Cable Leg Extension Standards (kg)

The average Cable Leg Extension is 84 kg for men and 47 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Cable Leg Extension strength standards are based on 61,126 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Cable Leg Extension Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	26 kg
Novice	50 kg
Intermediate	84 kg
Advanced	127 kg
Elite	175 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.25x

How much should I be able to Cable Leg Extension? (kg)

What is the average Cable Leg Extension? The average Cable Leg Extension weight for a male lifter is 84 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable Leg Extension? Male beginners should aim to lift 26 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	17	37	66	103	147
55	19	40	70	108	153
60	21	43	74	113	158
65	23	46	77	117	163
70	25	48	81	121	168
75	27	51	84	125	173
80	28	53	87	129	177
85	30	55	90	132	181
90	32	57	92	136	185
95	33	60	95	139	189
100	35	62	98	142	192
105	36	63	100	145	196
110	38	65	102	148	199
115	39	67	105	151	202
120	40	69	107	153	205
125	42	71	109	156	208
130	43	72	111	158	211
135	44	74	113	161	214
140	46	76	115	163	217

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	22	43	72	108	150
20	25	49	82	123	171
25	26	50	84	127	175
30	26	50	84	127	175
35	26	50	84	127	175
40	26	50	84	127	175
45	25	48	80	120	166
50	23	45	75	112	155
55	21	41	69	104	143
60	19	38	63	95	131
65	18	34	57	86	119
70	16	31	51	77	107
75	14	27	46	69	96
80	13	25	41	62	86
85	11	22	37	55	77
90	10	20	33	50	69

How many sets and reps of Cable Leg Extension should I do?

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

3x12 15%

3x10 11%

4x10 9%

4x12 9%

3x8 5%

3x15 4%

5x12 4%

6x12 4%

4x20 3%

6x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	15%	18
2	3	10	11%	13
3	4	10	9%	11
3	4	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	3	15	4%	5
6	5	12	4%	5
6	6	12	4%	5
9	4	20	3%	4
9	6	10	3%	4

Female

Female Cable Leg Extension Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	23 kg
Intermediate	47 kg
Advanced	79 kg
Elite	117 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Cable Leg Extension? (kg)

What is the average Cable Leg Extension? The average Cable Leg Extension weight for a female lifter is 47 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cable Leg Extension? 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	4	16	36	65	99
45	5	18	39	68	103
50	6	19	41	70	106
55	7	20	43	73	110
60	8	22	45	75	112
65	8	23	46	78	115
70	9	24	48	80	118
75	10	25	49	82	120
80	10	26	51	84	122
85	11	27	52	85	125
90	12	28	54	87	127
95	12	29	55	89	129
100	13	30	56	90	131
105	13	31	57	92	132
110	14	32	58	93	134
115	14	33	60	95	136
120	15	33	61	96	137

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	20	40	67	99
20	8	22	45	76	114
25	8	23	47	79	117
30	8	23	47	79	117
35	8	23	47	79	117
40	8	23	47	79	117
45	8	22	44	74	110
50	7	20	41	70	103
55	7	19	38	64	95
60	6	17	35	59	87
65	6	16	32	53	79
70	5	14	28	48	71
75	4	13	25	43	64
80	4	11	23	38	57
85	4	10	20	34	51
90	3	9	18	31	46

How many sets and reps of Cable Leg Extension should I do?

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

3x10 39%

6x15 11%

2x20 7%

3x15 7%

10x10 7%

2x25 7%

4x8 4%

3x12 4%

15x10 4%

12x10 4%

3x25 4%

2x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	11
2	6	15	11%	3
3	2	20	7%	2
3	3	15	7%	2
3	10	10	7%	2
3	2	25	7%	2
7	4	8	4%	1
7	3	12	4%	1
7	15	10	4%	1
7	12	10	4%	1
7	3	25	4%	1
7	2	10	4%	1

