Close Grip Bench Press vs Barbell Curl

Exercise

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Gender

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Overall Comparison

Metric	Close Grip Bench Press	Barbell Curl	Difference	Percent
Daily count	144	1,208	-1,064	-88%
Total lifts entered	295,264	1,985,138	-1,689,874	-85%

Male Comparison

Metric	Close Grip Bench Press	Barbell Curl	Difference	Percent
Average lift	205.6 lb	103.3 lb	102.3 lb	99%
Elite lift	341.9 lb	200.6 lb	141.3 lb	70%
Average bodyweight	179.5 lb	172 lb	7.5 lb	4%
Lifts analysed	36,031	295,837	-259,806	-88%

Female Comparison

Metric	Close Grip Bench Press	Barbell Curl	Difference	Percent
Average lift	108.9 lb	54.4 lb	54.5 lb	100%
Elite lift	201.5 lb	120.5 lb	81.1 lb	67%
Average bodyweight	147.1 lb	142.6 lb	4.6 lb	3%
Lifts analysed	1,982	31,525	-29,543	-94%