Dumbbell Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

The average Dumbbell Wrist Curl is 56 lb for men and 34 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Dumbbell Wrist Curl strength standards are based on 122,674 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Dumbbell Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 lb
Novice	31 lb
Intermediate	56 lb
Advanced	88 lb
Elite	126 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.75x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Wrist Curl? The average Dumbbell Wrist Curl weight for a male lifter is 56 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Wrist Curl? Male 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
110	7	20	39	66	98
120	8	22	43	70	103
130	10	24	46	75	108
140	11	26	49	78	113
150	13	29	52	82	117
160	14	31	55	86	121
170	16	33	57	89	125
180	17	35	60	92	129
190	18	36	62	95	133
200	20	38	65	98	136
210	21	40	67	101	140
220	22	42	69	104	143
230	23	44	72	107	146
240	25	45	74	109	149
250	26	47	76	112	152
260	27	49	78	114	155
270	28	50	80	117	158
280	29	52	82	119	161
290	30	53	84	121	163
300	32	55	86	123	166
310	33	56	87	126	168

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	48	75	108
20	13	30	54	86	123
25	14	31	56	88	126
30	14	31	56	88	126
35	14	31	56	88	126
40	14	31	56	88	126
45	13	29	53	84	120
50	12	27	49	78	112
55	11	25	46	72	103
60	10	23	42	66	94
65	9	21	38	60	85
70	8	19	34	54	77
75	8	17	30	48	69
80	7	15	27	43	62
85	6	13	24	39	55
90	5	12	22	35	50

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Wrist Curl should I do?

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

3x10 17%

3x12 13%

3x15 8%

3x20 6%

2x20 5%

3x8 5%

2x12 4%

2x15 4%

2x10 4%

4x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	225
2	3	12	13%	178
3	3	15	8%	111
4	3	20	6%	73
5	2	20	5%	71
6	3	8	5%	67
7	2	12	4%	56
8	2	15	4%	51
9	2	10	4%	47
10	4	10	3%	43

Female

Female Dumbbell Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 lb
Novice	17 lb
Intermediate	34 lb
Advanced	55 lb
Elite	81 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.55x

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

What is the average Dumbbell Wrist Curl? The average Dumbbell Wrist Curl weight for a female lifter is 34 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Dumbbell Wrist Curl? 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	13	27	46	70
100	5	14	28	48	72
110	5	15	30	50	75
120	6	15	31	52	77
130	6	16	32	53	78
140	7	17	33	55	80
150	7	18	34	56	82
160	8	18	35	57	83
170	8	19	36	58	85
180	8	20	37	60	86
190	9	20	38	61	87
200	9	21	39	62	89
210	10	22	39	63	90
220	10	22	40	64	91
230	10	23	41	65	92
240	11	23	42	65	93
250	11	24	42	66	94
260	11	24	43	67	95

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	6	17	33	54	79
25	7	17	34	55	81
30	7	17	34	55	81
35	7	17	34	55	81
40	7	17	34	55	81
45	6	16	32	52	77
50	6	15	30	49	72
55	5	14	27	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	61
65	4	12	23	37	55
70	4	10	20	34	49
75	4	9	18	30	44
80	3	8	16	27	40
85	3	7	15	24	36
90	3	7	13	22	32

How many sets and reps of Dumbbell Wrist Curl should I do?

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

3x12 23%

3x15 13%

3x10 11%

2x15 9%

3x20 8%

2x10 8%

2x8 8%

2x12 8%

4x10 4%

2x20 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	23%	12
2	3	15	13%	7
3	3	10	11%	6
4	2	15	9%	5
5	3	20	8%	4
5	2	10	8%	4
5	2	8	8%	4
5	2	12	8%	4
9	4	10	4%	2
9	2	20	4%	2

