Dumbbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Front Raise is 37 lb for men and 21 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Front Raise strength standards are based on 210,772 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 lb
Novice	20 lb
Intermediate	37 lb
Advanced	59 lb
Elite	85 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.50x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Front Raise? The average Dumbbell Front Raise weight for a male lifter is 37 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Front Raise? Male beginners should aim to lift 8 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	3	11	24	41	63
120	4	13	26	44	66
130	5	14	28	47	70
140	6	16	30	50	73
150	7	17	33	53	77
160	8	19	35	55	80
170	9	20	37	58	83
180	10	22	38	60	86
190	11	23	40	63	88
200	12	24	42	65	91
210	13	26	44	67	93
220	14	27	46	69	96
230	15	28	47	71	98
240	16	29	49	73	101
250	16	31	50	75	103
260	17	32	52	77	105
270	18	33	53	79	107
280	19	34	55	80	109
290	20	35	56	82	111
300	21	36	58	84	113
310	22	38	59	85	115

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	17	31	50	73
20	8	19	36	57	83
25	8	20	37	59	85
30	8	20	37	59	85
35	8	20	37	59	85
40	8	20	37	59	85
45	8	19	35	56	81
50	7	17	33	52	75
55	7	16	30	48	70
60	6	15	27	44	63
65	6	13	25	40	57
70	5	12	22	36	52
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	42
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	3	8	14	23	33

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Front Raise should I do?

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

3x10 25%

3x12 12%

4x10 8%

3x8 8%

2x10 6%

3x15 4%

4x12 4%

4x8 3%

5x10 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	2304
2	3	12	12%	1114
3	4	10	8%	781
4	3	8	8%	712
5	2	10	6%	574
6	3	15	4%	409
7	4	12	4%	366
8	4	8	3%	271
9	5	10	3%	261
10	2	12	3%	237

Female

Female Dumbbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	6 lb
Novice	12 lb
Intermediate	21 lb
Advanced	32 lb
Elite	44 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.15x
Advanced	0.25x
Elite	0.30x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Front Raise? The average Dumbbell Front Raise weight for a female lifter is 21 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Front Raise? Female beginners should aim to lift 6 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	4	9	17	26	38
100	5	10	18	28	39
110	5	11	19	29	40
120	6	11	19	30	42
130	6	12	20	31	43
140	6	12	21	32	44
150	7	13	22	32	45
160	7	13	22	33	46
170	7	14	23	34	47
180	8	14	23	35	47
190	8	15	24	35	48
200	8	15	25	36	49
210	9	16	25	37	50
220	9	16	26	37	50
230	9	16	26	38	51
240	10	17	27	38	52
250	10	17	27	39	52
260	10	18	27	40	53

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	27	38
20	6	12	20	31	43
25	6	12	21	32	44
30	6	12	21	32	44
35	6	12	21	32	44
40	6	12	21	32	44
45	6	12	20	30	42
50	5	11	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	5	9	16	24	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	7	13	19	27
75	3	7	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	22
85	3	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Front Raise should I do?

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

3x10 27%

3x12 14%

3x8 9%

4x10 9%

3x15 6%

4x12 5%

2x10 4%

4x15 3%

4x8 3%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	656
2	3	12	14%	335
3	3	8	9%	229
4	4	10	9%	212
5	3	15	6%	157
6	4	12	5%	131
7	2	10	4%	99
8	4	15	3%	67
9	4	8	3%	63
10	5	10	2%	52

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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 Front Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 36,722 qualifying results from 210,772 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Front Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	210,772
Qualifying results	36,722
Male results	31,907
Female results	4,815
Data start	17 May 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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	3	11	24	41	63
120	4	13	26	44	66
130	5	14	28	47	70
140	6	16	30	50	73
150	7	17	33	53	77
160	8	19	35	55	80
170	9	20	37	58	83
180	10	22	38	60	86
190	11	23	40	63	88
200	12	24	42	65	91
210	13	26	44	67	93
220	14	27	46	69	96
230	15	28	47	71	98
240	16	29	49	73	101
250	16	31	50	75	103
260	17	32	52	77	105
270	18	33	53	79	107
280	19	34	55	80	109
290	20	35	56	82	111
300	21	36	58	84	113
310	22	38	59	85	115

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	17	31	50	73
20	8	19	36	57	83
25	8	20	37	59	85
30	8	20	37	59	85
35	8	20	37	59	85
40	8	20	37	59	85
45	8	19	35	56	81
50	7	17	33	52	75
55	7	16	30	48	70
60	6	15	27	44	63
65	6	13	25	40	57
70	5	12	22	36	52
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	42
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	3	8	14	23	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	9	17	26	38
100	5	10	18	28	39
110	5	11	19	29	40
120	6	11	19	30	42
130	6	12	20	31	43
140	6	12	21	32	44
150	7	13	22	32	45
160	7	13	22	33	46
170	7	14	23	34	47
180	8	14	23	35	47
190	8	15	24	35	48
200	8	15	25	36	49
210	9	16	25	37	50
220	9	16	26	37	50
230	9	16	26	38	51
240	10	17	27	38	52
250	10	17	27	39	52
260	10	18	27	40	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	27	38
20	6	12	20	31	43
25	6	12	21	32	44
30	6	12	21	32	44
35	6	12	21	32	44
40	6	12	21	32	44
45	6	12	20	30	42
50	5	11	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	5	9	16	24	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	7	13	19	27
75	3	7	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	22
85	3	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	656
2	3	12	14%	335
3	3	8	9%	229
4	4	10	9%	212
5	3	15	6%	157
6	4	12	5%	131
7	2	10	4%	99
8	4	15	3%	67
9	4	8	3%	63
10	5	10	2%	52

