Barbell Shrug Standards (kg)

The average Barbell Shrug is 126 kg for men and 67 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Barbell Shrug strength standards are based on 372,602 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Barbell Shrug Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 kg
Novice	81 kg
Intermediate	126 kg
Advanced	182 kg
Elite	244 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	3.00x

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

What is the average Barbell Shrug? The average Barbell Shrug weight for a male lifter is 126 kg (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 47 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	19	39	68	106	149
55	24	47	79	118	164
60	30	55	89	130	178
65	36	62	98	142	192
70	42	70	108	154	205
75	47	78	117	165	217
80	53	85	126	175	230
85	59	92	135	185	241
90	65	99	143	195	253
95	70	106	151	205	264
100	76	113	159	214	274
105	81	119	167	223	284
110	86	126	175	232	294
115	92	132	182	241	304
120	97	138	190	249	313
125	102	145	197	257	323
130	107	151	204	265	332
135	112	156	211	273	340
140	117	162	217	281	349

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	69	108	155	208
20	46	79	123	177	238
25	47	81	126	182	244
30	47	81	126	182	244
35	47	81	126	182	244
40	47	81	126	182	244
45	44	77	120	172	232
50	42	72	112	161	216
55	38	66	103	149	200
60	35	60	94	136	182
65	32	55	85	123	165
70	28	49	77	111	149
75	26	44	69	99	133
80	23	39	62	89	119
85	20	35	55	80	107
90	18	32	50	71	96

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

Female

Female Barbell Shrug Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 kg
Novice	38 kg
Intermediate	67 kg
Advanced	105 kg
Elite	148 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Barbell Shrug? The average Barbell Shrug weight for a female lifter is 67 kg (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 18 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	20	40	68	102
45	9	24	46	76	111
50	12	28	51	82	119
55	14	31	57	89	127
60	17	35	61	95	134
65	19	39	66	101	141
70	22	42	71	106	147
75	24	46	75	112	153
80	27	49	79	117	159
85	29	52	83	122	165
90	31	55	87	126	170
95	34	58	91	131	176
100	36	61	94	135	181
105	38	64	98	139	185
110	40	66	101	143	190
115	42	69	105	147	195
120	44	72	108	151	199

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	33	57	89	126
20	18	37	66	102	144
25	18	38	67	105	148
30	18	38	67	105	148
35	18	38	67	105	148
40	18	38	67	105	148
45	17	36	64	99	140
50	16	34	60	93	131
55	15	31	55	85	121
60	14	29	50	78	110
65	12	26	46	71	100
70	11	23	41	64	90
75	10	21	37	57	81
80	9	19	33	51	72
85	8	17	29	46	65
90	7	15	26	41	58

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.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Barbell Shrug strength standards

Strength Level analysed 75,410 qualifying results from 372,602 community lifts to produce our Barbell Shrug strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	372,602
Qualifying results	75,410
Male results	72,216
Female results	3,194
Data start	18 August 2017
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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	19	39	68	106	149
55	24	47	79	118	164
60	30	55	89	130	178
65	36	62	98	142	192
70	42	70	108	154	205
75	47	78	117	165	217
80	53	85	126	175	230
85	59	92	135	185	241
90	65	99	143	195	253
95	70	106	151	205	264
100	76	113	159	214	274
105	81	119	167	223	284
110	86	126	175	232	294
115	92	132	182	241	304
120	97	138	190	249	313
125	102	145	197	257	323
130	107	151	204	265	332
135	112	156	211	273	340
140	117	162	217	281	349

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	69	108	155	208
20	46	79	123	177	238
25	47	81	126	182	244
30	47	81	126	182	244
35	47	81	126	182	244
40	47	81	126	182	244
45	44	77	120	172	232
50	42	72	112	161	216
55	38	66	103	149	200
60	35	60	94	136	182
65	32	55	85	123	165
70	28	49	77	111	149
75	26	44	69	99	133
80	23	39	62	89	119
85	20	35	55	80	107
90	18	32	50	71	96

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	20	40	68	102
45	9	24	46	76	111
50	12	28	51	82	119
55	14	31	57	89	127
60	17	35	61	95	134
65	19	39	66	101	141
70	22	42	71	106	147
75	24	46	75	112	153
80	27	49	79	117	159
85	29	52	83	122	165
90	31	55	87	126	170
95	34	58	91	131	176
100	36	61	94	135	181
105	38	64	98	139	185
110	40	66	101	143	190
115	42	69	105	147	195
120	44	72	108	151	199

