Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

The average Hammer Curl is 50 lb for men and 27 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Hammer Curl strength standards are based on 752,185 lifts by Strength Level users from 2018 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	20 lb
Novice	33 lb
Intermediate	50 lb
Advanced	71 lb
Elite	94 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.55x

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

What is the average Hammer Curl? The average Hammer Curl weight for a male lifter is 50 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Hammer Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 20 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	11	20	32	48	66
120	13	22	36	52	70
130	15	25	39	56	75
140	17	28	42	60	79
150	18	30	45	63	83
160	20	32	48	67	87
170	22	35	51	70	91
180	24	37	54	73	95
190	26	39	56	77	99
200	28	42	59	80	102
210	29	44	62	82	105
220	31	46	64	85	109
230	33	48	66	88	112
240	35	50	69	91	115
250	36	52	71	93	118
260	38	54	73	96	121
270	39	55	75	98	123
280	41	57	78	101	126
290	42	59	80	103	129
300	44	61	82	106	131
310	45	63	84	108	134

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	43	61	81
20	19	32	49	69	92
25	20	33	50	71	95
30	20	33	50	71	95
35	20	33	50	71	95
40	20	33	50	71	95
45	19	31	48	67	90
50	18	29	45	63	84
55	16	27	41	58	77
60	15	25	38	53	71
65	13	22	34	48	64
70	12	20	31	43	57
75	11	18	27	39	52
80	10	16	25	35	46
85	9	14	22	31	41
90	8	13	20	28	37

How many sets and reps of Hammer Curl should I do?

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

3x10 21%

3x8 10%

3x12 10%

4x10 7%

2x10 6%

4x12 5%

4x8 4%

3x15 4%

2x8 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	3094
2	3	8	10%	1562
3	3	12	10%	1506
4	4	10	7%	1009
5	2	10	6%	848
6	4	12	5%	755
7	4	8	4%	623
8	3	15	4%	583
9	2	8	3%	462
10	2	12	3%	415

Female

Female Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 lb
Novice	18 lb
Intermediate	27 lb
Advanced	39 lb
Elite	52 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.25x
Elite	0.35x

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

What is the average Hammer Curl? The average Hammer Curl weight for a female lifter is 27 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Hammer Curl? Female 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
90	7	13	20	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	15	23	34	45
120	10	16	25	35	47
130	10	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	50
150	12	19	28	39	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	22	31	43	56
190	15	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	59
210	16	24	34	46	60
220	16	25	35	47	61
230	17	25	36	48	62
240	17	26	37	49	63
250	18	27	37	50	64
260	19	27	38	51	65

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	23	33	44
20	10	17	27	38	50
25	11	18	27	39	52
30	11	18	27	39	52
35	11	18	27	39	52
40	11	18	27	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	34	46
55	9	15	22	32	42
60	8	13	20	29	39
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	31
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

How many sets and reps of Hammer Curl should I do?

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

3x10 25%

3x12 14%

3x8 12%

4x10 8%

4x12 6%

2x10 5%

3x15 4%

4x8 3%

2x12 2%

2x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	578
2	3	12	14%	311
3	3	8	12%	274
4	4	10	8%	174
5	4	12	6%	128
6	2	10	5%	106
7	3	15	4%	97
8	4	8	3%	58
9	2	12	2%	53
10	2	8	2%	52

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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 Hammer Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 198,427 qualifying results from 752,185 community lifts to produce our Hammer Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	752,185
Qualifying results	198,427
Male results	182,235
Female results	16,192
Data start	10 December 2018
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	11	20	32	48	66
120	13	22	36	52	70
130	15	25	39	56	75
140	17	28	42	60	79
150	18	30	45	63	83
160	20	32	48	67	87
170	22	35	51	70	91
180	24	37	54	73	95
190	26	39	56	77	99
200	28	42	59	80	102
210	29	44	62	82	105
220	31	46	64	85	109
230	33	48	66	88	112
240	35	50	69	91	115
250	36	52	71	93	118
260	38	54	73	96	121
270	39	55	75	98	123
280	41	57	78	101	126
290	42	59	80	103	129
300	44	61	82	106	131
310	45	63	84	108	134

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	43	61	81
20	19	32	49	69	92
25	20	33	50	71	95
30	20	33	50	71	95
35	20	33	50	71	95
40	20	33	50	71	95
45	19	31	48	67	90
50	18	29	45	63	84
55	16	27	41	58	77
60	15	25	38	53	71
65	13	22	34	48	64
70	12	20	31	43	57
75	11	18	27	39	52
80	10	16	25	35	46
85	9	14	22	31	41
90	8	13	20	28	37

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	13	20	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	15	23	34	45
120	10	16	25	35	47
130	10	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	50
150	12	19	28	39	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	22	31	43	56
190	15	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	59
210	16	24	34	46	60
220	16	25	35	47	61
230	17	25	36	48	62
240	17	26	37	49	63
250	18	27	37	50	64
260	19	27	38	51	65

