Cable Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

The average Cable Bicep Curl is 108 lb for men and 56 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Cable Bicep Curl strength standards are based on 260,203 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Cable Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	38 lb
Novice	67 lb
Intermediate	108 lb
Advanced	157 lb
Elite	214 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.30x

How much should I be able to Cable Bicep Curl? (lb)

What is the average Cable Bicep Curl? The average Cable Bicep Curl weight for a male lifter is 108 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable Bicep Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 38 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	22	44	76	117	164
120	25	49	83	125	173
130	29	54	89	132	181
140	32	58	94	139	189
150	35	63	100	145	197
160	38	67	105	152	204
170	41	71	110	158	211
180	44	75	115	164	218
190	47	79	120	169	225
200	50	82	124	175	231
210	53	86	129	180	237
220	56	89	133	185	243
230	59	93	137	190	248
240	61	96	141	195	254
250	64	99	145	199	259
260	66	103	149	204	264
270	69	106	152	208	269
280	71	109	156	212	274
290	74	112	160	216	278
300	76	114	163	220	283
310	78	117	166	224	287

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	57	92	134	182
20	37	66	105	153	208
25	38	67	108	157	214
30	38	67	108	157	214
35	38	67	108	157	214
40	38	67	108	157	214
45	36	64	102	149	202
50	33	60	95	139	189
55	31	55	88	129	175
60	28	50	80	117	159
65	25	46	73	106	144
70	23	41	65	96	130
75	21	37	59	86	116
80	18	33	53	77	104
85	16	29	47	69	93
90	15	26	42	62	84

How many sets and reps of Cable Bicep Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Cable Bicep Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 22%

3x12 13%

4x10 9%

4x12 8%

3x8 7%

2x10 5%

3x15 4%

5x10 3%

2x12 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	931
2	3	12	13%	532
3	4	10	9%	384
4	4	12	8%	327
5	3	8	7%	309
6	2	10	5%	217
7	3	15	4%	176
8	5	10	3%	126
9	2	12	3%	107
10	4	8	3%	106

Female

Female Cable Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	17 lb
Novice	33 lb
Intermediate	56 lb
Advanced	85 lb
Elite	118 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

How much should I be able to Cable Bicep Curl? (lb)

What is the average Cable Bicep Curl? The average Cable Bicep Curl weight for a female lifter is 56 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable Bicep Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 17 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	23	43	67	96
100	12	26	46	71	101
110	13	28	48	75	105
120	15	30	51	78	109
130	16	32	53	81	112
140	17	33	56	84	116
150	19	35	58	87	119
160	20	37	60	89	122
170	21	38	62	92	125
180	22	40	64	94	128
190	23	41	66	96	130
200	24	43	68	98	133
210	25	44	69	100	135
220	26	46	71	102	138
230	27	47	73	104	140
240	28	48	74	106	142
250	29	49	76	108	144
260	30	51	77	110	146

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	28	48	72	100
20	17	32	55	83	115
25	17	33	56	85	118
30	17	33	56	85	118
35	17	33	56	85	118
40	17	33	56	85	118
45	16	31	53	80	112
50	15	29	50	75	104
55	14	27	46	69	96
60	13	25	42	63	88
65	11	22	38	57	80
70	10	20	34	52	72
75	9	18	31	46	64
80	8	16	27	41	58
85	7	15	25	37	52
90	7	13	22	33	46

How many sets and reps of Cable Bicep Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Cable Bicep Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 27%

3x12 17%

4x10 7%

4x12 7%

3x8 6%

3x15 5%

4x8 3%

4x15 3%

2x10 3%

2x12 2%

3x6 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	222
2	3	12	17%	137
3	4	10	7%	58
4	4	12	7%	56
5	3	8	6%	47
6	3	15	5%	44
7	4	8	3%	28
8	4	15	3%	24
9	2	10	3%	23
10	2	12	2%	14
10	3	6	2%	14

