Dumbbell Face Pull

Dumbbell Face Pull Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Face Pull is 21 kg for men and 13 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Dumbbell Face Pull

Male Dumbbell Face Pull Standards (kg)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 4 kg
Novice 11 kg
Intermediate 21 kg
Advanced 36 kg
Elite 53 kg

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

What is the average Dumbbell Face Pull? The average Dumbbell Face Pull 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 Face Pull? Male 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50 1 6 14 26 40
55 2 7 16 28 43
60 2 8 17 30 45
65 3 9 18 32 48
70 3 10 20 33 50
75 4 11 21 35 52
80 4 11 22 37 54
85 5 12 24 38 56
90 6 13 25 40 57
95 6 14 26 41 59
100 7 15 27 43 61
105 7 16 28 44 63
110 8 16 29 45 64
115 8 17 30 47 66
120 9 18 31 48 67
125 9 19 32 49 68
130 10 19 33 50 70
135 10 20 34 51 71
140 11 21 35 52 72

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Face Pull should I do?

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

3x10 19%
3x15 18%
3x12 14%
2x15 5%
3x8 4%

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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 Face Pull strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,359 qualifying results from 30,994 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Face Pull strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 30,994
Qualifying results 1,359
Male results 1,257
Female results 102
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.