Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Lateral Raise is 16 kg for men and 9 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (kg)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 4 kg
Novice 9 kg
Intermediate 16 kg
Advanced 24 kg
Elite 34 kg

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

What is the average Dumbbell Lateral Raise? The average Dumbbell Lateral Raise weight for a male lifter is 16 kg (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 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 2 6 11 18 26
55 3 6 12 19 28
60 3 7 13 20 29
65 4 8 14 22 31
70 4 9 15 23 32
75 5 9 16 24 33
80 5 10 16 25 34
85 6 10 17 26 35
90 6 11 18 27 37
95 6 12 19 28 38
100 7 12 19 28 39
105 7 13 20 29 40
110 8 13 21 30 40
115 8 14 22 31 41
120 8 14 22 32 42
125 9 15 23 32 43
130 9 15 23 33 44
135 10 16 24 34 45
140 10 16 25 34 46

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%

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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 Lateral Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 314,512 qualifying results from 1,211,431 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Lateral Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 1,211,431
Qualifying results 314,512
Male results 281,425
Female results 33,087
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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.

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