Cheat Curl Standards (lb)

The average Cheat Curl is 147 lb for men and 105 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Cheat Curl strength standards are based on 76,972 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Cheat Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	59 lb
Novice	97 lb
Intermediate	147 lb
Advanced	207 lb
Elite	274 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

How much should I be able to Cheat Curl? (lb)

What is the average Cheat Curl? The average Cheat Curl weight for a male lifter is 147 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cheat Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 59 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	52	83	120	163
120	36	61	94	133	178
130	43	70	104	146	192
140	50	78	114	158	206
150	56	86	124	169	219
160	63	94	134	180	231
170	69	102	143	191	244
180	76	110	152	202	255
190	82	117	161	212	267
200	88	125	170	222	278
210	94	132	178	231	289
220	100	139	186	241	299
230	106	146	194	250	309
240	112	153	202	259	319
250	118	159	210	268	329
260	123	166	218	276	338
270	129	172	225	284	347
280	134	179	232	292	356
290	140	185	239	300	365
300	145	191	246	308	374
310	150	197	253	316	382

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	83	125	177	234
20	58	95	143	202	267
25	59	97	147	207	274
30	59	97	147	207	274
35	59	97	147	207	274
40	59	97	147	207	274
45	56	92	139	196	260
50	53	86	130	183	243
55	49	80	120	169	224
60	44	73	110	155	204
65	40	66	99	140	185
70	36	59	89	126	167
75	32	53	80	113	149
80	29	48	72	101	134
85	26	43	64	91	120
90	23	38	58	81	107

How many sets and reps of Cheat Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Cheat Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 16%

2x10 10%

4x12 8%

3x8 7%

2x5 7%

3x12 6%

4x6 5%

2x12 4%

3x15 3%

3x5 3%

4x10 3%

3x6 3%

2x7 3%

2x1 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	23
2	2	10	10%	15
3	4	12	8%	12
4	3	8	7%	10
4	2	5	7%	10
6	3	12	6%	9
7	4	6	5%	7
8	2	12	4%	6
9	3	15	3%	5
10	3	5	3%	4
10	4	10	3%	4
10	3	6	3%	4
10	2	7	3%	4
10	2	1	3%	4

Female

Female Cheat Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 lb
Novice	59 lb
Intermediate	105 lb
Advanced	164 lb
Elite	232 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.50x

How much should I be able to Cheat Curl? (lb)

What is the average Cheat Curl? The average Cheat Curl weight for a female lifter is 105 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Cheat Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 28 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	23	49	86	130
100	11	29	58	98	144
110	15	36	67	109	158
120	19	42	76	120	171
130	23	48	84	130	184
140	28	55	93	141	196
150	32	61	101	150	207
160	36	67	108	160	218
170	41	73	116	169	229
180	45	79	123	178	239
190	50	84	130	186	249
200	54	90	137	195	259
210	58	96	144	203	268
220	63	101	151	211	277
230	67	106	157	218	286
240	71	111	164	226	295
250	75	117	170	233	303
260	79	122	176	240	311

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	50	89	139	197
20	27	58	102	159	226
25	28	59	105	164	232
30	28	59	105	164	232
35	28	59	105	164	232
40	28	59	105	164	232
45	26	56	99	155	219
50	25	52	93	145	205
55	23	48	86	134	189
60	21	44	78	122	173
65	19	40	71	110	156
70	17	36	64	99	141
75	15	32	57	89	126
80	14	29	51	80	113
85	12	26	46	71	101
90	11	23	41	64	91

How many sets and reps of Cheat Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Cheat Curl workouts done by female lifters:

4x15 100%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	15	100%	1

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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.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Cheat Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 5,672 qualifying results from 76,972 community lifts to produce our Cheat Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	76,972
Qualifying results	5,672
Male results	5,560
Female results	112
Data start	21 October 2020
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	30	52	83	120	163
120	36	61	94	133	178
130	43	70	104	146	192
140	50	78	114	158	206
150	56	86	124	169	219
160	63	94	134	180	231
170	69	102	143	191	244
180	76	110	152	202	255
190	82	117	161	212	267
200	88	125	170	222	278
210	94	132	178	231	289
220	100	139	186	241	299
230	106	146	194	250	309
240	112	153	202	259	319
250	118	159	210	268	329
260	123	166	218	276	338
270	129	172	225	284	347
280	134	179	232	292	356
290	140	185	239	300	365
300	145	191	246	308	374
310	150	197	253	316	382

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	83	125	177	234
20	58	95	143	202	267
25	59	97	147	207	274
30	59	97	147	207	274
35	59	97	147	207	274
40	59	97	147	207	274
45	56	92	139	196	260
50	53	86	130	183	243
55	49	80	120	169	224
60	44	73	110	155	204
65	40	66	99	140	185
70	36	59	89	126	167
75	32	53	80	113	149
80	29	48	72	101	134
85	26	43	64	91	120
90	23	38	58	81	107

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	23
2	2	10	10%	15
3	4	12	8%	12
4	3	8	7%	10
4	2	5	7%	10
6	3	12	6%	9
7	4	6	5%	7
8	2	12	4%	6
9	3	15	3%	5
10	3	5	3%	4
10	4	10	3%	4
10	3	6	3%	4
10	2	7	3%	4
10	2	1	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	23	49	86	130
100	11	29	58	98	144
110	15	36	67	109	158
120	19	42	76	120	171
130	23	48	84	130	184
140	28	55	93	141	196
150	32	61	101	150	207
160	36	67	108	160	218
170	41	73	116	169	229
180	45	79	123	178	239
190	50	84	130	186	249
200	54	90	137	195	259
210	58	96	144	203	268
220	63	101	151	211	277
230	67	106	157	218	286
240	71	111	164	226	295
250	75	117	170	233	303
260	79	122	176	240	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	50	89	139	197
20	27	58	102	159	226
25	28	59	105	164	232
30	28	59	105	164	232
35	28	59	105	164	232
40	28	59	105	164	232
45	26	56	99	155	219
50	25	52	93	145	205
55	23	48	86	134	189
60	21	44	78	122	173
65	19	40	71	110	156
70	17	36	64	99	141
75	15	32	57	89	126
80	14	29	51	80	113
85	12	26	46	71	101
90	11	23	41	64	91

