Incline Cable Curl Standards (lb)

The average Incline Cable Curl is 96 lb for men and 54 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Incline Cable Curl strength standards are based on 55,318 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

Male
Female

Male

Male Incline Cable Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 lb
Novice	49 lb
Intermediate	96 lb
Advanced	160 lb
Elite	235 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.40x

How much should I be able to Incline Cable Curl? (lb)

What is the average Incline Cable Curl? The average Incline Cable Curl weight for a male lifter is 96 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Cable Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 18 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	31	70	123	188
120	11	35	75	130	196
130	13	38	80	136	204
140	15	42	85	143	212
150	17	45	89	149	219
160	19	48	94	154	226
170	21	51	98	160	232
180	23	54	102	165	239
190	24	57	106	170	245
200	26	60	110	175	250
210	28	63	113	179	256
220	30	65	117	184	261
230	32	68	121	188	267
240	33	70	124	192	272
250	35	73	127	196	276
260	37	75	130	200	281
270	38	78	133	204	286
280	40	80	136	208	290
290	42	82	139	211	294
300	43	84	142	215	298
310	45	87	145	218	302

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	42	82	136	201
20	18	48	94	156	229
25	18	49	96	160	235
30	18	49	96	160	235
35	18	49	96	160	235
40	18	49	96	160	235
45	17	46	91	151	223
50	16	43	85	142	208
55	15	40	79	131	192
60	14	36	72	119	176
65	12	33	65	108	159
70	11	30	59	97	143
75	10	27	53	87	128
80	9	24	47	78	115
85	8	21	42	70	103
90	7	19	38	63	92

How many sets and reps of Incline Cable Curl should I do?

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

2x10 12%

4x8 12%

3x8 12%

3x12 8%

4x5 8%

2x8 8%

5x12 4%

5x10 4%

2x20 4%

4x6 4%

2x6 4%

3x15 4%

3x10 4%

10x4 4%

2x9 4%

3x14 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	10	12%	3
1	4	8	12%	3
1	3	8	12%	3
4	3	12	8%	2
4	4	5	8%	2
4	2	8	8%	2
7	5	12	4%	1
7	5	10	4%	1
7	2	20	4%	1
7	4	6	4%	1
7	2	6	4%	1
7	3	15	4%	1
7	3	10	4%	1
7	10	4	4%	1
7	2	9	4%	1
7	3	14	4%	1

Female

Female Incline Cable Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 lb
Novice	23 lb
Intermediate	54 lb
Advanced	99 lb
Elite	155 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	1.10x

How much should I be able to Incline Cable Curl? (lb)

What is the average Incline Cable Curl? The average Incline Cable Curl weight for a female lifter is 54 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Cable Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 5 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	14	41	80	129
100	3	16	44	84	135
110	3	18	46	88	140
120	4	20	49	92	145
130	5	21	52	95	149
140	6	23	54	98	153
150	6	24	56	102	157
160	7	26	59	104	160
170	8	27	61	107	164
180	8	29	63	110	167
190	9	30	65	112	170
200	10	31	67	115	173
210	11	33	68	117	176
220	11	34	70	119	179
230	12	35	72	122	182
240	13	36	73	124	184
250	13	37	75	126	187
260	14	38	76	128	189

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	19	46	85	132
20	5	22	53	97	151
25	5	23	54	99	155
30	5	23	54	99	155
35	5	23	54	99	155
40	5	23	54	99	155
45	5	21	51	94	147
50	5	20	48	88	137
55	4	18	44	81	127
60	4	17	40	74	116
65	3	15	37	67	105
70	3	14	33	60	94
75	3	12	29	54	84
80	3	11	26	48	76
85	2	10	24	43	68
90	2	9	21	39	61

