Dumbbell Pullover Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Pullover is 76 lb for men and 41 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Pullover strength standards are based on 203,144 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Pullover Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	29 lb
Novice	49 lb
Intermediate	76 lb
Advanced	108 lb
Elite	145 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.65x
Elite	0.85x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Pullover? The average Dumbbell Pullover weight for a male lifter is 76 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Pullover? Male beginners should aim to lift 29 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	14	28	48	72	100
120	17	32	53	78	108
130	20	36	57	84	114
140	23	39	62	90	121
150	25	43	66	95	127
160	28	46	71	100	133
170	31	50	75	105	139
180	33	53	79	110	144
190	36	56	83	115	149
200	38	60	87	119	155
210	41	63	90	123	160
220	43	66	94	128	164
230	46	69	98	132	169
240	48	71	101	136	173
250	50	74	104	139	178
260	53	77	108	143	182
270	55	80	111	147	186
280	57	82	114	150	190
290	59	85	117	154	194
300	61	87	120	157	198
310	63	90	123	161	202

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	42	65	92	123
20	28	48	74	105	141
25	29	49	76	108	145
30	29	49	76	108	145
35	29	49	76	108	145
40	29	49	76	108	145
45	27	46	72	103	137
50	26	43	67	96	128
55	24	40	62	88	118
60	22	37	56	81	108
65	19	33	51	73	98
70	18	30	46	66	88
75	16	27	41	59	79
80	14	24	37	53	71
85	13	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	30	42	57

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

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

3x10 22%

3x12 14%

3x8 7%

3x15 7%

4x10 6%

4x12 5%

2x15 4%

2x10 4%

2x12 4%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	817
2	3	12	14%	548
3	3	8	7%	276
4	3	15	7%	275
5	4	10	6%	225
6	4	12	5%	197
7	2	15	4%	169
8	2	10	4%	163
9	2	12	4%	152
10	4	8	3%	102

Female

Female Dumbbell Pullover Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 lb
Novice	26 lb
Intermediate	41 lb
Advanced	59 lb
Elite	79 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.55x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Pullover? The average Dumbbell Pullover weight for a female lifter is 41 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Pullover? Female beginners should aim to lift 15 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	11	20	33	48	66
100	12	21	34	51	69
110	13	23	36	53	71
120	14	24	38	55	74
130	15	25	39	57	76
140	16	26	41	58	78
150	17	28	42	60	80
160	17	29	44	61	81
170	18	30	45	63	83
180	19	31	46	64	85
190	20	32	47	66	86
200	20	32	48	67	88
210	21	33	49	68	89
220	22	34	50	69	91
230	22	35	51	71	92
240	23	36	52	72	93
250	24	37	53	73	94
260	24	37	54	74	96

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	67
20	15	26	40	57	77
25	15	26	41	59	79
30	15	26	41	59	79
35	15	26	41	59	79
40	15	26	41	59	79
45	15	25	39	56	75
50	14	23	36	52	70
55	13	22	34	48	65
60	12	20	31	44	59
65	10	18	28	40	53
70	9	16	25	36	48
75	8	14	22	32	43
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	10	16	23	31

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

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

3x10 23%

3x12 15%

4x10 8%

3x8 7%

4x12 6%

3x15 6%

2x10 5%

2x12 4%

4x15 4%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	127
2	3	12	15%	84
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	7%	39
5	4	12	6%	35
6	3	15	6%	32
7	2	10	5%	27
8	2	12	4%	22
8	4	15	4%	22
10	4	8	3%	16

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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 Pullover strength standards

Strength Level analysed 22,449 qualifying results from 203,144 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Pullover strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	203,144
Qualifying results	22,449
Male results	20,076
Female results	2,373
Data start	27 January 2019
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	14	28	48	72	100
120	17	32	53	78	108
130	20	36	57	84	114
140	23	39	62	90	121
150	25	43	66	95	127
160	28	46	71	100	133
170	31	50	75	105	139
180	33	53	79	110	144
190	36	56	83	115	149
200	38	60	87	119	155
210	41	63	90	123	160
220	43	66	94	128	164
230	46	69	98	132	169
240	48	71	101	136	173
250	50	74	104	139	178
260	53	77	108	143	182
270	55	80	111	147	186
280	57	82	114	150	190
290	59	85	117	154	194
300	61	87	120	157	198
310	63	90	123	161	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	42	65	92	123
20	28	48	74	105	141
25	29	49	76	108	145
30	29	49	76	108	145
35	29	49	76	108	145
40	29	49	76	108	145
45	27	46	72	103	137
50	26	43	67	96	128
55	24	40	62	88	118
60	22	37	56	81	108
65	19	33	51	73	98
70	18	30	46	66	88
75	16	27	41	59	79
80	14	24	37	53	71
85	13	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	30	42	57

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	817
2	3	12	14%	548
3	3	8	7%	276
4	3	15	7%	275
5	4	10	6%	225
6	4	12	5%	197
7	2	15	4%	169
8	2	10	4%	163
9	2	12	4%	152
10	4	8	3%	102

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	20	33	48	66
100	12	21	34	51	69
110	13	23	36	53	71
120	14	24	38	55	74
130	15	25	39	57	76
140	16	26	41	58	78
150	17	28	42	60	80
160	17	29	44	61	81
170	18	30	45	63	83
180	19	31	46	64	85
190	20	32	47	66	86
200	20	32	48	67	88
210	21	33	49	68	89
220	22	34	50	69	91
230	22	35	51	71	92
240	23	36	52	72	93
250	24	37	53	73	94
260	24	37	54	74	96

