Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

The average Cable External Rotation is 46 lb for men and 33 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Cable External Rotation strength standards are based on 26,618 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	1 lb
Novice	15 lb
Intermediate	46 lb
Advanced	94 lb
Elite	156 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.90x

How much should I be able to Cable External Rotation? (lb)

What is the average Cable External Rotation? The average Cable External Rotation weight for a male lifter is 46 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable External Rotation? Male beginners should aim to lift 1 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	0	7	31	71	125
120	0	9	33	75	130
130	0	10	36	79	135
140	0	11	38	82	140
150	1	12	41	86	144
160	1	14	43	89	148
170	1	15	45	92	152
180	2	16	47	95	156
190	2	17	49	98	160
200	2	18	51	101	163
210	3	20	53	103	166
220	3	21	55	106	170
230	4	22	57	108	173
240	4	23	59	111	176
250	5	24	60	113	179
260	5	25	62	115	182
270	6	26	64	118	184
280	6	27	65	120	187
290	7	28	67	122	190
300	7	29	68	124	192
310	7	30	70	126	195

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	13	40	80	133
20	1	15	45	92	152
25	1	15	46	94	156
30	1	15	46	94	156
35	1	15	46	94	156
40	1	15	46	94	156
45	1	14	44	89	148
50	1	13	41	84	138
55	1	12	38	77	127
60	1	11	35	70	116
65	1	10	31	64	105
70	1	9	28	57	95
75	1	8	25	51	85
80	1	7	23	46	76
85	1	7	20	41	68
90	1	6	18	37	61

How many sets and reps of Cable External Rotation should I do?

These are the most popular Cable External Rotation workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 20%

3x15 9%

3x12 8%

2x10 5%

4x10 5%

3x30 5%

2x12 3%

3x20 3%

3x8 3%

2x20 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	131
2	3	15	9%	61
3	3	12	8%	52
4	2	10	5%	35
5	4	10	5%	31
5	3	30	5%	31
7	2	12	3%	22
8	3	20	3%	21
9	3	8	3%	20
10	2	20	3%	18

Female

Female Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	4 lb
Novice	15 lb
Intermediate	33 lb
Advanced	59 lb
Elite	91 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.60x

How much should I be able to Cable External Rotation? (lb)

What is the average Cable External Rotation? The average Cable External Rotation weight for a female lifter is 33 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable External Rotation? Female beginners should aim to lift 4 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	2	10	26	48	77
100	2	11	27	51	80
110	3	12	29	52	82
120	3	13	30	54	84
130	3	14	31	56	86
140	4	14	32	57	88
150	4	15	33	59	90
160	5	16	34	60	92
170	5	16	35	62	93
180	5	17	36	63	95
190	6	18	37	64	96
200	6	18	38	65	98
210	6	19	39	66	99
220	7	19	40	67	100
230	7	20	41	68	101
240	7	21	41	69	103
250	8	21	42	70	104
260	8	22	43	71	105

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	13	29	50	77
20	4	15	33	58	88
25	4	15	33	59	91
30	4	15	33	59	91
35	4	15	33	59	91
40	4	15	33	59	91
45	4	14	32	56	86
50	4	13	30	52	80
55	3	12	27	48	74
60	3	11	25	44	68
65	3	10	23	40	61
70	3	9	20	36	55
75	2	8	18	32	49
80	2	7	16	29	44
85	2	7	15	26	40
90	2	6	13	23	36

How many sets and reps of Cable External Rotation should I do?

These are the most popular Cable External Rotation workouts done by female lifters:

2x15 26%

2x20 19%

3x20 12%

3x10 9%

3x15 5%

4x20 4%

5x10 3%

4x10 3%

2x6 2%

2x10 2%

3x8 2%

8x10 2%

3x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	15	26%	24
2	2	20	19%	18
3	3	20	12%	11
4	3	10	9%	8
5	3	15	5%	5
6	4	20	4%	4
7	5	10	3%	3
7	4	10	3%	3
9	2	6	2%	2
9	2	10	2%	2
9	3	8	2%	2
9	8	10	2%	2
9	3	12	2%	2