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The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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 Incline Cable Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 318 qualifying results from 55,318 community lifts to produce our Incline Cable Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	55,318
Qualifying results	318
Male results	291
Female results	27
Data start	28 October 2020
Data cutoff	2 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
110	9	31	70	123	188
120	11	35	75	130	196
130	13	38	80	136	204
140	15	42	85	143	212
150	17	45	89	149	219
160	19	48	94	154	226
170	21	51	98	160	232
180	23	54	102	165	239
190	24	57	106	170	245
200	26	60	110	175	250
210	28	63	113	179	256
220	30	65	117	184	261
230	32	68	121	188	267
240	33	70	124	192	272
250	35	73	127	196	276
260	37	75	130	200	281
270	38	78	133	204	286
280	40	80	136	208	290
290	42	82	139	211	294
300	43	84	142	215	298
310	45	87	145	218	302

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	42	82	136	201
20	18	48	94	156	229
25	18	49	96	160	235
30	18	49	96	160	235
35	18	49	96	160	235
40	18	49	96	160	235
45	17	46	91	151	223
50	16	43	85	142	208
55	15	40	79	131	192
60	14	36	72	119	176
65	12	33	65	108	159
70	11	30	59	97	143
75	10	27	53	87	128
80	9	24	47	78	115
85	8	21	42	70	103
90	7	19	38	63	92

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	10	12%	3
1	4	8	12%	3
1	3	8	12%	3
4	3	12	8%	2
4	4	5	8%	2
4	2	8	8%	2
7	5	12	4%	1
7	5	10	4%	1
7	2	20	4%	1
7	4	6	4%	1
7	2	6	4%	1
7	3	15	4%	1
7	3	10	4%	1
7	10	4	4%	1
7	2	9	4%	1
7	3	14	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	14	41	80	129
100	3	16	44	84	135
110	3	18	46	88	140
120	4	20	49	92	145
130	5	21	52	95	149
140	6	23	54	98	153
150	6	24	56	102	157
160	7	26	59	104	160
170	8	27	61	107	164
180	8	29	63	110	167
190	9	30	65	112	170
200	10	31	67	115	173
210	11	33	68	117	176
220	11	34	70	119	179
230	12	35	72	122	182
240	13	36	73	124	184
250	13	37	75	126	187
260	14	38	76	128	189

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	19	46	85	132
20	5	22	53	97	151
25	5	23	54	99	155
30	5	23	54	99	155
35	5	23	54	99	155
40	5	23	54	99	155
45	5	21	51	94	147
50	5	20	48	88	137
55	4	18	44	81	127
60	4	17	40	74	116
65	3	15	37	67	105
70	3	14	33	60	94
75	3	12	29	54	84
80	3	11	26	48	76
85	2	10	24	43	68
90	2	9	21	39	61

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	31	70	123	188
120	11	35	75	130	196
130	13	38	80	136	204
140	15	42	85	143	212
150	17	45	89	149	219
160	19	48	94	154	226
170	21	51	98	160	232
180	23	54	102	165	239
190	24	57	106	170	245
200	26	60	110	175	250
210	28	63	113	179	256
220	30	65	117	184	261
230	32	68	121	188	267
240	33	70	124	192	272
250	35	73	127	196	276
260	37	75	130	200	281
270	38	78	133	204	286
280	40	80	136	208	290
290	42	82	139	211	294
300	43	84	142	215	298
310	45	87	145	218	302

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	42	82	136	201
20	18	48	94	156	229
25	18	49	96	160	235
30	18	49	96	160	235
35	18	49	96	160	235
40	18	49	96	160	235
45	17	46	91	151	223
50	16	43	85	142	208
55	15	40	79	131	192
60	14	36	72	119	176
65	12	33	65	108	159
70	11	30	59	97	143
75	10	27	53	87	128
80	9	24	47	78	115
85	8	21	42	70	103
90	7	19	38	63	92

