Cable Bicep Curl Standards (kg)

The average Cable Bicep Curl is 49 kg for men and 25 kg 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 (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	17 kg
Novice	31 kg
Intermediate	49 kg
Advanced	71 kg
Elite	97 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Cable Bicep Curl? The average Cable Bicep Curl weight for a male lifter is 49 kg (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 17 kg (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
50	10	20	35	53	74
55	12	23	38	57	79
60	13	25	41	61	83
65	15	27	44	64	87
70	17	29	46	67	91
75	18	31	49	70	94
80	20	33	51	73	98
85	21	35	54	76	101
90	23	37	56	79	104
95	24	39	58	81	107
100	25	41	60	84	110
105	27	42	62	86	113
110	28	44	64	89	116
115	29	46	66	91	118
120	31	47	68	93	121
125	32	49	70	95	123
130	33	50	72	97	126
135	34	52	74	100	128
140	35	53	75	101	130

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	42	61	83
20	17	30	48	70	94
25	17	31	49	71	97
30	17	31	49	71	97
35	17	31	49	71	97
40	17	31	49	71	97
45	16	29	46	68	92
50	15	27	43	63	86
55	14	25	40	58	79
60	13	23	36	53	72
65	12	21	33	48	65
70	10	19	30	43	59
75	9	17	27	39	53
80	8	15	24	35	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	7	12	19	28	38

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	15 kg
Intermediate	25 kg
Advanced	38 kg
Elite	53 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Cable Bicep Curl? The average Cable Bicep Curl weight for a female lifter is 25 kg (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 8 kg (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
40	5	10	19	30	43
45	5	12	21	32	46
50	6	13	22	34	48
55	7	14	23	35	50
60	7	15	24	37	51
65	8	15	26	38	53
70	9	16	27	40	55
75	9	17	28	41	56
80	10	18	29	42	57
85	10	19	30	43	59
90	11	19	31	44	60
95	12	20	31	46	61
100	12	21	32	47	62
105	13	21	33	47	64
110	13	22	34	48	65
115	13	23	35	49	66
120	14	23	35	50	67

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	13	22	33	46
20	7	15	25	37	52
25	8	15	25	38	53
30	8	15	25	38	53
35	8	15	25	38	53
40	8	15	25	38	53
45	7	14	24	36	51
50	7	13	23	34	47
55	6	12	21	31	44
60	6	11	19	29	40
65	5	10	17	26	36
70	5	9	15	23	32
75	4	8	14	21	29
80	4	7	12	19	26
85	3	7	11	17	23
90	3	6	10	15	21

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
50	10	20	35	53	74
55	12	23	38	57	79
60	13	25	41	61	83
65	15	27	44	64	87
70	17	29	46	67	91
75	18	31	49	70	94
80	20	33	51	73	98
85	21	35	54	76	101
90	23	37	56	79	104
95	24	39	58	81	107
100	25	41	60	84	110
105	27	42	62	86	113
110	28	44	64	89	116
115	29	46	66	91	118
120	31	47	68	93	121
125	32	49	70	95	123
130	33	50	72	97	126
135	34	52	74	100	128
140	35	53	75	101	130

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	42	61	83
20	17	30	48	70	94
25	17	31	49	71	97
30	17	31	49	71	97
35	17	31	49	71	97
40	17	31	49	71	97
45	16	29	46	68	92
50	15	27	43	63	86
55	14	25	40	58	79
60	13	23	36	53	72
65	12	21	33	48	65
70	10	19	30	43	59
75	9	17	27	39	53
80	8	15	24	35	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	7	12	19	28	38

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
40	5	10	19	30	43
45	5	12	21	32	46
50	6	13	22	34	48
55	7	14	23	35	50
60	7	15	24	37	51
65	8	15	26	38	53
70	9	16	27	40	55
75	9	17	28	41	56
80	10	18	29	42	57
85	10	19	30	43	59
90	11	19	31	44	60
95	12	20	31	46	61
100	12	21	32	47	62
105	13	21	33	47	64
110	13	22	34	48	65
115	13	23	35	49	66
120	14	23	35	50	67

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	13	22	33	46
20	7	15	25	37	52
25	8	15	25	38	53
30	8	15	25	38	53
35	8	15	25	38	53
40	8	15	25	38	53
45	7	14	24	36	51
50	7	13	23	34	47
55	6	12	21	31	44
60	6	11	19	29	40
65	5	10	17	26	36
70	5	9	15	23	32
75	4	8	14	21	29
80	4	7	12	19	26
85	3	7	11	17	23
90	3	6	10	15	21

