Barbell Shrug Standards

Measured in lb

Barbell Shrug strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Barbell Shrug standards are based on 287,951 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Barbell Shrug Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	101 lb
Novice	181 lb
Intermediate	288 lb
Advanced	420 lb
Elite	570 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	3.25x

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

What is the average Barbell Shrug? The average Barbell Shrug weight for a male lifter is 288 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Shrug? Male beginners should aim to lift 101 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	37	83	151	238	341
120	48	99	172	265	373
130	60	115	193	291	404
140	71	131	214	317	433
150	83	147	234	341	462
160	95	163	254	365	489
170	107	179	273	388	516
180	119	194	292	410	542
190	131	209	310	432	566
200	142	224	328	453	591
210	154	238	346	473	614
220	165	252	363	493	637
230	177	266	380	513	659
240	188	280	396	532	680
250	199	294	412	550	701
260	210	307	428	569	722
270	221	320	443	586	742
280	232	333	458	604	761
290	242	345	473	621	780
300	253	358	487	637	799
310	263	370	502	654	817

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	86	154	245	358	485
20	99	176	281	409	555
25	101	181	288	420	570
30	101	181	288	420	570
35	101	181	288	420	570
40	101	181	288	420	570
45	96	171	273	399	540
50	90	161	256	374	507
55	84	149	237	346	469
60	76	136	216	316	428
65	69	123	196	285	387
70	62	110	175	256	347
75	55	98	157	229	310
80	49	88	140	205	278
85	44	79	126	183	249
90	40	71	113	165	224

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

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

3x10 17%

3x12 11%

3x8 9%

4x10 7%

3x15 6%

4x12 4%

2x10 4%

5x10 3%

3x6 3%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	1483
2	3	12	11%	1027
3	3	8	9%	841
4	4	10	7%	633
5	3	15	6%	571
6	4	12	4%	376
7	2	10	4%	317
8	5	10	3%	298
9	3	6	3%	249
10	5	5	3%	238

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Female

Female Barbell Shrug Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	35 lb
Novice	81 lb
Intermediate	148 lb
Advanced	235 lb
Elite	337 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.25x

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

What is the average Barbell Shrug? The average Barbell Shrug weight for a female lifter is 148 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Barbell Shrug? Female beginners should aim to lift 35 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	14	43	93	160	242
100	18	51	104	174	259
110	23	58	114	188	275
120	27	65	124	200	291
130	32	72	133	212	305
140	36	79	142	224	319
150	40	86	151	235	332
160	45	92	159	245	344
170	49	98	167	255	356
180	53	104	175	265	367
190	58	110	183	274	378
200	62	116	190	283	388
210	66	121	197	291	398
220	70	127	204	300	408
230	74	132	211	308	418
240	78	137	217	316	427
250	81	142	223	323	435
260	85	147	229	330	444

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	69	126	200	287
20	34	79	144	229	329
25	35	81	148	235	337
30	35	81	148	235	337
35	35	81	148	235	337
40	35	81	148	235	337
45	33	76	140	223	320
50	31	72	132	209	300
55	29	66	122	194	278
60	27	61	111	177	254
65	24	55	100	160	229
70	22	49	90	143	206
75	19	44	81	128	184
80	17	39	72	115	164
85	15	35	65	103	147
90	14	32	58	93	133

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

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

3x10 22%

3x8 15%

3x12 9%

2x10 7%

4x10 5%

5x5 4%

3x6 4%

4x12 4%

4x20 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	132
2	3	8	15%	87
3	3	12	9%	53
4	2	10	7%	41
5	4	10	5%	31
6	5	5	4%	23
7	3	6	4%	22
8	4	12	4%	21
9	4	20	2%	14
9	5	10	2%	14

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	37	83	151	238	341
120	48	99	172	265	373
130	60	115	193	291	404
140	71	131	214	317	433
150	83	147	234	341	462
160	95	163	254	365	489
170	107	179	273	388	516
180	119	194	292	410	542
190	131	209	310	432	566
200	142	224	328	453	591
210	154	238	346	473	614
220	165	252	363	493	637
230	177	266	380	513	659
240	188	280	396	532	680
250	199	294	412	550	701
260	210	307	428	569	722
270	221	320	443	586	742
280	232	333	458	604	761
290	242	345	473	621	780
300	253	358	487	637	799
310	263	370	502	654	817

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	86	154	245	358	485
20	99	176	281	409	555
25	101	181	288	420	570
30	101	181	288	420	570
35	101	181	288	420	570
40	101	181	288	420	570
45	96	171	273	399	540
50	90	161	256	374	507
55	84	149	237	346	469
60	76	136	216	316	428
65	69	123	196	285	387
70	62	110	175	256	347
75	55	98	157	229	310
80	49	88	140	205	278
85	44	79	126	183	249
90	40	71	113	165	224

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	43	93	160	242
100	18	51	104	174	259
110	23	58	114	188	275
120	27	65	124	200	291
130	32	72	133	212	305
140	36	79	142	224	319
150	40	86	151	235	332
160	45	92	159	245	344
170	49	98	167	255	356
180	53	104	175	265	367
190	58	110	183	274	378
200	62	116	190	283	388
210	66	121	197	291	398
220	70	127	204	300	408
230	74	132	211	308	418
240	78	137	217	316	427
250	81	142	223	323	435
260	85	147	229	330	444

