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Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

Dumbbell curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Our dumbbell curl standards are based on 635,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

Dumbbell strength standards are based on the weight of each dumbbell, not the weight of two added together. For example, if you bicep curl 20 lb dumbbells in each arm that would count as 20 lb not the total 40 lb.

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Male Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 7 x0.06 18 x0.17 36 x0.33 59 x0.54 87 x0.79
120 8 x0.07 20 x0.17 39 x0.32 63 x0.53 92 x0.77
130 10 x0.07 23 x0.17 42 x0.32 67 x0.52 97 x0.74
140 11 x0.08 25 x0.18 45 x0.32 71 x0.5 101 x0.72
150 12 x0.08 27 x0.18 47 x0.32 74 x0.49 105 x0.7
160 14 x0.09 29 x0.18 50 x0.31 77 x0.48 109 x0.68
170 15 x0.09 31 x0.18 53 x0.31 80 x0.47 113 x0.66
180 16 x0.09 32 x0.18 55 x0.31 83 x0.46 116 x0.64
190 18 x0.09 34 x0.18 57 x0.3 86 x0.45 119 x0.63
200 19 x0.09 36 x0.18 60 x0.3 89 x0.45 123 x0.61
210 20 x0.1 38 x0.18 62 x0.29 92 x0.44 126 x0.6
220 21 x0.1 39 x0.18 64 x0.29 94 x0.43 129 x0.59
230 23 x0.1 41 x0.18 66 x0.29 97 x0.42 132 x0.57
240 24 x0.1 43 x0.18 68 x0.28 99 x0.41 135 x0.56
250 25 x0.1 44 x0.18 70 x0.28 102 x0.41 137 x0.55
260 26 x0.1 46 x0.18 72 x0.28 104 x0.4 140 x0.54
270 27 x0.1 47 x0.17 74 x0.27 106 x0.39 143 x0.53
280 28 x0.1 49 x0.17 75 x0.27 108 x0.39 145 x0.52
290 29 x0.1 50 x0.17 77 x0.27 110 x0.38 148 x0.51
300 31 x0.1 51 x0.17 79 x0.26 112 x0.37 150 x0.5
310 32 x0.1 53 x0.17 81 x0.26 114 x0.37 152 x0.49
All 14 29 52 81 115

These male standards were last updated 2 days ago and are based on 187,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these dumbbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb. Dumbbell strength standards are based on the weight of each dumbbell, not the weight of two added together.

Female Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 4 x0.05 11 x0.12 22 x0.24 36 x0.4 53 x0.59
100 5 x0.05 12 x0.12 23 x0.23 38 x0.38 56 x0.56
110 6 x0.05 13 x0.12 25 x0.23 41 x0.37 59 x0.53
120 6 x0.05 15 x0.12 27 x0.22 43 x0.35 61 x0.51
130 7 x0.06 16 x0.12 28 x0.22 45 x0.34 63 x0.49
140 8 x0.06 17 x0.12 30 x0.21 46 x0.33 66 x0.47
150 9 x0.06 18 x0.12 31 x0.21 48 x0.32 68 x0.45
160 9 x0.06 19 x0.12 33 x0.2 50 x0.31 70 x0.43
170 10 x0.06 20 x0.12 34 x0.2 51 x0.3 71 x0.42
180 11 x0.06 21 x0.12 35 x0.19 53 x0.29 73 x0.41
190 11 x0.06 22 x0.11 36 x0.19 54 x0.29 75 x0.39
200 12 x0.06 23 x0.11 37 x0.19 56 x0.28 76 x0.38
210 13 x0.06 24 x0.11 38 x0.18 57 x0.27 78 x0.37
220 13 x0.06 24 x0.11 39 x0.18 58 x0.26 80 x0.36
230 14 x0.06 25 x0.11 41 x0.18 59 x0.26 81 x0.35
240 15 x0.06 26 x0.11 42 x0.17 61 x0.25 82 x0.34
250 15 x0.06 27 x0.11 42 x0.17 62 x0.25 84 x0.34
260 16 x0.06 27 x0.11 43 x0.17 63 x0.24 85 x0.33
All 8 17 30 47 67

These female standards were last updated 2 days ago and are based on 24,000 filtered lifts.

Note: these dumbbell standards include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb. Dumbbell strength standards are based on the weight of each dumbbell, not the weight of two added together.

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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.

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