Cable External Rotation Standards

Measured in lb

Cable External Rotation strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Cable External Rotation standards are based on 4,721 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 lb
Novice	19 lb
Intermediate	41 lb
Advanced	73 lb
Elite	112 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.65x

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 41 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 5 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	1	9	25	50	82
120	2	11	28	55	87
130	3	13	31	58	92
140	3	14	34	62	97
150	4	16	37	66	101
160	5	18	39	69	106
170	6	19	42	73	110
180	7	21	44	76	114
190	8	23	47	79	117
200	9	24	49	82	121
210	10	26	51	85	125
220	11	28	53	88	128
230	12	29	55	90	131
240	13	31	58	93	135
250	14	32	60	95	138
260	15	34	62	98	141
270	16	35	64	100	144
280	17	36	65	103	146
290	18	38	67	105	149
300	18	39	69	107	152
310	19	41	71	110	155

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	16	35	62	95
20	5	18	40	71	109
25	5	19	41	73	112
30	5	19	41	73	112
35	5	19	41	73	112
40	5	19	41	73	112
45	5	18	39	69	106
50	5	17	37	65	99
55	4	15	34	60	92
60	4	14	31	55	84
65	4	13	28	50	76
70	3	11	25	45	68
75	3	10	23	40	61
80	3	9	20	36	54
85	2	8	18	32	49
90	2	7	16	29	44

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

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Female

Female Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	4 lb
Novice	14 lb
Intermediate	29 lb
Advanced	50 lb
Elite	75 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.50x

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 29 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	1	7	18	34	54
100	2	8	20	37	58
110	2	10	22	40	62
120	3	11	24	43	66
130	4	12	26	46	69
140	5	14	28	48	72
150	5	15	30	51	75
160	6	16	32	53	78
170	7	18	34	55	81
180	8	19	35	57	83
190	9	20	37	59	86
200	9	21	39	61	88
210	10	22	40	63	90
220	11	23	42	65	93
230	12	25	43	67	95
240	12	26	45	69	97
250	13	27	46	71	99
260	14	28	47	72	101

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	12	25	42	64
20	4	13	28	48	73
25	4	14	29	50	75
30	4	14	29	50	75
35	4	14	29	50	75
40	4	14	29	50	75
45	4	13	27	47	71
50	4	12	26	44	67
55	4	11	24	41	62
60	3	10	22	37	56
65	3	9	20	34	51
70	3	8	18	30	46
75	2	7	16	27	41
80	2	7	14	24	36
85	2	6	13	22	33
90	2	5	11	20	29

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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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	9	25	50	82
120	2	11	28	55	87
130	3	13	31	58	92
140	3	14	34	62	97
150	4	16	37	66	101
160	5	18	39	69	106
170	6	19	42	73	110
180	7	21	44	76	114
190	8	23	47	79	117
200	9	24	49	82	121
210	10	26	51	85	125
220	11	28	53	88	128
230	12	29	55	90	131
240	13	31	58	93	135
250	14	32	60	95	138
260	15	34	62	98	141
270	16	35	64	100	144
280	17	36	65	103	146
290	18	38	67	105	149
300	18	39	69	107	152
310	19	41	71	110	155

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	16	35	62	95
20	5	18	40	71	109
25	5	19	41	73	112
30	5	19	41	73	112
35	5	19	41	73	112
40	5	19	41	73	112
45	5	18	39	69	106
50	5	17	37	65	99
55	4	15	34	60	92
60	4	14	31	55	84
65	4	13	28	50	76
70	3	11	25	45	68
75	3	10	23	40	61
80	3	9	20	36	54
85	2	8	18	32	49
90	2	7	16	29	44

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	1	7	18	34	54
100	2	8	20	37	58
110	2	10	22	40	62
120	3	11	24	43	66
130	4	12	26	46	69
140	5	14	28	48	72
150	5	15	30	51	75
160	6	16	32	53	78
170	7	18	34	55	81
180	8	19	35	57	83
190	9	20	37	59	86
200	9	21	39	61	88
210	10	22	40	63	90
220	11	23	42	65	93
230	12	25	43	67	95
240	12	26	45	69	97
250	13	27	46	71	99
260	14	28	47	72	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	12	25	42	64
20	4	13	28	48	73
25	4	14	29	50	75
30	4	14	29	50	75
35	4	14	29	50	75
40	4	14	29	50	75
45	4	13	27	47	71
50	4	12	26	44	67
55	4	11	24	41	62
60	3	10	22	37	56
65	3	9	20	34	51
70	3	8	18	30	46
75	2	7	16	27	41
80	2	7	14	24	36
85	2	6	13	22	33
90	2	5	11	20	29

