Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Concentration Curl is 21 kg for men and 13 kg 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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Male

Male Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	14 kg
Intermediate	21 kg
Advanced	30 kg
Elite	40 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Concentration Curl? The average Dumbbell Concentration Curl weight for a male lifter is 21 kg (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 8 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	5	9	15	22	30
55	5	10	16	23	32
60	6	11	17	25	33
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	8	13	19	28	37
75	8	14	21	29	38
80	9	14	22	30	40
85	10	15	23	31	41
90	10	16	24	32	42
95	11	17	24	34	44
100	12	18	25	35	45
105	12	18	26	36	46
110	13	19	27	37	47
115	13	20	28	38	48
120	14	20	29	38	49
125	14	21	30	39	50
130	15	22	30	40	51
135	15	22	31	41	52
140	16	23	32	42	53

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	12	18	26	34
20	8	13	20	29	39
25	8	14	21	30	40
30	8	14	21	30	40
35	8	14	21	30	40
40	8	14	21	30	40
45	8	13	20	28	38
50	7	12	19	27	35
55	7	11	17	24	33
60	6	10	16	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	27
70	5	8	13	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	7	10	15	20
85	4	6	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	12	16

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:

3x1021%

3x812%

3x129%

4x106%

2x106%

4x124%

4x84%

2x83%

3x153%

2x123%

3x63%

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	8 kg
Intermediate	13 kg
Advanced	18 kg
Elite	24 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Concentration Curl? The average Dumbbell Concentration Curl weight for a female lifter is 13 kg (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 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	6	10	14	19
45	4	6	10	15	20
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	11	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	22
65	5	8	13	18	23
70	6	9	13	18	24
75	6	9	14	19	25
80	6	10	14	19	25
85	6	10	14	20	26
90	7	10	15	20	26
95	7	11	15	21	27
100	7	11	16	21	27
105	7	11	16	22	28
110	8	12	16	22	28
115	8	12	17	22	29
120	8	12	17	23	29

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	18
65	3	6	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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:

3x1023%

3x814%

3x1210%

4x126%

2x106%

4x106%

3x154%

3x63%

5x52%

2x82%

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
50	5	9	15	22	30
55	5	10	16	23	32
60	6	11	17	25	33
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	8	13	19	28	37
75	8	14	21	29	38
80	9	14	22	30	40
85	10	15	23	31	41
90	10	16	24	32	42
95	11	17	24	34	44
100	12	18	25	35	45
105	12	18	26	36	46
110	13	19	27	37	47
115	13	20	28	38	48
120	14	20	29	38	49
125	14	21	30	39	50
130	15	22	30	40	51
135	15	22	31	41	52
140	16	23	32	42	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	12	18	26	34
20	8	13	20	29	39
25	8	14	21	30	40
30	8	14	21	30	40
35	8	14	21	30	40
40	8	14	21	30	40
45	8	13	20	28	38
50	7	12	19	27	35
55	7	11	17	24	33
60	6	10	16	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	27
70	5	8	13	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	7	10	15	20
85	4	6	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	12	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	6	10	14	19
45	4	6	10	15	20
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	11	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	22
65	5	8	13	18	23
70	6	9	13	18	24
75	6	9	14	19	25
80	6	10	14	19	25
85	6	10	14	20	26
90	7	10	15	20	26
95	7	11	15	21	27
100	7	11	16	21	27
105	7	11	16	22	28
110	8	12	16	22	28
115	8	12	17	22	29
120	8	12	17	23	29

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	18
65	3	6	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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
50	5	9	15	22	30
55	5	10	16	23	32
60	6	11	17	25	33
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	8	13	19	28	37
75	8	14	21	29	38
80	9	14	22	30	40
85	10	15	23	31	41
90	10	16	24	32	42
95	11	17	24	34	44
100	12	18	25	35	45
105	12	18	26	36	46
110	13	19	27	37	47
115	13	20	28	38	48
120	14	20	29	38	49
125	14	21	30	39	50
130	15	22	30	40	51
135	15	22	31	41	52
140	16	23	32	42	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	12	18	26	34
20	8	13	20	29	39
25	8	14	21	30	40
30	8	14	21	30	40
35	8	14	21	30	40
40	8	14	21	30	40
45	8	13	20	28	38
50	7	12	19	27	35
55	7	11	17	24	33
60	6	10	16	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	27
70	5	8	13	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	7	10	15	20
85	4	6	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	12	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	6	10	14	19
45	4	6	10	15	20
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	11	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	22
65	5	8	13	18	23
70	6	9	13	18	24
75	6	9	14	19	25
80	6	10	14	19	25
85	6	10	14	20	26
90	7	10	15	20	26
95	7	11	15	21	27
100	7	11	16	21	27
105	7	11	16	22	28
110	8	12	16	22	28
115	8	12	17	22	29
120	8	12	17	23	29

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	18
65	3	6	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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 (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (kg)

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Female Dumbbell Concentration Curl Standards (kg)

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

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Data behind the Dumbbell Concentration Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	9	15	22	30
55	5	10	16	23	32
60	6	11	17	25	33
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	8	13	19	28	37
75	8	14	21	29	38
80	9	14	22	30	40
85	10	15	23	31	41
90	10	16	24	32	42
95	11	17	24	34	44
100	12	18	25	35	45
105	12	18	26	36	46
110	13	19	27	37	47
115	13	20	28	38	48
120	14	20	29	38	49
125	14	21	30	39	50
130	15	22	30	40	51
135	15	22	31	41	52
140	16	23	32	42	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	12	18	26	34
20	8	13	20	29	39
25	8	14	21	30	40
30	8	14	21	30	40
35	8	14	21	30	40
40	8	14	21	30	40
45	8	13	20	28	38
50	7	12	19	27	35
55	7	11	17	24	33
60	6	10	16	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	27
70	5	8	13	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	7	10	15	20
85	4	6	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	12	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	3	6	10	14	19
45	4	6	10	15	20
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	11	16	22
60	5	8	12	17	22
65	5	8	13	18	23
70	6	9	13	18	24
75	6	9	14	19	25
80	6	10	14	19	25
85	6	10	14	20	26
90	7	10	15	20	26
95	7	11	15	21	27
100	7	11	16	21	27
105	7	11	16	22	28
110	8	12	16	22	28
115	8	12	17	22	29
120	8	12	17	23	29

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	13	18	24
30	5	8	13	18	24
35	5	8	13	18	24
40	5	8	13	18	24
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	18
65	3	6	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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