44	71	105	143
250	25	46	73	107	145
260	26	47	75	109	147

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	72	102
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	80	114
50	13	27	48	75	106
55	12	25	44	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	90
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47

Barbell Pullover Standards (lb)

Male

Male Barbell Pullover Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Barbell Pullover Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Barbell Pullover strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	11	31	63	105	155
120	15	36	70	114	166
130	18	41	77	123	177
140	21	46	83	131	187
150	24	51	90	139	196
160	28	56	96	147	206
170	31	61	102	155	215
180	34	65	108	162	223
190	38	70	114	169	231
200	41	74	120	176	239
210	44	78	125	182	247
220	47	83	130	189	254
230	50	87	135	195	262
240	54	91	140	201	269
250	57	95	145	207	275
260	60	99	150	213	282
270	63	103	155	218	288
280	66	106	160	224	295
290	68	110	164	229	301
300	71	114	168	234	307
310	74	117	173	239	313

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	51	88	136	191
20	29	58	101	155	218
25	29	60	104	160	224
30	29	60	104	160	224
35	29	60	104	160	224
40	29	60	104	160	224
45	28	57	98	151	212
50	26	53	92	141	198
55	24	49	85	130	183
60	22	45	77	119	167
65	20	41	70	108	151
70	18	36	63	97	136
75	16	33	57	87	122
80	14	29	51	78	109
85	13	26	45	70	98
90	12	24	41	63	88

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	20%	47
2	3	10	20%	46
3	3	8	11%	25
4	2	10	4%	10
5	3	15	3%	8
6	2	15	3%	7
7	5	15	3%	6
7	5	5	3%	6
9	3	16	2%	5
9	3	6	2%	5
9	2	12	2%	5

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	20	39	64	94
100	9	22	42	68	99
110	10	24	45	72	104
120	11	26	47	75	108
130	13	28	50	78	111
140	14	30	52	81	115
150	15	31	54	84	118
160	16	33	57	87	122
170	17	35	59	89	125
180	18	36	61	92	128
190	20	38	63	94	130
200	21	39	65	97	133
210	22	40	66	99	136
220	23	42	68	101	138
230	24	43	70	103	141
240	25	44	71	105	143
250	25	46	73	107	145
260	26	47	75	109	147

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	46	72	102
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	80	114
50	13	27	48	75	106
55	12	25	44	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	90
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47