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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 Cable Bicep Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 51,412 qualifying results from 260,203 community lifts to produce our Cable Bicep Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	260,203
Qualifying results	51,412
Male results	44,801
Female results	6,611
Data start	3 October 2019
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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	22	44	76	117	164
120	25	49	83	125	173
130	29	54	89	132	181
140	32	58	94	139	189
150	35	63	100	145	197
160	38	67	105	152	204
170	41	71	110	158	211
180	44	75	115	164	218
190	47	79	120	169	225
200	50	82	124	175	231
210	53	86	129	180	237
220	56	89	133	185	243
230	59	93	137	190	248
240	61	96	141	195	254
250	64	99	145	199	259
260	66	103	149	204	264
270	69	106	152	208	269
280	71	109	156	212	274
290	74	112	160	216	278
300	76	114	163	220	283
310	78	117	166	224	287

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	57	92	134	182
20	37	66	105	153	208
25	38	67	108	157	214
30	38	67	108	157	214
35	38	67	108	157	214
40	38	67	108	157	214
45	36	64	102	149	202
50	33	60	95	139	189
55	31	55	88	129	175
60	28	50	80	117	159
65	25	46	73	106	144
70	23	41	65	96	130
75	21	37	59	86	116
80	18	33	53	77	104
85	16	29	47	69	93
90	15	26	42	62	84

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	931
2	3	12	13%	532
3	4	10	9%	384
4	4	12	8%	327
5	3	8	7%	309
6	2	10	5%	217
7	3	15	4%	176
8	5	10	3%	126
9	2	12	3%	107
10	4	8	3%	106

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	23	43	67	96
100	12	26	46	71	101
110	13	28	48	75	105
120	15	30	51	78	109
130	16	32	53	81	112
140	17	33	56	84	116
150	19	35	58	87	119
160	20	37	60	89	122
170	21	38	62	92	125
180	22	40	64	94	128
190	23	41	66	96	130
200	24	43	68	98	133
210	25	44	69	100	135
220	26	46	71	102	138
230	27	47	73	104	140
240	28	48	74	106	142
250	29	49	76	108	144
260	30	51	77	110	146

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	28	48	72	100
20	17	32	55	83	115
25	17	33	56	85	118
30	17	33	56	85	118
35	17	33	56	85	118
40	17	33	56	85	118
45	16	31	53	80	112
50	15	29	50	75	104
55	14	27	46	69	96
60	13	25	42	63	88
65	11	22	38	57	80
70	10	20	34	52	72
75	9	18	31	46	64
80	8	16	27	41	58
85	7	15	25	37	52
90	7	13	22	33	46

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	222
2	3	12	17%	137
3	4	10	7%	58
4	4	12	7%	56
5	3	8	6%	47
6	3	15	5%	44
7	4	8	3%	28
8	4	15	3%	24
9	2	10	3%	23
10	2	12	2%	14
10	3	6	2%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	22	44	76	117	164
120	25	49	83	125	173
130	29	54	89	132	181
140	32	58	94	139	189
150	35	63	100	145	197
160	38	67	105	152	204
170	41	71	110	158	211
180	44	75	115	164	218
190	47	79	120	169	225
200	50	82	124	175	231
210	53	86	129	180	237
220	56	89	133	185	243
230	59	93	137	190	248
240	61	96	141	195	254
250	64	99	145	199	259
260	66	103	149	204	264
270	69	106	152	208	269
280	71	109	156	212	274
290	74	112	160	216	278
300	76	114	163	220	283
310	78	117	166	224	287

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	57	92	134	182
20	37	66	105	153	208
25	38	67	108	157	214
30	38	67	108	157	214
35	38	67	108	157	214
40	38	67	108	157	214
45	36	64	102	149	202
50	33	60	95	139	189
55	31	55	88	129	175
60	28	50	80	117	159
65	25	46	73	106	144
70	23	41	65	96	130
75	21	37	59	86	116
80	18	33	53	77	104
85	16	29	47	69	93
90	15	26	42	62	84

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	931
2	3	12	13%	532
3	4	10	9%	384
4	4	12	8%	327
5	3	8	7%	309
6	2	10	5%	217
7	3	15	4%	176
8	5	10	3%	126
9	2	12	3%	107
10	4	8	3%	106

