Hammer Curl

Hammer Curl Standards (kg)

The average Hammer Curl is 23 kg for men and 12 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Hammer Curl

Male Hammer Curl Standards (kg)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 9 kg
Novice 15 kg
Intermediate 23 kg
Advanced 32 kg
Elite 43 kg

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

What is the average Hammer Curl? The average Hammer Curl weight for a male lifter is 23 kg (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 9 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50 5 9 15 22 30
55 6 10 16 24 32
60 7 12 18 26 34
65 8 13 20 28 37
70 9 14 21 29 39
75 10 15 23 31 41
80 11 16 24 33 42
85 12 18 25 34 44
90 12 19 27 36 46
95 13 20 28 37 48
100 14 21 29 39 49
105 15 22 30 40 51
110 16 23 31 41 52
115 17 24 33 43 54
120 17 25 34 44 55
125 18 26 35 45 57
130 19 27 36 46 58
135 20 27 37 48 59
140 20 28 38 49 61

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%

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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.

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
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.