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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 Wrist Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 12,434 qualifying results from 122,674 community lifts to produce our Dumbbell Wrist Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	122,674
Qualifying results	12,434
Male results	11,985
Female results	449
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	7	20	39	66	98
120	8	22	43	70	103
130	10	24	46	75	108
140	11	26	49	78	113
150	13	29	52	82	117
160	14	31	55	86	121
170	16	33	57	89	125
180	17	35	60	92	129
190	18	36	62	95	133
200	20	38	65	98	136
210	21	40	67	101	140
220	22	42	69	104	143
230	23	44	72	107	146
240	25	45	74	109	149
250	26	47	76	112	152
260	27	49	78	114	155
270	28	50	80	117	158
280	29	52	82	119	161
290	30	53	84	121	163
300	32	55	86	123	166
310	33	56	87	126	168

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	48	75	108
20	13	30	54	86	123
25	14	31	56	88	126
30	14	31	56	88	126
35	14	31	56	88	126
40	14	31	56	88	126
45	13	29	53	84	120
50	12	27	49	78	112
55	11	25	46	72	103
60	10	23	42	66	94
65	9	21	38	60	85
70	8	19	34	54	77
75	8	17	30	48	69
80	7	15	27	43	62
85	6	13	24	39	55
90	5	12	22	35	50

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	225
2	3	12	13%	178
3	3	15	8%	111
4	3	20	6%	73
5	2	20	5%	71
6	3	8	5%	67
7	2	12	4%	56
8	2	15	4%	51
9	2	10	4%	47
10	4	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	27	46	70
100	5	14	28	48	72
110	5	15	30	50	75
120	6	15	31	52	77
130	6	16	32	53	78
140	7	17	33	55	80
150	7	18	34	56	82
160	8	18	35	57	83
170	8	19	36	58	85
180	8	20	37	60	86
190	9	20	38	61	87
200	9	21	39	62	89
210	10	22	39	63	90
220	10	22	40	64	91
230	10	23	41	65	92
240	11	23	42	65	93
250	11	24	42	66	94
260	11	24	43	67	95

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	6	17	33	54	79
25	7	17	34	55	81
30	7	17	34	55	81
35	7	17	34	55	81
40	7	17	34	55	81
45	6	16	32	52	77
50	6	15	30	49	72
55	5	14	27	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	61
65	4	12	23	37	55
70	4	10	20	34	49
75	4	9	18	30	44
80	3	8	16	27	40
85	3	7	15	24	36
90	3	7	13	22	32

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	23%	12
2	3	15	13%	7
3	3	10	11%	6
4	2	15	9%	5
5	3	20	8%	4
5	2	10	8%	4
5	2	8	8%	4
5	2	12	8%	4
9	4	10	4%	2
9	2	20	4%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	7	20	39	66	98
120	8	22	43	70	103
130	10	24	46	75	108
140	11	26	49	78	113
150	13	29	52	82	117
160	14	31	55	86	121
170	16	33	57	89	125
180	17	35	60	92	129
190	18	36	62	95	133
200	20	38	65	98	136
210	21	40	67	101	140
220	22	42	69	104	143
230	23	44	72	107	146
240	25	45	74	109	149
250	26	47	76	112	152
260	27	49	78	114	155
270	28	50	80	117	158
280	29	52	82	119	161
290	30	53	84	121	163
300	32	55	86	123	166
310	33	56	87	126	168

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	48	75	108
20	13	30	54	86	123
25	14	31	56	88	126
30	14	31	56	88	126
35	14	31	56	88	126
40	14	31	56	88	126
45	13	29	53	84	120
50	12	27	49	78	112
55	11	25	46	72	103
60	10	23	42	66	94
65	9	21	38	60	85
70	8	19	34	54	77
75	8	17	30	48	69
80	7	15	27	43	62
85	6	13	24	39	55
90	5	12	22	35	50

