Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

The average Bent Over Row is 192 lb for men and 98 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Bent Over Row strength standards are based on 2,162,181 lifts by Strength Level users from 2015 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	94 lb
Novice	137 lb
Intermediate	192 lb
Advanced	255 lb
Elite	325 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Bent Over Row? (lb)

What is the average Bent Over Row? The average Bent Over Row weight for a male lifter is 192 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Bent Over Row? Male beginners should aim to lift 94 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	50	78	115	159	207
120	58	89	128	174	225
130	67	100	141	189	241
140	76	110	153	203	257
150	84	120	165	217	273
160	92	130	176	230	287
170	100	140	187	242	302
180	108	149	198	255	315
190	116	158	209	267	328
200	124	167	219	278	341
210	131	176	229	289	354
220	139	184	239	300	366
230	146	192	248	311	377
240	153	201	257	321	389
250	160	208	266	331	400
260	167	216	275	341	410
270	173	224	284	350	421
280	180	231	292	360	431
290	186	239	300	369	441
300	193	246	308	378	451
310	199	253	316	387	460

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	117	164	218	277
20	91	134	187	249	316
25	94	137	192	255	325
30	94	137	192	255	325
35	94	137	192	255	325
40	94	137	192	255	325
45	89	130	182	242	308
50	83	122	170	226	287
55	77	112	157	209	265
60	70	102	143	191	242
65	63	93	130	173	219
70	57	83	117	155	197
75	51	75	105	139	177
80	46	67	94	125	158
85	41	60	84	112	142
90	37	54	75	100	127

How many sets and reps of Bent Over Row should I do?

These are the most popular Bent Over Row workouts done by male lifters:

5x522%

3x1012%

3x89%

3x57%

4x106%

3x125%

4x84%

3x63%

4x123%

5x103%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	22%	10245
2	3	10	12%	5315
3	3	8	9%	4104
4	3	5	7%	3395
5	4	10	6%	2679
6	3	12	5%	2318
7	4	8	4%	2061
8	3	6	3%	1387
9	4	12	3%	1351
10	5	10	3%	1253

Female

Female Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	41 lb
Novice	66 lb
Intermediate	98 lb
Advanced	137 lb
Elite	180 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.25x

How much should I be able to Bent Over Row? (lb)

What is the average Bent Over Row? The average Bent Over Row weight for a female lifter is 98 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Bent Over Row? Female beginners should aim to lift 41 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	27	48	75	108	145
100	30	52	80	114	152
110	33	55	84	119	158
120	36	59	89	125	165
130	39	62	93	130	170
140	41	66	97	134	175
150	44	69	101	139	180
160	46	72	104	143	185
170	48	74	107	147	190
180	51	77	111	150	194
190	53	80	114	154	198
200	55	82	117	158	202
210	57	85	120	161	206
220	59	87	122	164	209
230	61	89	125	167	213
240	62	91	128	170	216
250	64	94	130	173	220
260	66	96	133	176	223

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	56	83	117	153
20	40	64	95	133	175
25	41	66	98	137	180
30	41	66	98	137	180
35	41	66	98	137	180
40	41	66	98	137	180
45	39	62	93	129	170
50	36	58	87	121	159
55	33	54	80	112	147
60	30	49	73	102	134
65	27	44	66	92	121
70	25	40	59	83	109
75	22	36	53	74	98
80	20	32	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	38	54	71

How many sets and reps of Bent Over Row should I do?

These are the most popular Bent Over Row workouts done by female lifters:

3x1017%

5x516%

3x810%

4x107%

3x127%

4x86%

3x54%

4x124%

5x103%

2x102%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	1220
2	5	5	16%	1182
3	3	8	10%	717
4	4	10	7%	541
5	3	12	7%	508
6	4	8	6%	403
7	3	5	4%	319
8	4	12	4%	295
9	5	10	3%	183
10	2	10	2%	175

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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 Bent Over Row strength standards

Strength Level analysed 737,295 qualifying results from 2,162,181 community lifts to produce our Bent Over Row strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	2,162,181
Qualifying results	737,295
Male results	650,326
Female results	86,969
Data start	3 October 2015
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
110	50	78	115	159	207
120	58	89	128	174	225
130	67	100	141	189	241
140	76	110	153	203	257
150	84	120	165	217	273
160	92	130	176	230	287
170	100	140	187	242	302
180	108	149	198	255	315
190	116	158	209	267	328
200	124	167	219	278	341
210	131	176	229	289	354
220	139	184	239	300	366
230	146	192	248	311	377
240	153	201	257	321	389
250	160	208	266	331	400
260	167	216	275	341	410
270	173	224	284	350	421
280	180	231	292	360	431
290	186	239	300	369	441
300	193	246	308	378	451
310	199	253	316	387	460

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	117	164	218	277
20	91	134	187	249	316
25	94	137	192	255	325
30	94	137	192	255	325
35	94	137	192	255	325
40	94	137	192	255	325
45	89	130	182	242	308
50	83	122	170	226	287
55	77	112	157	209	265
60	70	102	143	191	242
65	63	93	130	173	219
70	57	83	117	155	197
75	51	75	105	139	177
80	46	67	94	125	158
85	41	60	84	112	142
90	37	54	75	100	127

