EZ Bar Curl Standards

Measured in kg

EZ Bar Curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community EZ Bar Curl standards are based on 327,435 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male EZ Bar Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	20 kg
Novice	32 kg
Intermediate	47 kg
Advanced	65 kg
Elite	84 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.85x
Elite	1.10x

How much should I be able to EZ Bar Curl? (kg)

What is the average EZ Bar Curl? The average EZ Bar Curl weight for a male lifter is 47 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good EZ Bar Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 20 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	12	20	31	45	61
55	14	23	34	49	65
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	17	27	40	55	72
70	19	29	43	59	76
75	21	32	45	62	79
80	22	34	48	64	83
85	24	36	50	67	86
90	26	38	52	70	89
95	27	39	55	72	92
100	29	41	57	75	94
105	30	43	59	77	97
110	32	45	61	79	100
115	33	46	63	82	102
120	34	48	65	84	104
125	36	50	67	86	107
130	37	51	68	88	109
135	38	53	70	90	111
140	40	54	72	92	113

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	27	40	55	72
20	20	31	46	63	82
25	20	32	47	65	84
30	20	32	47	65	84
35	20	32	47	65	84
40	20	32	47	65	84
45	19	30	44	61	80
50	18	28	42	58	75
55	17	26	39	53	69
60	15	24	35	49	63
65	14	22	32	44	57
70	12	19	29	39	51
75	11	17	26	35	46
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	9	14	20	28	37
90	8	13	18	25	33

How many sets and reps of EZ Bar Curl should I do?

These are the most popular EZ Bar Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 20%

3x8 11%

3x12 10%

4x10 7%

3x15 4%

2x10 4%

4x12 4%

4x8 4%

5x10 3%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	1272
2	3	8	11%	711
3	3	12	10%	614
4	4	10	7%	437
5	3	15	4%	279
6	2	10	4%	255
7	4	12	4%	248
8	4	8	4%	240
9	5	10	3%	222
10	2	12	2%	157

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Female

Female EZ Bar Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 kg
Novice	18 kg
Intermediate	28 kg
Advanced	40 kg
Elite	53 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.80x

How much should I be able to EZ Bar Curl? (kg)

What is the average EZ Bar Curl? The average EZ Bar Curl weight for a female lifter is 28 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good EZ Bar Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 11 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	11	19	28	39
45	7	13	21	31	42
50	8	14	23	33	44
55	9	16	24	35	47
60	10	17	26	37	49
65	11	18	28	39	52
70	12	20	29	41	54
75	13	21	31	43	56
80	14	22	32	44	57
85	15	23	33	46	59
90	16	24	35	47	61
95	17	25	36	49	63
100	18	26	37	50	64
105	18	27	38	51	66
110	19	28	39	53	67
115	20	29	41	54	69
120	21	30	42	55	70

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	34	46
20	10	18	27	39	52
25	11	18	28	40	53
30	11	18	28	40	53
35	11	18	28	40	53
40	11	18	28	40	53
45	10	17	27	38	51
50	10	16	25	36	48
55	9	15	23	33	44
60	8	14	21	30	40
65	7	12	19	27	36
70	7	11	17	24	33
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	5	9	14	19	26
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21

How many sets and reps of EZ Bar Curl should I do?

These are the most popular EZ Bar Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 24%

3x12 10%

4x10 8%

3x8 8%

3x15 7%

4x12 5%

2x8 4%

5x10 4%

2x10 4%

5x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	129
2	3	12	10%	55
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	8%	41
5	3	15	7%	39
6	4	12	5%	25
7	2	8	4%	21
7	5	10	4%	21
9	2	10	4%	20
10	5	5	3%	17

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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.

Other Languages

EZ Bar Curl (EN)
Curls mit der SZ-Hantel (DE)
Curl con barra Z (ES)
Curl avec barre EZ (FR)
Uginanie przedramion ze sztangą łamaną (PL)
Curl con Barra EZ (IT)
Rosca com barra EZ (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	12	20	31	45	61
55	14	23	34	49	65
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	17	27	40	55	72
70	19	29	43	59	76
75	21	32	45	62	79
80	22	34	48	64	83
85	24	36	50	67	86
90	26	38	52	70	89
95	27	39	55	72	92
100	29	41	57	75	94
105	30	43	59	77	97
110	32	45	61	79	100
115	33	46	63	82	102
120	34	48	65	84	104
125	36	50	67	86	107
130	37	51	68	88	109
135	38	53	70	90	111
140	40	54	72	92	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	27	40	55	72
20	20	31	46	63	82
25	20	32	47	65	84
30	20	32	47	65	84
35	20	32	47	65	84
40	20	32	47	65	84
45	19	30	44	61	80
50	18	28	42	58	75
55	17	26	39	53	69
60	15	24	35	49	63
65	14	22	32	44	57
70	12	19	29	39	51
75	11	17	26	35	46
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	9	14	20	28	37
90	8	13	18	25	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	11	19	28	39
45	7	13	21	31	42
50	8	14	23	33	44
55	9	16	24	35	47
60	10	17	26	37	49
65	11	18	28	39	52
70	12	20	29	41	54
75	13	21	31	43	56
80	14	22	32	44	57
85	15	23	33	46	59
90	16	24	35	47	61
95	17	25	36	49	63
100	18	26	37	50	64
105	18	27	38	51	66
110	19	28	39	53	67
115	20	29	41	54	69
120	21	30	42	55	70

