Hammer Curl Standards

Measured in lb

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

Exercise

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Hammer Curl standards are based on 581,619 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 lb
Novice	32 lb
Intermediate	51 lb
Advanced	75 lb
Elite	102 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.60x

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 51 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 18 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	8	17	30	48	68
120	10	20	34	52	73
130	12	23	38	57	78
140	14	25	41	61	83
150	16	28	45	65	88
160	18	31	48	69	92
170	20	33	51	73	97
180	22	36	54	76	101
190	24	38	57	80	105
200	25	41	60	83	109
210	27	43	63	87	113
220	29	45	66	90	117
230	31	47	68	93	120
240	33	50	71	96	124
250	35	52	74	99	127
260	36	54	76	102	131
270	38	56	79	105	134
280	40	58	81	108	137
290	41	60	83	110	140
300	43	62	86	113	143
310	45	64	88	116	146

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	27	44	64	87
20	17	31	50	73	99
25	18	32	51	75	102
30	18	32	51	75	102
35	18	32	51	75	102
40	18	32	51	75	102
45	17	30	49	71	97
50	16	29	46	67	91
55	15	26	42	62	84
60	13	24	39	56	77
65	12	22	35	51	69
70	11	20	31	46	62
75	10	17	28	41	56
80	9	16	25	37	50
85	8	14	22	33	45
90	7	13	20	30	40

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

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Female

Female Hammer Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 lb
Novice	18 lb
Intermediate	29 lb
Advanced	42 lb
Elite	57 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.30x
Elite	0.40x

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 29 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 10 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	6	12	20	31	44
100	7	13	22	34	47
110	8	14	24	36	49
120	9	16	25	38	51
130	9	17	27	39	53
140	10	18	28	41	55
150	11	19	30	43	57
160	12	20	31	44	59
170	13	21	32	46	61
180	13	22	33	47	62
190	14	23	35	49	64
200	15	24	36	50	66
210	16	25	37	51	67
220	16	26	38	52	68
230	17	27	39	54	70
240	18	27	40	55	71
250	18	28	41	56	72
260	19	29	42	57	74

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	15	24	36	49
20	10	17	28	41	56
25	10	18	29	42	57
30	10	18	29	42	57
35	10	18	29	42	57
40	10	18	29	42	57
45	9	17	27	40	54
50	9	16	26	38	51
55	8	15	24	35	47
60	7	13	22	32	43
65	7	12	20	29	39
70	6	11	18	26	35
75	5	10	16	23	31
80	5	9	14	21	28
85	4	8	13	18	25
90	4	7	11	17	23

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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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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	8	17	30	48	68
120	10	20	34	52	73
130	12	23	38	57	78
140	14	25	41	61	83
150	16	28	45	65	88
160	18	31	48	69	92
170	20	33	51	73	97
180	22	36	54	76	101
190	24	38	57	80	105
200	25	41	60	83	109
210	27	43	63	87	113
220	29	45	66	90	117
230	31	47	68	93	120
240	33	50	71	96	124
250	35	52	74	99	127
260	36	54	76	102	131
270	38	56	79	105	134
280	40	58	81	108	137
290	41	60	83	110	140
300	43	62	86	113	143
310	45	64	88	116	146

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	27	44	64	87
20	17	31	50	73	99
25	18	32	51	75	102
30	18	32	51	75	102
35	18	32	51	75	102
40	18	32	51	75	102
45	17	30	49	71	97
50	16	29	46	67	91
55	15	26	42	62	84
60	13	24	39	56	77
65	12	22	35	51	69
70	11	20	31	46	62
75	10	17	28	41	56
80	9	16	25	37	50
85	8	14	22	33	45
90	7	13	20	30	40

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	12	20	31	44
100	7	13	22	34	47
110	8	14	24	36	49
120	9	16	25	38	51
130	9	17	27	39	53
140	10	18	28	41	55
150	11	19	30	43	57
160	12	20	31	44	59
170	13	21	32	46	61
180	13	22	33	47	62
190	14	23	35	49	64
200	15	24	36	50	66
210	16	25	37	51	67
220	16	26	38	52	68
230	17	27	39	54	70
240	18	27	40	55	71
250	18	28	41	56	72
260	19	29	42	57	74

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	15	24	36	49
20	10	17	28	41	56
25	10	18	29	42	57
30	10	18	29	42	57
35	10	18	29	42	57
40	10	18	29	42	57
45	9	17	27	40	54
50	9	16	26	38	51
55	8	15	24	35	47
60	7	13	22	32	43
65	7	12	20	29	39
70	6	11	18	26	35
75	5	10	16	23	31
80	5	9	14	21	28
85	4	8	13	18	25
90	4	7	11	17	23

