Dumbbell Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Tricep Extension is 45 lb for men and 26 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Tricep Extension strength standards are based on 268,761 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Dumbbell Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 lb
Novice	25 lb
Intermediate	45 lb
Advanced	72 lb
Elite	103 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.60x

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

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

What is a good Dumbbell Tricep Extension? Male beginners should aim to lift 11 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	4	13	27	47	72
120	5	15	31	52	77
130	7	17	34	56	82
140	8	19	37	60	87
150	9	22	40	64	92
160	11	24	43	67	96
170	12	26	46	71	100
180	14	28	49	75	105
190	15	30	51	78	108
200	17	32	54	81	112
210	18	34	57	84	116
220	20	36	59	87	120
230	21	38	62	90	123
240	22	40	64	93	126
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	25	44	69	99	133
270	27	46	71	102	136
280	28	47	73	104	139
290	29	49	75	107	142
300	31	51	77	109	145
310	32	52	79	112	148

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	21	38	61	88
20	10	24	44	70	100
25	11	25	45	72	103
30	11	25	45	72	103
35	11	25	45	72	103
40	11	25	45	72	103
45	10	23	43	68	98
50	9	22	40	63	91
55	9	20	37	59	84
60	8	18	34	54	77
65	7	17	30	48	70
70	7	15	27	44	63
75	6	13	25	39	56
80	5	12	22	35	50
85	5	11	20	31	45
90	4	10	18	28	40

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Tricep Extension should I do?

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

3x10 18%

3x12 14%

3x8 11%

2x10 6%

4x10 5%

3x15 5%

2x8 4%

4x12 4%

2x12 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	1296
2	3	12	14%	966
3	3	8	11%	758
4	2	10	6%	394
5	4	10	5%	354
6	3	15	5%	353
7	2	8	4%	279
8	4	12	4%	251
9	2	12	3%	227
10	4	8	3%	195

Female

Female Dumbbell Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 lb
Novice	15 lb
Intermediate	26 lb
Advanced	39 lb
Elite	55 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.30x
Elite	0.40x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Tricep Extension? The average Dumbbell Tricep Extension weight for a female lifter is 26 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Tricep Extension? Female beginners should aim to lift 7 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	4	10	19	31	44
100	5	11	21	33	47
110	6	12	22	34	49
120	6	13	23	36	50
130	7	14	24	37	52
140	8	15	26	39	54
150	8	16	27	40	55
160	9	17	28	41	57
170	9	18	29	42	58
180	10	18	30	44	59
190	11	19	30	45	61
200	11	20	31	46	62
210	12	20	32	47	63
220	12	21	33	48	64
230	12	22	34	49	65
240	13	22	34	50	66
250	13	23	35	50	67
260	14	23	36	51	68

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	22	33	47
20	7	15	25	38	53
25	7	15	26	39	55
30	7	15	26	39	55
35	7	15	26	39	55
40	7	15	26	39	55
45	7	14	24	37	52
50	7	13	23	35	48
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	6	11	19	29	41
65	5	10	17	26	37
70	5	9	16	24	33
75	4	8	14	21	30
80	4	7	13	19	27
85	3	7	11	17	24
90	3	6	10	15	21

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Tricep Extension should I do?

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

3x10 28%

3x12 10%

4x10 8%

3x8 8%

3x15 6%

2x10 5%

4x12 4%

4x15 3%

2x12 3%

4x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	28%	460
2	3	12	10%	166
3	4	10	8%	128
4	3	8	8%	127
5	3	15	6%	95
6	2	10	5%	83
7	4	12	4%	64
8	4	15	3%	54
9	2	12	3%	42
10	4	8	2%	41

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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 Tricep Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 48,958 qualifying results from 268,761 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Tricep Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	268,761
Qualifying results	48,958
Male results	42,903
Female results	6,055
Data start	10 December 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	4	13	27	47	72
120	5	15	31	52	77
130	7	17	34	56	82
140	8	19	37	60	87
150	9	22	40	64	92
160	11	24	43	67	96
170	12	26	46	71	100
180	14	28	49	75	105
190	15	30	51	78	108
200	17	32	54	81	112
210	18	34	57	84	116
220	20	36	59	87	120
230	21	38	62	90	123
240	22	40	64	93	126
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	25	44	69	99	133
270	27	46	71	102	136
280	28	47	73	104	139
290	29	49	75	107	142
300	31	51	77	109	145
310	32	52	79	112	148

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	21	38	61	88
20	10	24	44	70	100
25	11	25	45	72	103
30	11	25	45	72	103
35	11	25	45	72	103
40	11	25	45	72	103
45	10	23	43	68	98
50	9	22	40	63	91
55	9	20	37	59	84
60	8	18	34	54	77
65	7	17	30	48	70
70	7	15	27	44	63
75	6	13	25	39	56
80	5	12	22	35	50
85	5	11	20	31	45
90	4	10	18	28	40

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	10	19	31	44
100	5	11	21	33	47
110	6	12	22	34	49
120	6	13	23	36	50
130	7	14	24	37	52
140	8	15	26	39	54
150	8	16	27	40	55
160	9	17	28	41	57
170	9	18	29	42	58
180	10	18	30	44	59
190	11	19	30	45	61
200	11	20	31	46	62
210	12	20	32	47	63
220	12	21	33	48	64
230	12	22	34	49	65
240	13	22	34	50	66
250	13	23	35	50	67
260	14	23	36	51	68

