Hex Bar Shrug

Hex Bar Shrug Standards (lb)

The average Hex Bar Shrug is 292 lb for men and 178 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Hex Bar Shrug

Male Hex Bar Shrug Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 126 lb
Novice 199 lb
Intermediate 292 lb
Advanced 403 lb
Elite 526 lb

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

What is the average Hex Bar Shrug? The average Hex Bar Shrug weight for a male lifter is 292 lb (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 126 lb (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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 73 127 198 286 384
120 83 139 214 305 406
130 92 151 229 323 427
140 102 163 243 340 446
150 111 175 257 356 465
160 119 186 271 372 483
170 128 196 283 386 500
180 136 206 296 401 516
190 144 216 308 415 532
200 152 226 319 428 547
210 160 235 330 441 561
220 167 245 341 453 575
230 175 253 351 465 589
240 182 262 362 477 602
250 189 270 371 488 615
260 196 279 381 499 627
270 203 287 390 510 639
280 209 295 400 521 651
290 216 302 409 531 662
300 222 310 417 541 673
310 228 317 426 550 684

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%

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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
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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.