Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Our community Dumbbell Lateral Raise standards are based on 927,651 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male

Male Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 lb
Novice	18 lb
Intermediate	34 lb
Advanced	54 lb
Elite	79 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

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 Lateral Raise? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Lateral Raise? The average Dumbbell Lateral Raise weight for a male lifter is 34 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Lateral 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	23	39	59
120	4	12	25	42	63
130	5	13	27	45	66
140	6	15	29	47	69
150	7	16	31	49	72
160	8	17	32	52	75
170	8	19	34	54	77
180	9	20	36	56	80
190	10	21	37	58	82
200	11	22	39	60	85
210	12	24	41	62	87
220	13	25	42	64	89
230	13	26	44	66	91
240	14	27	45	67	93
250	15	28	46	69	95
260	16	29	48	71	97
270	16	30	49	72	99
280	17	31	50	74	101
290	18	32	52	75	103
300	19	33	53	77	104
310	19	34	54	78	106

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	29	46	67
20	8	18	33	53	77
25	8	18	34	54	79
30	8	18	34	54	79
35	8	18	34	54	79
40	8	18	34	54	79
45	7	17	32	52	74
50	7	16	30	48	70
55	6	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	5	12	23	37	53
70	5	11	21	33	48
75	4	10	18	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	38
85	3	8	15	24	34
90	3	7	13	21	31

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

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

3x10 19%

3x12 14%

3x8 8%

4x10 7%

3x15 7%

4x12 5%

2x10 4%

4x8 3%

4x15 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	6078
2	3	12	14%	4561
3	3	8	8%	2513
4	4	10	7%	2305
5	3	15	7%	2282
6	4	12	5%	1756
7	2	10	4%	1285
8	4	8	3%	1035
9	4	15	3%	965
10	2	12	3%	905

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Female

Female Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	6 lb
Novice	12 lb
Intermediate	20 lb
Advanced	31 lb
Elite	44 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.15x
Advanced	0.20x
Elite	0.30x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Lateral Raise? The average Dumbbell Lateral Raise weight for a female lifter is 20 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Lateral 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	16	26	37
100	4	9	17	27	38
110	5	10	18	28	40
120	5	11	19	29	41
130	5	11	19	30	42
140	6	12	20	31	43
150	6	12	21	32	44
160	7	13	22	32	45
170	7	13	22	33	46
180	7	14	23	34	47
190	8	14	23	35	48
200	8	15	24	35	49
210	8	15	24	36	49
220	9	16	25	37	50
230	9	16	26	37	51
240	9	16	26	38	51
250	9	17	26	39	52
260	10	17	27	39	53

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	17	26	37
20	6	11	20	30	42
25	6	12	20	31	44
30	6	12	20	31	44
35	6	12	20	31	44
40	6	12	20	31	44
45	5	11	19	29	41
50	5	10	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	4	9	15	23	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	3	7	12	19	27
75	3	6	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	2	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

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

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

3x10 24%

3x12 13%

3x8 10%

4x10 9%

3x15 7%

4x12 6%

2x10 4%

4x8 3%

2x12 2%

4x15 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	1466
2	3	12	13%	785
3	3	8	10%	578
4	4	10	9%	516
5	3	15	7%	435
6	4	12	6%	357
7	2	10	4%	219
8	4	8	3%	167
9	2	12	2%	143
10	4	15	2%	137

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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.

Other Languages

Dumbbell Lateral Raise (EN)
Seitheben mit Kurzhantel (DE)
Elevaciones laterales con mancuernas (ES)
Élévation latérale d'haltères (FR)
Odwodzenie ramion w bok z hantlami (PL)
Alzate laterali con Manubri (IT)
Elevação lateral com halter (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	3	11	23	39	59
120	4	12	25	42	63
130	5	13	27	45	66
140	6	15	29	47	69
150	7	16	31	49	72
160	8	17	32	52	75
170	8	19	34	54	77
180	9	20	36	56	80
190	10	21	37	58	82
200	11	22	39	60	85
210	12	24	41	62	87
220	13	25	42	64	89
230	13	26	44	66	91
240	14	27	45	67	93
250	15	28	46	69	95
260	16	29	48	71	97
270	16	30	49	72	99
280	17	31	50	74	101
290	18	32	52	75	103
300	19	33	53	77	104
310	19	34	54	78	106

