Behind The Back Barbell Shrug

Behind The Back Barbell Shrug Standards (lb)

The average Behind The Back Barbell Shrug is 238 lb for men and 126 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Behind The Back Barbell Shrug

Male Behind The Back Barbell Shrug Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner60 lb
Novice132 lb
Intermediate238 lb
Advanced375 lb
Elite535 lb

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

What is the average Behind The Back Barbell Shrug? The average Behind The Back Barbell Shrug weight for a male lifter is 238 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Behind The Back Barbell Shrug? Male beginners should aim to lift 60 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
1101347105186285
1202162127215320
1303177149243355
1404193171271388
15052110192298420
16064126214325452
17076143235351483
18088159256376513
190100175277401542
200112192297426570
210125208317450598
220137224337473625
230150240356496651
240162255375518677
250175271394540702
260187286413562726
270199301431583750
280211316449604774
290224331466624797
300236346483644819
310248360500664841

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

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

3x1016%
2x1012%
3x1211%
4x129%
3x156%

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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 Behind The Back Barbell Shrug strength standards

Strength Level analysed 552 qualifying results from 91,821 community lifts to produce our Behind The Back Barbell Shrug strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 91,821
Qualifying results 552
Male results 529
Female results 23
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Data cutoff

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.