Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Shrug is 93 lb for men and 55 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Shrug strength standards are based on 339,746 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	31 lb
Novice	58 lb
Intermediate	93 lb
Advanced	138 lb
Elite	188 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.80x
Elite	1.10x

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 93 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 31 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	15	33	59	93	132
120	18	38	65	100	141
130	22	42	71	108	150
140	25	47	77	115	158
150	28	51	83	122	166
160	31	56	88	128	174
170	35	60	94	135	181
180	38	64	99	141	188
190	41	68	104	147	195
200	44	72	108	153	202
210	47	76	113	158	208
220	50	79	118	164	215
230	53	83	122	169	221
240	56	87	127	174	226
250	58	90	131	179	232
260	61	94	135	184	238
270	64	97	139	189	243
280	67	100	143	193	248
290	69	104	147	198	253
300	72	107	151	202	258
310	74	110	154	206	263

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	79	117	160
20	31	56	91	134	183
25	31	58	93	138	188
30	31	58	93	138	188
35	31	58	93	138	188
40	31	58	93	138	188
45	30	54	88	130	178
50	28	51	83	122	166
55	26	47	76	112	154
60	23	43	70	103	140
65	21	39	63	93	127
70	19	35	57	84	114
75	17	31	51	75	102
80	15	28	46	67	92
85	14	25	41	60	82
90	12	23	37	54	74

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

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

3x10 15%

3x12 13%

3x15 9%

3x20 7%

3x8 6%

4x10 5%

4x12 5%

2x10 4%

2x12 3%

4x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	1467
2	3	12	13%	1248
3	3	15	9%	837
4	3	20	7%	627
5	3	8	6%	571
6	4	10	5%	471
7	4	12	5%	440
8	2	10	4%	345
9	2	12	3%	267
10	4	15	3%	258

Female

Female Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	15 lb
Novice	31 lb
Intermediate	55 lb
Advanced	85 lb
Elite	120 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

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 55 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 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	8	20	40	65	95
100	10	23	43	69	100
110	11	25	46	73	104
120	13	27	49	76	109
130	14	29	51	80	113
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	17	33	57	86	120
160	18	35	59	89	124
170	19	37	61	92	127
180	20	38	63	95	130
190	22	40	65	97	133
200	23	42	67	100	136
210	24	43	69	102	139
220	25	45	71	104	141
230	26	46	73	106	144
240	27	48	75	109	146
250	28	49	77	111	149
260	29	50	78	113	151

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	27	47	72	102
20	15	31	53	83	117
25	15	31	55	85	120
30	15	31	55	85	120
35	15	31	55	85	120
40	15	31	55	85	120
45	14	30	52	81	114
50	13	28	49	75	106
55	12	26	45	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	89
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	58
85	7	14	24	37	52
90	6	12	22	33	47

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

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

3x10 23%

3x12 17%

3x15 8%

4x10 6%

2x10 5%

3x8 5%

3x20 4%

4x12 4%

2x8 3%

2x12 3%

4x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	168
2	3	12	17%	124
3	3	15	8%	57
4	4	10	6%	47
5	2	10	5%	38
6	3	8	5%	34
7	3	20	4%	29
8	4	12	4%	28
9	2	8	3%	23
10	2	12	3%	21
10	4	15	3%	21

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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 Shrug strength standards

Strength Level analysed 62,505 qualifying results from 339,746 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Shrug strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	339,746
Qualifying results	62,505
Male results	58,890
Female results	3,615
Data start	18 August 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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	15	33	59	93	132
120	18	38	65	100	141
130	22	42	71	108	150
140	25	47	77	115	158
150	28	51	83	122	166
160	31	56	88	128	174
170	35	60	94	135	181
180	38	64	99	141	188
190	41	68	104	147	195
200	44	72	108	153	202
210	47	76	113	158	208
220	50	79	118	164	215
230	53	83	122	169	221
240	56	87	127	174	226
250	58	90	131	179	232
260	61	94	135	184	238
270	64	97	139	189	243
280	67	100	143	193	248
290	69	104	147	198	253
300	72	107	151	202	258
310	74	110	154	206	263

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	79	117	160
20	31	56	91	134	183
25	31	58	93	138	188
30	31	58	93	138	188
35	31	58	93	138	188
40	31	58	93	138	188
45	30	54	88	130	178
50	28	51	83	122	166
55	26	47	76	112	154
60	23	43	70	103	140
65	21	39	63	93	127
70	19	35	57	84	114
75	17	31	51	75	102
80	15	28	46	67	92
85	14	25	41	60	82
90	12	23	37	54	74

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	20	40	65	95
100	10	23	43	69	100
110	11	25	46	73	104
120	13	27	49	76	109
130	14	29	51	80	113
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	17	33	57	86	120
160	18	35	59	89	124
170	19	37	61	92	127
180	20	38	63	95	130
190	22	40	65	97	133
200	23	42	67	100	136
210	24	43	69	102	139
220	25	45	71	104	141
230	26	46	73	106	144
240	27	48	75	109	146
250	28	49	77	111	149
260	29	50	78	113	151