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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 Leg Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 2,605 qualifying results from 61,126 community lifts to produce our Cable Leg Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	61,126
Qualifying results	2,605
Male results	2,187
Female results	418
Data start	2 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
50	17	37	66	103	147
55	19	40	70	108	153
60	21	43	74	113	158
65	23	46	77	117	163
70	25	48	81	121	168
75	27	51	84	125	173
80	28	53	87	129	177
85	30	55	90	132	181
90	32	57	92	136	185
95	33	60	95	139	189
100	35	62	98	142	192
105	36	63	100	145	196
110	38	65	102	148	199
115	39	67	105	151	202
120	40	69	107	153	205
125	42	71	109	156	208
130	43	72	111	158	211
135	44	74	113	161	214
140	46	76	115	163	217

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	22	43	72	108	150
20	25	49	82	123	171
25	26	50	84	127	175
30	26	50	84	127	175
35	26	50	84	127	175
40	26	50	84	127	175
45	25	48	80	120	166
50	23	45	75	112	155
55	21	41	69	104	143
60	19	38	63	95	131
65	18	34	57	86	119
70	16	31	51	77	107
75	14	27	46	69	96
80	13	25	41	62	86
85	11	22	37	55	77
90	10	20	33	50	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	15%	18
2	3	10	11%	13
3	4	10	9%	11
3	4	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	3	15	4%	5
6	5	12	4%	5
6	6	12	4%	5
9	4	20	3%	4
9	6	10	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	16	36	65	99
45	5	18	39	68	103
50	6	19	41	70	106
55	7	20	43	73	110
60	8	22	45	75	112
65	8	23	46	78	115
70	9	24	48	80	118
75	10	25	49	82	120
80	10	26	51	84	122
85	11	27	52	85	125
90	12	28	54	87	127
95	12	29	55	89	129
100	13	30	56	90	131
105	13	31	57	92	132
110	14	32	58	93	134
115	14	33	60	95	136
120	15	33	61	96	137

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	20	40	67	99
20	8	22	45	76	114
25	8	23	47	79	117
30	8	23	47	79	117
35	8	23	47	79	117
40	8	23	47	79	117
45	8	22	44	74	110
50	7	20	41	70	103
55	7	19	38	64	95
60	6	17	35	59	87
65	6	16	32	53	79
70	5	14	28	48	71
75	4	13	25	43	64
80	4	11	23	38	57
85	4	10	20	34	51
90	3	9	18	31	46

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	11
2	6	15	11%	3
3	2	20	7%	2
3	3	15	7%	2
3	10	10	7%	2
3	2	25	7%	2
7	4	8	4%	1
7	3	12	4%	1
7	15	10	4%	1
7	12	10	4%	1
7	3	25	4%	1
7	2	10	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	17	37	66	103	147
55	19	40	70	108	153
60	21	43	74	113	158
65	23	46	77	117	163
70	25	48	81	121	168
75	27	51	84	125	173
80	28	53	87	129	177
85	30	55	90	132	181
90	32	57	92	136	185
95	33	60	95	139	189
100	35	62	98	142	192
105	36	63	100	145	196
110	38	65	102	148	199
115	39	67	105	151	202
120	40	69	107	153	205
125	42	71	109	156	208
130	43	72	111	158	211
135	44	74	113	161	214
140	46	76	115	163	217

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	22	43	72	108	150
20	25	49	82	123	171
25	26	50	84	127	175
30	26	50	84	127	175
35	26	50	84	127	175
40	26	50	84	127	175
45	25	48	80	120	166
50	23	45	75	112	155
55	21	41	69	104	143
60	19	38	63	95	131
65	18	34	57	86	119
70	16	31	51	77	107
75	14	27	46	69	96
80	13	25	41	62	86
85	11	22	37	55	77
90	10	20	33	50	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	15%	18
2	3	10	11%	13
3	4	10	9%	11
3	4	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	3	15	4%	5
6	5	12	4%	5
6	6	12	4%	5
9	4	20	3%	4
9	6	10	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	16	36	65	99
45	5	18	39	68	103
50	6	19	41	70	106
55	7	20	43	73	110
60	8	22	45	75	112
65	8	23	46	78	115
70	9	24	48	80	118
75	10	25	49	82	120
80	10	26	51	84	122
85	11	27	52	85	125
90	12	28	54	87	127
95	12	29	55	89	129
100	13	30	56	90	131
105	13	31	57	92	132
110	14	32	58	93	134
115	14	33	60	95	136
120	15	33	61	96	137

