Hex Bar Shrug Standards (kg)

The average Hex Bar Shrug is 132 kg for men and 81 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Hex Bar Shrug strength standards are based on 99,659 lifts by Strength Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Hex Bar Shrug Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	57 kg
Novice	90 kg
Intermediate	132 kg
Advanced	183 kg
Elite	239 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.75x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	3.00x

How much should I be able to Hex Bar Shrug? (kg)

What is the average Hex Bar Shrug? The average Hex Bar Shrug weight for a male lifter is 132 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Hex Bar Shrug? Male beginners should aim to lift 57 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	33	58	90	130	175
55	38	64	98	139	185
60	43	70	105	148	196
65	47	76	113	157	205
70	52	81	119	165	214
75	56	87	126	172	223
80	60	92	132	179	231
85	64	97	138	186	239
90	68	102	144	193	247
95	72	107	149	200	254
100	76	111	155	206	261
105	80	116	160	212	268
110	83	120	165	218	275
115	87	124	170	223	281
120	90	128	175	229	287
125	94	132	179	234	293
130	97	136	184	239	299
135	100	140	188	244	304
140	103	143	193	249	310

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	113	156	204
20	56	88	129	178	233
25	57	90	132	183	239
30	57	90	132	183	239
35	57	90	132	183	239
40	57	90	132	183	239
45	54	85	126	173	226
50	51	80	117	162	211
55	47	74	108	150	195
60	43	67	99	137	178
65	39	61	89	124	161
70	35	55	81	111	145
75	31	49	72	100	130
80	28	44	65	89	117
85	25	39	58	80	104
90	22	35	52	72	94

How many sets and reps of Hex Bar Shrug should I do?

These are the most popular Hex Bar Shrug workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 30%

3x12 11%

4x15 10%

3x15 8%

4x12 5%

3x8 5%

2x10 5%

4x10 5%

3x5 4%

4x8 2%

2x15 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	56
2	3	12	11%	20
3	4	15	10%	18
4	3	15	8%	14
5	4	12	5%	10
5	3	8	5%	10
5	2	10	5%	10
8	4	10	5%	9
9	3	5	4%	7
10	4	8	2%	4
10	2	15	2%	4

Female

Female Hex Bar Shrug Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	36 kg
Novice	55 kg
Intermediate	81 kg
Advanced	111 kg
Elite	144 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.00x

How much should I be able to Hex Bar Shrug? (kg)

What is the average Hex Bar Shrug? The average Hex Bar Shrug weight for a female lifter is 81 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Hex Bar Shrug? Female beginners should aim to lift 36 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	24	40	61	87	115
45	27	44	65	92	121
50	29	47	69	96	126
55	32	50	73	100	131
60	34	52	76	104	135
65	36	55	79	108	139
70	38	57	82	111	143
75	40	60	85	114	147
80	41	62	87	117	150
85	43	64	90	120	153
90	45	66	92	123	156
95	46	68	94	125	159
100	48	70	97	128	162
105	49	71	99	130	165
110	51	73	101	133	167
115	52	75	103	135	170
120	54	76	104	137	172

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	69	94	122
20	35	54	79	108	140
25	36	55	81	111	144
30	36	55	81	111	144
35	36	55	81	111	144
40	36	55	81	111	144
45	34	52	76	105	136
50	32	49	71	98	127
55	29	45	66	90	117
60	27	41	60	83	107
65	24	37	54	75	97
70	22	34	49	67	87
75	19	30	44	60	78
80	17	27	39	54	70
85	16	24	35	48	63
90	14	22	32	43	56

How many sets and reps of Hex Bar Shrug should I do?

These are the most popular Hex Bar Shrug workouts done by female lifters:

2x10 50%

3x20 50%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	10	50%	1
1	3	20	50%	1

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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 Hex Bar Shrug strength standards

Strength Level analysed 3,273 qualifying results from 99,659 community lifts to produce our Hex Bar Shrug strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	99,659
Qualifying results	3,273
Male results	3,111
Female results	162
Data start	23 December 2021
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
50	33	58	90	130	175
55	38	64	98	139	185
60	43	70	105	148	196
65	47	76	113	157	205
70	52	81	119	165	214
75	56	87	126	172	223
80	60	92	132	179	231
85	64	97	138	186	239
90	68	102	144	193	247
95	72	107	149	200	254
100	76	111	155	206	261
105	80	116	160	212	268
110	83	120	165	218	275
115	87	124	170	223	281
120	90	128	175	229	287
125	94	132	179	234	293
130	97	136	184	239	299
135	100	140	188	244	304
140	103	143	193	249	310

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	113	156	204
20	56	88	129	178	233
25	57	90	132	183	239
30	57	90	132	183	239
35	57	90	132	183	239
40	57	90	132	183	239
45	54	85	126	173	226
50	51	80	117	162	211
55	47	74	108	150	195
60	43	67	99	137	178
65	39	61	89	124	161
70	35	55	81	111	145
75	31	49	72	100	130
80	28	44	65	89	117
85	25	39	58	80	104
90	22	35	52	72	94

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	56
2	3	12	11%	20
3	4	15	10%	18
4	3	15	8%	14
5	4	12	5%	10
5	3	8	5%	10
5	2	10	5%	10
8	4	10	5%	9
9	3	5	4%	7
10	4	8	2%	4
10	2	15	2%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	24	40	61	87	115
45	27	44	65	92	121
50	29	47	69	96	126
55	32	50	73	100	131
60	34	52	76	104	135
65	36	55	79	108	139
70	38	57	82	111	143
75	40	60	85	114	147
80	41	62	87	117	150
85	43	64	90	120	153
90	45	66	92	123	156
95	46	68	94	125	159
100	48	70	97	128	162
105	49	71	99	130	165
110	51	73	101	133	167
115	52	75	103	135	170
120	54	76	104	137	172