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	23	33	44
20	10	17	27	38	50
25	11	18	27	39	52
30	11	18	27	39	52
35	11	18	27	39	52
40	11	18	27	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	34	46
55	9	15	22	32	42
60	8	13	20	29	39
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	31
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	578
2	3	12	14%	311
3	3	8	12%	274
4	4	10	8%	174
5	4	12	6%	128
6	2	10	5%	106
7	3	15	4%	97
8	4	8	3%	58
9	2	12	2%	53
10	2	8	2%	52

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	11	20	32	48	66
120	13	22	36	52	70
130	15	25	39	56	75
140	17	28	42	60	79
150	18	30	45	63	83
160	20	32	48	67	87
170	22	35	51	70	91
180	24	37	54	73	95
190	26	39	56	77	99
200	28	42	59	80	102
210	29	44	62	82	105
220	31	46	64	85	109
230	33	48	66	88	112
240	35	50	69	91	115
250	36	52	71	93	118
260	38	54	73	96	121
270	39	55	75	98	123
280	41	57	78	101	126
290	42	59	80	103	129
300	44	61	82	106	131
310	45	63	84	108	134

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	43	61	81
20	19	32	49	69	92
25	20	33	50	71	95
30	20	33	50	71	95
35	20	33	50	71	95
40	20	33	50	71	95
45	19	31	48	67	90
50	18	29	45	63	84
55	16	27	41	58	77
60	15	25	38	53	71
65	13	22	34	48	64
70	12	20	31	43	57
75	11	18	27	39	52
80	10	16	25	35	46
85	9	14	22	31	41
90	8	13	20	28	37

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	13	20	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	15	23	34	45
120	10	16	25	35	47
130	10	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	50
150	12	19	28	39	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	22	31	43	56
190	15	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	59
210	16	24	34	46	60
220	16	25	35	47	61
230	17	25	36	48	62
240	17	26	37	49	63
250	18	27	37	50	64
260	19	27	38	51	65

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	23	33	44
20	10	17	27	38	50
25	11	18	27	39	52
30	11	18	27	39	52
35	11	18	27	39	52
40	11	18	27	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	34	46
55	9	15	22	32	42
60	8	13	20	29	39
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	31
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	578
2	3	12	14%	311
3	3	8	12%	274
4	4	10	8%	174
5	4	12	6%	128
6	2	10	5%	106
7	3	15	4%	97
8	4	8	3%	58
9	2	12	2%	53
10	2	8	2%	52

Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Hammer Curl should I do?

Female

Female Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Hammer Curl should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Hammer Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	11	20	32	48	66
120	13	22	36	52	70
130	15	25	39	56	75
140	17	28	42	60	79
150	18	30	45	63	83
160	20	32	48	67	87
170	22	35	51	70	91
180	24	37	54	73	95
190	26	39	56	77	99
200	28	42	59	80	102
210	29	44	62	82	105
220	31	46	64	85	109
230	33	48	66	88	112
240	35	50	69	91	115
250	36	52	71	93	118
260	38	54	73	96	121
270	39	55	75	98	123
280	41	57	78	101	126
290	42	59	80	103	129
300	44	61	82	106	131
310	45	63	84	108	134

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	28	43	61	81
20	19	32	49	69	92
25	20	33	50	71	95
30	20	33	50	71	95
35	20	33	50	71	95
40	20	33	50	71	95
45	19	31	48	67	90
50	18	29	45	63	84
55	16	27	41	58	77
60	15	25	38	53	71
65	13	22	34	48	64
70	12	20	31	43	57
75	11	18	27	39	52
80	10	16	25	35	46
85	9	14	22	31	41
90	8	13	20	28	37

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	7	13	20	30	41
100	8	14	22	32	43
110	9	15	23	34	45
120	10	16	25	35	47
130	10	17	26	37	49
140	11	18	27	38	50
150	12	19	28	39	52
160	13	20	29	41	53
170	13	21	30	42	55
180	14	22	31	43	56
190	15	22	32	44	57
200	15	23	33	45	59
210	16	24	34	46	60
220	16	25	35	47	61
230	17	25	36	48	62
240	17	26	37	49	63
250	18	27	37	50	64
260	19	27	38	51	65

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	15	23	33	44
20	10	17	27	38	50
25	11	18	27	39	52
30	11	18	27	39	52
35	11	18	27	39	52
40	11	18	27	39	52
45	10	17	26	37	49
50	10	16	24	34	46
55	9	15	22	32	42
60	8	13	20	29	39
65	7	12	18	26	35
70	7	11	17	24	31
75	6	10	15	21	28
80	5	9	13	19	25
85	5	8	12	17	23
90	4	7	11	15	20

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	25%	578
2	3	12	14%	311
3	3	8	12%	274
4	4	10	8%	174
5	4	12	6%	128
6	2	10	5%	106
7	3	15	4%	97
8	4	8	3%	58
9	2	12	2%	53
10	2	8	2%	52