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.

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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 (kg)

Weight

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

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? (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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	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

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	19	28	37
20	9	15	22	31	42
25	9	15	23	32	43
30	9	15	23	32	43
35	9	15	23	32	43
40	9	15	23	32	43
45	9	14	22	31	41
50	8	13	20	29	38
55	7	12	19	26	35
60	7	11	17	24	32
65	6	10	15	22	29
70	5	9	14	20	26
75	5	8	12	18	23
80	4	7	11	16	21
85	4	7	10	14	19
90	4	6	9	13	17

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

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

3x1021%

3x810%

3x1210%

4x107%

2x106%

4x125%

4x84%

3x154%

2x83%

2x123%

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	8 kg
Intermediate	12 kg
Advanced	18 kg
Elite	23 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Hammer Curl? The average Hammer Curl weight for a female lifter is 12 kg (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 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	9	13	18
45	4	6	10	14	19
50	4	7	11	15	20
55	4	7	11	16	21
60	5	8	12	17	22
65	5	8	13	18	23
70	6	9	13	18	24
75	6	9	14	19	25
80	6	10	14	19	25
85	7	10	15	20	26
90	7	10	15	20	26
95	7	11	15	21	27
100	7	11	16	22	28
105	8	12	16	22	28
110	8	12	17	22	29
115	8	12	17	23	29
120	9	12	17	23	30

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	12	18	23
30	5	8	12	18	23
35	5	8	12	18	23
40	5	8	12	18	23
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	17
65	3	5	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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

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

3x1025%

3x1214%

3x812%

4x108%

4x126%

2x105%

3x154%

4x83%

2x122%

2x82%

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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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.

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BW	Beg.	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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	19	28	37
20	9	15	22	31	42
25	9	15	23	32	43
30	9	15	23	32	43
35	9	15	23	32	43
40	9	15	23	32	43
45	9	14	22	31	41
50	8	13	20	29	38
55	7	12	19	26	35
60	7	11	17	24	32
65	6	10	15	22	29
70	5	9	14	20	26
75	5	8	12	18	23
80	4	7	11	16	21
85	4	7	10	14	19
90	4	6	9	13	17

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	12	18	23
30	5	8	12	18	23
35	5	8	12	18	23
40	5	8	12	18	23
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	17
65	3	5	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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
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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	19	28	37
20	9	15	22	31	42
25	9	15	23	32	43
30	9	15	23	32	43
35	9	15	23	32	43
40	9	15	23	32	43
45	9	14	22	31	41
50	8	13	20	29	38
55	7	12	19	26	35
60	7	11	17	24	32
65	6	10	15	22	29
70	5	9	14	20	26
75	5	8	12	18	23
80	4	7	11	16	21
85	4	7	10	14	19
90	4	6	9	13	17

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	12	18	23
30	5	8	12	18	23
35	5	8	12	18	23
40	5	8	12	18	23
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	17
65	3	5	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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 (kg)

Male

Male Hammer Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Hammer Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

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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Related Body Size Standards

Biceps

Forearms

BW	Beg.	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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	19	28	37
20	9	15	22	31	42
25	9	15	23	32	43
30	9	15	23	32	43
35	9	15	23	32	43
40	9	15	23	32	43
45	9	14	22	31	41
50	8	13	20	29	38
55	7	12	19	26	35
60	7	11	17	24	32
65	6	10	15	22	29
70	5	9	14	20	26
75	5	8	12	18	23
80	4	7	11	16	21
85	4	7	10	14	19
90	4	6	9	13	17

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

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	7	11	15	20
20	5	8	12	17	23
25	5	8	12	18	23
30	5	8	12	18	23
35	5	8	12	18	23
40	5	8	12	18	23
45	5	8	12	17	22
50	4	7	11	16	21
55	4	7	10	14	19
60	4	6	9	13	17
65	3	5	8	12	16
70	3	5	8	11	14
75	3	4	7	10	13
80	2	4	6	9	11
85	2	4	5	8	10
90	2	3	5	7	9

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