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	29	46	67
20	8	18	33	53	77
25	8	18	34	54	79
30	8	18	34	54	79
35	8	18	34	54	79
40	8	18	34	54	79
45	7	17	32	52	74
50	7	16	30	48	70
55	6	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	5	12	23	37	53
70	5	11	21	33	48
75	4	10	18	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	38
85	3	8	15	24	34
90	3	7	13	21	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	9	16	26	37
100	4	9	17	27	38
110	5	10	18	28	40
120	5	11	19	29	41
130	5	11	19	30	42
140	6	12	20	31	43
150	6	12	21	32	44
160	7	13	22	32	45
170	7	13	22	33	46
180	7	14	23	34	47
190	8	14	23	35	48
200	8	15	24	35	49
210	8	15	24	36	49
220	9	16	25	37	50
230	9	16	26	37	51
240	9	16	26	38	51
250	9	17	26	39	52
260	10	17	27	39	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	17	26	37
20	6	11	20	30	42
25	6	12	20	31	44
30	6	12	20	31	44
35	6	12	20	31	44
40	6	12	20	31	44
45	5	11	19	29	41
50	5	10	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	4	9	15	23	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	3	7	12	19	27
75	3	6	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	2	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	3	11	23	39	59
120	4	12	25	42	63
130	5	13	27	45	66
140	6	15	29	47	69
150	7	16	31	49	72
160	8	17	32	52	75
170	8	19	34	54	77
180	9	20	36	56	80
190	10	21	37	58	82
200	11	22	39	60	85
210	12	24	41	62	87
220	13	25	42	64	89
230	13	26	44	66	91
240	14	27	45	67	93
250	15	28	46	69	95
260	16	29	48	71	97
270	16	30	49	72	99
280	17	31	50	74	101
290	18	32	52	75	103
300	19	33	53	77	104
310	19	34	54	78	106

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	29	46	67
20	8	18	33	53	77
25	8	18	34	54	79
30	8	18	34	54	79
35	8	18	34	54	79
40	8	18	34	54	79
45	7	17	32	52	74
50	7	16	30	48	70
55	6	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	5	12	23	37	53
70	5	11	21	33	48
75	4	10	18	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	38
85	3	8	15	24	34
90	3	7	13	21	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	9	16	26	37
100	4	9	17	27	38
110	5	10	18	28	40
120	5	11	19	29	41
130	5	11	19	30	42
140	6	12	20	31	43
150	6	12	21	32	44
160	7	13	22	32	45
170	7	13	22	33	46
180	7	14	23	34	47
190	8	14	23	35	48
200	8	15	24	35	49
210	8	15	24	36	49
220	9	16	25	37	50
230	9	16	26	37	51
240	9	16	26	38	51
250	9	17	26	39	52
260	10	17	27	39	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	17	26	37
20	6	11	20	30	42
25	6	12	20	31	44
30	6	12	20	31	44
35	6	12	20	31	44
40	6	12	20	31	44
45	5	11	19	29	41
50	5	10	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	4	9	15	23	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	3	7	12	19	27
75	3	6	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	2	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	3	11	23	39	59
120	4	12	25	42	63
130	5	13	27	45	66
140	6	15	29	47	69
150	7	16	31	49	72
160	8	17	32	52	75
170	8	19	34	54	77
180	9	20	36	56	80
190	10	21	37	58	82
200	11	22	39	60	85
210	12	24	41	62	87
220	13	25	42	64	89
230	13	26	44	66	91
240	14	27	45	67	93
250	15	28	46	69	95
260	16	29	48	71	97
270	16	30	49	72	99
280	17	31	50	74	101
290	18	32	52	75	103
300	19	33	53	77	104
310	19	34	54	78	106

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	29	46	67
20	8	18	33	53	77
25	8	18	34	54	79
30	8	18	34	54	79
35	8	18	34	54	79
40	8	18	34	54	79
45	7	17	32	52	74
50	7	16	30	48	70
55	6	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	5	12	23	37	53
70	5	11	21	33	48
75	4	10	18	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	38
85	3	8	15	24	34
90	3	7	13	21	31

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	9	16	26	37
100	4	9	17	27	38
110	5	10	18	28	40
120	5	11	19	29	41
130	5	11	19	30	42
140	6	12	20	31	43
150	6	12	21	32	44
160	7	13	22	32	45
170	7	13	22	33	46
180	7	14	23	34	47
190	8	14	23	35	48
200	8	15	24	35	49
210	8	15	24	36	49
220	9	16	25	37	50
230	9	16	26	37	51
240	9	16	26	38	51
250	9	17	26	39	52
260	10	17	27	39	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	10	17	26	37
20	6	11	20	30	42
25	6	12	20	31	44
30	6	12	20	31	44
35	6	12	20	31	44
40	6	12	20	31	44
45	5	11	19	29	41
50	5	10	18	28	39
55	5	10	17	26	36
60	4	9	15	23	33
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	3	7	12	19	27
75	3	6	11	17	24
80	3	6	10	15	21
85	2	5	9	14	19
90	2	5	8	12	17