Dumbbell Side Bend Standards

Measured in lb

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 (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 lb
Novice	34 lb
Intermediate	83 lb
Advanced	151 lb
Elite	236 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Side Bend? The average Dumbbell Side Bend weight for a male lifter is 83 lb (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 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	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 lb
Novice	22 lb
Intermediate	42 lb
Advanced	67 lb
Elite	96 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Dumbbell Side Bend? The average Dumbbell Side Bend weight for a female lifter is 42 lb (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 9 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	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38

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
110	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

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
90	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38

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
110	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

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
90	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38

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 lb

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 (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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 (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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
110	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

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
90	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38

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