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	69	94	122
20	35	54	79	108	140
25	36	55	81	111	144
30	36	55	81	111	144
35	36	55	81	111	144
40	36	55	81	111	144
45	34	52	76	105	136
50	32	49	71	98	127
55	29	45	66	90	117
60	27	41	60	83	107
65	24	37	54	75	97
70	22	34	49	67	87
75	19	30	44	60	78
80	17	27	39	54	70
85	16	24	35	48	63
90	14	22	32	43	56

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	33	58	90	130	175
55	38	64	98	139	185
60	43	70	105	148	196
65	47	76	113	157	205
70	52	81	119	165	214
75	56	87	126	172	223
80	60	92	132	179	231
85	64	97	138	186	239
90	68	102	144	193	247
95	72	107	149	200	254
100	76	111	155	206	261
105	80	116	160	212	268
110	83	120	165	218	275
115	87	124	170	223	281
120	90	128	175	229	287
125	94	132	179	234	293
130	97	136	184	239	299
135	100	140	188	244	304
140	103	143	193	249	310

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	113	156	204
20	56	88	129	178	233
25	57	90	132	183	239
30	57	90	132	183	239
35	57	90	132	183	239
40	57	90	132	183	239
45	54	85	126	173	226
50	51	80	117	162	211
55	47	74	108	150	195
60	43	67	99	137	178
65	39	61	89	124	161
70	35	55	81	111	145
75	31	49	72	100	130
80	28	44	65	89	117
85	25	39	58	80	104
90	22	35	52	72	94

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	56
2	3	12	11%	20
3	4	15	10%	18
4	3	15	8%	14
5	4	12	5%	10
5	3	8	5%	10
5	2	10	5%	10
8	4	10	5%	9
9	3	5	4%	7
10	4	8	2%	4
10	2	15	2%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	24	40	61	87	115
45	27	44	65	92	121
50	29	47	69	96	126
55	32	50	73	100	131
60	34	52	76	104	135
65	36	55	79	108	139
70	38	57	82	111	143
75	40	60	85	114	147
80	41	62	87	117	150
85	43	64	90	120	153
90	45	66	92	123	156
95	46	68	94	125	159
100	48	70	97	128	162
105	49	71	99	130	165
110	51	73	101	133	167
115	52	75	103	135	170
120	54	76	104	137	172

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	69	94	122
20	35	54	79	108	140
25	36	55	81	111	144
30	36	55	81	111	144
35	36	55	81	111	144
40	36	55	81	111	144
45	34	52	76	105	136
50	32	49	71	98	127
55	29	45	66	90	117
60	27	41	60	83	107
65	24	37	54	75	97
70	22	34	49	67	87
75	19	30	44	60	78
80	17	27	39	54	70
85	16	24	35	48	63
90	14	22	32	43	56

Hex Bar Shrug Standards (kg)

Male

Male Hex Bar Shrug Standards (kg)

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How much should I be able to Hex Bar Shrug? (kg)

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How many sets and reps of Hex Bar Shrug should I do?

Female

Female Hex Bar Shrug Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Hex Bar Shrug? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Hex Bar Shrug should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Hex Bar Shrug strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	33	58	90	130	175
55	38	64	98	139	185
60	43	70	105	148	196
65	47	76	113	157	205
70	52	81	119	165	214
75	56	87	126	172	223
80	60	92	132	179	231
85	64	97	138	186	239
90	68	102	144	193	247
95	72	107	149	200	254
100	76	111	155	206	261
105	80	116	160	212	268
110	83	120	165	218	275
115	87	124	170	223	281
120	90	128	175	229	287
125	94	132	179	234	293
130	97	136	184	239	299
135	100	140	188	244	304
140	103	143	193	249	310

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	77	113	156	204
20	56	88	129	178	233
25	57	90	132	183	239
30	57	90	132	183	239
35	57	90	132	183	239
40	57	90	132	183	239
45	54	85	126	173	226
50	51	80	117	162	211
55	47	74	108	150	195
60	43	67	99	137	178
65	39	61	89	124	161
70	35	55	81	111	145
75	31	49	72	100	130
80	28	44	65	89	117
85	25	39	58	80	104
90	22	35	52	72	94

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	56
2	3	12	11%	20
3	4	15	10%	18
4	3	15	8%	14
5	4	12	5%	10
5	3	8	5%	10
5	2	10	5%	10
8	4	10	5%	9
9	3	5	4%	7
10	4	8	2%	4
10	2	15	2%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	24	40	61	87	115
45	27	44	65	92	121
50	29	47	69	96	126
55	32	50	73	100	131
60	34	52	76	104	135
65	36	55	79	108	139
70	38	57	82	111	143
75	40	60	85	114	147
80	41	62	87	117	150
85	43	64	90	120	153
90	45	66	92	123	156
95	46	68	94	125	159
100	48	70	97	128	162
105	49	71	99	130	165
110	51	73	101	133	167
115	52	75	103	135	170
120	54	76	104	137	172

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	30	47	69	94	122
20	35	54	79	108	140
25	36	55	81	111	144
30	36	55	81	111	144
35	36	55	81	111	144
40	36	55	81	111	144
45	34	52	76	105	136
50	32	49	71	98	127
55	29	45	66	90	117
60	27	41	60	83	107
65	24	37	54	75	97
70	22	34	49	67	87
75	19	30	44	60	78
80	17	27	39	54	70
85	16	24	35	48	63
90	14	22	32	43	56