Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Concentration Curl is 46 lb for men and 28 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Concentration Curl strength standards are based on 221,835 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 lb
Novice	30 lb
Intermediate	46 lb
Advanced	66 lb
Elite	88 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.50x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Concentration Curl? The average Dumbbell Concentration Curl weight for a male lifter is 46 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Concentration Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 18 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	10	19	32	48	66
120	12	22	35	51	69
130	13	23	37	54	73
140	15	25	40	57	76
150	16	27	42	60	80
160	18	29	44	62	83
170	19	31	46	65	85
180	20	33	48	67	88
190	22	34	50	70	91
200	23	36	52	72	94
210	24	37	54	74	96
220	25	39	56	76	98
230	27	40	58	78	101
240	28	42	59	80	103
250	29	43	61	82	105
260	30	44	63	84	107
270	31	46	64	86	109
280	32	47	66	88	111
290	33	48	67	89	113
300	34	50	69	91	115
310	35	51	70	93	117

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	39	56	75
20	17	29	45	64	86
25	18	30	46	66	88
30	18	30	46	66	88
35	18	30	46	66	88
40	18	30	46	66	88
45	17	29	44	63	83
50	16	27	41	58	78
55	15	25	38	54	72
60	13	22	35	49	66
65	12	20	31	45	59
70	11	18	28	40	54
75	10	16	25	36	48
80	9	15	23	32	43
85	8	13	20	29	39
90	7	12	18	26	35

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Concentration Curl should I do?

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

3x10 21%

3x8 12%

3x12 9%

4x10 6%

2x10 6%

4x12 4%

4x8 4%

2x8 3%

3x15 3%

2x12 3%

3x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	1056
2	3	8	12%	576
3	3	12	9%	459
4	4	10	6%	284
5	2	10	6%	277
6	4	12	4%	182
7	4	8	4%	176
8	2	8	3%	171
9	3	15	3%	154
10	2	12	3%	139
10	3	6	3%	139

Female

Female Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 lb
Novice	18 lb
Intermediate	28 lb
Advanced	39 lb
Elite	52 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.25x
Elite	0.35x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Concentration Curl? The average Dumbbell Concentration Curl weight for a female lifter is 28 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Concentration Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 11 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	13	21	31	42
100	8	14	23	33	44
110	9	15	24	34	46
120	10	16	25	36	48
130	11	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	51
150	12	19	28	40	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	21	31	43	56
190	14	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	58
210	15	23	34	46	59
220	16	24	35	47	60
230	16	25	35	48	61
240	17	25	36	48	62
250	17	26	37	49	63
260	18	27	37	50	64

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	33	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	18	28	39	52
30	11	18	28	39	52
35	11	18	28	39	52
40	11	18	28	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	42
60	8	14	21	29	39
65	7	12	19	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Concentration Curl should I do?

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

3x10 23%

3x8 14%

3x12 10%

4x12 6%

2x10 6%

4x10 6%

3x15 4%

3x6 3%

5x5 2%

2x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	101
2	3	8	14%	61
3	3	12	10%	46
4	4	12	6%	28
4	2	10	6%	28
6	4	10	6%	25
7	3	15	4%	17
8	3	6	3%	14
9	5	5	2%	10
9	2	8	2%	10

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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 Concentration Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 36,071 qualifying results from 221,835 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Concentration Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	221,835
Qualifying results	36,071
Male results	33,484
Female results	2,587
Data start	10 December 2017
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	10	19	32	48	66
120	12	22	35	51	69
130	13	23	37	54	73
140	15	25	40	57	76
150	16	27	42	60	80
160	18	29	44	62	83
170	19	31	46	65	85
180	20	33	48	67	88
190	22	34	50	70	91
200	23	36	52	72	94
210	24	37	54	74	96
220	25	39	56	76	98
230	27	40	58	78	101
240	28	42	59	80	103
250	29	43	61	82	105
260	30	44	63	84	107
270	31	46	64	86	109
280	32	47	66	88	111
290	33	48	67	89	113
300	34	50	69	91	115
310	35	51	70	93	117

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	39	56	75
20	17	29	45	64	86
25	18	30	46	66	88
30	18	30	46	66	88
35	18	30	46	66	88
40	18	30	46	66	88
45	17	29	44	63	83
50	16	27	41	58	78
55	15	25	38	54	72
60	13	22	35	49	66
65	12	20	31	45	59
70	11	18	28	40	54
75	10	16	25	36	48
80	9	15	23	32	43
85	8	13	20	29	39
90	7	12	18	26	35

