Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Calf Raise is 75 lb for men and 48 lb 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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 lb
Novice	40 lb
Intermediate	75 lb
Advanced	122 lb
Elite	178 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Calf Raise? The average Dumbbell Calf Raise weight for a male lifter is 75 lb (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 16 lb (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
110	7	23	51	89	135
120	9	27	56	95	143
130	11	30	61	102	151
140	13	34	66	108	158
150	15	37	70	114	165
160	17	40	75	119	172
170	19	43	79	125	178
180	22	47	83	130	185
190	24	50	87	135	191
200	26	53	91	140	196
210	28	55	95	145	202
220	30	58	98	149	207
230	32	61	102	154	212
240	34	64	106	158	217
250	36	66	109	162	222
260	38	69	112	166	227
270	39	72	116	170	232
280	41	74	119	174	236
290	43	77	122	178	241
300	45	79	125	181	245
310	47	81	128	185	249

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	34	64	104	151
20	16	39	73	119	173
25	16	40	75	122	178
30	16	40	75	122	178
35	16	40	75	122	178
40	16	40	75	122	178
45	15	38	71	116	168
50	14	35	67	108	157
55	13	32	62	100	145
60	12	30	56	91	132
65	11	27	51	83	120
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	9	22	41	67	97
80	8	19	37	60	87
85	7	17	33	53	78
90	6	16	30	48	70

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	12 lb
Novice	26 lb
Intermediate	48 lb
Advanced	77 lb
Elite	110 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Calf Raise? The average Dumbbell Calf Raise weight for a female lifter is 48 lb (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 12 lb (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
90	7	20	39	64	95
100	8	21	41	67	98
110	9	23	43	70	101
120	10	24	45	72	104
130	11	26	47	75	107
140	12	27	49	77	110
150	13	28	50	79	112
160	14	29	52	81	115
170	14	30	53	83	117
180	15	31	55	84	119
190	16	32	56	86	121
200	17	33	57	88	123
210	17	34	59	89	125
220	18	35	60	91	126
230	19	36	61	92	128
240	19	37	62	94	130
250	20	38	63	95	131
260	20	39	64	96	133

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	22	41	65	94
20	11	26	47	75	107
25	12	26	48	77	110
30	12	26	48	77	110
35	12	26	48	77	110
40	12	26	48	77	110
45	11	25	46	73	104
50	10	23	43	68	98
55	9	22	39	63	90
60	9	20	36	57	82
65	8	18	33	52	74
70	7	16	29	47	67
75	6	14	26	42	60
80	6	13	24	37	54
85	5	12	21	34	48
90	5	10	19	30	43

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
110	7	23	51	89	135
120	9	27	56	95	143
130	11	30	61	102	151
140	13	34	66	108	158
150	15	37	70	114	165
160	17	40	75	119	172
170	19	43	79	125	178
180	22	47	83	130	185
190	24	50	87	135	191
200	26	53	91	140	196
210	28	55	95	145	202
220	30	58	98	149	207
230	32	61	102	154	212
240	34	64	106	158	217
250	36	66	109	162	222
260	38	69	112	166	227
270	39	72	116	170	232
280	41	74	119	174	236
290	43	77	122	178	241
300	45	79	125	181	245
310	47	81	128	185	249

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	34	64	104	151
20	16	39	73	119	173
25	16	40	75	122	178
30	16	40	75	122	178
35	16	40	75	122	178
40	16	40	75	122	178
45	15	38	71	116	168
50	14	35	67	108	157
55	13	32	62	100	145
60	12	30	56	91	132
65	11	27	51	83	120
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	9	22	41	67	97
80	8	19	37	60	87
85	7	17	33	53	78
90	6	16	30	48	70

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
90	7	20	39	64	95
100	8	21	41	67	98
110	9	23	43	70	101
120	10	24	45	72	104
130	11	26	47	75	107
140	12	27	49	77	110
150	13	28	50	79	112
160	14	29	52	81	115
170	14	30	53	83	117
180	15	31	55	84	119
190	16	32	56	86	121
200	17	33	57	88	123
210	17	34	59	89	125
220	18	35	60	91	126
230	19	36	61	92	128
240	19	37	62	94	130
250	20	38	63	95	131
260	20	39	64	96	133

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	22	41	65	94
20	11	26	47	75	107
25	12	26	48	77	110
30	12	26	48	77	110
35	12	26	48	77	110
40	12	26	48	77	110
45	11	25	46	73	104
50	10	23	43	68	98
55	9	22	39	63	90
60	9	20	36	57	82
65	8	18	33	52	74
70	7	16	29	47	67
75	6	14	26	42	60
80	6	13	24	37	54
85	5	12	21	34	48
90	5	10	19	30	43