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	33	57	89	126
20	18	37	66	102	144
25	18	38	67	105	148
30	18	38	67	105	148
35	18	38	67	105	148
40	18	38	67	105	148
45	17	36	64	99	140
50	16	34	60	93	131
55	15	31	55	85	121
60	14	29	50	78	110
65	12	26	46	71	100
70	11	23	41	64	90
75	10	21	37	57	81
80	9	19	33	51	72
85	8	17	29	46	65
90	7	15	26	41	58

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
50	19	39	68	106	149
55	24	47	79	118	164
60	30	55	89	130	178
65	36	62	98	142	192
70	42	70	108	154	205
75	47	78	117	165	217
80	53	85	126	175	230
85	59	92	135	185	241
90	65	99	143	195	253
95	70	106	151	205	264
100	76	113	159	214	274
105	81	119	167	223	284
110	86	126	175	232	294
115	92	132	182	241	304
120	97	138	190	249	313
125	102	145	197	257	323
130	107	151	204	265	332
135	112	156	211	273	340
140	117	162	217	281	349

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	69	108	155	208
20	46	79	123	177	238
25	47	81	126	182	244
30	47	81	126	182	244
35	47	81	126	182	244
40	47	81	126	182	244
45	44	77	120	172	232
50	42	72	112	161	216
55	38	66	103	149	200
60	35	60	94	136	182
65	32	55	85	123	165
70	28	49	77	111	149
75	26	44	69	99	133
80	23	39	62	89	119
85	20	35	55	80	107
90	18	32	50	71	96

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	20	40	68	102
45	9	24	46	76	111
50	12	28	51	82	119
55	14	31	57	89	127
60	17	35	61	95	134
65	19	39	66	101	141
70	22	42	71	106	147
75	24	46	75	112	153
80	27	49	79	117	159
85	29	52	83	122	165
90	31	55	87	126	170
95	34	58	91	131	176
100	36	61	94	135	181
105	38	64	98	139	185
110	40	66	101	143	190
115	42	69	105	147	195
120	44	72	108	151	199

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	33	57	89	126
20	18	37	66	102	144
25	18	38	67	105	148
30	18	38	67	105	148
35	18	38	67	105	148
40	18	38	67	105	148
45	17	36	64	99	140
50	16	34	60	93	131
55	15	31	55	85	121
60	14	29	50	78	110
65	12	26	46	71	100
70	11	23	41	64	90
75	10	21	37	57	81
80	9	19	33	51	72
85	8	17	29	46	65
90	7	15	26	41	58

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
50	19	39	68	106	149
55	24	47	79	118	164
60	30	55	89	130	178
65	36	62	98	142	192
70	42	70	108	154	205
75	47	78	117	165	217
80	53	85	126	175	230
85	59	92	135	185	241
90	65	99	143	195	253
95	70	106	151	205	264
100	76	113	159	214	274
105	81	119	167	223	284
110	86	126	175	232	294
115	92	132	182	241	304
120	97	138	190	249	313
125	102	145	197	257	323
130	107	151	204	265	332
135	112	156	211	273	340
140	117	162	217	281	349

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	69	108	155	208
20	46	79	123	177	238
25	47	81	126	182	244
30	47	81	126	182	244
35	47	81	126	182	244
40	47	81	126	182	244
45	44	77	120	172	232
50	42	72	112	161	216
55	38	66	103	149	200
60	35	60	94	136	182
65	32	55	85	123	165
70	28	49	77	111	149
75	26	44	69	99	133
80	23	39	62	89	119
85	20	35	55	80	107
90	18	32	50	71	96

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	7	20	40	68	102
45	9	24	46	76	111
50	12	28	51	82	119
55	14	31	57	89	127
60	17	35	61	95	134
65	19	39	66	101	141
70	22	42	71	106	147
75	24	46	75	112	153
80	27	49	79	117	159
85	29	52	83	122	165
90	31	55	87	126	170
95	34	58	91	131	176
100	36	61	94	135	181
105	38	64	98	139	185
110	40	66	101	143	190
115	42	69	105	147	195
120	44	72	108	151	199

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	33	57	89	126
20	18	37	66	102	144
25	18	38	67	105	148
30	18	38	67	105	148
35	18	38	67	105	148
40	18	38	67	105	148
45	17	36	64	99	140
50	16	34	60	93	131
55	15	31	55	85	121
60	14	29	50	78	110
65	12	26	46	71	100
70	11	23	41	64	90
75	10	21	37	57	81
80	9	19	33	51	72
85	8	17	29	46	65
90	7	15	26	41	58

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