Cheat Curl Standards

Measured in kg

Cheat Curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Weight Unit

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Kilograms (kg)

Our community Cheat Curl standards are based on 20,500 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Cheat Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	22 kg
Novice	39 kg
Intermediate	62 kg
Advanced	91 kg
Elite	123 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Cheat Curl? The average Cheat Curl weight for a male lifter is 62 kg (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 22 kg (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
50	10	21	36	56	78
55	12	24	41	62	85
60	15	28	45	67	92
65	18	32	50	73	99
70	20	35	54	78	105
75	23	39	59	83	111
80	26	42	63	88	116
85	28	45	67	93	122
90	31	48	71	98	127
95	34	52	75	102	132
100	36	55	78	106	137
105	38	58	82	111	142
110	41	61	86	115	147
115	43	64	89	119	151
120	46	66	92	123	155
125	48	69	96	126	160
130	50	72	99	130	164
135	52	75	102	134	168
140	55	77	105	137	172

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	34	53	77	105
20	22	38	61	88	120
25	22	39	62	91	123
30	22	39	62	91	123
35	22	39	62	91	123
40	22	39	62	91	123
45	21	37	59	86	116
50	20	35	56	81	109
55	18	32	51	75	101
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	15	27	42	62	83
70	14	24	38	55	75
75	12	21	34	49	67
80	11	19	30	44	60
85	10	17	27	40	54
90	9	16	25	36	48

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

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Female

Female Cheat Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	14 kg
Intermediate	24 kg
Advanced	38 kg
Elite	54 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

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

What is the average Cheat Curl? The average Cheat Curl weight for a female lifter is 24 kg (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 7 kg (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
40	3	9	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	46
55	6	12	22	34	48
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	24	38	53
70	8	15	26	39	55
75	8	16	27	41	56
80	9	17	28	42	58
85	10	18	29	44	60
90	10	19	30	45	61
95	11	20	31	46	63
100	12	20	32	47	64
105	12	21	33	49	65
110	13	22	34	50	67
115	13	23	35	51	68
120	14	23	36	52	69

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	46
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	7	14	24	38	54
30	7	14	24	38	54
35	7	14	24	38	54
40	7	14	24	38	54
45	6	13	23	36	51
50	6	12	22	34	48
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	17	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	17	23
90	3	5	10	15	21

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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	56	78
55	12	24	41	62	85
60	15	28	45	67	92
65	18	32	50	73	99
70	20	35	54	78	105
75	23	39	59	83	111
80	26	42	63	88	116
85	28	45	67	93	122
90	31	48	71	98	127
95	34	52	75	102	132
100	36	55	78	106	137
105	38	58	82	111	142
110	41	61	86	115	147
115	43	64	89	119	151
120	46	66	92	123	155
125	48	69	96	126	160
130	50	72	99	130	164
135	52	75	102	134	168
140	55	77	105	137	172

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	34	53	77	105
20	22	38	61	88	120
25	22	39	62	91	123
30	22	39	62	91	123
35	22	39	62	91	123
40	22	39	62	91	123
45	21	37	59	86	116
50	20	35	56	81	109
55	18	32	51	75	101
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	15	27	42	62	83
70	14	24	38	55	75
75	12	21	34	49	67
80	11	19	30	44	60
85	10	17	27	40	54
90	9	16	25	36	48

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
40	3	9	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	46
55	6	12	22	34	48
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	24	38	53
70	8	15	26	39	55
75	8	16	27	41	56
80	9	17	28	42	58
85	10	18	29	44	60
90	10	19	30	45	61
95	11	20	31	46	63
100	12	20	32	47	64
105	12	21	33	49	65
110	13	22	34	50	67
115	13	23	35	51	68
120	14	23	36	52	69

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	46
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	7	14	24	38	54
30	7	14	24	38	54
35	7	14	24	38	54
40	7	14	24	38	54
45	6	13	23	36	51
50	6	12	22	34	48
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	17	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	17	23
90	3	5	10	15	21

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	56	78
55	12	24	41	62	85
60	15	28	45	67	92
65	18	32	50	73	99
70	20	35	54	78	105
75	23	39	59	83	111
80	26	42	63	88	116
85	28	45	67	93	122
90	31	48	71	98	127
95	34	52	75	102	132
100	36	55	78	106	137
105	38	58	82	111	142
110	41	61	86	115	147
115	43	64	89	119	151
120	46	66	92	123	155
125	48	69	96	126	160
130	50	72	99	130	164
135	52	75	102	134	168
140	55	77	105	137	172

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	34	53	77	105
20	22	38	61	88	120
25	22	39	62	91	123
30	22	39	62	91	123
35	22	39	62	91	123
40	22	39	62	91	123
45	21	37	59	86	116
50	20	35	56	81	109
55	18	32	51	75	101
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	15	27	42	62	83
70	14	24	38	55	75
75	12	21	34	49	67
80	11	19	30	44	60
85	10	17	27	40	54
90	9	16	25	36	48

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
40	3	9	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	46
55	6	12	22	34	48
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	24	38	53
70	8	15	26	39	55
75	8	16	27	41	56
80	9	17	28	42	58
85	10	18	29	44	60
90	10	19	30	45	61
95	11	20	31	46	63
100	12	20	32	47	64
105	12	21	33	49	65
110	13	22	34	50	67
115	13	23	35	51	68
120	14	23	36	52	69

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	46
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	7	14	24	38	54
30	7	14	24	38	54
35	7	14	24	38	54
40	7	14	24	38	54
45	6	13	23	36	51
50	6	12	22	34	48
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	17	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	17	23
90	3	5	10	15	21

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	10	21	36	56	78
55	12	24	41	62	85
60	15	28	45	67	92
65	18	32	50	73	99
70	20	35	54	78	105
75	23	39	59	83	111
80	26	42	63	88	116
85	28	45	67	93	122
90	31	48	71	98	127
95	34	52	75	102	132
100	36	55	78	106	137
105	38	58	82	111	142
110	41	61	86	115	147
115	43	64	89	119	151
120	46	66	92	123	155
125	48	69	96	126	160
130	50	72	99	130	164
135	52	75	102	134	168
140	55	77	105	137	172

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	34	53	77	105
20	22	38	61	88	120
25	22	39	62	91	123
30	22	39	62	91	123
35	22	39	62	91	123
40	22	39	62	91	123
45	21	37	59	86	116
50	20	35	56	81	109
55	18	32	51	75	101
60	17	30	47	68	92
65	15	27	42	62	83
70	14	24	38	55	75
75	12	21	34	49	67
80	11	19	30	44	60
85	10	17	27	40	54
90	9	16	25	36	48

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
40	3	9	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	46
55	6	12	22	34	48
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	24	38	53
70	8	15	26	39	55
75	8	16	27	41	56
80	9	17	28	42	58
85	10	18	29	44	60
90	10	19	30	45	61
95	11	20	31	46	63
100	12	20	32	47	64
105	12	21	33	49	65
110	13	22	34	50	67
115	13	23	35	51	68
120	14	23	36	52	69

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	46
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	7	14	24	38	54
30	7	14	24	38	54
35	7	14	24	38	54
40	7	14	24	38	54
45	6	13	23	36	51
50	6	12	22	34	48
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	17	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	17	23
90	3	5	10	15	21