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	52	83	120	163
120	36	61	94	133	178
130	43	70	104	146	192
140	50	78	114	158	206
150	56	86	124	169	219
160	63	94	134	180	231
170	69	102	143	191	244
180	76	110	152	202	255
190	82	117	161	212	267
200	88	125	170	222	278
210	94	132	178	231	289
220	100	139	186	241	299
230	106	146	194	250	309
240	112	153	202	259	319
250	118	159	210	268	329
260	123	166	218	276	338
270	129	172	225	284	347
280	134	179	232	292	356
290	140	185	239	300	365
300	145	191	246	308	374
310	150	197	253	316	382

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	83	125	177	234
20	58	95	143	202	267
25	59	97	147	207	274
30	59	97	147	207	274
35	59	97	147	207	274
40	59	97	147	207	274
45	56	92	139	196	260
50	53	86	130	183	243
55	49	80	120	169	224
60	44	73	110	155	204
65	40	66	99	140	185
70	36	59	89	126	167
75	32	53	80	113	149
80	29	48	72	101	134
85	26	43	64	91	120
90	23	38	58	81	107

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	23
2	2	10	10%	15
3	4	12	8%	12
4	3	8	7%	10
4	2	5	7%	10
6	3	12	6%	9
7	4	6	5%	7
8	2	12	4%	6
9	3	15	3%	5
10	3	5	3%	4
10	4	10	3%	4
10	3	6	3%	4
10	2	7	3%	4
10	2	1	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	23	49	86	130
100	11	29	58	98	144
110	15	36	67	109	158
120	19	42	76	120	171
130	23	48	84	130	184
140	28	55	93	141	196
150	32	61	101	150	207
160	36	67	108	160	218
170	41	73	116	169	229
180	45	79	123	178	239
190	50	84	130	186	249
200	54	90	137	195	259
210	58	96	144	203	268
220	63	101	151	211	277
230	67	106	157	218	286
240	71	111	164	226	295
250	75	117	170	233	303
260	79	122	176	240	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	50	89	139	197
20	27	58	102	159	226
25	28	59	105	164	232
30	28	59	105	164	232
35	28	59	105	164	232
40	28	59	105	164	232
45	26	56	99	155	219
50	25	52	93	145	205
55	23	48	86	134	189
60	21	44	78	122	173
65	19	40	71	110	156
70	17	36	64	99	141
75	15	32	57	89	126
80	14	29	51	80	113
85	12	26	46	71	101
90	11	23	41	64	91

Cheat Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Cheat Curl Standards (lb)

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How much should I be able to Cheat Curl? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Cheat Curl should I do?

Female

Female Cheat Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight

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How much should I be able to Cheat Curl? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Cheat Curl should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Cheat Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	52	83	120	163
120	36	61	94	133	178
130	43	70	104	146	192
140	50	78	114	158	206
150	56	86	124	169	219
160	63	94	134	180	231
170	69	102	143	191	244
180	76	110	152	202	255
190	82	117	161	212	267
200	88	125	170	222	278
210	94	132	178	231	289
220	100	139	186	241	299
230	106	146	194	250	309
240	112	153	202	259	319
250	118	159	210	268	329
260	123	166	218	276	338
270	129	172	225	284	347
280	134	179	232	292	356
290	140	185	239	300	365
300	145	191	246	308	374
310	150	197	253	316	382

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	83	125	177	234
20	58	95	143	202	267
25	59	97	147	207	274
30	59	97	147	207	274
35	59	97	147	207	274
40	59	97	147	207	274
45	56	92	139	196	260
50	53	86	130	183	243
55	49	80	120	169	224
60	44	73	110	155	204
65	40	66	99	140	185
70	36	59	89	126	167
75	32	53	80	113	149
80	29	48	72	101	134
85	26	43	64	91	120
90	23	38	58	81	107

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	23
2	2	10	10%	15
3	4	12	8%	12
4	3	8	7%	10
4	2	5	7%	10
6	3	12	6%	9
7	4	6	5%	7
8	2	12	4%	6
9	3	15	3%	5
10	3	5	3%	4
10	4	10	3%	4
10	3	6	3%	4
10	2	7	3%	4
10	2	1	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	23	49	86	130
100	11	29	58	98	144
110	15	36	67	109	158
120	19	42	76	120	171
130	23	48	84	130	184
140	28	55	93	141	196
150	32	61	101	150	207
160	36	67	108	160	218
170	41	73	116	169	229
180	45	79	123	178	239
190	50	84	130	186	249
200	54	90	137	195	259
210	58	96	144	203	268
220	63	101	151	211	277
230	67	106	157	218	286
240	71	111	164	226	295
250	75	117	170	233	303
260	79	122	176	240	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	50	89	139	197
20	27	58	102	159	226
25	28	59	105	164	232
30	28	59	105	164	232
35	28	59	105	164	232
40	28	59	105	164	232
45	26	56	99	155	219
50	25	52	93	145	205
55	23	48	86	134	189
60	21	44	78	122	173
65	19	40	71	110	156
70	17	36	64	99	141
75	15	32	57	89	126
80	14	29	51	80	113
85	12	26	46	71	101
90	11	23	41	64	91