Dumbbell External Rotation Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell External Rotation is 38 lb for men and 25 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell External Rotation strength standards are based on 30,184 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell External Rotation Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	3 lb
Novice	16 lb
Intermediate	38 lb
Advanced	71 lb
Elite	111 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.65x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell External Rotation? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell External Rotation? The average Dumbbell External Rotation weight for a male lifter is 38 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell External Rotation? Male beginners should aim to lift 3 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	2	12	32	62	100
120	2	13	33	64	102
130	2	13	34	65	104
140	3	14	35	67	106
150	3	14	36	68	107
160	3	15	37	69	109
170	3	16	38	70	111
180	4	16	39	71	112
190	4	17	40	73	113
200	4	17	40	74	114
210	4	18	41	75	116
220	4	18	42	75	117
230	5	18	42	76	118
240	5	19	43	77	119
250	5	19	44	78	120
260	5	20	44	79	121
270	6	20	45	80	122
280	6	20	45	80	123
290	6	21	46	81	124
300	6	21	47	82	125
310	6	21	47	82	126

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	33	61	95
20	3	15	37	69	109
25	3	16	38	71	111
30	3	16	38	71	111
35	3	16	38	71	111
40	3	16	38	71	111
45	3	15	36	67	106
50	3	14	34	63	99
55	3	13	31	58	91
60	3	12	29	53	83
65	2	11	26	48	75
70	2	10	23	43	68
75	2	9	21	39	61
80	2	8	19	35	54
85	1	7	17	31	49
90	1	6	15	28	44

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell External Rotation should I do?

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

3x12 19%

3x10 13%

3x20 9%

4x10 8%

3x15 6%

3x8 5%

2x10 5%

2x12 4%

4x12 4%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	47
2	3	10	13%	31
3	3	20	9%	22
4	4	10	8%	19
5	3	15	6%	15
6	3	8	5%	13
6	2	10	5%	13
8	2	12	4%	10
9	4	12	4%	9
10	4	8	3%	7

Female

Female Dumbbell External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	3 lb
Novice	12 lb
Intermediate	25 lb
Advanced	45 lb
Elite	68 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.30x
Elite	0.50x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell External Rotation? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell External Rotation? The average Dumbbell External Rotation weight for a female lifter is 25 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell External Rotation? Female beginners should aim to lift 3 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	1	6	15	30	49
100	1	7	18	33	53
110	2	8	20	36	56
120	3	10	22	39	60
130	3	11	24	42	63
140	4	12	26	44	66
150	5	14	28	46	69
160	6	15	29	49	72
170	6	16	31	51	74
180	7	17	33	53	77
190	8	19	34	55	79
200	9	20	36	57	82
210	10	21	38	59	84
220	10	22	39	61	86
230	11	23	40	63	88
240	12	24	42	64	91
250	13	25	43	66	93
260	13	26	45	68	95

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	10	22	38	58
20	3	11	25	43	66
25	3	12	25	45	68
30	3	12	25	45	68
35	3	12	25	45	68
40	3	12	25	45	68
45	3	11	24	42	64
50	3	10	22	39	60
55	3	9	21	36	55
60	3	9	19	33	51
65	2	8	17	30	46
70	2	7	15	27	41
75	2	6	14	24	37
80	2	6	12	22	33
85	1	5	11	19	30
90	1	5	10	17	27

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell External Rotation should I do?

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

3x10 23%

3x15 17%

4x12 13%

2x12 10%

3x12 10%

3x8 10%

6x15 3%

2x15 3%

5x6 3%

2x10 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	7
2	3	15	17%	5
3	4	12	13%	4
4	2	12	10%	3
4	3	12	10%	3
4	3	8	10%	3
7	6	15	3%	1
7	2	15	3%	1
7	5	6	3%	1
7	2	10	3%	1
7	4	8	3%	1

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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 External Rotation strength standards

