Dumbbell Upright Row Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Dumbbell Upright Row standards are based on 47,522 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Upright Row Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	26 kg
Advanced	43 kg
Elite	64 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.80x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Upright Row? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Upright Row? The average Dumbbell Upright Row weight for a male lifter is 26 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Upright Row? Male beginners should aim to lift 5 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	5	13	26	41
55	2	7	16	29	45
60	2	8	18	32	48
65	3	10	20	35	52
70	4	11	22	37	55
75	5	12	24	40	59
80	6	14	26	43	62
85	7	15	28	45	65
90	8	17	30	48	68
95	9	18	32	50	70
100	10	20	34	52	73
105	11	21	36	54	76
110	12	22	38	57	78
115	13	24	39	59	81
120	13	25	41	61	83
125	14	26	43	63	86
130	15	28	44	65	88
135	16	29	46	67	90
140	17	30	47	68	92

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	22	37	54
20	5	13	25	42	62
25	5	13	26	43	64
30	5	13	26	43	64
35	5	13	26	43	64
40	5	13	26	43	64
45	5	13	25	41	61
50	4	12	23	39	57
55	4	11	21	36	53
60	4	10	20	33	48
65	3	9	18	29	43
70	3	8	16	26	39
75	3	7	14	24	35
80	2	6	13	21	31
85	2	6	11	19	28
90	2	5	10	17	25

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Upright Row should I do?

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

3x10 19%

3x12 16%

3x8 8%

4x10 6%

4x12 6%

3x15 4%

2x10 4%

2x12 3%

4x8 3%

2x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	155
2	3	12	16%	132
3	3	8	8%	62
4	4	10	6%	52
5	4	12	6%	49
6	3	15	4%	35
6	2	10	4%	35
8	2	12	3%	28
9	4	8	3%	27
10	2	15	3%	23

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Female

Female Dumbbell Upright Row Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	10 kg
Intermediate	16 kg
Advanced	24 kg
Elite	33 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.50x

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Upright Row? (kg)

What is the average Dumbbell Upright Row? The average Dumbbell Upright Row weight for a female lifter is 16 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Upright Row? Female beginners should aim to lift 5 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	3	6	11	18	25
45	4	7	12	19	27
50	4	8	14	20	28
55	5	9	14	22	30
60	5	10	15	23	31
65	6	10	16	24	32
70	6	11	17	25	33
75	7	11	18	26	34
80	7	12	19	27	35
85	8	13	19	27	36
90	8	13	20	28	37
95	8	14	21	29	38
100	9	14	21	30	39
105	9	15	22	31	40
110	10	15	23	31	41
115	10	16	23	32	42
120	10	16	24	33	42

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	8	14	20	28
20	5	10	16	23	32
25	5	10	16	24	33
30	5	10	16	24	33
35	5	10	16	24	33
40	5	10	16	24	33
45	5	9	15	23	31
50	5	9	14	21	29
55	4	8	13	20	27
60	4	7	12	18	25
65	4	7	11	16	22
70	3	6	10	15	20
75	3	5	9	13	18
80	3	5	8	12	16
85	2	4	7	10	14
90	2	4	6	9	13

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Upright Row should I do?

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

3x10 32%

4x10 15%

3x12 8%

3x8 8%

4x12 6%

2x12 5%

2x10 4%

3x15 3%

2x13 3%

4x8 2%

4x15 2%

2x14 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	32%	61
2	4	10	15%	29
3	3	12	8%	16
4	3	8	8%	15
5	4	12	6%	12
6	2	12	5%	9
7	2	10	4%	7
8	3	15	3%	5
8	2	13	3%	5
10	4	8	2%	4
10	4	15	2%	4
10	2	14	2%	4

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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	5	13	26	41
55	2	7	16	29	45
60	2	8	18	32	48
65	3	10	20	35	52
70	4	11	22	37	55
75	5	12	24	40	59
80	6	14	26	43	62
85	7	15	28	45	65
90	8	17	30	48	68
95	9	18	32	50	70
100	10	20	34	52	73
105	11	21	36	54	76
110	12	22	38	57	78
115	13	24	39	59	81
120	13	25	41	61	83
125	14	26	43	63	86
130	15	28	44	65	88
135	16	29	46	67	90
140	17	30	47	68	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	22	37	54
20	5	13	25	42	62
25	5	13	26	43	64
30	5	13	26	43	64
35	5	13	26	43	64
40	5	13	26	43	64
45	5	13	25	41	61
50	4	12	23	39	57
55	4	11	21	36	53
60	4	10	20	33	48
65	3	9	18	29	43
70	3	8	16	26	39
75	3	7	14	24	35
80	2	6	13	21	31
85	2	6	11	19	28
90	2	5	10	17	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	155
2	3	12	16%	132
3	3	8	8%	62
4	4	10	6%	52
5	4	12	6%	49
6	3	15	4%	35
6	2	10	4%	35
8	2	12	3%	28
9	4	8	3%	27
10	2	15	3%	23

