Dumbbell Fly

Dumbbell Fly Standards

Measured in lb

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

Our community Dumbbell Fly standards are based on 214,673 lifts by Strength Level users

Male Dumbbell Fly Standards (lb)

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Strength Level Weight
Beginner 13 lb
Novice 29 lb
Intermediate 52 lb
Advanced 81 lb
Elite 115 lb
Strength Level Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner 0.10x
Novice 0.15x
Intermediate 0.30x
Advanced 0.50x
Elite 0.70x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Fly? The average Dumbbell Fly weight for a male lifter is 52 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Fly? Male beginners should aim to lift 13 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

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 6 16 33 56 84
120 7 19 37 61 89
130 9 21 40 65 95
140 10 23 43 69 99
150 11 26 46 73 104
160 13 28 49 76 108
170 14 30 52 80 112
180 16 32 55 83 116
190 17 34 57 87 120
200 19 36 60 90 124
210 20 38 62 93 128
220 22 40 65 96 131
230 23 42 67 99 135
240 24 44 70 102 138
250 26 45 72 104 141
260 27 47 74 107 144
270 28 49 76 110 147
280 30 50 78 112 150
290 31 52 80 114 153
300 32 54 82 117 156
310 33 55 84 119 158
Age Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
15 11 25 44 69 98
20 13 28 51 79 112
25 13 29 52 81 115
30 13 29 52 81 115
35 13 29 52 81 115
40 13 29 52 81 115
45 13 28 49 77 109
50 12 26 46 72 103
55 11 24 43 67 95
60 10 22 39 61 87
65 9 20 35 55 78
70 8 18 32 49 70
75 7 16 28 44 63
80 7 14 25 40 56
85 6 13 23 35 50
90 5 11 20 32 45

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

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

3x10 21%
3x12 13%
3x8 9%
4x10 7%
4x12 6%

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Female Dumbbell Fly Standards (lb)

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Strength Level Weight
Beginner 7 lb
Novice 15 lb
Intermediate 27 lb
Advanced 43 lb
Elite 60 lb
Strength Level Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner 0.05x
Novice 0.10x
Intermediate 0.20x
Advanced 0.30x
Elite 0.45x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Fly? The average Dumbbell Fly weight for a female lifter is 27 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Fly? Female beginners should aim to lift 7 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

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 4 11 21 35 51
100 5 12 23 37 53
110 6 13 24 38 55
120 6 14 25 40 57
130 7 15 26 41 58
140 7 15 27 42 60
150 8 16 28 43 61
160 8 17 29 44 62
170 9 17 30 45 64
180 9 18 31 46 65
190 9 19 31 47 66
200 10 19 32 48 67
210 10 20 33 49 68
220 11 20 33 50 69
230 11 21 34 51 70
240 11 21 35 52 71
250 12 22 35 52 72
260 12 22 36 53 73
Age Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
15 6 13 23 36 51
20 7 15 27 41 59
25 7 15 27 43 60
30 7 15 27 43 60
35 7 15 27 43 60
40 7 15 27 43 60
45 7 14 26 40 57
50 6 14 24 38 54
55 6 13 22 35 50
60 5 11 20 32 45
65 5 10 18 29 41
70 4 9 17 26 37
75 4 8 15 23 33
80 3 7 13 21 29
85 3 7 12 19 26
90 3 6 11 17 24

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

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

3x10 21%
3x12 17%
3x8 10%
4x10 10%
4x12 7%

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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.