Cable Leg Extension Standards (lb)

The average Cable Leg Extension is 186 lb for men and 103 lb 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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	58 lb
Novice	111 lb
Intermediate	186 lb
Advanced	279 lb
Elite	387 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Cable Leg Extension? The average Cable Leg Extension weight for a male lifter is 186 lb (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 58 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	38	82	146	228	323
120	42	88	154	238	335
130	46	93	161	247	346
140	50	99	168	256	357
150	53	104	175	264	367
160	57	109	181	272	376
170	61	114	188	280	385
180	64	119	194	287	393
190	67	123	199	294	401
200	70	127	205	300	409
210	74	131	210	307	416
220	77	135	215	313	424
230	79	139	220	319	430
240	82	143	225	325	437
250	85	147	229	330	443
260	88	150	234	336	450
270	91	154	238	341	456
280	93	157	242	346	462
290	96	161	246	351	467
300	98	164	250	355	473
310	101	167	254	360	478

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	95	158	238	330
20	56	108	181	272	377
25	58	111	186	279	387
30	58	111	186	279	387
35	58	111	186	279	387
40	58	111	186	279	387
45	55	105	176	265	366
50	51	98	164	247	342
55	47	91	152	228	316
60	43	83	139	209	289
65	39	75	125	189	261
70	35	67	113	170	235
75	31	60	101	152	211
80	28	54	91	136	189
85	25	49	81	122	169
90	23	44	73	110	152

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 lb
Novice	51 lb
Intermediate	103 lb
Advanced	173 lb
Elite	257 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Cable Leg Extension? The average Cable Leg Extension weight for a female lifter is 103 lb (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 18 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	10	36	81	143	220
100	12	39	85	150	227
110	13	42	90	155	234
120	15	45	94	160	241
130	16	47	97	165	247
140	18	50	101	170	252
150	19	52	104	174	257
160	20	54	107	178	262
170	22	57	110	182	267
180	23	59	113	186	272
190	24	61	116	189	276
200	26	63	119	193	280
210	27	64	121	196	284
220	28	66	124	199	288
230	29	68	126	202	291
240	30	70	128	205	295
250	31	71	131	208	298
260	32	73	133	210	301

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	43	88	148	219
20	18	49	100	169	250
25	18	51	103	173	257
30	18	51	103	173	257
35	18	51	103	173	257
40	18	51	103	173	257
45	17	48	97	164	244
50	16	45	91	153	228
55	15	41	84	141	210
60	13	38	77	129	192
65	12	34	69	117	174
70	11	31	62	105	156
75	10	28	56	94	140
80	9	25	50	84	125
85	8	22	45	76	112
90	7	20	40	68	101

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
110	38	82	146	228	323
120	42	88	154	238	335
130	46	93	161	247	346
140	50	99	168	256	357
150	53	104	175	264	367
160	57	109	181	272	376
170	61	114	188	280	385
180	64	119	194	287	393
190	67	123	199	294	401
200	70	127	205	300	409
210	74	131	210	307	416
220	77	135	215	313	424
230	79	139	220	319	430
240	82	143	225	325	437
250	85	147	229	330	443
260	88	150	234	336	450
270	91	154	238	341	456
280	93	157	242	346	462
290	96	161	246	351	467
300	98	164	250	355	473
310	101	167	254	360	478

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	95	158	238	330
20	56	108	181	272	377
25	58	111	186	279	387
30	58	111	186	279	387
35	58	111	186	279	387
40	58	111	186	279	387
45	55	105	176	265	366
50	51	98	164	247	342
55	47	91	152	228	316
60	43	83	139	209	289
65	39	75	125	189	261
70	35	67	113	170	235
75	31	60	101	152	211
80	28	54	91	136	189
85	25	49	81	122	169
90	23	44	73	110	152

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
90	10	36	81	143	220
100	12	39	85	150	227
110	13	42	90	155	234
120	15	45	94	160	241
130	16	47	97	165	247
140	18	50	101	170	252
150	19	52	104	174	257
160	20	54	107	178	262
170	22	57	110	182	267
180	23	59	113	186	272
190	24	61	116	189	276
200	26	63	119	193	280
210	27	64	121	196	284
220	28	66	124	199	288
230	29	68	126	202	291
240	30	70	128	205	295
250	31	71	131	208	298
260	32	73	133	210	301

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	43	88	148	219
20	18	49	100	169	250
25	18	51	103	173	257
30	18	51	103	173	257
35	18	51	103	173	257
40	18	51	103	173	257
45	17	48	97	164	244
50	16	45	91	153	228
55	15	41	84	141	210
60	13	38	77	129	192
65	12	34	69	117	174
70	11	31	62	105	156
75	10	28	56	94	140
80	9	25	50	84	125
85	8	22	45	76	112
90	7	20	40	68	101

