Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Lateral Raise is 35 lb for men and 20 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Lateral Raise strength standards are based on 1,211,431 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 lb
Novice	20 lb
Intermediate	35 lb
Advanced	53 lb
Elite	75 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 Lateral Raise? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Lateral Raise? The average Dumbbell Lateral Raise weight for a male lifter is 35 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 10 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	5	13	24	39	57
120	6	14	26	42	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	47	66
150	9	18	32	49	69
160	10	20	34	51	72
170	11	21	35	53	74
180	12	22	37	55	76
190	13	23	38	57	79
200	13	25	40	59	81
210	14	26	41	61	83
220	15	27	43	63	85
230	16	28	44	64	87
240	17	29	46	66	89
250	18	30	47	68	91
260	18	31	48	69	92
270	19	32	49	71	94
280	20	33	51	72	96
290	21	34	52	73	97
300	21	35	53	75	99
310	22	36	54	76	101

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	30	45	64
20	10	19	34	52	73
25	10	20	35	53	75
30	10	20	35	53	75
35	10	20	35	53	75
40	10	20	35	53	75
45	9	19	33	50	71
50	9	18	31	47	66
55	8	16	28	44	61
60	7	15	26	40	56
65	7	14	23	36	50
70	6	12	21	32	45
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	5	10	17	26	36
85	4	9	15	23	33
90	4	8	14	21	29

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:

3x1019%

3x1214%

3x88%

4x107%

3x157%

4x125%

2x104%

4x83%

4x153%

2x123%

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 lb
Novice	12 lb
Intermediate	20 lb
Advanced	29 lb
Elite	39 lb

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 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

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

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	33
20	7	12	19	28	38
25	7	12	20	29	39
30	7	12	20	29	39
35	7	12	20	29	39
40	7	12	20	29	39
45	7	12	19	27	37
50	6	11	18	26	35
55	6	10	16	24	32
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	5	8	13	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	21
80	3	6	10	14	19
85	3	5	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	11	15

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:

3x1024%

3x1213%

3x810%

4x109%

3x157%

4x126%

2x104%

4x83%

2x122%

4x152%

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.

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
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.

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Men 47 in Women 41 in

Shoulder Size Standards (in)

1,489 user measurements 2022–2026

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	5	13	24	39	57
120	6	14	26	42	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	47	66
150	9	18	32	49	69
160	10	20	34	51	72
170	11	21	35	53	74
180	12	22	37	55	76
190	13	23	38	57	79
200	13	25	40	59	81
210	14	26	41	61	83
220	15	27	43	63	85
230	16	28	44	64	87
240	17	29	46	66	89
250	18	30	47	68	91
260	18	31	48	69	92
270	19	32	49	71	94
280	20	33	51	72	96
290	21	34	52	73	97
300	21	35	53	75	99
310	22	36	54	76	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	30	45	64
20	10	19	34	52	73
25	10	20	35	53	75
30	10	20	35	53	75
35	10	20	35	53	75
40	10	20	35	53	75
45	9	19	33	50	71
50	9	18	31	47	66
55	8	16	28	44	61
60	7	15	26	40	56
65	7	14	23	36	50
70	6	12	21	32	45
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	5	10	17	26	36
85	4	9	15	23	33
90	4	8	14	21	29

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	33
20	7	12	19	28	38
25	7	12	20	29	39
30	7	12	20	29	39
35	7	12	20	29	39
40	7	12	20	29	39
45	7	12	19	27	37
50	6	11	18	26	35
55	6	10	16	24	32
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	5	8	13	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	21
80	3	6	10	14	19
85	3	5	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	11	15

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	5	13	24	39	57
120	6	14	26	42	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	47	66
150	9	18	32	49	69
160	10	20	34	51	72
170	11	21	35	53	74
180	12	22	37	55	76
190	13	23	38	57	79
200	13	25	40	59	81
210	14	26	41	61	83
220	15	27	43	63	85
230	16	28	44	64	87
240	17	29	46	66	89
250	18	30	47	68	91
260	18	31	48	69	92
270	19	32	49	71	94
280	20	33	51	72	96
290	21	34	52	73	97
300	21	35	53	75	99
310	22	36	54	76	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	30	45	64
20	10	19	34	52	73
25	10	20	35	53	75
30	10	20	35	53	75
35	10	20	35	53	75
40	10	20	35	53	75
45	9	19	33	50	71
50	9	18	31	47	66
55	8	16	28	44	61
60	7	15	26	40	56
65	7	14	23	36	50
70	6	12	21	32	45
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	5	10	17	26	36
85	4	9	15	23	33
90	4	8	14	21	29

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	33
20	7	12	19	28	38
25	7	12	20	29	39
30	7	12	20	29	39
35	7	12	20	29	39
40	7	12	20	29	39
45	7	12	19	27	37
50	6	11	18	26	35
55	6	10	16	24	32
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	5	8	13	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	21
80	3	6	10	14	19
85	3	5	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	11	15

Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Lateral Raise strength standards

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Related Body Size Standards

Shoulders

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	5	13	24	39	57
120	6	14	26	42	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	47	66
150	9	18	32	49	69
160	10	20	34	51	72
170	11	21	35	53	74
180	12	22	37	55	76
190	13	23	38	57	79
200	13	25	40	59	81
210	14	26	41	61	83
220	15	27	43	63	85
230	16	28	44	64	87
240	17	29	46	66	89
250	18	30	47	68	91
260	18	31	48	69	92
270	19	32	49	71	94
280	20	33	51	72	96
290	21	34	52	73	97
300	21	35	53	75	99
310	22	36	54	76	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	17	30	45	64
20	10	19	34	52	73
25	10	20	35	53	75
30	10	20	35	53	75
35	10	20	35	53	75
40	10	20	35	53	75
45	9	19	33	50	71
50	9	18	31	47	66
55	8	16	28	44	61
60	7	15	26	40	56
65	7	14	23	36	50
70	6	12	21	32	45
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	5	10	17	26	36
85	4	9	15	23	33
90	4	8	14	21	29

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	17	25	33
20	7	12	19	28	38
25	7	12	20	29	39
30	7	12	20	29	39
35	7	12	20	29	39
40	7	12	20	29	39
45	7	12	19	27	37
50	6	11	18	26	35
55	6	10	16	24	32
60	5	9	15	22	29
65	5	8	13	20	27
70	4	8	12	18	24
75	4	7	11	16	21
80	3	6	10	14	19
85	3	5	9	13	17
90	3	5	8	11	15