Cable Fly Standards (lb)

The average Cable Fly is 76 lb for men and 41 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Cable Fly strength standards are based on 236,590 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

Male
Female

Male

Male Cable Fly Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 lb
Novice	39 lb
Intermediate	76 lb
Advanced	126 lb
Elite	186 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.10x

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

What is the average Cable Fly? The average Cable Fly weight for a male lifter is 76 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable Fly? Male beginners should aim to lift 15 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	4	19	46	84	132
120	6	23	51	92	141
130	8	26	57	99	150
140	10	30	62	106	158
150	12	34	67	112	167
160	14	37	72	119	174
170	17	41	77	125	182
180	19	44	82	131	189
190	21	47	86	137	196
200	23	51	91	142	202
210	25	54	95	148	209
220	28	57	99	153	215
230	30	60	103	158	221
240	32	63	107	163	227
250	34	66	111	168	233
260	36	69	115	173	238
270	38	72	119	177	244
280	40	75	122	182	249
290	43	78	126	186	254
300	45	81	130	190	259
310	47	83	133	194	264

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	33	65	108	159
20	14	38	74	123	181
25	15	39	76	126	186
30	15	39	76	126	186
35	15	39	76	126	186
40	15	39	76	126	186
45	14	37	72	120	176
50	13	34	67	112	165
55	12	32	62	103	152
60	11	29	57	94	139
65	10	26	51	85	126
70	9	23	46	77	113
75	8	21	42	69	101
80	7	19	37	62	91
85	6	17	33	55	81
90	6	15	30	50	73

How many sets and reps of Cable Fly should I do?

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

3x10 18%

3x12 16%

3x15 9%

4x10 7%

4x12 7%

3x8 5%

4x15 4%

2x10 3%

5x10 3%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	1311
2	3	12	16%	1156
3	3	15	9%	644
4	4	10	7%	536
5	4	12	7%	521
6	3	8	5%	389
7	4	15	4%	312
8	2	10	3%	221
9	5	10	3%	187
10	2	12	2%	175

Female

Female Cable Fly Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 lb
Novice	21 lb
Intermediate	41 lb
Advanced	68 lb
Elite	100 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Cable Fly? The average Cable Fly weight for a female lifter is 41 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable Fly? Female beginners should aim to lift 8 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	4	13	29	51	79
100	5	15	31	55	83
110	5	16	34	58	86
120	6	18	36	61	90
130	7	19	38	63	93
140	8	21	40	66	96
150	9	22	42	68	99
160	10	23	44	71	102
170	11	25	46	73	105
180	12	26	47	75	107
190	12	27	49	77	110
200	13	28	51	79	112
210	14	30	52	81	115
220	15	31	54	83	117
230	15	32	55	85	119
240	16	33	56	86	121
250	17	34	58	88	123
260	18	35	59	90	125

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	18	35	58	85
20	8	21	40	66	97
25	8	21	41	68	100
30	8	21	41	68	100
35	8	21	41	68	100
40	8	21	41	68	100
45	8	20	39	64	95
50	7	19	37	60	88
55	7	17	34	56	82
60	6	16	31	51	74
65	6	14	28	46	67
70	5	13	25	41	61
75	4	12	23	37	54
80	4	10	20	33	49
85	4	9	18	30	44
90	3	8	16	27	39

How many sets and reps of Cable Fly should I do?

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

3x10 26%

3x12 15%

4x10 13%

4x12 10%

3x8 5%

3x15 5%

4x15 5%

2x10 2%

4x8 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	178
2	3	12	15%	98
3	4	10	13%	87
4	4	12	10%	66
5	3	8	5%	36
6	3	15	5%	34
7	4	15	5%	31
8	2	10	2%	14
9	4	8	2%	12
9	5	10	2%	12

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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 Fly strength standards

Strength Level analysed 33,153 qualifying results from 236,590 community lifts to produce our Cable Fly strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	236,590
Qualifying results	33,153
Male results	30,763
Female results	2,390
Data start	27 January 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	4	19	46	84	132
120	6	23	51	92	141
130	8	26	57	99	150
140	10	30	62	106	158
150	12	34	67	112	167
160	14	37	72	119	174
170	17	41	77	125	182
180	19	44	82	131	189
190	21	47	86	137	196
200	23	51	91	142	202
210	25	54	95	148	209
220	28	57	99	153	215
230	30	60	103	158	221
240	32	63	107	163	227
250	34	66	111	168	233
260	36	69	115	173	238
270	38	72	119	177	244
280	40	75	122	182	249
290	43	78	126	186	254
300	45	81	130	190	259
310	47	83	133	194	264

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	33	65	108	159
20	14	38	74	123	181
25	15	39	76	126	186
30	15	39	76	126	186
35	15	39	76	126	186
40	15	39	76	126	186
45	14	37	72	120	176
50	13	34	67	112	165
55	12	32	62	103	152
60	11	29	57	94	139
65	10	26	51	85	126
70	9	23	46	77	113
75	8	21	42	69	101
80	7	19	37	62	91
85	6	17	33	55	81
90	6	15	30	50	73

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	29	51	79
100	5	15	31	55	83
110	5	16	34	58	86
120	6	18	36	61	90
130	7	19	38	63	93
140	8	21	40	66	96
150	9	22	42	68	99
160	10	23	44	71	102
170	11	25	46	73	105
180	12	26	47	75	107
190	12	27	49	77	110
200	13	28	51	79	112
210	14	30	52	81	115
220	15	31	54	83	117
230	15	32	55	85	119
240	16	33	56	86	121
250	17	34	58	88	123
260	18	35	59	90	125

