Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Calf Raise is 34 kg for men and 22 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Calf Raise strength standards are based on 151,971 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	18 kg
Intermediate	34 kg
Advanced	55 kg
Elite	81 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.10x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Calf Raise? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Calf Raise? The average Dumbbell Calf Raise weight for a male lifter is 34 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Calf Raise? Male beginners should aim to lift 7 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	3	11	23	40	61
55	4	12	26	44	65
60	5	14	28	47	69
65	6	16	30	50	73
70	7	17	33	53	76
75	8	19	35	55	80
80	9	21	37	58	83
85	10	22	39	61	86
90	12	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	65	91
100	14	27	45	68	94
105	15	28	47	70	97
110	15	29	48	72	99
115	16	31	50	74	102
120	17	32	52	76	104
125	18	33	53	78	106
130	19	34	55	80	108
135	20	36	56	82	111
140	21	37	58	84	113

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	7	18	33	54	78
25	7	18	34	55	81
30	7	18	34	55	81
35	7	18	34	55	81
40	7	18	34	55	81
45	7	17	32	53	76
50	7	16	30	49	71
55	6	15	28	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	60
65	5	12	23	37	54
70	4	11	21	34	49
75	4	10	19	30	44
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	3	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	13	22	32

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Calf Raise should I do?

These are the most popular Dumbbell Calf Raise workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 13%

3x15 12%

3x12 10%

3x20 10%

4x15 6%

3x30 4%

4x10 3%

4x20 3%

4x12 3%

3x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	386
2	3	15	12%	362
3	3	12	10%	306
4	3	20	10%	298
5	4	15	6%	174
6	3	30	4%	121
7	4	10	3%	96
7	4	20	3%	96
9	4	12	3%	94
10	3	8	3%	78

Female

Female Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	22 kg
Advanced	35 kg
Elite	50 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.80x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Calf Raise? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Calf Raise? The average Dumbbell Calf Raise weight for a female lifter is 22 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Calf Raise? Female beginners should aim to lift 5 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	17	29	43
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	4	10	20	32	46
55	5	11	21	33	48
60	5	12	21	34	49
65	6	12	22	35	50
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	6	14	24	37	53
80	7	14	25	38	54
85	7	15	25	39	55
90	7	15	26	40	56
95	8	16	27	40	56
100	8	16	27	41	57
105	8	16	28	42	58
110	9	17	28	43	59
115	9	17	29	43	60
120	9	18	29	44	60

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	10	19	30	43
20	5	12	21	34	49
25	5	12	22	35	50
30	5	12	22	35	50
35	5	12	22	35	50
40	5	12	22	35	50
45	5	11	21	33	47
50	5	11	19	31	44
55	4	10	18	28	41
60	4	9	16	26	37
65	4	8	15	24	34
70	3	7	13	21	30
75	3	7	12	19	27
80	3	6	11	17	24
85	2	5	10	15	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Calf Raise should I do?

These are the most popular Dumbbell Calf Raise workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 20%

3x12 11%

3x20 10%

3x15 8%

2x12 4%

2x10 4%

4x15 4%

5x15 4%

2x15 3%

4x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	81
2	3	12	11%	43
3	3	20	10%	41
4	3	15	8%	31
5	2	12	4%	17
6	2	10	4%	15
6	4	15	4%	15
6	5	15	4%	15
9	2	15	3%	14
9	4	10	3%	14

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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 Dumbbell Calf Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 9,624 qualifying results from 151,971 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Calf Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	151,971
Qualifying results	9,624
Male results	8,295
Female results	1,329
Data start	15 August 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
50	3	11	23	40	61
55	4	12	26	44	65
60	5	14	28	47	69
65	6	16	30	50	73
70	7	17	33	53	76
75	8	19	35	55	80
80	9	21	37	58	83
85	10	22	39	61	86
90	12	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	65	91
100	14	27	45	68	94
105	15	28	47	70	97
110	15	29	48	72	99
115	16	31	50	74	102
120	17	32	52	76	104
125	18	33	53	78	106
130	19	34	55	80	108
135	20	36	56	82	111
140	21	37	58	84	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	7	18	33	54	78
25	7	18	34	55	81
30	7	18	34	55	81
35	7	18	34	55	81
40	7	18	34	55	81
45	7	17	32	53	76
50	7	16	30	49	71
55	6	15	28	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	60
65	5	12	23	37	54
70	4	11	21	34	49
75	4	10	19	30	44
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	3	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	13	22	32

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	386
2	3	15	12%	362
3	3	12	10%	306
4	3	20	10%	298
5	4	15	6%	174
6	3	30	4%	121
7	4	10	3%	96
7	4	20	3%	96
9	4	12	3%	94
10	3	8	3%	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	17	29	43
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	4	10	20	32	46
55	5	11	21	33	48
60	5	12	21	34	49
65	6	12	22	35	50
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	6	14	24	37	53
80	7	14	25	38	54
85	7	15	25	39	55
90	7	15	26	40	56
95	8	16	27	40	56
100	8	16	27	41	57
105	8	16	28	42	58
110	9	17	28	43	59
115	9	17	29	43	60
120	9	18	29	44	60