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	34	46
20	10	18	27	39	52
25	11	18	28	40	53
30	11	18	28	40	53
35	11	18	28	40	53
40	11	18	28	40	53
45	10	17	27	38	51
50	10	16	25	36	48
55	9	15	23	33	44
60	8	14	21	30	40
65	7	12	19	27	36
70	7	11	17	24	33
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	5	9	14	19	26
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	129
2	3	12	10%	55
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	8%	41
5	3	15	7%	39
6	4	12	5%	25
7	2	8	4%	21
7	5	10	4%	21
9	2	10	4%	20
10	5	5	3%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	12	20	31	45	61
55	14	23	34	49	65
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	17	27	40	55	72
70	19	29	43	59	76
75	21	32	45	62	79
80	22	34	48	64	83
85	24	36	50	67	86
90	26	38	52	70	89
95	27	39	55	72	92
100	29	41	57	75	94
105	30	43	59	77	97
110	32	45	61	79	100
115	33	46	63	82	102
120	34	48	65	84	104
125	36	50	67	86	107
130	37	51	68	88	109
135	38	53	70	90	111
140	40	54	72	92	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	27	40	55	72
20	20	31	46	63	82
25	20	32	47	65	84
30	20	32	47	65	84
35	20	32	47	65	84
40	20	32	47	65	84
45	19	30	44	61	80
50	18	28	42	58	75
55	17	26	39	53	69
60	15	24	35	49	63
65	14	22	32	44	57
70	12	19	29	39	51
75	11	17	26	35	46
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	9	14	20	28	37
90	8	13	18	25	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	11	19	28	39
45	7	13	21	31	42
50	8	14	23	33	44
55	9	16	24	35	47
60	10	17	26	37	49
65	11	18	28	39	52
70	12	20	29	41	54
75	13	21	31	43	56
80	14	22	32	44	57
85	15	23	33	46	59
90	16	24	35	47	61
95	17	25	36	49	63
100	18	26	37	50	64
105	18	27	38	51	66
110	19	28	39	53	67
115	20	29	41	54	69
120	21	30	42	55	70

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	34	46
20	10	18	27	39	52
25	11	18	28	40	53
30	11	18	28	40	53
35	11	18	28	40	53
40	11	18	28	40	53
45	10	17	27	38	51
50	10	16	25	36	48
55	9	15	23	33	44
60	8	14	21	30	40
65	7	12	19	27	36
70	7	11	17	24	33
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	5	9	14	19	26
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	129
2	3	12	10%	55
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	8%	41
5	3	15	7%	39
6	4	12	5%	25
7	2	8	4%	21
7	5	10	4%	21
9	2	10	4%	20
10	5	5	3%	17

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	12	20	31	45	61
55	14	23	34	49	65
60	15	25	37	52	69
65	17	27	40	55	72
70	19	29	43	59	76
75	21	32	45	62	79
80	22	34	48	64	83
85	24	36	50	67	86
90	26	38	52	70	89
95	27	39	55	72	92
100	29	41	57	75	94
105	30	43	59	77	97
110	32	45	61	79	100
115	33	46	63	82	102
120	34	48	65	84	104
125	36	50	67	86	107
130	37	51	68	88	109
135	38	53	70	90	111
140	40	54	72	92	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	27	40	55	72
20	20	31	46	63	82
25	20	32	47	65	84
30	20	32	47	65	84
35	20	32	47	65	84
40	20	32	47	65	84
45	19	30	44	61	80
50	18	28	42	58	75
55	17	26	39	53	69
60	15	24	35	49	63
65	14	22	32	44	57
70	12	19	29	39	51
75	11	17	26	35	46
80	10	16	23	31	41
85	9	14	20	28	37
90	8	13	18	25	33

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	11	19	28	39
45	7	13	21	31	42
50	8	14	23	33	44
55	9	16	24	35	47
60	10	17	26	37	49
65	11	18	28	39	52
70	12	20	29	41	54
75	13	21	31	43	56
80	14	22	32	44	57
85	15	23	33	46	59
90	16	24	35	47	61
95	17	25	36	49	63
100	18	26	37	50	64
105	18	27	38	51	66
110	19	28	39	53	67
115	20	29	41	54	69
120	21	30	42	55	70

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	24	34	46
20	10	18	27	39	52
25	11	18	28	40	53
30	11	18	28	40	53
35	11	18	28	40	53
40	11	18	28	40	53
45	10	17	27	38	51
50	10	16	25	36	48
55	9	15	23	33	44
60	8	14	21	30	40
65	7	12	19	27	36
70	7	11	17	24	33
75	6	10	15	22	29
80	5	9	14	19	26
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	16	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	24%	129
2	3	12	10%	55
3	4	10	8%	43
4	3	8	8%	41
5	3	15	7%	39
6	4	12	5%	25
7	2	8	4%	21
7	5	10	4%	21
9	2	10	4%	20
10	5	5	3%	17