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	225
2	3	12	13%	178
3	3	15	8%	111
4	3	20	6%	73
5	2	20	5%	71
6	3	8	5%	67
7	2	12	4%	56
8	2	15	4%	51
9	2	10	4%	47
10	4	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	27	46	70
100	5	14	28	48	72
110	5	15	30	50	75
120	6	15	31	52	77
130	6	16	32	53	78
140	7	17	33	55	80
150	7	18	34	56	82
160	8	18	35	57	83
170	8	19	36	58	85
180	8	20	37	60	86
190	9	20	38	61	87
200	9	21	39	62	89
210	10	22	39	63	90
220	10	22	40	64	91
230	10	23	41	65	92
240	11	23	42	65	93
250	11	24	42	66	94
260	11	24	43	67	95

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	6	17	33	54	79
25	7	17	34	55	81
30	7	17	34	55	81
35	7	17	34	55	81
40	7	17	34	55	81
45	6	16	32	52	77
50	6	15	30	49	72
55	5	14	27	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	61
65	4	12	23	37	55
70	4	10	20	34	49
75	4	9	18	30	44
80	3	8	16	27	40
85	3	7	15	24	36
90	3	7	13	22	32

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	23%	12
2	3	15	13%	7
3	3	10	11%	6
4	2	15	9%	5
5	3	20	8%	4
5	2	10	8%	4
5	2	8	8%	4
5	2	12	8%	4
9	4	10	4%	2
9	2	20	4%	2

Dumbbell Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Dumbbell Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

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Female

Female Dumbbell Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

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

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Data behind the Dumbbell Wrist Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	7	20	39	66	98
120	8	22	43	70	103
130	10	24	46	75	108
140	11	26	49	78	113
150	13	29	52	82	117
160	14	31	55	86	121
170	16	33	57	89	125
180	17	35	60	92	129
190	18	36	62	95	133
200	20	38	65	98	136
210	21	40	67	101	140
220	22	42	69	104	143
230	23	44	72	107	146
240	25	45	74	109	149
250	26	47	76	112	152
260	27	49	78	114	155
270	28	50	80	117	158
280	29	52	82	119	161
290	30	53	84	121	163
300	32	55	86	123	166
310	33	56	87	126	168

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	26	48	75	108
20	13	30	54	86	123
25	14	31	56	88	126
30	14	31	56	88	126
35	14	31	56	88	126
40	14	31	56	88	126
45	13	29	53	84	120
50	12	27	49	78	112
55	11	25	46	72	103
60	10	23	42	66	94
65	9	21	38	60	85
70	8	19	34	54	77
75	8	17	30	48	69
80	7	15	27	43	62
85	6	13	24	39	55
90	5	12	22	35	50

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	225
2	3	12	13%	178
3	3	15	8%	111
4	3	20	6%	73
5	2	20	5%	71
6	3	8	5%	67
7	2	12	4%	56
8	2	15	4%	51
9	2	10	4%	47
10	4	10	3%	43

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	13	27	46	70
100	5	14	28	48	72
110	5	15	30	50	75
120	6	15	31	52	77
130	6	16	32	53	78
140	7	17	33	55	80
150	7	18	34	56	82
160	8	18	35	57	83
170	8	19	36	58	85
180	8	20	37	60	86
190	9	20	38	61	87
200	9	21	39	62	89
210	10	22	39	63	90
220	10	22	40	64	91
230	10	23	41	65	92
240	11	23	42	65	93
250	11	24	42	66	94
260	11	24	43	67	95

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	15	29	47	69
20	6	17	33	54	79
25	7	17	34	55	81
30	7	17	34	55	81
35	7	17	34	55	81
40	7	17	34	55	81
45	6	16	32	52	77
50	6	15	30	49	72
55	5	14	27	45	66
60	5	13	25	41	61
65	4	12	23	37	55
70	4	10	20	34	49
75	4	9	18	30	44
80	3	8	16	27	40
85	3	7	15	24	36
90	3	7	13	22	32

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	23%	12
2	3	15	13%	7
3	3	10	11%	6
4	2	15	9%	5
5	3	20	8%	4
5	2	10	8%	4
5	2	8	8%	4
5	2	12	8%	4
9	4	10	4%	2
9	2	20	4%	2