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	8	14	20	28
20	5	10	16	23	32
25	5	10	16	24	33
30	5	10	16	24	33
35	5	10	16	24	33
40	5	10	16	24	33
45	5	9	15	23	31
50	5	9	14	21	29
55	4	8	13	20	27
60	4	7	12	18	25
65	4	7	11	16	22
70	3	6	10	15	20
75	3	5	9	13	18
80	3	5	8	12	16
85	2	4	7	10	14
90	2	4	6	9	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	32%	61
2	4	10	15%	29
3	3	12	8%	16
4	3	8	8%	15
5	4	12	6%	12
6	2	12	5%	9
7	2	10	4%	7
8	3	15	3%	5
8	2	13	3%	5
10	4	8	2%	4
10	4	15	2%	4
10	2	14	2%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	1	5	13	26	41
55	2	7	16	29	45
60	2	8	18	32	48
65	3	10	20	35	52
70	4	11	22	37	55
75	5	12	24	40	59
80	6	14	26	43	62
85	7	15	28	45	65
90	8	17	30	48	68
95	9	18	32	50	70
100	10	20	34	52	73
105	11	21	36	54	76
110	12	22	38	57	78
115	13	24	39	59	81
120	13	25	41	61	83
125	14	26	43	63	86
130	15	28	44	65	88
135	16	29	46	67	90
140	17	30	47	68	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	22	37	54
20	5	13	25	42	62
25	5	13	26	43	64
30	5	13	26	43	64
35	5	13	26	43	64
40	5	13	26	43	64
45	5	13	25	41	61
50	4	12	23	39	57
55	4	11	21	36	53
60	4	10	20	33	48
65	3	9	18	29	43
70	3	8	16	26	39
75	3	7	14	24	35
80	2	6	13	21	31
85	2	6	11	19	28
90	2	5	10	17	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	155
2	3	12	16%	132
3	3	8	8%	62
4	4	10	6%	52
5	4	12	6%	49
6	3	15	4%	35
6	2	10	4%	35
8	2	12	3%	28
9	4	8	3%	27
10	2	15	3%	23

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	8	14	20	28
20	5	10	16	23	32
25	5	10	16	24	33
30	5	10	16	24	33
35	5	10	16	24	33
40	5	10	16	24	33
45	5	9	15	23	31
50	5	9	14	21	29
55	4	8	13	20	27
60	4	7	12	18	25
65	4	7	11	16	22
70	3	6	10	15	20
75	3	5	9	13	18
80	3	5	8	12	16
85	2	4	7	10	14
90	2	4	6	9	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	32%	61
2	4	10	15%	29
3	3	12	8%	16
4	3	8	8%	15
5	4	12	6%	12
6	2	12	5%	9
7	2	10	4%	7
8	3	15	3%	5
8	2	13	3%	5
10	4	8	2%	4
10	4	15	2%	4
10	2	14	2%	4

Dumbbell Upright Row Standards

Measured in kg

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

Male

Male Dumbbell Upright Row Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Upright Row? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Upright Row should I do?

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Female

Female Dumbbell Upright Row Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Dumbbell Upright Row? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

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How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Upright Row 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	5	13	26	41
55	2	7	16	29	45
60	2	8	18	32	48
65	3	10	20	35	52
70	4	11	22	37	55
75	5	12	24	40	59
80	6	14	26	43	62
85	7	15	28	45	65
90	8	17	30	48	68
95	9	18	32	50	70
100	10	20	34	52	73
105	11	21	36	54	76
110	12	22	38	57	78
115	13	24	39	59	81
120	13	25	41	61	83
125	14	26	43	63	86
130	15	28	44	65	88
135	16	29	46	67	90
140	17	30	47	68	92

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	11	22	37	54
20	5	13	25	42	62
25	5	13	26	43	64
30	5	13	26	43	64
35	5	13	26	43	64
40	5	13	26	43	64
45	5	13	25	41	61
50	4	12	23	39	57
55	4	11	21	36	53
60	4	10	20	33	48
65	3	9	18	29	43
70	3	8	16	26	39
75	3	7	14	24	35
80	2	6	13	21	31
85	2	6	11	19	28
90	2	5	10	17	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	155
2	3	12	16%	132
3	3	8	8%	62
4	4	10	6%	52
5	4	12	6%	49
6	3	15	4%	35
6	2	10	4%	35
8	2	12	3%	28
9	4	8	3%	27
10	2	15	3%	23

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	8	14	20	28
20	5	10	16	23	32
25	5	10	16	24	33
30	5	10	16	24	33
35	5	10	16	24	33
40	5	10	16	24	33
45	5	9	15	23	31
50	5	9	14	21	29
55	4	8	13	20	27
60	4	7	12	18	25
65	4	7	11	16	22
70	3	6	10	15	20
75	3	5	9	13	18
80	3	5	8	12	16
85	2	4	7	10	14
90	2	4	6	9	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	32%	61
2	4	10	15%	29
3	3	12	8%	16
4	3	8	8%	15
5	4	12	6%	12
6	2	12	5%	9
7	2	10	4%	7
8	3	15	3%	5
8	2	13	3%	5
10	4	8	2%	4
10	4	15	2%	4
10	2	14	2%	4