Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

The average Dumbbell Side Bend is 35 kg for men and 21 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Side Bend strength standards are based on 97,533 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	19 kg
Intermediate	35 kg
Advanced	55 kg
Elite	80 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	1.05x

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 35 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 8 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	4	12	25	43	64
55	5	14	27	45	67
60	6	15	29	48	70
65	7	16	31	50	72
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	8	19	34	54	77
80	9	20	35	56	80
85	10	21	37	58	82
90	10	22	38	59	84
95	11	23	40	61	86
100	12	24	41	63	88
105	12	25	42	64	89
110	13	26	43	66	91
115	14	27	45	67	93
120	14	27	46	68	95
125	15	28	47	70	96
130	16	29	48	71	98
135	16	30	49	72	99
140	17	31	50	74	101

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	30	47	68
20	8	18	34	54	78
25	8	19	35	55	80
30	8	19	35	55	80
35	8	19	35	55	80
40	8	19	35	55	80
45	8	18	33	52	75
50	7	17	31	49	71
55	7	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	6	13	23	37	54
70	5	11	21	34	48
75	4	10	19	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	4	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	14	22	31

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:

3x1015%

2x1010%

4x128%

3x127%

3x156%

3x205%

4x104%

3x114%

2x204%

3x84%

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	21 kg
Advanced	30 kg
Elite	41 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.60x

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 21 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 7 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	6	11	19	28	38
45	6	12	19	28	39
50	7	12	19	29	39
55	7	12	20	29	40
60	7	13	20	30	40
65	7	13	21	30	41
70	7	13	21	30	41
75	8	13	21	31	42
80	8	14	21	31	42
85	8	14	22	31	42
90	8	14	22	32	43
95	8	14	22	32	43
100	8	14	22	32	43
105	8	14	23	32	44
110	9	15	23	33	44
115	9	15	23	33	44
120	9	15	23	33	44

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	35
20	7	13	20	29	40
25	7	13	21	30	41
30	7	13	21	30	41
35	7	13	21	30	41
40	7	13	21	30	41
45	7	12	19	28	39
50	6	11	18	27	36
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	5	10	15	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	28
70	4	8	12	18	25
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	6	10	15	20
85	3	6	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

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:

3x1019%

2x207%

2x107%

3x86%

6x106%

3x206%

3x125%

2x155%

2x124%

4x104%

3x154%

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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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 Side Bend strength standards

Strength Level analysed 3,469 qualifying results from 97,533 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Side Bend strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	97,533
Qualifying results	3,469
Male results	2,851
Female results	618
Data start	14 August 2020
Data cutoff	4 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
50	4	12	25	43	64
55	5	14	27	45	67
60	6	15	29	48	70
65	7	16	31	50	72
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	8	19	34	54	77
80	9	20	35	56	80
85	10	21	37	58	82
90	10	22	38	59	84
95	11	23	40	61	86
100	12	24	41	63	88
105	12	25	42	64	89
110	13	26	43	66	91
115	14	27	45	67	93
120	14	27	46	68	95
125	15	28	47	70	96
130	16	29	48	71	98
135	16	30	49	72	99
140	17	31	50	74	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	30	47	68
20	8	18	34	54	78
25	8	19	35	55	80
30	8	19	35	55	80
35	8	19	35	55	80
40	8	19	35	55	80
45	8	18	33	52	75
50	7	17	31	49	71
55	7	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	6	13	23	37	54
70	5	11	21	34	48
75	4	10	19	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	4	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	14	22	31

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	6	11	19	28	38
45	6	12	19	28	39
50	7	12	19	29	39
55	7	12	20	29	40
60	7	13	20	30	40
65	7	13	21	30	41
70	7	13	21	30	41
75	8	13	21	31	42
80	8	14	21	31	42
85	8	14	22	31	42
90	8	14	22	32	43
95	8	14	22	32	43
100	8	14	22	32	43
105	8	14	23	32	44
110	9	15	23	33	44
115	9	15	23	33	44
120	9	15	23	33	44

