Lat Pulldown

Lat Pulldown Standards (lb)

The average Lat Pulldown is 180 lb for men and 105 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Lat Pulldown Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 93 lb
Novice 132 lb
Intermediate 180 lb
Advanced 235 lb
Elite 295 lb

How much should I be able to Lat Pulldown? (lb)

What is the average Lat Pulldown? The average Lat Pulldown weight for a male lifter is 180 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Lat Pulldown? Male beginners should aim to lift 93 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 64 94 131 175 222
120 70 102 140 186 235
130 77 109 150 196 246
140 83 117 158 206 257
150 89 124 166 215 268
160 95 131 174 224 278
170 100 137 182 233 287
180 106 143 189 241 296
190 111 150 196 249 305
200 116 156 203 257 314
210 121 161 210 264 322
220 126 167 216 271 330
230 131 172 222 278 337
240 135 178 228 285 345
250 140 183 234 291 352
260 144 188 239 298 359
270 148 193 245 304 365
280 153 197 250 310 372
290 157 202 256 315 378
300 161 207 261 321 385
310 165 211 266 327 391

How many sets and reps of Lat Pulldown should I do?

These are the most popular Lat Pulldown workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 22%
3x8 11%
3x12 10%
4x10 9%
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 Lat Pulldown strength standards

Strength Level analysed 728,094 qualifying results from 2,011,718 community lifts to produce our Lat Pulldown strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 2,011,718
Qualifying results 728,094
Male results 598,899
Female results 129,195
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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.