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	27	47	72	102
20	15	31	53	83	117
25	15	31	55	85	120
30	15	31	55	85	120
35	15	31	55	85	120
40	15	31	55	85	120
45	14	30	52	81	114
50	13	28	49	75	106
55	12	26	45	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	89
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	58
85	7	14	24	37	52
90	6	12	22	33	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	168
2	3	12	17%	124
3	3	15	8%	57
4	4	10	6%	47
5	2	10	5%	38
6	3	8	5%	34
7	3	20	4%	29
8	4	12	4%	28
9	2	8	3%	23
10	2	12	3%	21
10	4	15	3%	21

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	15	33	59	93	132
120	18	38	65	100	141
130	22	42	71	108	150
140	25	47	77	115	158
150	28	51	83	122	166
160	31	56	88	128	174
170	35	60	94	135	181
180	38	64	99	141	188
190	41	68	104	147	195
200	44	72	108	153	202
210	47	76	113	158	208
220	50	79	118	164	215
230	53	83	122	169	221
240	56	87	127	174	226
250	58	90	131	179	232
260	61	94	135	184	238
270	64	97	139	189	243
280	67	100	143	193	248
290	69	104	147	198	253
300	72	107	151	202	258
310	74	110	154	206	263

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	79	117	160
20	31	56	91	134	183
25	31	58	93	138	188
30	31	58	93	138	188
35	31	58	93	138	188
40	31	58	93	138	188
45	30	54	88	130	178
50	28	51	83	122	166
55	26	47	76	112	154
60	23	43	70	103	140
65	21	39	63	93	127
70	19	35	57	84	114
75	17	31	51	75	102
80	15	28	46	67	92
85	14	25	41	60	82
90	12	23	37	54	74

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	20	40	65	95
100	10	23	43	69	100
110	11	25	46	73	104
120	13	27	49	76	109
130	14	29	51	80	113
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	17	33	57	86	120
160	18	35	59	89	124
170	19	37	61	92	127
180	20	38	63	95	130
190	22	40	65	97	133
200	23	42	67	100	136
210	24	43	69	102	139
220	25	45	71	104	141
230	26	46	73	106	144
240	27	48	75	109	146
250	28	49	77	111	149
260	29	50	78	113	151

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	27	47	72	102
20	15	31	53	83	117
25	15	31	55	85	120
30	15	31	55	85	120
35	15	31	55	85	120
40	15	31	55	85	120
45	14	30	52	81	114
50	13	28	49	75	106
55	12	26	45	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	89
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	58
85	7	14	24	37	52
90	6	12	22	33	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	168
2	3	12	17%	124
3	3	15	8%	57
4	4	10	6%	47
5	2	10	5%	38
6	3	8	5%	34
7	3	20	4%	29
8	4	12	4%	28
9	2	8	3%	23
10	2	12	3%	21
10	4	15	3%	21

Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

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

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Shrug Standards (lb)

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Weight

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Shrug strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	15	33	59	93	132
120	18	38	65	100	141
130	22	42	71	108	150
140	25	47	77	115	158
150	28	51	83	122	166
160	31	56	88	128	174
170	35	60	94	135	181
180	38	64	99	141	188
190	41	68	104	147	195
200	44	72	108	153	202
210	47	76	113	158	208
220	50	79	118	164	215
230	53	83	122	169	221
240	56	87	127	174	226
250	58	90	131	179	232
260	61	94	135	184	238
270	64	97	139	189	243
280	67	100	143	193	248
290	69	104	147	198	253
300	72	107	151	202	258
310	74	110	154	206	263

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	79	117	160
20	31	56	91	134	183
25	31	58	93	138	188
30	31	58	93	138	188
35	31	58	93	138	188
40	31	58	93	138	188
45	30	54	88	130	178
50	28	51	83	122	166
55	26	47	76	112	154
60	23	43	70	103	140
65	21	39	63	93	127
70	19	35	57	84	114
75	17	31	51	75	102
80	15	28	46	67	92
85	14	25	41	60	82
90	12	23	37	54	74

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	8	20	40	65	95
100	10	23	43	69	100
110	11	25	46	73	104
120	13	27	49	76	109
130	14	29	51	80	113
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	17	33	57	86	120
160	18	35	59	89	124
170	19	37	61	92	127
180	20	38	63	95	130
190	22	40	65	97	133
200	23	42	67	100	136
210	24	43	69	102	139
220	25	45	71	104	141
230	26	46	73	106	144
240	27	48	75	109	146
250	28	49	77	111	149
260	29	50	78	113	151

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	13	27	47	72	102
20	15	31	53	83	117
25	15	31	55	85	120
30	15	31	55	85	120
35	15	31	55	85	120
40	15	31	55	85	120
45	14	30	52	81	114
50	13	28	49	75	106
55	12	26	45	69	98
60	11	23	41	63	89
65	10	21	37	57	81
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	65
80	7	15	27	41	58
85	7	14	24	37	52
90	6	12	22	33	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	168
2	3	12	17%	124
3	3	15	8%	57
4	4	10	6%	47
5	2	10	5%	38
6	3	8	5%	34
7	3	20	4%	29
8	4	12	4%	28
9	2	8	3%	23
10	2	12	3%	21
10	4	15	3%	21