Dumbbell Squat Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Squat is 70 lb for men and 45 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Squat strength standards are based on 185,798 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Squat Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	21 lb
Novice	42 lb
Intermediate	70 lb
Advanced	106 lb
Elite	146 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.65x
Elite	0.90x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Squat? The average Dumbbell Squat weight for a male lifter is 70 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 21 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	12	28	50	79	114
120	14	31	54	85	120
130	16	34	58	89	126
140	18	36	62	94	131
150	20	39	65	98	136
160	22	42	69	103	141
170	24	44	72	107	146
180	26	47	75	111	150
190	28	49	78	114	155
200	30	52	81	118	159
210	31	54	84	121	163
220	33	56	87	125	167
230	35	58	90	128	171
240	36	61	92	131	174
250	38	63	95	134	178
260	40	65	97	137	181
270	41	67	100	140	184
280	43	69	102	143	188
290	44	70	105	145	191
300	46	72	107	148	194
310	47	74	109	151	197

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	35	60	90	125
20	21	41	68	103	143
25	21	42	70	106	146
30	21	42	70	106	146
35	21	42	70	106	146
40	21	42	70	106	146
45	20	39	66	100	139
50	19	37	62	93	130
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	12	23	38	58	80
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	31	46	64
90	8	16	27	41	57

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

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

3x10 22%

3x15 8%

3x12 8%

3x8 5%

4x12 5%

5x10 5%

4x10 5%

3x5 4%

4x8 3%

2x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	320
2	3	15	8%	117
2	3	12	8%	117
4	3	8	5%	79
5	4	12	5%	74
6	5	10	5%	68
7	4	10	5%	66
8	3	5	4%	53
9	4	8	3%	47
10	2	10	3%	43

Female

Female Dumbbell Squat Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 lb
Novice	27 lb
Intermediate	45 lb
Advanced	69 lb
Elite	96 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.70x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Squat? The average Dumbbell Squat weight for a female lifter is 45 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 14 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	10	22	39	61	86
100	11	23	41	63	88
110	12	24	42	64	90
120	13	25	43	66	92
130	13	26	44	68	94
140	14	27	46	69	96
150	14	28	47	70	97
160	15	29	48	72	99
170	16	29	49	73	100
180	16	30	50	74	102
190	17	31	51	75	103
200	17	32	51	76	104
210	18	32	52	77	105
220	18	33	53	78	106
230	19	33	54	79	107
240	19	34	54	80	108
250	19	35	55	81	109
260	20	35	56	81	110

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	23	39	59	82
20	13	26	44	67	93
25	14	27	45	69	96
30	14	27	45	69	96
35	14	27	45	69	96
40	14	27	45	69	96
45	13	25	43	65	91
50	12	24	40	61	85
55	11	22	37	56	78
60	10	20	34	51	72
65	9	18	31	47	65
70	8	16	28	42	58
75	7	15	25	38	52
80	7	13	22	34	47
85	6	12	20	30	42
90	5	11	18	27	38

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

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

3x10 16%

5x5 13%

3x12 13%

4x12 7%

4x10 7%

3x8 5%

3x15 4%

2x10 3%

3x20 3%

2x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	63
2	5	5	13%	53
3	3	12	13%	52
4	4	12	7%	30
4	4	10	7%	30
6	3	8	5%	19
7	3	15	4%	18
8	2	10	3%	12
9	3	20	3%	11
9	2	15	3%	11

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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 Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 20,028 qualifying results from 185,798 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	185,798
Qualifying results	20,028
Male results	15,968
Female results	4,060
Data start	14 August 2020
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	12	28	50	79	114
120	14	31	54	85	120
130	16	34	58	89	126
140	18	36	62	94	131
150	20	39	65	98	136
160	22	42	69	103	141
170	24	44	72	107	146
180	26	47	75	111	150
190	28	49	78	114	155
200	30	52	81	118	159
210	31	54	84	121	163
220	33	56	87	125	167
230	35	58	90	128	171
240	36	61	92	131	174
250	38	63	95	134	178
260	40	65	97	137	181
270	41	67	100	140	184
280	43	69	102	143	188
290	44	70	105	145	191
300	46	72	107	148	194
310	47	74	109	151	197

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	35	60	90	125
20	21	41	68	103	143
25	21	42	70	106	146
30	21	42	70	106	146
35	21	42	70	106	146
40	21	42	70	106	146
45	20	39	66	100	139
50	19	37	62	93	130
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	12	23	38	58	80
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	31	46	64
90	8	16	27	41	57

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	320
2	3	15	8%	117
2	3	12	8%	117
4	3	8	5%	79
5	4	12	5%	74
6	5	10	5%	68
7	4	10	5%	66
8	3	5	4%	53
9	4	8	3%	47
10	2	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	39	61	86
100	11	23	41	63	88
110	12	24	42	64	90
120	13	25	43	66	92
130	13	26	44	68	94
140	14	27	46	69	96
150	14	28	47	70	97
160	15	29	48	72	99
170	16	29	49	73	100
180	16	30	50	74	102
190	17	31	51	75	103
200	17	32	51	76	104
210	18	32	52	77	105
220	18	33	53	78	106
230	19	33	54	79	107
240	19	34	54	80	108
250	19	35	55	81	109
260	20	35	56	81	110