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	69	126	200	287
20	34	79	144	229	329
25	35	81	148	235	337
30	35	81	148	235	337
35	35	81	148	235	337
40	35	81	148	235	337
45	33	76	140	223	320
50	31	72	132	209	300
55	29	66	122	194	278
60	27	61	111	177	254
65	24	55	100	160	229
70	22	49	90	143	206
75	19	44	81	128	184
80	17	39	72	115	164
85	15	35	65	103	147
90	14	32	58	93	133

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	132
2	3	8	15%	87
3	3	12	9%	53
4	2	10	7%	41
5	4	10	5%	31
6	5	5	4%	23
7	3	6	4%	22
8	4	12	4%	21
9	4	20	2%	14
9	5	10	2%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	37	83	151	238	341
120	48	99	172	265	373
130	60	115	193	291	404
140	71	131	214	317	433
150	83	147	234	341	462
160	95	163	254	365	489
170	107	179	273	388	516
180	119	194	292	410	542
190	131	209	310	432	566
200	142	224	328	453	591
210	154	238	346	473	614
220	165	252	363	493	637
230	177	266	380	513	659
240	188	280	396	532	680
250	199	294	412	550	701
260	210	307	428	569	722
270	221	320	443	586	742
280	232	333	458	604	761
290	242	345	473	621	780
300	253	358	487	637	799
310	263	370	502	654	817

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	86	154	245	358	485
20	99	176	281	409	555
25	101	181	288	420	570
30	101	181	288	420	570
35	101	181	288	420	570
40	101	181	288	420	570
45	96	171	273	399	540
50	90	161	256	374	507
55	84	149	237	346	469
60	76	136	216	316	428
65	69	123	196	285	387
70	62	110	175	256	347
75	55	98	157	229	310
80	49	88	140	205	278
85	44	79	126	183	249
90	40	71	113	165	224

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	43	93	160	242
100	18	51	104	174	259
110	23	58	114	188	275
120	27	65	124	200	291
130	32	72	133	212	305
140	36	79	142	224	319
150	40	86	151	235	332
160	45	92	159	245	344
170	49	98	167	255	356
180	53	104	175	265	367
190	58	110	183	274	378
200	62	116	190	283	388
210	66	121	197	291	398
220	70	127	204	300	408
230	74	132	211	308	418
240	78	137	217	316	427
250	81	142	223	323	435
260	85	147	229	330	444

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	69	126	200	287
20	34	79	144	229	329
25	35	81	148	235	337
30	35	81	148	235	337
35	35	81	148	235	337
40	35	81	148	235	337
45	33	76	140	223	320
50	31	72	132	209	300
55	29	66	122	194	278
60	27	61	111	177	254
65	24	55	100	160	229
70	22	49	90	143	206
75	19	44	81	128	184
80	17	39	72	115	164
85	15	35	65	103	147
90	14	32	58	93	133

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	132
2	3	8	15%	87
3	3	12	9%	53
4	2	10	7%	41
5	4	10	5%	31
6	5	5	4%	23
7	3	6	4%	22
8	4	12	4%	21
9	4	20	2%	14
9	5	10	2%	14

Barbell Shrug Standards

Measured in lb

Barbell Shrug strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Barbell Shrug Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Barbell Shrug Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Looking to take your strength to the next level?

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	37	83	151	238	341
120	48	99	172	265	373
130	60	115	193	291	404
140	71	131	214	317	433
150	83	147	234	341	462
160	95	163	254	365	489
170	107	179	273	388	516
180	119	194	292	410	542
190	131	209	310	432	566
200	142	224	328	453	591
210	154	238	346	473	614
220	165	252	363	493	637
230	177	266	380	513	659
240	188	280	396	532	680
250	199	294	412	550	701
260	210	307	428	569	722
270	221	320	443	586	742
280	232	333	458	604	761
290	242	345	473	621	780
300	253	358	487	637	799
310	263	370	502	654	817

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	86	154	245	358	485
20	99	176	281	409	555
25	101	181	288	420	570
30	101	181	288	420	570
35	101	181	288	420	570
40	101	181	288	420	570
45	96	171	273	399	540
50	90	161	256	374	507
55	84	149	237	346	469
60	76	136	216	316	428
65	69	123	196	285	387
70	62	110	175	256	347
75	55	98	157	229	310
80	49	88	140	205	278
85	44	79	126	183	249
90	40	71	113	165	224

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	14	43	93	160	242
100	18	51	104	174	259
110	23	58	114	188	275
120	27	65	124	200	291
130	32	72	133	212	305
140	36	79	142	224	319
150	40	86	151	235	332
160	45	92	159	245	344
170	49	98	167	255	356
180	53	104	175	265	367
190	58	110	183	274	378
200	62	116	190	283	388
210	66	121	197	291	398
220	70	127	204	300	408
230	74	132	211	308	418
240	78	137	217	316	427
250	81	142	223	323	435
260	85	147	229	330	444

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	69	126	200	287
20	34	79	144	229	329
25	35	81	148	235	337
30	35	81	148	235	337
35	35	81	148	235	337
40	35	81	148	235	337
45	33	76	140	223	320
50	31	72	132	209	300
55	29	66	122	194	278
60	27	61	111	177	254
65	24	55	100	160	229
70	22	49	90	143	206
75	19	44	81	128	184
80	17	39	72	115	164
85	15	35	65	103	147
90	14	32	58	93	133

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	132
2	3	8	15%	87
3	3	12	9%	53
4	2	10	7%	41
5	4	10	5%	31
6	5	5	4%	23
7	3	6	4%	22
8	4	12	4%	21
9	4	20	2%	14
9	5	10	2%	14