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	10	12%	3
1	4	8	12%	3
1	3	8	12%	3
4	3	12	8%	2
4	4	5	8%	2
4	2	8	8%	2
7	5	12	4%	1
7	5	10	4%	1
7	2	20	4%	1
7	4	6	4%	1
7	2	6	4%	1
7	3	15	4%	1
7	3	10	4%	1
7	10	4	4%	1
7	2	9	4%	1
7	3	14	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	14	41	80	129
100	3	16	44	84	135
110	3	18	46	88	140
120	4	20	49	92	145
130	5	21	52	95	149
140	6	23	54	98	153
150	6	24	56	102	157
160	7	26	59	104	160
170	8	27	61	107	164
180	8	29	63	110	167
190	9	30	65	112	170
200	10	31	67	115	173
210	11	33	68	117	176
220	11	34	70	119	179
230	12	35	72	122	182
240	13	36	73	124	184
250	13	37	75	126	187
260	14	38	76	128	189

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	19	46	85	132
20	5	22	53	97	151
25	5	23	54	99	155
30	5	23	54	99	155
35	5	23	54	99	155
40	5	23	54	99	155
45	5	21	51	94	147
50	5	20	48	88	137
55	4	18	44	81	127
60	4	17	40	74	116
65	3	15	37	67	105
70	3	14	33	60	94
75	3	12	29	54	84
80	3	11	26	48	76
85	2	10	24	43	68
90	2	9	21	39	61

Incline Cable Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Incline Cable Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Incline Cable Curl? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Incline Cable Curl should I do?

Female

Female Incline Cable Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Incline Cable Curl? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Incline Cable Curl strength standards

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	9	31	70	123	188
120	11	35	75	130	196
130	13	38	80	136	204
140	15	42	85	143	212
150	17	45	89	149	219
160	19	48	94	154	226
170	21	51	98	160	232
180	23	54	102	165	239
190	24	57	106	170	245
200	26	60	110	175	250
210	28	63	113	179	256
220	30	65	117	184	261
230	32	68	121	188	267
240	33	70	124	192	272
250	35	73	127	196	276
260	37	75	130	200	281
270	38	78	133	204	286
280	40	80	136	208	290
290	42	82	139	211	294
300	43	84	142	215	298
310	45	87	145	218	302

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	42	82	136	201
20	18	48	94	156	229
25	18	49	96	160	235
30	18	49	96	160	235
35	18	49	96	160	235
40	18	49	96	160	235
45	17	46	91	151	223
50	16	43	85	142	208
55	15	40	79	131	192
60	14	36	72	119	176
65	12	33	65	108	159
70	11	30	59	97	143
75	10	27	53	87	128
80	9	24	47	78	115
85	8	21	42	70	103
90	7	19	38	63	92

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	2	10	12%	3
1	4	8	12%	3
1	3	8	12%	3
4	3	12	8%	2
4	4	5	8%	2
4	2	8	8%	2
7	5	12	4%	1
7	5	10	4%	1
7	2	20	4%	1
7	4	6	4%	1
7	2	6	4%	1
7	3	15	4%	1
7	3	10	4%	1
7	10	4	4%	1
7	2	9	4%	1
7	3	14	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	2	14	41	80	129
100	3	16	44	84	135
110	3	18	46	88	140
120	4	20	49	92	145
130	5	21	52	95	149
140	6	23	54	98	153
150	6	24	56	102	157
160	7	26	59	104	160
170	8	27	61	107	164
180	8	29	63	110	167
190	9	30	65	112	170
200	10	31	67	115	173
210	11	33	68	117	176
220	11	34	70	119	179
230	12	35	72	122	182
240	13	36	73	124	184
250	13	37	75	126	187
260	14	38	76	128	189

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	19	46	85	132
20	5	22	53	97	151
25	5	23	54	99	155
30	5	23	54	99	155
35	5	23	54	99	155
40	5	23	54	99	155
45	5	21	51	94	147
50	5	20	48	88	137
55	4	18	44	81	127
60	4	17	40	74	116
65	3	15	37	67	105
70	3	14	33	60	94
75	3	12	29	54	84
80	3	11	26	48	76
85	2	10	24	43	68
90	2	9	21	39	61