Bent Over Row

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.

Male Bent Over Row Standards (lb)

Entire Community

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

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

BWBeg.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

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:

5x5 22%
3x10 12%
3x8 9%
3x5 7%
4x10 6%

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