Dumbbell Side Bend Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Dumbbell Side Bend standards are based on 37,995 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	4 kg
Novice	16 kg
Intermediate	37 kg
Advanced	69 kg
Elite	107 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Side Bend? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Side Bend? The average Dumbbell Side Bend weight for a male lifter is 37 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Side Bend? 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Side Bend should I do?

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

3x10 15%

2x10 10%

4x12 8%

3x12 7%

3x15 6%

3x20 5%

4x10 4%

3x11 4%

2x20 4%

3x8 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	178
2	2	10	10%	116
3	4	12	8%	97
4	3	12	7%	84
5	3	15	6%	70
6	3	20	5%	59
7	4	10	4%	52
8	3	11	4%	47
9	2	20	4%	46
10	3	8	4%	44

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Female

Female Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	4 kg
Novice	10 kg
Intermediate	19 kg
Advanced	30 kg
Elite	44 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.70x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Side Bend? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Side Bend? The average Dumbbell Side Bend weight for a female lifter is 19 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Side Bend? Female 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Side Bend should I do?

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

3x10 19%

2x20 7%

2x10 7%

3x8 6%

6x10 6%

3x20 6%

3x12 5%

2x15 5%

2x12 4%

4x10 4%

3x15 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	42
2	2	20	7%	16
3	2	10	7%	15
4	3	8	6%	13
4	6	10	6%	13
4	3	20	6%	13
7	3	12	5%	12
8	2	15	5%	11
9	2	12	4%	9
9	4	10	4%	9
9	3	15	4%	9

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	178
2	2	10	10%	116
3	4	12	8%	97
4	3	12	7%	84
5	3	15	6%	70
6	3	20	5%	59
7	4	10	4%	52
8	3	11	4%	47
9	2	20	4%	46
10	3	8	4%	44

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	42
2	2	20	7%	16
3	2	10	7%	15
4	3	8	6%	13
4	6	10	6%	13
4	3	20	6%	13
7	3	12	5%	12
8	2	15	5%	11
9	2	12	4%	9
9	4	10	4%	9
9	3	15	4%	9

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	178
2	2	10	10%	116
3	4	12	8%	97
4	3	12	7%	84
5	3	15	6%	70
6	3	20	5%	59
7	4	10	4%	52
8	3	11	4%	47
9	2	20	4%	46
10	3	8	4%	44

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	42
2	2	20	7%	16
3	2	10	7%	15
4	3	8	6%	13
4	6	10	6%	13
4	3	20	6%	13
7	3	12	5%	12
8	2	15	5%	11
9	2	12	4%	9
9	4	10	4%	9
9	3	15	4%	9

Dumbbell Side Bend Standards

Measured in kg

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

Male

Male Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Side Bend? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Side Bend should I do?

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Female

Female Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Side Bend? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Side Bend should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	178
2	2	10	10%	116
3	4	12	8%	97
4	3	12	7%	84
5	3	15	6%	70
6	3	20	5%	59
7	4	10	4%	52
8	3	11	4%	47
9	2	20	4%	46
10	3	8	4%	44

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	42
2	2	20	7%	16
3	2	10	7%	15
4	3	8	6%	13
4	6	10	6%	13
4	3	20	6%	13
7	3	12	5%	12
8	2	15	5%	11
9	2	12	4%	9
9	4	10	4%	9
9	3	15	4%	9