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	18	35	58	85
20	8	21	40	66	97
25	8	21	41	68	100
30	8	21	41	68	100
35	8	21	41	68	100
40	8	21	41	68	100
45	8	20	39	64	95
50	7	19	37	60	88
55	7	17	34	56	82
60	6	16	31	51	74
65	6	14	28	46	67
70	5	13	25	41	61
75	4	12	23	37	54
80	4	10	20	33	49
85	4	9	18	30	44
90	3	8	16	27	39

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	178
2	3	12	15%	98
3	4	10	13%	87
4	4	12	10%	66
5	3	8	5%	36
6	3	15	5%	34
7	4	15	5%	31
8	2	10	2%	14
9	4	8	2%	12
9	5	10	2%	12

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	4	19	46	84	132
120	6	23	51	92	141
130	8	26	57	99	150
140	10	30	62	106	158
150	12	34	67	112	167
160	14	37	72	119	174
170	17	41	77	125	182
180	19	44	82	131	189
190	21	47	86	137	196
200	23	51	91	142	202
210	25	54	95	148	209
220	28	57	99	153	215
230	30	60	103	158	221
240	32	63	107	163	227
250	34	66	111	168	233
260	36	69	115	173	238
270	38	72	119	177	244
280	40	75	122	182	249
290	43	78	126	186	254
300	45	81	130	190	259
310	47	83	133	194	264

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	33	65	108	159
20	14	38	74	123	181
25	15	39	76	126	186
30	15	39	76	126	186
35	15	39	76	126	186
40	15	39	76	126	186
45	14	37	72	120	176
50	13	34	67	112	165
55	12	32	62	103	152
60	11	29	57	94	139
65	10	26	51	85	126
70	9	23	46	77	113
75	8	21	42	69	101
80	7	19	37	62	91
85	6	17	33	55	81
90	6	15	30	50	73

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	29	51	79
100	5	15	31	55	83
110	5	16	34	58	86
120	6	18	36	61	90
130	7	19	38	63	93
140	8	21	40	66	96
150	9	22	42	68	99
160	10	23	44	71	102
170	11	25	46	73	105
180	12	26	47	75	107
190	12	27	49	77	110
200	13	28	51	79	112
210	14	30	52	81	115
220	15	31	54	83	117
230	15	32	55	85	119
240	16	33	56	86	121
250	17	34	58	88	123
260	18	35	59	90	125

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	18	35	58	85
20	8	21	40	66	97
25	8	21	41	68	100
30	8	21	41	68	100
35	8	21	41	68	100
40	8	21	41	68	100
45	8	20	39	64	95
50	7	19	37	60	88
55	7	17	34	56	82
60	6	16	31	51	74
65	6	14	28	46	67
70	5	13	25	41	61
75	4	12	23	37	54
80	4	10	20	33	49
85	4	9	18	30	44
90	3	8	16	27	39

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	178
2	3	12	15%	98
3	4	10	13%	87
4	4	12	10%	66
5	3	8	5%	36
6	3	15	5%	34
7	4	15	5%	31
8	2	10	2%	14
9	4	8	2%	12
9	5	10	2%	12

Cable Fly Standards (lb)

Male

Male Cable Fly Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Cable Fly should I do?

Female

Female Cable Fly Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Cable Fly should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Cable Fly strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	4	19	46	84	132
120	6	23	51	92	141
130	8	26	57	99	150
140	10	30	62	106	158
150	12	34	67	112	167
160	14	37	72	119	174
170	17	41	77	125	182
180	19	44	82	131	189
190	21	47	86	137	196
200	23	51	91	142	202
210	25	54	95	148	209
220	28	57	99	153	215
230	30	60	103	158	221
240	32	63	107	163	227
250	34	66	111	168	233
260	36	69	115	173	238
270	38	72	119	177	244
280	40	75	122	182	249
290	43	78	126	186	254
300	45	81	130	190	259
310	47	83	133	194	264

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	33	65	108	159
20	14	38	74	123	181
25	15	39	76	126	186
30	15	39	76	126	186
35	15	39	76	126	186
40	15	39	76	126	186
45	14	37	72	120	176
50	13	34	67	112	165
55	12	32	62	103	152
60	11	29	57	94	139
65	10	26	51	85	126
70	9	23	46	77	113
75	8	21	42	69	101
80	7	19	37	62	91
85	6	17	33	55	81
90	6	15	30	50	73

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	29	51	79
100	5	15	31	55	83
110	5	16	34	58	86
120	6	18	36	61	90
130	7	19	38	63	93
140	8	21	40	66	96
150	9	22	42	68	99
160	10	23	44	71	102
170	11	25	46	73	105
180	12	26	47	75	107
190	12	27	49	77	110
200	13	28	51	79	112
210	14	30	52	81	115
220	15	31	54	83	117
230	15	32	55	85	119
240	16	33	56	86	121
250	17	34	58	88	123
260	18	35	59	90	125

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	18	35	58	85
20	8	21	40	66	97
25	8	21	41	68	100
30	8	21	41	68	100
35	8	21	41	68	100
40	8	21	41	68	100
45	8	20	39	64	95
50	7	19	37	60	88
55	7	17	34	56	82
60	6	16	31	51	74
65	6	14	28	46	67
70	5	13	25	41	61
75	4	12	23	37	54
80	4	10	20	33	49
85	4	9	18	30	44
90	3	8	16	27	39

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	178
2	3	12	15%	98
3	4	10	13%	87
4	4	12	10%	66
5	3	8	5%	36
6	3	15	5%	34
7	4	15	5%	31
8	2	10	2%	14
9	4	8	2%	12
9	5	10	2%	12