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	23	43	67	96
100	12	26	46	71	101
110	13	28	48	75	105
120	15	30	51	78	109
130	16	32	53	81	112
140	17	33	56	84	116
150	19	35	58	87	119
160	20	37	60	89	122
170	21	38	62	92	125
180	22	40	64	94	128
190	23	41	66	96	130
200	24	43	68	98	133
210	25	44	69	100	135
220	26	46	71	102	138
230	27	47	73	104	140
240	28	48	74	106	142
250	29	49	76	108	144
260	30	51	77	110	146

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	28	48	72	100
20	17	32	55	83	115
25	17	33	56	85	118
30	17	33	56	85	118
35	17	33	56	85	118
40	17	33	56	85	118
45	16	31	53	80	112
50	15	29	50	75	104
55	14	27	46	69	96
60	13	25	42	63	88
65	11	22	38	57	80
70	10	20	34	52	72
75	9	18	31	46	64
80	8	16	27	41	58
85	7	15	25	37	52
90	7	13	22	33	46

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	222
2	3	12	17%	137
3	4	10	7%	58
4	4	12	7%	56
5	3	8	6%	47
6	3	15	5%	44
7	4	8	3%	28
8	4	15	3%	24
9	2	10	3%	23
10	2	12	2%	14
10	3	6	2%	14

Cable Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Cable Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Cable Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

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By Bodyweight

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Data behind the Cable Bicep Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	22	44	76	117	164
120	25	49	83	125	173
130	29	54	89	132	181
140	32	58	94	139	189
150	35	63	100	145	197
160	38	67	105	152	204
170	41	71	110	158	211
180	44	75	115	164	218
190	47	79	120	169	225
200	50	82	124	175	231
210	53	86	129	180	237
220	56	89	133	185	243
230	59	93	137	190	248
240	61	96	141	195	254
250	64	99	145	199	259
260	66	103	149	204	264
270	69	106	152	208	269
280	71	109	156	212	274
290	74	112	160	216	278
300	76	114	163	220	283
310	78	117	166	224	287

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	57	92	134	182
20	37	66	105	153	208
25	38	67	108	157	214
30	38	67	108	157	214
35	38	67	108	157	214
40	38	67	108	157	214
45	36	64	102	149	202
50	33	60	95	139	189
55	31	55	88	129	175
60	28	50	80	117	159
65	25	46	73	106	144
70	23	41	65	96	130
75	21	37	59	86	116
80	18	33	53	77	104
85	16	29	47	69	93
90	15	26	42	62	84

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	931
2	3	12	13%	532
3	4	10	9%	384
4	4	12	8%	327
5	3	8	7%	309
6	2	10	5%	217
7	3	15	4%	176
8	5	10	3%	126
9	2	12	3%	107
10	4	8	3%	106

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	23	43	67	96
100	12	26	46	71	101
110	13	28	48	75	105
120	15	30	51	78	109
130	16	32	53	81	112
140	17	33	56	84	116
150	19	35	58	87	119
160	20	37	60	89	122
170	21	38	62	92	125
180	22	40	64	94	128
190	23	41	66	96	130
200	24	43	68	98	133
210	25	44	69	100	135
220	26	46	71	102	138
230	27	47	73	104	140
240	28	48	74	106	142
250	29	49	76	108	144
260	30	51	77	110	146

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	28	48	72	100
20	17	32	55	83	115
25	17	33	56	85	118
30	17	33	56	85	118
35	17	33	56	85	118
40	17	33	56	85	118
45	16	31	53	80	112
50	15	29	50	75	104
55	14	27	46	69	96
60	13	25	42	63	88
65	11	22	38	57	80
70	10	20	34	52	72
75	9	18	31	46	64
80	8	16	27	41	58
85	7	15	25	37	52
90	7	13	22	33	46

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	222
2	3	12	17%	137
3	4	10	7%	58
4	4	12	7%	56
5	3	8	6%	47
6	3	15	5%	44
7	4	8	3%	28
8	4	15	3%	24
9	2	10	3%	23
10	2	12	2%	14
10	3	6	2%	14