Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

The average Incline Dumbbell Curl is 19 kg for men and 11 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Incline Dumbbell Curl strength standards are based on 263,240 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 kg
Novice	13 kg
Intermediate	19 kg
Advanced	25 kg
Elite	33 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.45x

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

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Curl? The average Incline Dumbbell Curl weight for a male lifter is 19 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Dumbbell Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 8 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	8	13	18	24
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	7	10	15	21	27
65	7	11	16	22	29
70	8	12	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	32
80	10	14	20	26	33
85	10	15	21	27	34
90	11	16	22	28	36
95	12	17	22	29	37
100	12	17	23	30	38
105	13	18	24	31	39
110	14	19	25	32	40
115	14	19	26	33	41
120	15	20	27	34	42
125	15	21	27	35	43
130	16	21	28	36	44
135	16	22	29	37	45
140	17	23	30	38	46

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	16	22	28
20	8	13	18	25	32
25	8	13	19	25	33
30	8	13	19	25	33
35	8	13	19	25	33
40	8	13	19	25	33
45	8	12	18	24	31
50	7	11	16	22	29
55	7	11	15	21	27
60	6	10	14	19	24
65	6	9	13	17	22
70	5	8	11	15	20
75	5	7	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	4	6	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

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

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

3x1021%

3x1213%

3x810%

4x107%

2x105%

4x125%

2x124%

3x154%

4x83%

2x83%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 kg
Novice	8 kg
Intermediate	11 kg
Advanced	15 kg
Elite	20 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.25x
Elite	0.30x

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

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Curl? The average Incline Dumbbell Curl weight for a female lifter is 11 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Dumbbell 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	12	16
45	4	6	9	13	17
50	4	7	10	14	18
55	5	7	10	14	18
60	5	8	11	15	19
65	5	8	11	15	20
70	6	8	12	16	20
75	6	9	12	17	21
80	6	9	13	17	22
85	7	10	13	18	22
90	7	10	14	18	23
95	7	10	14	18	23
100	7	10	14	19	24
105	8	11	15	19	24
110	8	11	15	20	25
115	8	11	15	20	25
120	8	12	16	20	25

By Age

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

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

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

3x1021%

3x1216%

3x811%

4x126%

4x106%

4x85%

3x155%

2x103%

2x123%

4x152%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8

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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 Dumbbell Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 55,211 qualifying results from 263,240 community lifts to produce our Incline Dumbbell Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	263,240
Qualifying results	55,211
Male results	52,159
Female results	3,052
Data start	27 January 2019
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	5	8	13	18	24
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	7	10	15	21	27
65	7	11	16	22	29
70	8	12	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	32
80	10	14	20	26	33
85	10	15	21	27	34
90	11	16	22	28	36
95	12	17	22	29	37
100	12	17	23	30	38
105	13	18	24	31	39
110	14	19	25	32	40
115	14	19	26	33	41
120	15	20	27	34	42
125	15	21	27	35	43
130	16	21	28	36	44
135	16	22	29	37	45
140	17	23	30	38	46

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	16	22	28
20	8	13	18	25	32
25	8	13	19	25	33
30	8	13	19	25	33
35	8	13	19	25	33
40	8	13	19	25	33
45	8	12	18	24	31
50	7	11	16	22	29
55	7	11	15	21	27
60	6	10	14	19	24
65	6	9	13	17	22
70	5	8	11	15	20
75	5	7	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	4	6	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

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

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

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	8	13	18	24
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	7	10	15	21	27
65	7	11	16	22	29
70	8	12	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	32
80	10	14	20	26	33
85	10	15	21	27	34
90	11	16	22	28	36
95	12	17	22	29	37
100	12	17	23	30	38
105	13	18	24	31	39
110	14	19	25	32	40
115	14	19	26	33	41
120	15	20	27	34	42
125	15	21	27	35	43
130	16	21	28	36	44
135	16	22	29	37	45
140	17	23	30	38	46

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	16	22	28
20	8	13	18	25	32
25	8	13	19	25	33
30	8	13	19	25	33
35	8	13	19	25	33
40	8	13	19	25	33
45	8	12	18	24	31
50	7	11	16	22	29
55	7	11	15	21	27
60	6	10	14	19	24
65	6	9	13	17	22
70	5	8	11	15	20
75	5	7	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	4	6	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

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

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

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8

Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

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

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By Bodyweight

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Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (kg)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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Data behind the Incline Dumbbell Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	5	8	13	18	24
55	6	9	14	20	26
60	7	10	15	21	27
65	7	11	16	22	29
70	8	12	18	24	30
75	9	13	19	25	32
80	10	14	20	26	33
85	10	15	21	27	34
90	11	16	22	28	36
95	12	17	22	29	37
100	12	17	23	30	38
105	13	18	24	31	39
110	14	19	25	32	40
115	14	19	26	33	41
120	15	20	27	34	42
125	15	21	27	35	43
130	16	21	28	36	44
135	16	22	29	37	45
140	17	23	30	38	46

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	11	16	22	28
20	8	13	18	25	32
25	8	13	19	25	33
30	8	13	19	25	33
35	8	13	19	25	33
40	8	13	19	25	33
45	8	12	18	24	31
50	7	11	16	22	29
55	7	11	15	21	27
60	6	10	14	19	24
65	6	9	13	17	22
70	5	8	11	15	20
75	5	7	10	14	18
80	4	6	9	12	16
85	4	6	8	11	14
90	3	5	7	10	13

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

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

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

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8