Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Our community Incline Dumbbell Curl standards are based on 263,240 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	19 lb
Novice	28 lb
Intermediate	41 lb
Advanced	56 lb
Elite	72 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

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? (lb)

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Curl? The average Incline Dumbbell Curl weight for a male lifter is 41 lb (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 19 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	11	18	28	40	53
120	13	21	31	43	56
130	14	23	33	46	60
140	16	24	35	48	63
150	17	26	38	51	66
160	19	28	40	54	69
170	20	30	42	56	71
180	22	32	44	58	74
190	23	33	46	61	76
200	24	35	48	63	79
210	26	36	50	65	81
220	27	38	51	67	84
230	28	40	53	69	86
240	30	41	55	71	88
250	31	42	57	73	90
260	32	44	58	74	92
270	33	45	60	76	94
280	34	46	61	78	96
290	35	48	63	80	98
300	37	49	64	81	100
310	38	50	66	83	101

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	24	35	48	62
20	18	28	40	54	70
25	19	28	41	56	72
30	19	28	41	56	72
35	19	28	41	56	72
40	19	28	41	56	72
45	18	27	39	53	68
50	16	25	36	49	64
55	15	23	33	46	59
60	14	21	31	42	54
65	13	19	28	38	49
70	11	17	25	34	44
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	9	14	20	27	35
85	8	12	18	24	32
90	7	11	16	22	28

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:

3x10 21%

3x12 13%

3x8 10%

4x10 7%

2x10 5%

4x12 5%

2x12 4%

3x15 4%

4x8 3%

2x8 3%

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

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Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 lb
Novice	17 lb
Intermediate	25 lb
Advanced	34 lb
Elite	44 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

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? (lb)

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Curl? The average Incline Dumbbell Curl weight for a female lifter is 25 lb (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 11 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	8	13	19	27	36
100	9	14	20	28	37
110	9	15	22	30	39
120	10	16	23	31	41
130	11	17	24	33	42
140	11	17	25	34	43
150	12	18	26	35	45
160	13	19	27	36	46
170	13	20	28	37	47
180	14	20	28	38	48
190	15	21	29	39	49
200	15	22	30	40	50
210	16	22	31	41	51
220	16	23	32	41	52
230	17	24	32	42	53
240	17	24	33	43	54
250	18	25	34	44	55
260	18	25	34	44	55

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	15	21	29	38
20	11	17	24	33	43
25	11	17	25	34	44
30	11	17	25	34	44
35	11	17	25	34	44
40	11	17	25	34	44
45	11	16	24	32	42
50	10	15	22	30	39
55	9	14	20	28	36
60	8	13	19	25	33
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	7	10	15	21	27
75	6	9	14	19	24
80	5	8	12	17	22
85	5	8	11	15	19
90	4	7	10	13	17

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:

3x10 21%

3x12 16%

3x8 11%

4x12 6%

4x10 6%

4x8 5%

3x15 5%

2x10 3%

2x12 3%

4x15 2%

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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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	11	18	28	40	53
120	13	21	31	43	56
130	14	23	33	46	60
140	16	24	35	48	63
150	17	26	38	51	66
160	19	28	40	54	69
170	20	30	42	56	71
180	22	32	44	58	74
190	23	33	46	61	76
200	24	35	48	63	79
210	26	36	50	65	81
220	27	38	51	67	84
230	28	40	53	69	86
240	30	41	55	71	88
250	31	42	57	73	90
260	32	44	58	74	92
270	33	45	60	76	94
280	34	46	61	78	96
290	35	48	63	80	98
300	37	49	64	81	100
310	38	50	66	83	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	24	35	48	62
20	18	28	40	54	70
25	19	28	41	56	72
30	19	28	41	56	72
35	19	28	41	56	72
40	19	28	41	56	72
45	18	27	39	53	68
50	16	25	36	49	64
55	15	23	33	46	59
60	14	21	31	42	54
65	13	19	28	38	49
70	11	17	25	34	44
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	9	14	20	27	35
85	8	12	18	24	32
90	7	11	16	22	28

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
90	8	13	19	27	36
100	9	14	20	28	37
110	9	15	22	30	39
120	10	16	23	31	41
130	11	17	24	33	42
140	11	17	25	34	43
150	12	18	26	35	45
160	13	19	27	36	46
170	13	20	28	37	47
180	14	20	28	38	48
190	15	21	29	39	49
200	15	22	30	40	50
210	16	22	31	41	51
220	16	23	32	41	52
230	17	24	32	42	53
240	17	24	33	43	54
250	18	25	34	44	55
260	18	25	34	44	55