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	13	21	31	42
100	8	14	23	33	44
110	9	15	24	34	46
120	10	16	25	36	48
130	11	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	51
150	12	19	28	40	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	21	31	43	56
190	14	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	58
210	15	23	34	46	59
220	16	24	35	47	60
230	16	25	35	48	61
240	17	25	36	48	62
250	17	26	37	49	63
260	18	27	37	50	64

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	33	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	18	28	39	52
30	11	18	28	39	52
35	11	18	28	39	52
40	11	18	28	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	42
60	8	14	21	29	39
65	7	12	19	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	101
2	3	8	14%	61
3	3	12	10%	46
4	4	12	6%	28
4	2	10	6%	28
6	4	10	6%	25
7	3	15	4%	17
8	3	6	3%	14
9	5	5	2%	10
9	2	8	2%	10

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	19	32	48	66
120	12	22	35	51	69
130	13	23	37	54	73
140	15	25	40	57	76
150	16	27	42	60	80
160	18	29	44	62	83
170	19	31	46	65	85
180	20	33	48	67	88
190	22	34	50	70	91
200	23	36	52	72	94
210	24	37	54	74	96
220	25	39	56	76	98
230	27	40	58	78	101
240	28	42	59	80	103
250	29	43	61	82	105
260	30	44	63	84	107
270	31	46	64	86	109
280	32	47	66	88	111
290	33	48	67	89	113
300	34	50	69	91	115
310	35	51	70	93	117

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	39	56	75
20	17	29	45	64	86
25	18	30	46	66	88
30	18	30	46	66	88
35	18	30	46	66	88
40	18	30	46	66	88
45	17	29	44	63	83
50	16	27	41	58	78
55	15	25	38	54	72
60	13	22	35	49	66
65	12	20	31	45	59
70	11	18	28	40	54
75	10	16	25	36	48
80	9	15	23	32	43
85	8	13	20	29	39
90	7	12	18	26	35

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	13	21	31	42
100	8	14	23	33	44
110	9	15	24	34	46
120	10	16	25	36	48
130	11	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	51
150	12	19	28	40	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	21	31	43	56
190	14	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	58
210	15	23	34	46	59
220	16	24	35	47	60
230	16	25	35	48	61
240	17	25	36	48	62
250	17	26	37	49	63
260	18	27	37	50	64

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	33	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	18	28	39	52
30	11	18	28	39	52
35	11	18	28	39	52
40	11	18	28	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	42
60	8	14	21	29	39
65	7	12	19	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	101
2	3	8	14%	61
3	3	12	10%	46
4	4	12	6%	28
4	2	10	6%	28
6	4	10	6%	25
7	3	15	4%	17
8	3	6	3%	14
9	5	5	2%	10
9	2	8	2%	10

Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Dumbbell Concentration Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	19	32	48	66
120	12	22	35	51	69
130	13	23	37	54	73
140	15	25	40	57	76
150	16	27	42	60	80
160	18	29	44	62	83
170	19	31	46	65	85
180	20	33	48	67	88
190	22	34	50	70	91
200	23	36	52	72	94
210	24	37	54	74	96
220	25	39	56	76	98
230	27	40	58	78	101
240	28	42	59	80	103
250	29	43	61	82	105
260	30	44	63	84	107
270	31	46	64	86	109
280	32	47	66	88	111
290	33	48	67	89	113
300	34	50	69	91	115
310	35	51	70	93	117

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	26	39	56	75
20	17	29	45	64	86
25	18	30	46	66	88
30	18	30	46	66	88
35	18	30	46	66	88
40	18	30	46	66	88
45	17	29	44	63	83
50	16	27	41	58	78
55	15	25	38	54	72
60	13	22	35	49	66
65	12	20	31	45	59
70	11	18	28	40	54
75	10	16	25	36	48
80	9	15	23	32	43
85	8	13	20	29	39
90	7	12	18	26	35

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	13	21	31	42
100	8	14	23	33	44
110	9	15	24	34	46
120	10	16	25	36	48
130	11	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	51
150	12	19	28	40	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	21	31	43	56
190	14	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	58
210	15	23	34	46	59
220	16	24	35	47	60
230	16	25	35	48	61
240	17	25	36	48	62
250	17	26	37	49	63
260	18	27	37	50	64

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	33	44
20	11	18	27	38	51
25	11	18	28	39	52
30	11	18	28	39	52
35	11	18	28	39	52
40	11	18	28	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	35	46
55	9	15	23	32	42
60	8	14	21	29	39
65	7	12	19	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	32
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	101
2	3	8	14%	61
3	3	12	10%	46
4	4	12	6%	28
4	2	10	6%	28
6	4	10	6%	25
7	3	15	4%	17
8	3	6	3%	14
9	5	5	2%	10
9	2	8	2%	10