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	22	33	47
20	7	15	25	38	53
25	7	15	26	39	55
30	7	15	26	39	55
35	7	15	26	39	55
40	7	15	26	39	55
45	7	14	24	37	52
50	7	13	23	35	48
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	6	11	19	29	41
65	5	10	17	26	37
70	5	9	16	24	33
75	4	8	14	21	30
80	4	7	13	19	27
85	3	7	11	17	24
90	3	6	10	15	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	28%	460
2	3	12	10%	166
3	4	10	8%	128
4	3	8	8%	127
5	3	15	6%	95
6	2	10	5%	83
7	4	12	4%	64
8	4	15	3%	54
9	2	12	3%	42
10	4	8	2%	41

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	4	13	27	47	72
120	5	15	31	52	77
130	7	17	34	56	82
140	8	19	37	60	87
150	9	22	40	64	92
160	11	24	43	67	96
170	12	26	46	71	100
180	14	28	49	75	105
190	15	30	51	78	108
200	17	32	54	81	112
210	18	34	57	84	116
220	20	36	59	87	120
230	21	38	62	90	123
240	22	40	64	93	126
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	25	44	69	99	133
270	27	46	71	102	136
280	28	47	73	104	139
290	29	49	75	107	142
300	31	51	77	109	145
310	32	52	79	112	148

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	21	38	61	88
20	10	24	44	70	100
25	11	25	45	72	103
30	11	25	45	72	103
35	11	25	45	72	103
40	11	25	45	72	103
45	10	23	43	68	98
50	9	22	40	63	91
55	9	20	37	59	84
60	8	18	34	54	77
65	7	17	30	48	70
70	7	15	27	44	63
75	6	13	25	39	56
80	5	12	22	35	50
85	5	11	20	31	45
90	4	10	18	28	40

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	10	19	31	44
100	5	11	21	33	47
110	6	12	22	34	49
120	6	13	23	36	50
130	7	14	24	37	52
140	8	15	26	39	54
150	8	16	27	40	55
160	9	17	28	41	57
170	9	18	29	42	58
180	10	18	30	44	59
190	11	19	30	45	61
200	11	20	31	46	62
210	12	20	32	47	63
220	12	21	33	48	64
230	12	22	34	49	65
240	13	22	34	50	66
250	13	23	35	50	67
260	14	23	36	51	68

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	22	33	47
20	7	15	25	38	53
25	7	15	26	39	55
30	7	15	26	39	55
35	7	15	26	39	55
40	7	15	26	39	55
45	7	14	24	37	52
50	7	13	23	35	48
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	6	11	19	29	41
65	5	10	17	26	37
70	5	9	16	24	33
75	4	8	14	21	30
80	4	7	13	19	27
85	3	7	11	17	24
90	3	6	10	15	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	28%	460
2	3	12	10%	166
3	4	10	8%	128
4	3	8	8%	127
5	3	15	6%	95
6	2	10	5%	83
7	4	12	4%	64
8	4	15	3%	54
9	2	12	3%	42
10	4	8	2%	41

Dumbbell Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Dumbbell Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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

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Data behind the Dumbbell Tricep Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	4	13	27	47	72
120	5	15	31	52	77
130	7	17	34	56	82
140	8	19	37	60	87
150	9	22	40	64	92
160	11	24	43	67	96
170	12	26	46	71	100
180	14	28	49	75	105
190	15	30	51	78	108
200	17	32	54	81	112
210	18	34	57	84	116
220	20	36	59	87	120
230	21	38	62	90	123
240	22	40	64	93	126
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	25	44	69	99	133
270	27	46	71	102	136
280	28	47	73	104	139
290	29	49	75	107	142
300	31	51	77	109	145
310	32	52	79	112	148

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	21	38	61	88
20	10	24	44	70	100
25	11	25	45	72	103
30	11	25	45	72	103
35	11	25	45	72	103
40	11	25	45	72	103
45	10	23	43	68	98
50	9	22	40	63	91
55	9	20	37	59	84
60	8	18	34	54	77
65	7	17	30	48	70
70	7	15	27	44	63
75	6	13	25	39	56
80	5	12	22	35	50
85	5	11	20	31	45
90	4	10	18	28	40

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	10	19	31	44
100	5	11	21	33	47
110	6	12	22	34	49
120	6	13	23	36	50
130	7	14	24	37	52
140	8	15	26	39	54
150	8	16	27	40	55
160	9	17	28	41	57
170	9	18	29	42	58
180	10	18	30	44	59
190	11	19	30	45	61
200	11	20	31	46	62
210	12	20	32	47	63
220	12	21	33	48	64
230	12	22	34	49	65
240	13	22	34	50	66
250	13	23	35	50	67
260	14	23	36	51	68

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	22	33	47
20	7	15	25	38	53
25	7	15	26	39	55
30	7	15	26	39	55
35	7	15	26	39	55
40	7	15	26	39	55
45	7	14	24	37	52
50	7	13	23	35	48
55	6	12	21	32	45
60	6	11	19	29	41
65	5	10	17	26	37
70	5	9	16	24	33
75	4	8	14	21	30
80	4	7	13	19	27
85	3	7	11	17	24
90	3	6	10	15	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	28%	460
2	3	12	10%	166
3	4	10	8%	128
4	3	8	8%	127
5	3	15	6%	95
6	2	10	5%	83
7	4	12	4%	64
8	4	15	3%	54
9	2	12	3%	42
10	4	8	2%	41