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	8	17	30	48	68
120	10	20	34	52	73
130	12	23	38	57	78
140	14	25	41	61	83
150	16	28	45	65	88
160	18	31	48	69	92
170	20	33	51	73	97
180	22	36	54	76	101
190	24	38	57	80	105
200	25	41	60	83	109
210	27	43	63	87	113
220	29	45	66	90	117
230	31	47	68	93	120
240	33	50	71	96	124
250	35	52	74	99	127
260	36	54	76	102	131
270	38	56	79	105	134
280	40	58	81	108	137
290	41	60	83	110	140
300	43	62	86	113	143
310	45	64	88	116	146

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	27	44	64	87
20	17	31	50	73	99
25	18	32	51	75	102
30	18	32	51	75	102
35	18	32	51	75	102
40	18	32	51	75	102
45	17	30	49	71	97
50	16	29	46	67	91
55	15	26	42	62	84
60	13	24	39	56	77
65	12	22	35	51	69
70	11	20	31	46	62
75	10	17	28	41	56
80	9	16	25	37	50
85	8	14	22	33	45
90	7	13	20	30	40

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	12	20	31	44
100	7	13	22	34	47
110	8	14	24	36	49
120	9	16	25	38	51
130	9	17	27	39	53
140	10	18	28	41	55
150	11	19	30	43	57
160	12	20	31	44	59
170	13	21	32	46	61
180	13	22	33	47	62
190	14	23	35	49	64
200	15	24	36	50	66
210	16	25	37	51	67
220	16	26	38	52	68
230	17	27	39	54	70
240	18	27	40	55	71
250	18	28	41	56	72
260	19	29	42	57	74

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	15	24	36	49
20	10	17	28	41	56
25	10	18	29	42	57
30	10	18	29	42	57
35	10	18	29	42	57
40	10	18	29	42	57
45	9	17	27	40	54
50	9	16	26	38	51
55	8	15	24	35	47
60	7	13	22	32	43
65	7	12	20	29	39
70	6	11	18	26	35
75	5	10	16	23	31
80	5	9	14	21	28
85	4	8	13	18	25
90	4	7	11	17	23

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	8	17	30	48	68
120	10	20	34	52	73
130	12	23	38	57	78
140	14	25	41	61	83
150	16	28	45	65	88
160	18	31	48	69	92
170	20	33	51	73	97
180	22	36	54	76	101
190	24	38	57	80	105
200	25	41	60	83	109
210	27	43	63	87	113
220	29	45	66	90	117
230	31	47	68	93	120
240	33	50	71	96	124
250	35	52	74	99	127
260	36	54	76	102	131
270	38	56	79	105	134
280	40	58	81	108	137
290	41	60	83	110	140
300	43	62	86	113	143
310	45	64	88	116	146

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	27	44	64	87
20	17	31	50	73	99
25	18	32	51	75	102
30	18	32	51	75	102
35	18	32	51	75	102
40	18	32	51	75	102
45	17	30	49	71	97
50	16	29	46	67	91
55	15	26	42	62	84
60	13	24	39	56	77
65	12	22	35	51	69
70	11	20	31	46	62
75	10	17	28	41	56
80	9	16	25	37	50
85	8	14	22	33	45
90	7	13	20	30	40

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	6	12	20	31	44
100	7	13	22	34	47
110	8	14	24	36	49
120	9	16	25	38	51
130	9	17	27	39	53
140	10	18	28	41	55
150	11	19	30	43	57
160	12	20	31	44	59
170	13	21	32	46	61
180	13	22	33	47	62
190	14	23	35	49	64
200	15	24	36	50	66
210	16	25	37	51	67
220	16	26	38	52	68
230	17	27	39	54	70
240	18	27	40	55	71
250	18	28	41	56	72
260	19	29	42	57	74

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	15	24	36	49
20	10	17	28	41	56
25	10	18	29	42	57
30	10	18	29	42	57
35	10	18	29	42	57
40	10	18	29	42	57
45	9	17	27	40	54
50	9	16	26	38	51
55	8	15	24	35	47
60	7	13	22	32	43
65	7	12	20	29	39
70	6	11	18	26	35
75	5	10	16	23	31
80	5	9	14	21	28
85	4	8	13	18	25
90	4	7	11	17	23

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