Dumbbell Shrug Standards

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

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Our community Dumbbell Shrug standards are based on 150,000 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	32 lb
Novice	61 lb
Intermediate	101 lb
Advanced	151 lb
Elite	209 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.20x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Shrug? The average Dumbbell Shrug weight for a male lifter is 101 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Shrug? Male beginners should aim to lift 32 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

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	33	61	99	143
120	17	38	68	108	154
130	21	43	75	116	164
140	24	48	82	124	174
150	27	53	88	132	183
160	31	58	94	140	192
170	34	62	100	147	200
180	38	67	106	154	208
190	41	71	112	161	216
200	45	76	117	167	224
210	48	80	122	174	231
220	51	84	128	180	238
230	54	88	133	186	245
240	58	92	138	192	252
250	61	96	142	198	258
260	64	100	147	203	265
270	67	104	152	208	271
280	70	108	156	214	277
290	73	112	161	219	283
300	76	115	165	224	289
310	79	119	169	229	294

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	52	86	129	178
20	31	59	98	148	204
25	32	61	101	151	209
30	32	61	101	151	209
35	32	61	101	151	209
40	32	61	101	151	209
45	30	57	96	144	199
50	28	54	90	135	186
55	26	50	83	125	172
60	24	46	76	114	157
65	21	41	69	103	142
70	19	37	61	92	128
75	17	33	55	83	114
80	15	29	49	74	102
85	14	26	44	66	91
90	12	24	40	60	82

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Female Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	13 lb
Novice	31 lb
Intermediate	59 lb
Advanced	94 lb
Elite	137 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.65x
Elite	0.95x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Shrug? The average Dumbbell Shrug weight for a female lifter is 59 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Shrug? Female beginners should aim to lift 13 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

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	19	40	70	106
100	7	21	44	75	112
110	9	24	48	80	117
120	10	26	51	84	123
130	12	29	54	88	128
140	13	31	58	92	132
150	15	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	99	141
170	18	37	66	103	145
180	19	39	69	106	149
190	20	41	71	109	153
200	22	43	74	112	156
210	23	45	76	115	160
220	24	47	78	118	163
230	25	48	80	121	166
240	27	50	83	123	169
250	28	52	85	126	172
260	29	53	87	128	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	27	50	80	116
20	13	30	57	92	133
25	13	31	59	94	137
30	13	31	59	94	137
35	13	31	59	94	137
40	13	31	59	94	137
45	12	30	56	90	130
50	12	28	52	84	122
55	11	26	48	78	113
60	10	23	44	71	103
65	9	21	40	64	93
70	8	19	36	58	83
75	7	17	32	51	75
80	6	15	29	46	67
85	6	14	26	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54

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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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	33	61	99	143
120	17	38	68	108	154
130	21	43	75	116	164
140	24	48	82	124	174
150	27	53	88	132	183
160	31	58	94	140	192
170	34	62	100	147	200
180	38	67	106	154	208
190	41	71	112	161	216
200	45	76	117	167	224
210	48	80	122	174	231
220	51	84	128	180	238
230	54	88	133	186	245
240	58	92	138	192	252
250	61	96	142	198	258
260	64	100	147	203	265
270	67	104	152	208	271
280	70	108	156	214	277
290	73	112	161	219	283
300	76	115	165	224	289
310	79	119	169	229	294

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	52	86	129	178
20	31	59	98	148	204
25	32	61	101	151	209
30	32	61	101	151	209
35	32	61	101	151	209
40	32	61	101	151	209
45	30	57	96	144	199
50	28	54	90	135	186
55	26	50	83	125	172
60	24	46	76	114	157
65	21	41	69	103	142
70	19	37	61	92	128
75	17	33	55	83	114
80	15	29	49	74	102
85	14	26	44	66	91
90	12	24	40	60	82

