Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Curl is 21 kg for men and 12 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Curl strength standards are based on 3,634,702 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	21 kg
Advanced	31 kg
Elite	42 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.55x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Curl? The average Dumbbell 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 Curl? 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	4	9	15	23	32
55	5	10	16	25	34
60	6	11	18	26	36
65	6	11	19	28	38
70	7	12	20	29	39
75	8	13	21	30	41
80	8	14	22	32	42
85	9	15	23	33	44
90	9	16	24	34	45
95	10	16	25	35	47
100	11	17	26	36	48
105	11	18	27	37	49
110	12	19	28	38	50
115	12	19	28	39	51
120	13	20	29	40	52
125	13	21	30	41	53
130	14	21	31	42	54
135	14	22	31	43	55
140	15	22	32	44	56

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	36
20	7	13	20	30	41
25	7	13	21	31	42
30	7	13	21	31	42
35	7	13	21	31	42
40	7	13	21	31	42
45	7	12	20	29	40
50	6	11	19	27	37
55	6	11	17	25	35
60	5	10	16	23	32
65	5	9	14	21	29
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	4	7	11	17	23
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	3	6	9	14	18
90	3	5	8	12	17

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

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

3x1019%

3x810%

3x1210%

4x106%

2x106%

4x84%

4x124%

3x153%

3x63%

2x83%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	4795
2	3	8	10%	2441
3	3	12	10%	2341
4	4	10	6%	1507
5	2	10	6%	1399
6	4	8	4%	980
7	4	12	4%	917
8	3	15	3%	750
9	3	6	3%	726
10	2	8	3%	710

Female

Female Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	4 kg
Novice	7 kg
Intermediate	12 kg
Advanced	18 kg
Elite	25 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.30x
Elite	0.40x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Curl? The average Dumbbell Curl weight for a female lifter is 12 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 4 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	2	5	9	14	20
45	3	6	10	15	21
50	3	6	11	16	22
55	3	7	11	17	23
60	4	7	12	18	24
65	4	8	12	18	25
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	5	9	14	20	27
85	5	9	15	21	28
90	6	10	15	22	29
95	6	10	16	22	29
100	6	10	16	23	30
105	7	11	16	23	31
110	7	11	17	24	31
115	7	11	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	32

By Age

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

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

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

3x1022%

3x811%

3x1211%

4x107%

3x156%

4x125%

2x105%

4x83%

3x62%

2x122%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	1182
2	3	8	11%	595
3	3	12	11%	586
4	4	10	7%	366
5	3	15	6%	304
6	4	12	5%	256
7	2	10	5%	247
8	4	8	3%	172
9	3	6	2%	134
10	2	12	2%	130

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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 Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 957,996 qualifying results from 3,634,702 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	3,634,702
Qualifying results	957,996
Male results	844,943
Female results	113,053
Data start	19 March 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.

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Men 37 cm Women 32 cm

Bicep Size Standards (cm)

1,980 user measurements 2022–2026

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	4	9	15	23	32
55	5	10	16	25	34
60	6	11	18	26	36
65	6	11	19	28	38
70	7	12	20	29	39
75	8	13	21	30	41
80	8	14	22	32	42
85	9	15	23	33	44
90	9	16	24	34	45
95	10	16	25	35	47
100	11	17	26	36	48
105	11	18	27	37	49
110	12	19	28	38	50
115	12	19	28	39	51
120	13	20	29	40	52
125	13	21	30	41	53
130	14	21	31	42	54
135	14	22	31	43	55
140	15	22	32	44	56

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	36
20	7	13	20	30	41
25	7	13	21	31	42
30	7	13	21	31	42
35	7	13	21	31	42
40	7	13	21	31	42
45	7	12	20	29	40
50	6	11	19	27	37
55	6	11	17	25	35
60	5	10	16	23	32
65	5	9	14	21	29
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	4	7	11	17	23
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	3	6	9	14	18
90	3	5	8	12	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	5	9	14	20
45	3	6	10	15	21
50	3	6	11	16	22
55	3	7	11	17	23
60	4	7	12	18	24
65	4	8	12	18	25
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	5	9	14	20	27
85	5	9	15	21	28
90	6	10	15	22	29
95	6	10	16	22	29
100	6	10	16	23	30
105	7	11	16	23	31
110	7	11	17	24	31
115	7	11	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	32

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

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	4	9	15	23	32
55	5	10	16	25	34
60	6	11	18	26	36
65	6	11	19	28	38
70	7	12	20	29	39
75	8	13	21	30	41
80	8	14	22	32	42
85	9	15	23	33	44
90	9	16	24	34	45
95	10	16	25	35	47
100	11	17	26	36	48
105	11	18	27	37	49
110	12	19	28	38	50
115	12	19	28	39	51
120	13	20	29	40	52
125	13	21	30	41	53
130	14	21	31	42	54
135	14	22	31	43	55
140	15	22	32	44	56

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	36
20	7	13	20	30	41
25	7	13	21	31	42
30	7	13	21	31	42
35	7	13	21	31	42
40	7	13	21	31	42
45	7	12	20	29	40
50	6	11	19	27	37
55	6	11	17	25	35
60	5	10	16	23	32
65	5	9	14	21	29
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	4	7	11	17	23
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	3	6	9	14	18
90	3	5	8	12	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	5	9	14	20
45	3	6	10	15	21
50	3	6	11	16	22
55	3	7	11	17	23
60	4	7	12	18	24
65	4	8	12	18	25
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	5	9	14	20	27
85	5	9	15	21	28
90	6	10	15	22	29
95	6	10	16	22	29
100	6	10	16	23	30
105	7	11	16	23	31
110	7	11	17	24	31
115	7	11	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	32

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

Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Curl strength standards

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Related Body Size Standards

Biceps

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	4	9	15	23	32
55	5	10	16	25	34
60	6	11	18	26	36
65	6	11	19	28	38
70	7	12	20	29	39
75	8	13	21	30	41
80	8	14	22	32	42
85	9	15	23	33	44
90	9	16	24	34	45
95	10	16	25	35	47
100	11	17	26	36	48
105	11	18	27	37	49
110	12	19	28	38	50
115	12	19	28	39	51
120	13	20	29	40	52
125	13	21	30	41	53
130	14	21	31	42	54
135	14	22	31	43	55
140	15	22	32	44	56

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	36
20	7	13	20	30	41
25	7	13	21	31	42
30	7	13	21	31	42
35	7	13	21	31	42
40	7	13	21	31	42
45	7	12	20	29	40
50	6	11	19	27	37
55	6	11	17	25	35
60	5	10	16	23	32
65	5	9	14	21	29
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	4	7	11	17	23
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	3	6	9	14	18
90	3	5	8	12	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	5	9	14	20
45	3	6	10	15	21
50	3	6	11	16	22
55	3	7	11	17	23
60	4	7	12	18	24
65	4	8	12	18	25
70	4	8	13	19	26
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	5	9	14	20	27
85	5	9	15	21	28
90	6	10	15	22	29
95	6	10	16	22	29
100	6	10	16	23	30
105	7	11	16	23	31
110	7	11	17	24	31
115	7	11	17	24	32
120	7	12	18	25	32

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