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
110	38	82	146	228	323
120	42	88	154	238	335
130	46	93	161	247	346
140	50	99	168	256	357
150	53	104	175	264	367
160	57	109	181	272	376
170	61	114	188	280	385
180	64	119	194	287	393
190	67	123	199	294	401
200	70	127	205	300	409
210	74	131	210	307	416
220	77	135	215	313	424
230	79	139	220	319	430
240	82	143	225	325	437
250	85	147	229	330	443
260	88	150	234	336	450
270	91	154	238	341	456
280	93	157	242	346	462
290	96	161	246	351	467
300	98	164	250	355	473
310	101	167	254	360	478

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	95	158	238	330
20	56	108	181	272	377
25	58	111	186	279	387
30	58	111	186	279	387
35	58	111	186	279	387
40	58	111	186	279	387
45	55	105	176	265	366
50	51	98	164	247	342
55	47	91	152	228	316
60	43	83	139	209	289
65	39	75	125	189	261
70	35	67	113	170	235
75	31	60	101	152	211
80	28	54	91	136	189
85	25	49	81	122	169
90	23	44	73	110	152

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
90	10	36	81	143	220
100	12	39	85	150	227
110	13	42	90	155	234
120	15	45	94	160	241
130	16	47	97	165	247
140	18	50	101	170	252
150	19	52	104	174	257
160	20	54	107	178	262
170	22	57	110	182	267
180	23	59	113	186	272
190	24	61	116	189	276
200	26	63	119	193	280
210	27	64	121	196	284
220	28	66	124	199	288
230	29	68	126	202	291
240	30	70	128	205	295
250	31	71	131	208	298
260	32	73	133	210	301

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	43	88	148	219
20	18	49	100	169	250
25	18	51	103	173	257
30	18	51	103	173	257
35	18	51	103	173	257
40	18	51	103	173	257
45	17	48	97	164	244
50	16	45	91	153	228
55	15	41	84	141	210
60	13	38	77	129	192
65	12	34	69	117	174
70	11	31	62	105	156
75	10	28	56	94	140
80	9	25	50	84	125
85	8	22	45	76	112
90	7	20	40	68	101

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 (lb)

Male

Male Cable Leg Extension Standards (lb)

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

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

Female

Female Cable Leg Extension Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Cable Leg Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	38	82	146	228	323
120	42	88	154	238	335
130	46	93	161	247	346
140	50	99	168	256	357
150	53	104	175	264	367
160	57	109	181	272	376
170	61	114	188	280	385
180	64	119	194	287	393
190	67	123	199	294	401
200	70	127	205	300	409
210	74	131	210	307	416
220	77	135	215	313	424
230	79	139	220	319	430
240	82	143	225	325	437
250	85	147	229	330	443
260	88	150	234	336	450
270	91	154	238	341	456
280	93	157	242	346	462
290	96	161	246	351	467
300	98	164	250	355	473
310	101	167	254	360	478

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	95	158	238	330
20	56	108	181	272	377
25	58	111	186	279	387
30	58	111	186	279	387
35	58	111	186	279	387
40	58	111	186	279	387
45	55	105	176	265	366
50	51	98	164	247	342
55	47	91	152	228	316
60	43	83	139	209	289
65	39	75	125	189	261
70	35	67	113	170	235
75	31	60	101	152	211
80	28	54	91	136	189
85	25	49	81	122	169
90	23	44	73	110	152

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
90	10	36	81	143	220
100	12	39	85	150	227
110	13	42	90	155	234
120	15	45	94	160	241
130	16	47	97	165	247
140	18	50	101	170	252
150	19	52	104	174	257
160	20	54	107	178	262
170	22	57	110	182	267
180	23	59	113	186	272
190	24	61	116	189	276
200	26	63	119	193	280
210	27	64	121	196	284
220	28	66	124	199	288
230	29	68	126	202	291
240	30	70	128	205	295
250	31	71	131	208	298
260	32	73	133	210	301

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	43	88	148	219
20	18	49	100	169	250
25	18	51	103	173	257
30	18	51	103	173	257
35	18	51	103	173	257
40	18	51	103	173	257
45	17	48	97	164	244
50	16	45	91	153	228
55	15	41	84	141	210
60	13	38	77	129	192
65	12	34	69	117	174
70	11	31	62	105	156
75	10	28	56	94	140
80	9	25	50	84	125
85	8	22	45	76	112
90	7	20	40	68	101

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