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	19	40	70	106
100	7	21	44	75	112
110	9	24	48	80	117
120	10	26	51	84	123
130	12	29	54	88	128
140	13	31	58	92	132
150	15	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	99	141
170	18	37	66	103	145
180	19	39	69	106	149
190	20	41	71	109	153
200	22	43	74	112	156
210	23	45	76	115	160
220	24	47	78	118	163
230	25	48	80	121	166
240	27	50	83	123	169
250	28	52	85	126	172
260	29	53	87	128	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	27	50	80	116
20	13	30	57	92	133
25	13	31	59	94	137
30	13	31	59	94	137
35	13	31	59	94	137
40	13	31	59	94	137
45	12	30	56	90	130
50	12	28	52	84	122
55	11	26	48	78	113
60	10	23	44	71	103
65	9	21	40	64	93
70	8	19	36	58	83
75	7	17	32	51	75
80	6	15	29	46	67
85	6	14	26	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	33	61	99	143
120	17	38	68	108	154
130	21	43	75	116	164
140	24	48	82	124	174
150	27	53	88	132	183
160	31	58	94	140	192
170	34	62	100	147	200
180	38	67	106	154	208
190	41	71	112	161	216
200	45	76	117	167	224
210	48	80	122	174	231
220	51	84	128	180	238
230	54	88	133	186	245
240	58	92	138	192	252
250	61	96	142	198	258
260	64	100	147	203	265
270	67	104	152	208	271
280	70	108	156	214	277
290	73	112	161	219	283
300	76	115	165	224	289
310	79	119	169	229	294

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	52	86	129	178
20	31	59	98	148	204
25	32	61	101	151	209
30	32	61	101	151	209
35	32	61	101	151	209
40	32	61	101	151	209
45	30	57	96	144	199
50	28	54	90	135	186
55	26	50	83	125	172
60	24	46	76	114	157
65	21	41	69	103	142
70	19	37	61	92	128
75	17	33	55	83	114
80	15	29	49	74	102
85	14	26	44	66	91
90	12	24	40	60	82

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	19	40	70	106
100	7	21	44	75	112
110	9	24	48	80	117
120	10	26	51	84	123
130	12	29	54	88	128
140	13	31	58	92	132
150	15	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	99	141
170	18	37	66	103	145
180	19	39	69	106	149
190	20	41	71	109	153
200	22	43	74	112	156
210	23	45	76	115	160
220	24	47	78	118	163
230	25	48	80	121	166
240	27	50	83	123	169
250	28	52	85	126	172
260	29	53	87	128	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	27	50	80	116
20	13	30	57	92	133
25	13	31	59	94	137
30	13	31	59	94	137
35	13	31	59	94	137
40	13	31	59	94	137
45	12	30	56	90	130
50	12	28	52	84	122
55	11	26	48	78	113
60	10	23	44	71	103
65	9	21	40	64	93
70	8	19	36	58	83
75	7	17	32	51	75
80	6	15	29	46	67
85	6	14	26	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	14	33	61	99	143
120	17	38	68	108	154
130	21	43	75	116	164
140	24	48	82	124	174
150	27	53	88	132	183
160	31	58	94	140	192
170	34	62	100	147	200
180	38	67	106	154	208
190	41	71	112	161	216
200	45	76	117	167	224
210	48	80	122	174	231
220	51	84	128	180	238
230	54	88	133	186	245
240	58	92	138	192	252
250	61	96	142	198	258
260	64	100	147	203	265
270	67	104	152	208	271
280	70	108	156	214	277
290	73	112	161	219	283
300	76	115	165	224	289
310	79	119	169	229	294

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	52	86	129	178
20	31	59	98	148	204
25	32	61	101	151	209
30	32	61	101	151	209
35	32	61	101	151	209
40	32	61	101	151	209
45	30	57	96	144	199
50	28	54	90	135	186
55	26	50	83	125	172
60	24	46	76	114	157
65	21	41	69	103	142
70	19	37	61	92	128
75	17	33	55	83	114
80	15	29	49	74	102
85	14	26	44	66	91
90	12	24	40	60	82

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	19	40	70	106
100	7	21	44	75	112
110	9	24	48	80	117
120	10	26	51	84	123
130	12	29	54	88	128
140	13	31	58	92	132
150	15	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	99	141
170	18	37	66	103	145
180	19	39	69	106	149
190	20	41	71	109	153
200	22	43	74	112	156
210	23	45	76	115	160
220	24	47	78	118	163
230	25	48	80	121	166
240	27	50	83	123	169
250	28	52	85	126	172
260	29	53	87	128	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	27	50	80	116
20	13	30	57	92	133
25	13	31	59	94	137
30	13	31	59	94	137
35	13	31	59	94	137
40	13	31	59	94	137
45	12	30	56	90	130
50	12	28	52	84	122
55	11	26	48	78	113
60	10	23	44	71	103
65	9	21	40	64	93
70	8	19	36	58	83
75	7	17	32	51	75
80	6	15	29	46	67
85	6	14	26	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54