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	1	9	25	50	82
120	2	11	28	55	87
130	3	13	31	58	92
140	3	14	34	62	97
150	4	16	37	66	101
160	5	18	39	69	106
170	6	19	42	73	110
180	7	21	44	76	114
190	8	23	47	79	117
200	9	24	49	82	121
210	10	26	51	85	125
220	11	28	53	88	128
230	12	29	55	90	131
240	13	31	58	93	135
250	14	32	60	95	138
260	15	34	62	98	141
270	16	35	64	100	144
280	17	36	65	103	146
290	18	38	67	105	149
300	18	39	69	107	152
310	19	41	71	110	155

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	16	35	62	95
20	5	18	40	71	109
25	5	19	41	73	112
30	5	19	41	73	112
35	5	19	41	73	112
40	5	19	41	73	112
45	5	18	39	69	106
50	5	17	37	65	99
55	4	15	34	60	92
60	4	14	31	55	84
65	4	13	28	50	76
70	3	11	25	45	68
75	3	10	23	40	61
80	3	9	20	36	54
85	2	8	18	32	49
90	2	7	16	29	44

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	1	7	18	34	54
100	2	8	20	37	58
110	2	10	22	40	62
120	3	11	24	43	66
130	4	12	26	46	69
140	5	14	28	48	72
150	5	15	30	51	75
160	6	16	32	53	78
170	7	18	34	55	81
180	8	19	35	57	83
190	9	20	37	59	86
200	9	21	39	61	88
210	10	22	40	63	90
220	11	23	42	65	93
230	12	25	43	67	95
240	12	26	45	69	97
250	13	27	46	71	99
260	14	28	47	72	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	12	25	42	64
20	4	13	28	48	73
25	4	14	29	50	75
30	4	14	29	50	75
35	4	14	29	50	75
40	4	14	29	50	75
45	4	13	27	47	71
50	4	12	26	44	67
55	4	11	24	41	62
60	3	10	22	37	56
65	3	9	20	34	51
70	3	8	18	30	46
75	2	7	16	27	41
80	2	7	14	24	36
85	2	6	13	22	33
90	2	5	11	20	29

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

Measured in lb

Cable External Rotation strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

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

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Female

Female Cable External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

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

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	9	25	50	82
120	2	11	28	55	87
130	3	13	31	58	92
140	3	14	34	62	97
150	4	16	37	66	101
160	5	18	39	69	106
170	6	19	42	73	110
180	7	21	44	76	114
190	8	23	47	79	117
200	9	24	49	82	121
210	10	26	51	85	125
220	11	28	53	88	128
230	12	29	55	90	131
240	13	31	58	93	135
250	14	32	60	95	138
260	15	34	62	98	141
270	16	35	64	100	144
280	17	36	65	103	146
290	18	38	67	105	149
300	18	39	69	107	152
310	19	41	71	110	155

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	16	35	62	95
20	5	18	40	71	109
25	5	19	41	73	112
30	5	19	41	73	112
35	5	19	41	73	112
40	5	19	41	73	112
45	5	18	39	69	106
50	5	17	37	65	99
55	4	15	34	60	92
60	4	14	31	55	84
65	4	13	28	50	76
70	3	11	25	45	68
75	3	10	23	40	61
80	3	9	20	36	54
85	2	8	18	32	49
90	2	7	16	29	44

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	1	7	18	34	54
100	2	8	20	37	58
110	2	10	22	40	62
120	3	11	24	43	66
130	4	12	26	46	69
140	5	14	28	48	72
150	5	15	30	51	75
160	6	16	32	53	78
170	7	18	34	55	81
180	8	19	35	57	83
190	9	20	37	59	86
200	9	21	39	61	88
210	10	22	40	63	90
220	11	23	42	65	93
230	12	25	43	67	95
240	12	26	45	69	97
250	13	27	46	71	99
260	14	28	47	72	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	12	25	42	64
20	4	13	28	48	73
25	4	14	29	50	75
30	4	14	29	50	75
35	4	14	29	50	75
40	4	14	29	50	75
45	4	13	27	47	71
50	4	12	26	44	67
55	4	11	24	41	62
60	3	10	22	37	56
65	3	9	20	34	51
70	3	8	18	30	46
75	2	7	16	27	41
80	2	7	14	24	36
85	2	6	13	22	33
90	2	5	11	20	29

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