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	35
20	7	13	20	29	40
25	7	13	21	30	41
30	7	13	21	30	41
35	7	13	21	30	41
40	7	13	21	30	41
45	7	12	19	28	39
50	6	11	18	27	36
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	5	10	15	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	28
70	4	8	12	18	25
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	6	10	15	20
85	3	6	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

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	4	12	25	43	64
55	5	14	27	45	67
60	6	15	29	48	70
65	7	16	31	50	72
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	8	19	34	54	77
80	9	20	35	56	80
85	10	21	37	58	82
90	10	22	38	59	84
95	11	23	40	61	86
100	12	24	41	63	88
105	12	25	42	64	89
110	13	26	43	66	91
115	14	27	45	67	93
120	14	27	46	68	95
125	15	28	47	70	96
130	16	29	48	71	98
135	16	30	49	72	99
140	17	31	50	74	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	30	47	68
20	8	18	34	54	78
25	8	19	35	55	80
30	8	19	35	55	80
35	8	19	35	55	80
40	8	19	35	55	80
45	8	18	33	52	75
50	7	17	31	49	71
55	7	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	6	13	23	37	54
70	5	11	21	34	48
75	4	10	19	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	4	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	14	22	31

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	6	11	19	28	38
45	6	12	19	28	39
50	7	12	19	29	39
55	7	12	20	29	40
60	7	13	20	30	40
65	7	13	21	30	41
70	7	13	21	30	41
75	8	13	21	31	42
80	8	14	21	31	42
85	8	14	22	31	42
90	8	14	22	32	43
95	8	14	22	32	43
100	8	14	22	32	43
105	8	14	23	32	44
110	9	15	23	33	44
115	9	15	23	33	44
120	9	15	23	33	44

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	35
20	7	13	20	29	40
25	7	13	21	30	41
30	7	13	21	30	41
35	7	13	21	30	41
40	7	13	21	30	41
45	7	12	19	28	39
50	6	11	18	27	36
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	5	10	15	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	28
70	4	8	12	18	25
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	6	10	15	20
85	3	6	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

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 (kg)

Male

Male Dumbbell Side Bend Standards (kg)

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Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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?

Data behind the Dumbbell Side Bend strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	4	12	25	43	64
55	5	14	27	45	67
60	6	15	29	48	70
65	7	16	31	50	72
70	7	17	32	52	75
75	8	19	34	54	77
80	9	20	35	56	80
85	10	21	37	58	82
90	10	22	38	59	84
95	11	23	40	61	86
100	12	24	41	63	88
105	12	25	42	64	89
110	13	26	43	66	91
115	14	27	45	67	93
120	14	27	46	68	95
125	15	28	47	70	96
130	16	29	48	71	98
135	16	30	49	72	99
140	17	31	50	74	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	16	30	47	68
20	8	18	34	54	78
25	8	19	35	55	80
30	8	19	35	55	80
35	8	19	35	55	80
40	8	19	35	55	80
45	8	18	33	52	75
50	7	17	31	49	71
55	7	15	28	45	65
60	6	14	26	41	59
65	6	13	23	37	54
70	5	11	21	34	48
75	4	10	19	30	43
80	4	9	17	27	39
85	4	8	15	24	35
90	3	7	14	22	31

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	6	11	19	28	38
45	6	12	19	28	39
50	7	12	19	29	39
55	7	12	20	29	40
60	7	13	20	30	40
65	7	13	21	30	41
70	7	13	21	30	41
75	8	13	21	31	42
80	8	14	21	31	42
85	8	14	22	31	42
90	8	14	22	32	43
95	8	14	22	32	43
100	8	14	22	32	43
105	8	14	23	32	44
110	9	15	23	33	44
115	9	15	23	33	44
120	9	15	23	33	44

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	11	18	26	35
20	7	13	20	29	40
25	7	13	21	30	41
30	7	13	21	30	41
35	7	13	21	30	41
40	7	13	21	30	41
45	7	12	19	28	39
50	6	11	18	27	36
55	6	11	17	25	33
60	5	10	15	22	30
65	5	9	14	20	28
70	4	8	12	18	25
75	4	7	11	16	22
80	4	6	10	15	20
85	3	6	9	13	18
90	3	5	8	12	16

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