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	15	21	29	38
20	11	17	24	33	43
25	11	17	25	34	44
30	11	17	25	34	44
35	11	17	25	34	44
40	11	17	25	34	44
45	11	16	24	32	42
50	10	15	22	30	39
55	9	14	20	28	36
60	8	13	19	25	33
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	7	10	15	21	27
75	6	9	14	19	24
80	5	8	12	17	22
85	5	8	11	15	19
90	4	7	10	13	17

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
110	11	18	28	40	53
120	13	21	31	43	56
130	14	23	33	46	60
140	16	24	35	48	63
150	17	26	38	51	66
160	19	28	40	54	69
170	20	30	42	56	71
180	22	32	44	58	74
190	23	33	46	61	76
200	24	35	48	63	79
210	26	36	50	65	81
220	27	38	51	67	84
230	28	40	53	69	86
240	30	41	55	71	88
250	31	42	57	73	90
260	32	44	58	74	92
270	33	45	60	76	94
280	34	46	61	78	96
290	35	48	63	80	98
300	37	49	64	81	100
310	38	50	66	83	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	24	35	48	62
20	18	28	40	54	70
25	19	28	41	56	72
30	19	28	41	56	72
35	19	28	41	56	72
40	19	28	41	56	72
45	18	27	39	53	68
50	16	25	36	49	64
55	15	23	33	46	59
60	14	21	31	42	54
65	13	19	28	38	49
70	11	17	25	34	44
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	9	14	20	27	35
85	8	12	18	24	32
90	7	11	16	22	28

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
90	8	13	19	27	36
100	9	14	20	28	37
110	9	15	22	30	39
120	10	16	23	31	41
130	11	17	24	33	42
140	11	17	25	34	43
150	12	18	26	35	45
160	13	19	27	36	46
170	13	20	28	37	47
180	14	20	28	38	48
190	15	21	29	39	49
200	15	22	30	40	50
210	16	22	31	41	51
220	16	23	32	41	52
230	17	24	32	42	53
240	17	24	33	43	54
250	18	25	34	44	55
260	18	25	34	44	55

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	15	21	29	38
20	11	17	24	33	43
25	11	17	25	34	44
30	11	17	25	34	44
35	11	17	25	34	44
40	11	17	25	34	44
45	11	16	24	32	42
50	10	15	22	30	39
55	9	14	20	28	36
60	8	13	19	25	33
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	7	10	15	21	27
75	6	9	14	19	24
80	5	8	12	17	22
85	5	8	11	15	19
90	4	7	10	13	17

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

Measured in lb

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

Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	11	18	28	40	53
120	13	21	31	43	56
130	14	23	33	46	60
140	16	24	35	48	63
150	17	26	38	51	66
160	19	28	40	54	69
170	20	30	42	56	71
180	22	32	44	58	74
190	23	33	46	61	76
200	24	35	48	63	79
210	26	36	50	65	81
220	27	38	51	67	84
230	28	40	53	69	86
240	30	41	55	71	88
250	31	42	57	73	90
260	32	44	58	74	92
270	33	45	60	76	94
280	34	46	61	78	96
290	35	48	63	80	98
300	37	49	64	81	100
310	38	50	66	83	101

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	24	35	48	62
20	18	28	40	54	70
25	19	28	41	56	72
30	19	28	41	56	72
35	19	28	41	56	72
40	19	28	41	56	72
45	18	27	39	53	68
50	16	25	36	49	64
55	15	23	33	46	59
60	14	21	31	42	54
65	13	19	28	38	49
70	11	17	25	34	44
75	10	15	22	30	39
80	9	14	20	27	35
85	8	12	18	24	32
90	7	11	16	22	28

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
90	8	13	19	27	36
100	9	14	20	28	37
110	9	15	22	30	39
120	10	16	23	31	41
130	11	17	24	33	42
140	11	17	25	34	43
150	12	18	26	35	45
160	13	19	27	36	46
170	13	20	28	37	47
180	14	20	28	38	48
190	15	21	29	39	49
200	15	22	30	40	50
210	16	22	31	41	51
220	16	23	32	41	52
230	17	24	32	42	53
240	17	24	33	43	54
250	18	25	34	44	55
260	18	25	34	44	55

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	10	15	21	29	38
20	11	17	24	33	43
25	11	17	25	34	44
30	11	17	25	34	44
35	11	17	25	34	44
40	11	17	25	34	44
45	11	16	24	32	42
50	10	15	22	30	39
55	9	14	20	28	36
60	8	13	19	25	33
65	8	12	17	23	30
70	7	10	15	21	27
75	6	9	14	19	24
80	5	8	12	17	22
85	5	8	11	15	19
90	4	7	10	13	17

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