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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 External Rotation strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,185 qualifying results from 26,618 community lifts to produce our Cable External Rotation strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	26,618
Qualifying results	1,185
Male results	1,088
Female results	97
Data start	10 November 2020
Data cutoff	4 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	0	7	31	71	125
120	0	9	33	75	130
130	0	10	36	79	135
140	0	11	38	82	140
150	1	12	41	86	144
160	1	14	43	89	148
170	1	15	45	92	152
180	2	16	47	95	156
190	2	17	49	98	160
200	2	18	51	101	163
210	3	20	53	103	166
220	3	21	55	106	170
230	4	22	57	108	173
240	4	23	59	111	176
250	5	24	60	113	179
260	5	25	62	115	182
270	6	26	64	118	184
280	6	27	65	120	187
290	7	28	67	122	190
300	7	29	68	124	192
310	7	30	70	126	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	13	40	80	133
20	1	15	45	92	152
25	1	15	46	94	156
30	1	15	46	94	156
35	1	15	46	94	156
40	1	15	46	94	156
45	1	14	44	89	148
50	1	13	41	84	138
55	1	12	38	77	127
60	1	11	35	70	116
65	1	10	31	64	105
70	1	9	28	57	95
75	1	8	25	51	85
80	1	7	23	46	76
85	1	7	20	41	68
90	1	6	18	37	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	131
2	3	15	9%	61
3	3	12	8%	52
4	2	10	5%	35
5	4	10	5%	31
5	3	30	5%	31
7	2	12	3%	22
8	3	20	3%	21
9	3	8	3%	20
10	2	20	3%	18

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	10	26	48	77
100	2	11	27	51	80
110	3	12	29	52	82
120	3	13	30	54	84
130	3	14	31	56	86
140	4	14	32	57	88
150	4	15	33	59	90
160	5	16	34	60	92
170	5	16	35	62	93
180	5	17	36	63	95
190	6	18	37	64	96
200	6	18	38	65	98
210	6	19	39	66	99
220	7	19	40	67	100
230	7	20	41	68	101
240	7	21	41	69	103
250	8	21	42	70	104
260	8	22	43	71	105

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	13	29	50	77
20	4	15	33	58	88
25	4	15	33	59	91
30	4	15	33	59	91
35	4	15	33	59	91
40	4	15	33	59	91
45	4	14	32	56	86
50	4	13	30	52	80
55	3	12	27	48	74
60	3	11	25	44	68
65	3	10	23	40	61
70	3	9	20	36	55
75	2	8	18	32	49
80	2	7	16	29	44
85	2	7	15	26	40
90	2	6	13	23	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	15	26%	24
2	2	20	19%	18
3	3	20	12%	11
4	3	10	9%	8
5	3	15	5%	5
6	4	20	4%	4
7	5	10	3%	3
7	4	10	3%	3
9	2	6	2%	2
9	2	10	2%	2
9	3	8	2%	2
9	8	10	2%	2
9	3	12	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	7	31	71	125
120	0	9	33	75	130
130	0	10	36	79	135
140	0	11	38	82	140
150	1	12	41	86	144
160	1	14	43	89	148
170	1	15	45	92	152
180	2	16	47	95	156
190	2	17	49	98	160
200	2	18	51	101	163
210	3	20	53	103	166
220	3	21	55	106	170
230	4	22	57	108	173
240	4	23	59	111	176
250	5	24	60	113	179
260	5	25	62	115	182
270	6	26	64	118	184
280	6	27	65	120	187
290	7	28	67	122	190
300	7	29	68	124	192
310	7	30	70	126	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	13	40	80	133
20	1	15	45	92	152
25	1	15	46	94	156
30	1	15	46	94	156
35	1	15	46	94	156
40	1	15	46	94	156
45	1	14	44	89	148
50	1	13	41	84	138
55	1	12	38	77	127
60	1	11	35	70	116
65	1	10	31	64	105
70	1	9	28	57	95
75	1	8	25	51	85
80	1	7	23	46	76
85	1	7	20	41	68
90	1	6	18	37	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	131
2	3	15	9%	61
3	3	12	8%	52
4	2	10	5%	35
5	4	10	5%	31
5	3	30	5%	31
7	2	12	3%	22
8	3	20	3%	21
9	3	8	3%	20
10	2	20	3%	18