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	67
20	15	26	40	57	77
25	15	26	41	59	79
30	15	26	41	59	79
35	15	26	41	59	79
40	15	26	41	59	79
45	15	25	39	56	75
50	14	23	36	52	70
55	13	22	34	48	65
60	12	20	31	44	59
65	10	18	28	40	53
70	9	16	25	36	48
75	8	14	22	32	43
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	10	16	23	31

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	127
2	3	12	15%	84
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	7%	39
5	4	12	6%	35
6	3	15	6%	32
7	2	10	5%	27
8	2	12	4%	22
8	4	15	4%	22
10	4	8	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	28	48	72	100
120	17	32	53	78	108
130	20	36	57	84	114
140	23	39	62	90	121
150	25	43	66	95	127
160	28	46	71	100	133
170	31	50	75	105	139
180	33	53	79	110	144
190	36	56	83	115	149
200	38	60	87	119	155
210	41	63	90	123	160
220	43	66	94	128	164
230	46	69	98	132	169
240	48	71	101	136	173
250	50	74	104	139	178
260	53	77	108	143	182
270	55	80	111	147	186
280	57	82	114	150	190
290	59	85	117	154	194
300	61	87	120	157	198
310	63	90	123	161	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	42	65	92	123
20	28	48	74	105	141
25	29	49	76	108	145
30	29	49	76	108	145
35	29	49	76	108	145
40	29	49	76	108	145
45	27	46	72	103	137
50	26	43	67	96	128
55	24	40	62	88	118
60	22	37	56	81	108
65	19	33	51	73	98
70	18	30	46	66	88
75	16	27	41	59	79
80	14	24	37	53	71
85	13	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	30	42	57

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	817
2	3	12	14%	548
3	3	8	7%	276
4	3	15	7%	275
5	4	10	6%	225
6	4	12	5%	197
7	2	15	4%	169
8	2	10	4%	163
9	2	12	4%	152
10	4	8	3%	102

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	20	33	48	66
100	12	21	34	51	69
110	13	23	36	53	71
120	14	24	38	55	74
130	15	25	39	57	76
140	16	26	41	58	78
150	17	28	42	60	80
160	17	29	44	61	81
170	18	30	45	63	83
180	19	31	46	64	85
190	20	32	47	66	86
200	20	32	48	67	88
210	21	33	49	68	89
220	22	34	50	69	91
230	22	35	51	71	92
240	23	36	52	72	93
250	24	37	53	73	94
260	24	37	54	74	96

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	67
20	15	26	40	57	77
25	15	26	41	59	79
30	15	26	41	59	79
35	15	26	41	59	79
40	15	26	41	59	79
45	15	25	39	56	75
50	14	23	36	52	70
55	13	22	34	48	65
60	12	20	31	44	59
65	10	18	28	40	53
70	9	16	25	36	48
75	8	14	22	32	43
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	10	16	23	31

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	127
2	3	12	15%	84
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	7%	39
5	4	12	6%	35
6	3	15	6%	32
7	2	10	5%	27
8	2	12	4%	22
8	4	15	4%	22
10	4	8	3%	16

Dumbbell Pullover Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Pullover Standards (lb)

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

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Pullover Standards (lb)

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Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Pullover strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	28	48	72	100
120	17	32	53	78	108
130	20	36	57	84	114
140	23	39	62	90	121
150	25	43	66	95	127
160	28	46	71	100	133
170	31	50	75	105	139
180	33	53	79	110	144
190	36	56	83	115	149
200	38	60	87	119	155
210	41	63	90	123	160
220	43	66	94	128	164
230	46	69	98	132	169
240	48	71	101	136	173
250	50	74	104	139	178
260	53	77	108	143	182
270	55	80	111	147	186
280	57	82	114	150	190
290	59	85	117	154	194
300	61	87	120	157	198
310	63	90	123	161	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	42	65	92	123
20	28	48	74	105	141
25	29	49	76	108	145
30	29	49	76	108	145
35	29	49	76	108	145
40	29	49	76	108	145
45	27	46	72	103	137
50	26	43	67	96	128
55	24	40	62	88	118
60	22	37	56	81	108
65	19	33	51	73	98
70	18	30	46	66	88
75	16	27	41	59	79
80	14	24	37	53	71
85	13	21	33	47	63
90	11	19	30	42	57

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	817
2	3	12	14%	548
3	3	8	7%	276
4	3	15	7%	275
5	4	10	6%	225
6	4	12	5%	197
7	2	15	4%	169
8	2	10	4%	163
9	2	12	4%	152
10	4	8	3%	102

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	20	33	48	66
100	12	21	34	51	69
110	13	23	36	53	71
120	14	24	38	55	74
130	15	25	39	57	76
140	16	26	41	58	78
150	17	28	42	60	80
160	17	29	44	61	81
170	18	30	45	63	83
180	19	31	46	64	85
190	20	32	47	66	86
200	20	32	48	67	88
210	21	33	49	68	89
220	22	34	50	69	91
230	22	35	51	71	92
240	23	36	52	72	93
250	24	37	53	73	94
260	24	37	54	74	96

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	23	35	50	67
20	15	26	40	57	77
25	15	26	41	59	79
30	15	26	41	59	79
35	15	26	41	59	79
40	15	26	41	59	79
45	15	25	39	56	75
50	14	23	36	52	70
55	13	22	34	48	65
60	12	20	31	44	59
65	10	18	28	40	53
70	9	16	25	36	48
75	8	14	22	32	43
80	8	13	20	29	39
85	7	12	18	26	35
90	6	10	16	23	31

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	127
2	3	12	15%	84
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	7%	39
5	4	12	6%	35
6	3	15	6%	32
7	2	10	5%	27
8	2	12	4%	22
8	4	15	4%	22
10	4	8	3%	16