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	10	19	30	43
20	5	12	21	34	49
25	5	12	22	35	50
30	5	12	22	35	50
35	5	12	22	35	50
40	5	12	22	35	50
45	5	11	21	33	47
50	5	11	19	31	44
55	4	10	18	28	41
60	4	9	16	26	37
65	4	8	15	24	34
70	3	7	13	21	30
75	3	7	12	19	27
80	3	6	11	17	24
85	2	5	10	15	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	81
2	3	12	11%	43
3	3	20	10%	41
4	3	15	8%	31
5	2	12	4%	17
6	2	10	4%	15
6	4	15	4%	15
6	5	15	4%	15
9	2	15	3%	14
9	4	10	3%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	3	11	23	40	61
55	4	12	26	44	65
60	5	14	28	47	69
65	6	16	30	50	73
70	7	17	33	53	76
75	8	19	35	55	80
80	9	21	37	58	83
85	10	22	39	61	86
90	12	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	65	91
100	14	27	45	68	94
105	15	28	47	70	97
110	15	29	48	72	99
115	16	31	50	74	102
120	17	32	52	76	104
125	18	33	53	78	106
130	19	34	55	80	108
135	20	36	56	82	111
140	21	37	58	84	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	7	18	33	54	78
25	7	18	34	55	81
30	7	18	34	55	81
35	7	18	34	55	81
40	7	18	34	55	81
45	7	17	32	53	76
50	7	16	30	49	71
55	6	15	28	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	60
65	5	12	23	37	54
70	4	11	21	34	49
75	4	10	19	30	44
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	3	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	13	22	32

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	386
2	3	15	12%	362
3	3	12	10%	306
4	3	20	10%	298
5	4	15	6%	174
6	3	30	4%	121
7	4	10	3%	96
7	4	20	3%	96
9	4	12	3%	94
10	3	8	3%	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	17	29	43
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	4	10	20	32	46
55	5	11	21	33	48
60	5	12	21	34	49
65	6	12	22	35	50
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	6	14	24	37	53
80	7	14	25	38	54
85	7	15	25	39	55
90	7	15	26	40	56
95	8	16	27	40	56
100	8	16	27	41	57
105	8	16	28	42	58
110	9	17	28	43	59
115	9	17	29	43	60
120	9	18	29	44	60

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	10	19	30	43
20	5	12	21	34	49
25	5	12	22	35	50
30	5	12	22	35	50
35	5	12	22	35	50
40	5	12	22	35	50
45	5	11	21	33	47
50	5	11	19	31	44
55	4	10	18	28	41
60	4	9	16	26	37
65	4	8	15	24	34
70	3	7	13	21	30
75	3	7	12	19	27
80	3	6	11	17	24
85	2	5	10	15	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	81
2	3	12	11%	43
3	3	20	10%	41
4	3	15	8%	31
5	2	12	4%	17
6	2	10	4%	15
6	4	15	4%	15
6	5	15	4%	15
9	2	15	3%	14
9	4	10	3%	14

Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (kg)

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Female

Female Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (kg)

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How much should I be able to Dumbbell Calf Raise? (kg)

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Data behind the Dumbbell Calf Raise strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	3	11	23	40	61
55	4	12	26	44	65
60	5	14	28	47	69
65	6	16	30	50	73
70	7	17	33	53	76
75	8	19	35	55	80
80	9	21	37	58	83
85	10	22	39	61	86
90	12	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	65	91
100	14	27	45	68	94
105	15	28	47	70	97
110	15	29	48	72	99
115	16	31	50	74	102
120	17	32	52	76	104
125	18	33	53	78	106
130	19	34	55	80	108
135	20	36	56	82	111
140	21	37	58	84	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	7	18	33	54	78
25	7	18	34	55	81
30	7	18	34	55	81
35	7	18	34	55	81
40	7	18	34	55	81
45	7	17	32	53	76
50	7	16	30	49	71
55	6	15	28	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	60
65	5	12	23	37	54
70	4	11	21	34	49
75	4	10	19	30	44
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	3	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	13	22	32

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	386
2	3	15	12%	362
3	3	12	10%	306
4	3	20	10%	298
5	4	15	6%	174
6	3	30	4%	121
7	4	10	3%	96
7	4	20	3%	96
9	4	12	3%	94
10	3	8	3%	78

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	9	17	29	43
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	4	10	20	32	46
55	5	11	21	33	48
60	5	12	21	34	49
65	6	12	22	35	50
70	6	13	23	36	51
75	6	14	24	37	53
80	7	14	25	38	54
85	7	15	25	39	55
90	7	15	26	40	56
95	8	16	27	40	56
100	8	16	27	41	57
105	8	16	28	42	58
110	9	17	28	43	59
115	9	17	29	43	60
120	9	18	29	44	60

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	10	19	30	43
20	5	12	21	34	49
25	5	12	22	35	50
30	5	12	22	35	50
35	5	12	22	35	50
40	5	12	22	35	50
45	5	11	21	33	47
50	5	11	19	31	44
55	4	10	18	28	41
60	4	9	16	26	37
65	4	8	15	24	34
70	3	7	13	21	30
75	3	7	12	19	27
80	3	6	11	17	24
85	2	5	10	15	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	81
2	3	12	11%	43
3	3	20	10%	41
4	3	15	8%	31
5	2	12	4%	17
6	2	10	4%	15
6	4	15	4%	15
6	5	15	4%	15
9	2	15	3%	14
9	4	10	3%	14