Strength Level analysed 765 qualifying results from 30,184 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell External Rotation strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	30,184
Qualifying results	765
Male results	709
Female results	56
Data start	22 October 2020
Data cutoff	2 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	2	12	32	62	100
120	2	13	33	64	102
130	2	13	34	65	104
140	3	14	35	67	106
150	3	14	36	68	107
160	3	15	37	69	109
170	3	16	38	70	111
180	4	16	39	71	112
190	4	17	40	73	113
200	4	17	40	74	114
210	4	18	41	75	116
220	4	18	42	75	117
230	5	18	42	76	118
240	5	19	43	77	119
250	5	19	44	78	120
260	5	20	44	79	121
270	6	20	45	80	122
280	6	20	45	80	123
290	6	21	46	81	124
300	6	21	47	82	125
310	6	21	47	82	126

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	33	61	95
20	3	15	37	69	109
25	3	16	38	71	111
30	3	16	38	71	111
35	3	16	38	71	111
40	3	16	38	71	111
45	3	15	36	67	106
50	3	14	34	63	99
55	3	13	31	58	91
60	3	12	29	53	83
65	2	11	26	48	75
70	2	10	23	43	68
75	2	9	21	39	61
80	2	8	19	35	54
85	1	7	17	31	49
90	1	6	15	28	44

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	47
2	3	10	13%	31
3	3	20	9%	22
4	4	10	8%	19
5	3	15	6%	15
6	3	8	5%	13
6	2	10	5%	13
8	2	12	4%	10
9	4	12	4%	9
10	4	8	3%	7

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	1	6	15	30	49
100	1	7	18	33	53
110	2	8	20	36	56
120	3	10	22	39	60
130	3	11	24	42	63
140	4	12	26	44	66
150	5	14	28	46	69
160	6	15	29	49	72
170	6	16	31	51	74
180	7	17	33	53	77
190	8	19	34	55	79
200	9	20	36	57	82
210	10	21	38	59	84
220	10	22	39	61	86
230	11	23	40	63	88
240	12	24	42	64	91
250	13	25	43	66	93
260	13	26	45	68	95

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	10	22	38	58
20	3	11	25	43	66
25	3	12	25	45	68
30	3	12	25	45	68
35	3	12	25	45	68
40	3	12	25	45	68
45	3	11	24	42	64
50	3	10	22	39	60
55	3	9	21	36	55
60	3	9	19	33	51
65	2	8	17	30	46
70	2	7	15	27	41
75	2	6	14	24	37
80	2	6	12	22	33
85	1	5	11	19	30
90	1	5	10	17	27

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	7
2	3	15	17%	5
3	4	12	13%	4
4	2	12	10%	3
4	3	12	10%	3
4	3	8	10%	3
7	6	15	3%	1
7	2	15	3%	1
7	5	6	3%	1
7	2	10	3%	1
7	4	8	3%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	2	12	32	62	100
120	2	13	33	64	102
130	2	13	34	65	104
140	3	14	35	67	106
150	3	14	36	68	107
160	3	15	37	69	109
170	3	16	38	70	111
180	4	16	39	71	112
190	4	17	40	73	113
200	4	17	40	74	114
210	4	18	41	75	116
220	4	18	42	75	117
230	5	18	42	76	118
240	5	19	43	77	119
250	5	19	44	78	120
260	5	20	44	79	121
270	6	20	45	80	122
280	6	20	45	80	123
290	6	21	46	81	124
300	6	21	47	82	125
310	6	21	47	82	126

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	33	61	95
20	3	15	37	69	109
25	3	16	38	71	111
30	3	16	38	71	111
35	3	16	38	71	111
40	3	16	38	71	111
45	3	15	36	67	106
50	3	14	34	63	99
55	3	13	31	58	91
60	3	12	29	53	83
65	2	11	26	48	75
70	2	10	23	43	68
75	2	9	21	39	61
80	2	8	19	35	54
85	1	7	17	31	49
90	1	6	15	28	44

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	47
2	3	10	13%	31
3	3	20	9%	22
4	4	10	8%	19
5	3	15	6%	15
6	3	8	5%	13
6	2	10	5%	13
8	2	12	4%	10
9	4	12	4%	9
10	4	8	3%	7