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
110	7	23	51	89	135
120	9	27	56	95	143
130	11	30	61	102	151
140	13	34	66	108	158
150	15	37	70	114	165
160	17	40	75	119	172
170	19	43	79	125	178
180	22	47	83	130	185
190	24	50	87	135	191
200	26	53	91	140	196
210	28	55	95	145	202
220	30	58	98	149	207
230	32	61	102	154	212
240	34	64	106	158	217
250	36	66	109	162	222
260	38	69	112	166	227
270	39	72	116	170	232
280	41	74	119	174	236
290	43	77	122	178	241
300	45	79	125	181	245
310	47	81	128	185	249

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	34	64	104	151
20	16	39	73	119	173
25	16	40	75	122	178
30	16	40	75	122	178
35	16	40	75	122	178
40	16	40	75	122	178
45	15	38	71	116	168
50	14	35	67	108	157
55	13	32	62	100	145
60	12	30	56	91	132
65	11	27	51	83	120
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	9	22	41	67	97
80	8	19	37	60	87
85	7	17	33	53	78
90	6	16	30	48	70

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
90	7	20	39	64	95
100	8	21	41	67	98
110	9	23	43	70	101
120	10	24	45	72	104
130	11	26	47	75	107
140	12	27	49	77	110
150	13	28	50	79	112
160	14	29	52	81	115
170	14	30	53	83	117
180	15	31	55	84	119
190	16	32	56	86	121
200	17	33	57	88	123
210	17	34	59	89	125
220	18	35	60	91	126
230	19	36	61	92	128
240	19	37	62	94	130
250	20	38	63	95	131
260	20	39	64	96	133

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	22	41	65	94
20	11	26	47	75	107
25	12	26	48	77	110
30	12	26	48	77	110
35	12	26	48	77	110
40	12	26	48	77	110
45	11	25	46	73	104
50	10	23	43	68	98
55	9	22	39	63	90
60	9	20	36	57	82
65	8	18	33	52	74
70	7	16	29	47	67
75	6	14	26	42	60
80	6	13	24	37	54
85	5	12	21	34	48
90	5	10	19	30	43

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 (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Dumbbell Calf Raise Standards (lb)

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

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Data behind the Dumbbell Calf Raise strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	7	23	51	89	135
120	9	27	56	95	143
130	11	30	61	102	151
140	13	34	66	108	158
150	15	37	70	114	165
160	17	40	75	119	172
170	19	43	79	125	178
180	22	47	83	130	185
190	24	50	87	135	191
200	26	53	91	140	196
210	28	55	95	145	202
220	30	58	98	149	207
230	32	61	102	154	212
240	34	64	106	158	217
250	36	66	109	162	222
260	38	69	112	166	227
270	39	72	116	170	232
280	41	74	119	174	236
290	43	77	122	178	241
300	45	79	125	181	245
310	47	81	128	185	249

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	34	64	104	151
20	16	39	73	119	173
25	16	40	75	122	178
30	16	40	75	122	178
35	16	40	75	122	178
40	16	40	75	122	178
45	15	38	71	116	168
50	14	35	67	108	157
55	13	32	62	100	145
60	12	30	56	91	132
65	11	27	51	83	120
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	9	22	41	67	97
80	8	19	37	60	87
85	7	17	33	53	78
90	6	16	30	48	70

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
90	7	20	39	64	95
100	8	21	41	67	98
110	9	23	43	70	101
120	10	24	45	72	104
130	11	26	47	75	107
140	12	27	49	77	110
150	13	28	50	79	112
160	14	29	52	81	115
170	14	30	53	83	117
180	15	31	55	84	119
190	16	32	56	86	121
200	17	33	57	88	123
210	17	34	59	89	125
220	18	35	60	91	126
230	19	36	61	92	128
240	19	37	62	94	130
250	20	38	63	95	131
260	20	39	64	96	133

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	22	41	65	94
20	11	26	47	75	107
25	12	26	48	77	110
30	12	26	48	77	110
35	12	26	48	77	110
40	12	26	48	77	110
45	11	25	46	73	104
50	10	23	43	68	98
55	9	22	39	63	90
60	9	20	36	57	82
65	8	18	33	52	74
70	7	16	29	47	67
75	6	14	26	42	60
80	6	13	24	37	54
85	5	12	21	34	48
90	5	10	19	30	43

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