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	3	11	24	41	63
120	4	13	26	44	66
130	5	14	28	47	70
140	6	16	30	50	73
150	7	17	33	53	77
160	8	19	35	55	80
170	9	20	37	58	83
180	10	22	38	60	86
190	11	23	40	63	88
200	12	24	42	65	91
210	13	26	44	67	93
220	14	27	46	69	96
230	15	28	47	71	98
240	16	29	49	73	101
250	16	31	50	75	103
260	17	32	52	77	105
270	18	33	53	79	107
280	19	34	55	80	109
290	20	35	56	82	111
300	21	36	58	84	113
310	22	38	59	85	115

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	17	31	50	73
20	8	19	36	57	83
25	8	20	37	59	85
30	8	20	37	59	85
35	8	20	37	59	85
40	8	20	37	59	85
45	8	19	35	56	81
50	7	17	33	52	75
55	7	16	30	48	70
60	6	15	27	44	63
65	6	13	25	40	57
70	5	12	22	36	52
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	42
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	3	8	14	23	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	9	17	26	38
100	5	10	18	28	39
110	5	11	19	29	40
120	6	11	19	30	42
130	6	12	20	31	43
140	6	12	21	32	44
150	7	13	22	32	45
160	7	13	22	33	46
170	7	14	23	34	47
180	8	14	23	35	47
190	8	15	24	35	48
200	8	15	25	36	49
210	9	16	25	37	50
220	9	16	26	37	50
230	9	16	26	38	51
240	10	17	27	38	52
250	10	17	27	39	52
260	10	18	27	40	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	27	38
20	6	12	20	31	43
25	6	12	21	32	44
30	6	12	21	32	44
35	6	12	21	32	44
40	6	12	21	32	44
45	6	12	20	30	42
50	5	11	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	5	9	16	24	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	7	13	19	27
75	3	7	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	22
85	3	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	656
2	3	12	14%	335
3	3	8	9%	229
4	4	10	9%	212
5	3	15	6%	157
6	4	12	5%	131
7	2	10	4%	99
8	4	15	3%	67
9	4	8	3%	63
10	5	10	2%	52

Dumbbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

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How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Front Raise should I do?

Female

Female Dumbbell Front Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Front Raise should I do?

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Data behind the Dumbbell Front Raise strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	3	11	24	41	63
120	4	13	26	44	66
130	5	14	28	47	70
140	6	16	30	50	73
150	7	17	33	53	77
160	8	19	35	55	80
170	9	20	37	58	83
180	10	22	38	60	86
190	11	23	40	63	88
200	12	24	42	65	91
210	13	26	44	67	93
220	14	27	46	69	96
230	15	28	47	71	98
240	16	29	49	73	101
250	16	31	50	75	103
260	17	32	52	77	105
270	18	33	53	79	107
280	19	34	55	80	109
290	20	35	56	82	111
300	21	36	58	84	113
310	22	38	59	85	115

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	17	31	50	73
20	8	19	36	57	83
25	8	20	37	59	85
30	8	20	37	59	85
35	8	20	37	59	85
40	8	20	37	59	85
45	8	19	35	56	81
50	7	17	33	52	75
55	7	16	30	48	70
60	6	15	27	44	63
65	6	13	25	40	57
70	5	12	22	36	52
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	4	10	18	29	42
85	4	9	16	26	37
90	3	8	14	23	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	9	17	26	38
100	5	10	18	28	39
110	5	11	19	29	40
120	6	11	19	30	42
130	6	12	20	31	43
140	6	12	21	32	44
150	7	13	22	32	45
160	7	13	22	33	46
170	7	14	23	34	47
180	8	14	23	35	47
190	8	15	24	35	48
200	8	15	25	36	49
210	9	16	25	37	50
220	9	16	26	37	50
230	9	16	26	38	51
240	10	17	27	38	52
250	10	17	27	39	52
260	10	18	27	40	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	18	27	38
20	6	12	20	31	43
25	6	12	21	32	44
30	6	12	21	32	44
35	6	12	21	32	44
40	6	12	21	32	44
45	6	12	20	30	42
50	5	11	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	5	9	16	24	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	7	13	19	27
75	3	7	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	22
85	3	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	27%	656
2	3	12	14%	335
3	3	8	9%	229
4	4	10	9%	212
5	3	15	6%	157
6	4	12	5%	131
7	2	10	4%	99
8	4	15	3%	67
9	4	8	3%	63
10	5	10	2%	52