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
50	10	20	35	53	74
55	12	23	38	57	79
60	13	25	41	61	83
65	15	27	44	64	87
70	17	29	46	67	91
75	18	31	49	70	94
80	20	33	51	73	98
85	21	35	54	76	101
90	23	37	56	79	104
95	24	39	58	81	107
100	25	41	60	84	110
105	27	42	62	86	113
110	28	44	64	89	116
115	29	46	66	91	118
120	31	47	68	93	121
125	32	49	70	95	123
130	33	50	72	97	126
135	34	52	74	100	128
140	35	53	75	101	130

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	42	61	83
20	17	30	48	70	94
25	17	31	49	71	97
30	17	31	49	71	97
35	17	31	49	71	97
40	17	31	49	71	97
45	16	29	46	68	92
50	15	27	43	63	86
55	14	25	40	58	79
60	13	23	36	53	72
65	12	21	33	48	65
70	10	19	30	43	59
75	9	17	27	39	53
80	8	15	24	35	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	7	12	19	28	38

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
40	5	10	19	30	43
45	5	12	21	32	46
50	6	13	22	34	48
55	7	14	23	35	50
60	7	15	24	37	51
65	8	15	26	38	53
70	9	16	27	40	55
75	9	17	28	41	56
80	10	18	29	42	57
85	10	19	30	43	59
90	11	19	31	44	60
95	12	20	31	46	61
100	12	21	32	47	62
105	13	21	33	47	64
110	13	22	34	48	65
115	13	23	35	49	66
120	14	23	35	50	67

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	13	22	33	46
20	7	15	25	37	52
25	8	15	25	38	53
30	8	15	25	38	53
35	8	15	25	38	53
40	8	15	25	38	53
45	7	14	24	36	51
50	7	13	23	34	47
55	6	12	21	31	44
60	6	11	19	29	40
65	5	10	17	26	36
70	5	9	15	23	32
75	4	8	14	21	29
80	4	7	12	19	26
85	3	7	11	17	23
90	3	6	10	15	21

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 (kg)

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Male Cable Bicep Curl Standards (kg)

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Female

Female Cable Bicep Curl Standards (kg)

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Data behind the Cable Bicep Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	20	35	53	74
55	12	23	38	57	79
60	13	25	41	61	83
65	15	27	44	64	87
70	17	29	46	67	91
75	18	31	49	70	94
80	20	33	51	73	98
85	21	35	54	76	101
90	23	37	56	79	104
95	24	39	58	81	107
100	25	41	60	84	110
105	27	42	62	86	113
110	28	44	64	89	116
115	29	46	66	91	118
120	31	47	68	93	121
125	32	49	70	95	123
130	33	50	72	97	126
135	34	52	74	100	128
140	35	53	75	101	130

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	42	61	83
20	17	30	48	70	94
25	17	31	49	71	97
30	17	31	49	71	97
35	17	31	49	71	97
40	17	31	49	71	97
45	16	29	46	68	92
50	15	27	43	63	86
55	14	25	40	58	79
60	13	23	36	53	72
65	12	21	33	48	65
70	10	19	30	43	59
75	9	17	27	39	53
80	8	15	24	35	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	7	12	19	28	38

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
40	5	10	19	30	43
45	5	12	21	32	46
50	6	13	22	34	48
55	7	14	23	35	50
60	7	15	24	37	51
65	8	15	26	38	53
70	9	16	27	40	55
75	9	17	28	41	56
80	10	18	29	42	57
85	10	19	30	43	59
90	11	19	31	44	60
95	12	20	31	46	61
100	12	21	32	47	62
105	13	21	33	47	64
110	13	22	34	48	65
115	13	23	35	49	66
120	14	23	35	50	67

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	13	22	33	46
20	7	15	25	37	52
25	8	15	25	38	53
30	8	15	25	38	53
35	8	15	25	38	53
40	8	15	25	38	53
45	7	14	24	36	51
50	7	13	23	34	47
55	6	12	21	31	44
60	6	11	19	29	40
65	5	10	17	26	36
70	5	9	15	23	32
75	4	8	14	21	29
80	4	7	12	19	26
85	3	7	11	17	23
90	3	6	10	15	21

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