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	1	6	15	30	49
100	1	7	18	33	53
110	2	8	20	36	56
120	3	10	22	39	60
130	3	11	24	42	63
140	4	12	26	44	66
150	5	14	28	46	69
160	6	15	29	49	72
170	6	16	31	51	74
180	7	17	33	53	77
190	8	19	34	55	79
200	9	20	36	57	82
210	10	21	38	59	84
220	10	22	39	61	86
230	11	23	40	63	88
240	12	24	42	64	91
250	13	25	43	66	93
260	13	26	45	68	95

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	10	22	38	58
20	3	11	25	43	66
25	3	12	25	45	68
30	3	12	25	45	68
35	3	12	25	45	68
40	3	12	25	45	68
45	3	11	24	42	64
50	3	10	22	39	60
55	3	9	21	36	55
60	3	9	19	33	51
65	2	8	17	30	46
70	2	7	15	27	41
75	2	6	14	24	37
80	2	6	12	22	33
85	1	5	11	19	30
90	1	5	10	17	27

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	7
2	3	15	17%	5
3	4	12	13%	4
4	2	12	10%	3
4	3	12	10%	3
4	3	8	10%	3
7	6	15	3%	1
7	2	15	3%	1
7	5	6	3%	1
7	2	10	3%	1
7	4	8	3%	1

Dumbbell External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Male Dumbbell External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Female Dumbbell External Rotation Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Dumbbell External Rotation strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	2	12	32	62	100
120	2	13	33	64	102
130	2	13	34	65	104
140	3	14	35	67	106
150	3	14	36	68	107
160	3	15	37	69	109
170	3	16	38	70	111
180	4	16	39	71	112
190	4	17	40	73	113
200	4	17	40	74	114
210	4	18	41	75	116
220	4	18	42	75	117
230	5	18	42	76	118
240	5	19	43	77	119
250	5	19	44	78	120
260	5	20	44	79	121
270	6	20	45	80	122
280	6	20	45	80	123
290	6	21	46	81	124
300	6	21	47	82	125
310	6	21	47	82	126

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	33	61	95
20	3	15	37	69	109
25	3	16	38	71	111
30	3	16	38	71	111
35	3	16	38	71	111
40	3	16	38	71	111
45	3	15	36	67	106
50	3	14	34	63	99
55	3	13	31	58	91
60	3	12	29	53	83
65	2	11	26	48	75
70	2	10	23	43	68
75	2	9	21	39	61
80	2	8	19	35	54
85	1	7	17	31	49
90	1	6	15	28	44

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	19%	47
2	3	10	13%	31
3	3	20	9%	22
4	4	10	8%	19
5	3	15	6%	15
6	3	8	5%	13
6	2	10	5%	13
8	2	12	4%	10
9	4	12	4%	9
10	4	8	3%	7

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	1	6	15	30	49
100	1	7	18	33	53
110	2	8	20	36	56
120	3	10	22	39	60
130	3	11	24	42	63
140	4	12	26	44	66
150	5	14	28	46	69
160	6	15	29	49	72
170	6	16	31	51	74
180	7	17	33	53	77
190	8	19	34	55	79
200	9	20	36	57	82
210	10	21	38	59	84
220	10	22	39	61	86
230	11	23	40	63	88
240	12	24	42	64	91
250	13	25	43	66	93
260	13	26	45	68	95

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	10	22	38	58
20	3	11	25	43	66
25	3	12	25	45	68
30	3	12	25	45	68
35	3	12	25	45	68
40	3	12	25	45	68
45	3	11	24	42	64
50	3	10	22	39	60
55	3	9	21	36	55
60	3	9	19	33	51
65	2	8	17	30	46
70	2	7	15	27	41
75	2	6	14	24	37
80	2	6	12	22	33
85	1	5	11	19	30
90	1	5	10	17	27

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	7
2	3	15	17%	5
3	4	12	13%	4
4	2	12	10%	3
4	3	12	10%	3
4	3	8	10%	3
7	6	15	3%	1
7	2	15	3%	1
7	5	6	3%	1
7	2	10	3%	1
7	4	8	3%	1