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	20	40	67	99
20	8	22	45	76	114
25	8	23	47	79	117
30	8	23	47	79	117
35	8	23	47	79	117
40	8	23	47	79	117
45	8	22	44	74	110
50	7	20	41	70	103
55	7	19	38	64	95
60	6	17	35	59	87
65	6	16	32	53	79
70	5	14	28	48	71
75	4	13	25	43	64
80	4	11	23	38	57
85	4	10	20	34	51
90	3	9	18	31	46

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	11
2	6	15	11%	3
3	2	20	7%	2
3	3	15	7%	2
3	10	10	7%	2
3	2	25	7%	2
7	4	8	4%	1
7	3	12	4%	1
7	15	10	4%	1
7	12	10	4%	1
7	3	25	4%	1
7	2	10	4%	1

Cable Leg Extension Standards (kg)

Male

Male Cable Leg Extension Standards (kg)

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How much should I be able to Cable Leg Extension? (kg)

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How many sets and reps of Cable Leg Extension should I do?

Female

Female Cable Leg Extension Standards (kg)

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How much should I be able to Cable Leg Extension? (kg)

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Cable Leg Extension should I do?

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Data behind the Cable Leg Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	17	37	66	103	147
55	19	40	70	108	153
60	21	43	74	113	158
65	23	46	77	117	163
70	25	48	81	121	168
75	27	51	84	125	173
80	28	53	87	129	177
85	30	55	90	132	181
90	32	57	92	136	185
95	33	60	95	139	189
100	35	62	98	142	192
105	36	63	100	145	196
110	38	65	102	148	199
115	39	67	105	151	202
120	40	69	107	153	205
125	42	71	109	156	208
130	43	72	111	158	211
135	44	74	113	161	214
140	46	76	115	163	217

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	22	43	72	108	150
20	25	49	82	123	171
25	26	50	84	127	175
30	26	50	84	127	175
35	26	50	84	127	175
40	26	50	84	127	175
45	25	48	80	120	166
50	23	45	75	112	155
55	21	41	69	104	143
60	19	38	63	95	131
65	18	34	57	86	119
70	16	31	51	77	107
75	14	27	46	69	96
80	13	25	41	62	86
85	11	22	37	55	77
90	10	20	33	50	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	15%	18
2	3	10	11%	13
3	4	10	9%	11
3	4	12	9%	11
5	3	8	5%	6
6	3	15	4%	5
6	5	12	4%	5
6	6	12	4%	5
9	4	20	3%	4
9	6	10	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	4	16	36	65	99
45	5	18	39	68	103
50	6	19	41	70	106
55	7	20	43	73	110
60	8	22	45	75	112
65	8	23	46	78	115
70	9	24	48	80	118
75	10	25	49	82	120
80	10	26	51	84	122
85	11	27	52	85	125
90	12	28	54	87	127
95	12	29	55	89	129
100	13	30	56	90	131
105	13	31	57	92	132
110	14	32	58	93	134
115	14	33	60	95	136
120	15	33	61	96	137

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	20	40	67	99
20	8	22	45	76	114
25	8	23	47	79	117
30	8	23	47	79	117
35	8	23	47	79	117
40	8	23	47	79	117
45	8	22	44	74	110
50	7	20	41	70	103
55	7	19	38	64	95
60	6	17	35	59	87
65	6	16	32	53	79
70	5	14	28	48	71
75	4	13	25	43	64
80	4	11	23	38	57
85	4	10	20	34	51
90	3	9	18	31	46

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	39%	11
2	6	15	11%	3
3	2	20	7%	2
3	3	15	7%	2
3	10	10	7%	2
3	2	25	7%	2
7	4	8	4%	1
7	3	12	4%	1
7	15	10	4%	1
7	12	10	4%	1
7	3	25	4%	1
7	2	10	4%	1