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	23	39	59	82
20	13	26	44	67	93
25	14	27	45	69	96
30	14	27	45	69	96
35	14	27	45	69	96
40	14	27	45	69	96
45	13	25	43	65	91
50	12	24	40	61	85
55	11	22	37	56	78
60	10	20	34	51	72
65	9	18	31	47	65
70	8	16	28	42	58
75	7	15	25	38	52
80	7	13	22	34	47
85	6	12	20	30	42
90	5	11	18	27	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	63
2	5	5	13%	53
3	3	12	13%	52
4	4	12	7%	30
4	4	10	7%	30
6	3	8	5%	19
7	3	15	4%	18
8	2	10	3%	12
9	3	20	3%	11
9	2	15	3%	11

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	12	28	50	79	114
120	14	31	54	85	120
130	16	34	58	89	126
140	18	36	62	94	131
150	20	39	65	98	136
160	22	42	69	103	141
170	24	44	72	107	146
180	26	47	75	111	150
190	28	49	78	114	155
200	30	52	81	118	159
210	31	54	84	121	163
220	33	56	87	125	167
230	35	58	90	128	171
240	36	61	92	131	174
250	38	63	95	134	178
260	40	65	97	137	181
270	41	67	100	140	184
280	43	69	102	143	188
290	44	70	105	145	191
300	46	72	107	148	194
310	47	74	109	151	197

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	35	60	90	125
20	21	41	68	103	143
25	21	42	70	106	146
30	21	42	70	106	146
35	21	42	70	106	146
40	21	42	70	106	146
45	20	39	66	100	139
50	19	37	62	93	130
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	12	23	38	58	80
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	31	46	64
90	8	16	27	41	57

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	320
2	3	15	8%	117
2	3	12	8%	117
4	3	8	5%	79
5	4	12	5%	74
6	5	10	5%	68
7	4	10	5%	66
8	3	5	4%	53
9	4	8	3%	47
10	2	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	39	61	86
100	11	23	41	63	88
110	12	24	42	64	90
120	13	25	43	66	92
130	13	26	44	68	94
140	14	27	46	69	96
150	14	28	47	70	97
160	15	29	48	72	99
170	16	29	49	73	100
180	16	30	50	74	102
190	17	31	51	75	103
200	17	32	51	76	104
210	18	32	52	77	105
220	18	33	53	78	106
230	19	33	54	79	107
240	19	34	54	80	108
250	19	35	55	81	109
260	20	35	56	81	110

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	23	39	59	82
20	13	26	44	67	93
25	14	27	45	69	96
30	14	27	45	69	96
35	14	27	45	69	96
40	14	27	45	69	96
45	13	25	43	65	91
50	12	24	40	61	85
55	11	22	37	56	78
60	10	20	34	51	72
65	9	18	31	47	65
70	8	16	28	42	58
75	7	15	25	38	52
80	7	13	22	34	47
85	6	12	20	30	42
90	5	11	18	27	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	63
2	5	5	13%	53
3	3	12	13%	52
4	4	12	7%	30
4	4	10	7%	30
6	3	8	5%	19
7	3	15	4%	18
8	2	10	3%	12
9	3	20	3%	11
9	2	15	3%	11

Dumbbell Squat Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Squat Standards (lb)

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

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

Female

Female Dumbbell Squat Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Dumbbell Squat strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	12	28	50	79	114
120	14	31	54	85	120
130	16	34	58	89	126
140	18	36	62	94	131
150	20	39	65	98	136
160	22	42	69	103	141
170	24	44	72	107	146
180	26	47	75	111	150
190	28	49	78	114	155
200	30	52	81	118	159
210	31	54	84	121	163
220	33	56	87	125	167
230	35	58	90	128	171
240	36	61	92	131	174
250	38	63	95	134	178
260	40	65	97	137	181
270	41	67	100	140	184
280	43	69	102	143	188
290	44	70	105	145	191
300	46	72	107	148	194
310	47	74	109	151	197

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	35	60	90	125
20	21	41	68	103	143
25	21	42	70	106	146
30	21	42	70	106	146
35	21	42	70	106	146
40	21	42	70	106	146
45	20	39	66	100	139
50	19	37	62	93	130
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	12	23	38	58	80
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	31	46	64
90	8	16	27	41	57

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	320
2	3	15	8%	117
2	3	12	8%	117
4	3	8	5%	79
5	4	12	5%	74
6	5	10	5%	68
7	4	10	5%	66
8	3	5	4%	53
9	4	8	3%	47
10	2	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	22	39	61	86
100	11	23	41	63	88
110	12	24	42	64	90
120	13	25	43	66	92
130	13	26	44	68	94
140	14	27	46	69	96
150	14	28	47	70	97
160	15	29	48	72	99
170	16	29	49	73	100
180	16	30	50	74	102
190	17	31	51	75	103
200	17	32	51	76	104
210	18	32	52	77	105
220	18	33	53	78	106
230	19	33	54	79	107
240	19	34	54	80	108
250	19	35	55	81	109
260	20	35	56	81	110

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	23	39	59	82
20	13	26	44	67	93
25	14	27	45	69	96
30	14	27	45	69	96
35	14	27	45	69	96
40	14	27	45	69	96
45	13	25	43	65	91
50	12	24	40	61	85
55	11	22	37	56	78
60	10	20	34	51	72
65	9	18	31	47	65
70	8	16	28	42	58
75	7	15	25	38	52
80	7	13	22	34	47
85	6	12	20	30	42
90	5	11	18	27	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	16%	63
2	5	5	13%	53
3	3	12	13%	52
4	4	12	7%	30
4	4	10	7%	30
6	3	8	5%	19
7	3	15	4%	18
8	2	10	3%	12
9	3	20	3%	11
9	2	15	3%	11