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	27	48	75	108	145
100	30	52	80	114	152
110	33	55	84	119	158
120	36	59	89	125	165
130	39	62	93	130	170
140	41	66	97	134	175
150	44	69	101	139	180
160	46	72	104	143	185
170	48	74	107	147	190
180	51	77	111	150	194
190	53	80	114	154	198
200	55	82	117	158	202
210	57	85	120	161	206
220	59	87	122	164	209
230	61	89	125	167	213
240	62	91	128	170	216
250	64	94	130	173	220
260	66	96	133	176	223

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	56	83	117	153
20	40	64	95	133	175
25	41	66	98	137	180
30	41	66	98	137	180
35	41	66	98	137	180
40	41	66	98	137	180
45	39	62	93	129	170
50	36	58	87	121	159
55	33	54	80	112	147
60	30	49	73	102	134
65	27	44	66	92	121
70	25	40	59	83	109
75	22	36	53	74	98
80	20	32	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	38	54	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	50	78	115	159	207
120	58	89	128	174	225
130	67	100	141	189	241
140	76	110	153	203	257
150	84	120	165	217	273
160	92	130	176	230	287
170	100	140	187	242	302
180	108	149	198	255	315
190	116	158	209	267	328
200	124	167	219	278	341
210	131	176	229	289	354
220	139	184	239	300	366
230	146	192	248	311	377
240	153	201	257	321	389
250	160	208	266	331	400
260	167	216	275	341	410
270	173	224	284	350	421
280	180	231	292	360	431
290	186	239	300	369	441
300	193	246	308	378	451
310	199	253	316	387	460

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	117	164	218	277
20	91	134	187	249	316
25	94	137	192	255	325
30	94	137	192	255	325
35	94	137	192	255	325
40	94	137	192	255	325
45	89	130	182	242	308
50	83	122	170	226	287
55	77	112	157	209	265
60	70	102	143	191	242
65	63	93	130	173	219
70	57	83	117	155	197
75	51	75	105	139	177
80	46	67	94	125	158
85	41	60	84	112	142
90	37	54	75	100	127

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	27	48	75	108	145
100	30	52	80	114	152
110	33	55	84	119	158
120	36	59	89	125	165
130	39	62	93	130	170
140	41	66	97	134	175
150	44	69	101	139	180
160	46	72	104	143	185
170	48	74	107	147	190
180	51	77	111	150	194
190	53	80	114	154	198
200	55	82	117	158	202
210	57	85	120	161	206
220	59	87	122	164	209
230	61	89	125	167	213
240	62	91	128	170	216
250	64	94	130	173	220
260	66	96	133	176	223

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	56	83	117	153
20	40	64	95	133	175
25	41	66	98	137	180
30	41	66	98	137	180
35	41	66	98	137	180
40	41	66	98	137	180
45	39	62	93	129	170
50	36	58	87	121	159
55	33	54	80	112	147
60	30	49	73	102	134
65	27	44	66	92	121
70	25	40	59	83	109
75	22	36	53	74	98
80	20	32	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	38	54	71

Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

Male

Male Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Bent Over Row? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Bent Over Row should I do?

Female

Female Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Bent Over Row? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Bent Over Row should I do?

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Bent Over Row strength standards

Other Languages

Related Body Size Standards

Chest

Neck

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	50	78	115	159	207
120	58	89	128	174	225
130	67	100	141	189	241
140	76	110	153	203	257
150	84	120	165	217	273
160	92	130	176	230	287
170	100	140	187	242	302
180	108	149	198	255	315
190	116	158	209	267	328
200	124	167	219	278	341
210	131	176	229	289	354
220	139	184	239	300	366
230	146	192	248	311	377
240	153	201	257	321	389
250	160	208	266	331	400
260	167	216	275	341	410
270	173	224	284	350	421
280	180	231	292	360	431
290	186	239	300	369	441
300	193	246	308	378	451
310	199	253	316	387	460

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	80	117	164	218	277
20	91	134	187	249	316
25	94	137	192	255	325
30	94	137	192	255	325
35	94	137	192	255	325
40	94	137	192	255	325
45	89	130	182	242	308
50	83	122	170	226	287
55	77	112	157	209	265
60	70	102	143	191	242
65	63	93	130	173	219
70	57	83	117	155	197
75	51	75	105	139	177
80	46	67	94	125	158
85	41	60	84	112	142
90	37	54	75	100	127

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	27	48	75	108	145
100	30	52	80	114	152
110	33	55	84	119	158
120	36	59	89	125	165
130	39	62	93	130	170
140	41	66	97	134	175
150	44	69	101	139	180
160	46	72	104	143	185
170	48	74	107	147	190
180	51	77	111	150	194
190	53	80	114	154	198
200	55	82	117	158	202
210	57	85	120	161	206
220	59	87	122	164	209
230	61	89	125	167	213
240	62	91	128	170	216
250	64	94	130	173	220
260	66	96	133	176	223

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	56	83	117	153
20	40	64	95	133	175
25	41	66	98	137	180
30	41	66	98	137	180
35	41	66	98	137	180
40	41	66	98	137	180
45	39	62	93	129	170
50	36	58	87	121	159
55	33	54	80	112	147
60	30	49	73	102	134
65	27	44	66	92	121
70	25	40	59	83	109
75	22	36	53	74	98
80	20	32	48	67	88
85	18	29	43	60	79
90	16	26	38	54	71