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	10	26	48	77
100	2	11	27	51	80
110	3	12	29	52	82
120	3	13	30	54	84
130	3	14	31	56	86
140	4	14	32	57	88
150	4	15	33	59	90
160	5	16	34	60	92
170	5	16	35	62	93
180	5	17	36	63	95
190	6	18	37	64	96
200	6	18	38	65	98
210	6	19	39	66	99
220	7	19	40	67	100
230	7	20	41	68	101
240	7	21	41	69	103
250	8	21	42	70	104
260	8	22	43	71	105

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	13	29	50	77
20	4	15	33	58	88
25	4	15	33	59	91
30	4	15	33	59	91
35	4	15	33	59	91
40	4	15	33	59	91
45	4	14	32	56	86
50	4	13	30	52	80
55	3	12	27	48	74
60	3	11	25	44	68
65	3	10	23	40	61
70	3	9	20	36	55
75	2	8	18	32	49
80	2	7	16	29	44
85	2	7	15	26	40
90	2	6	13	23	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	15	26%	24
2	2	20	19%	18
3	3	20	12%	11
4	3	10	9%	8
5	3	15	5%	5
6	4	20	4%	4
7	5	10	3%	3
7	4	10	3%	3
9	2	6	2%	2
9	2	10	2%	2
9	3	8	2%	2
9	8	10	2%	2
9	3	12	2%	2

Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

Male

Male Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

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How much should I be able to Cable External Rotation? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

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Data behind the Cable External Rotation strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	7	31	71	125
120	0	9	33	75	130
130	0	10	36	79	135
140	0	11	38	82	140
150	1	12	41	86	144
160	1	14	43	89	148
170	1	15	45	92	152
180	2	16	47	95	156
190	2	17	49	98	160
200	2	18	51	101	163
210	3	20	53	103	166
220	3	21	55	106	170
230	4	22	57	108	173
240	4	23	59	111	176
250	5	24	60	113	179
260	5	25	62	115	182
270	6	26	64	118	184
280	6	27	65	120	187
290	7	28	67	122	190
300	7	29	68	124	192
310	7	30	70	126	195

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	13	40	80	133
20	1	15	45	92	152
25	1	15	46	94	156
30	1	15	46	94	156
35	1	15	46	94	156
40	1	15	46	94	156
45	1	14	44	89	148
50	1	13	41	84	138
55	1	12	38	77	127
60	1	11	35	70	116
65	1	10	31	64	105
70	1	9	28	57	95
75	1	8	25	51	85
80	1	7	23	46	76
85	1	7	20	41	68
90	1	6	18	37	61

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	131
2	3	15	9%	61
3	3	12	8%	52
4	2	10	5%	35
5	4	10	5%	31
5	3	30	5%	31
7	2	12	3%	22
8	3	20	3%	21
9	3	8	3%	20
10	2	20	3%	18

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	10	26	48	77
100	2	11	27	51	80
110	3	12	29	52	82
120	3	13	30	54	84
130	3	14	31	56	86
140	4	14	32	57	88
150	4	15	33	59	90
160	5	16	34	60	92
170	5	16	35	62	93
180	5	17	36	63	95
190	6	18	37	64	96
200	6	18	38	65	98
210	6	19	39	66	99
220	7	19	40	67	100
230	7	20	41	68	101
240	7	21	41	69	103
250	8	21	42	70	104
260	8	22	43	71	105

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	13	29	50	77
20	4	15	33	58	88
25	4	15	33	59	91
30	4	15	33	59	91
35	4	15	33	59	91
40	4	15	33	59	91
45	4	14	32	56	86
50	4	13	30	52	80
55	3	12	27	48	74
60	3	11	25	44	68
65	3	10	23	40	61
70	3	9	20	36	55
75	2	8	18	32	49
80	2	7	16	29	44
85	2	7	15	26	40
90	2	6	13	23	36

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	15	26%	24
2	2	20	19%	18
3	3	20	12%	11
4	3	10	9%	8
5	3	15	5%	5
6	4	20	4%	4
7	5	10	3%	3
7	4	10	3%	3
9	2	6	2%	2
9	2	10	2%	2
9	3	8	2%	2
9	8	10	2%	2
9	3	12	2%	2