Leg Extension Standards

Measured in lb

Leg Extension strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Leg Extension standards are based on 1,152,891 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Leg Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	94 lb
Novice	149 lb
Intermediate	219 lb
Advanced	303 lb
Elite	395 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.50x

How much should I be able to Leg Extension? (lb)

What is the average Leg Extension? The average Leg Extension weight for a male lifter is 219 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Leg Extension? Male beginners should aim to lift 94 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	64	107	164	234	312
120	70	116	175	247	327
130	77	124	186	259	341
140	84	132	196	271	355
150	90	140	205	282	367
160	96	148	214	293	379
170	102	155	223	303	391
180	107	162	231	313	402
190	113	169	239	322	412
200	118	175	247	331	423
210	123	181	254	340	432
220	128	188	262	348	442
230	133	193	269	356	451
240	138	199	275	364	460
250	143	205	282	371	468
260	147	210	288	379	476
270	152	216	295	386	484
280	156	221	301	393	492
290	160	226	307	400	500
300	165	231	312	406	507
310	169	236	318	413	514

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	81	127	187	258	337
20	92	145	213	295	385
25	94	149	219	303	395
30	94	149	219	303	395
35	94	149	219	303	395
40	94	149	219	303	395
45	89	141	207	287	374
50	84	132	194	268	350
55	77	122	179	247	323
60	70	111	163	226	295
65	64	101	148	204	267
70	57	90	133	184	240
75	51	81	119	165	215
80	46	73	107	148	193
85	41	65	96	132	173
90	37	58	86	119	155

How many sets and reps of Leg Extension should I do?

These are the most popular Leg Extension workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 20%

3x12 15%

4x10 9%

4x12 7%

3x15 7%

3x8 6%

2x10 4%

5x10 3%

2x12 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	4170
2	3	12	15%	3193
3	4	10	9%	1932
4	4	12	7%	1368
5	3	15	7%	1346
6	3	8	6%	1162
7	2	10	4%	730
8	5	10	3%	580
9	2	12	3%	559
10	4	8	3%	542

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Female

Female Leg Extension Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	50 lb
Novice	86 lb
Intermediate	135 lb
Advanced	195 lb
Elite	262 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Leg Extension? (lb)

What is the average Leg Extension? The average Leg Extension weight for a female lifter is 135 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Leg Extension? Female beginners should aim to lift 50 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	36	67	110	163	224
100	39	71	115	170	232
110	42	75	121	176	239
120	45	79	125	182	246
130	48	83	130	188	253
140	50	86	134	193	259
150	53	90	138	198	264
160	55	93	142	202	270
170	58	96	146	207	275
180	60	99	149	211	280
190	62	101	153	215	284
200	64	104	156	219	289
210	66	106	159	222	293
220	68	109	162	226	297
230	70	111	165	229	301
240	72	113	168	233	304
250	73	116	170	236	308
260	75	118	173	239	311

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	73	115	166	224
20	48	84	132	190	256
25	50	86	135	195	262
30	50	86	135	195	262
35	50	86	135	195	262
40	50	86	135	195	262
45	47	82	128	185	249
50	44	76	120	173	232
55	41	70	110	159	214
60	37	64	101	146	196
65	34	58	91	132	177
70	30	52	82	119	160
75	27	47	74	106	143
80	24	42	66	95	128
85	22	38	59	85	115
90	20	34	53	77	103

How many sets and reps of Leg Extension should I do?

These are the most popular Leg Extension workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 22%

3x12 13%

3x15 11%

4x10 9%

3x8 7%

4x12 6%

4x8 4%

2x10 3%

4x15 3%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	1186
2	3	12	13%	714
3	3	15	11%	573
4	4	10	9%	496
5	3	8	7%	365
6	4	12	6%	328
7	4	8	4%	212
8	2	10	3%	182
9	4	15	3%	164
10	5	10	2%	129

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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	64	107	164	234	312
120	70	116	175	247	327
130	77	124	186	259	341
140	84	132	196	271	355
150	90	140	205	282	367
160	96	148	214	293	379
170	102	155	223	303	391
180	107	162	231	313	402
190	113	169	239	322	412
200	118	175	247	331	423
210	123	181	254	340	432
220	128	188	262	348	442
230	133	193	269	356	451
240	138	199	275	364	460
250	143	205	282	371	468
260	147	210	288	379	476
270	152	216	295	386	484
280	156	221	301	393	492
290	160	226	307	400	500
300	165	231	312	406	507
310	169	236	318	413	514

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	81	127	187	258	337
20	92	145	213	295	385
25	94	149	219	303	395
30	94	149	219	303	395
35	94	149	219	303	395
40	94	149	219	303	395
45	89	141	207	287	374
50	84	132	194	268	350
55	77	122	179	247	323
60	70	111	163	226	295
65	64	101	148	204	267
70	57	90	133	184	240
75	51	81	119	165	215
80	46	73	107	148	193
85	41	65	96	132	173
90	37	58	86	119	155

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	36	67	110	163	224
100	39	71	115	170	232
110	42	75	121	176	239
120	45	79	125	182	246
130	48	83	130	188	253
140	50	86	134	193	259
150	53	90	138	198	264
160	55	93	142	202	270
170	58	96	146	207	275
180	60	99	149	211	280
190	62	101	153	215	284
200	64	104	156	219	289
210	66	106	159	222	293
220	68	109	162	226	297
230	70	111	165	229	301
240	72	113	168	233	304
250	73	116	170	236	308
260	75	118	173	239	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	73	115	166	224
20	48	84	132	190	256
25	50	86	135	195	262
30	50	86	135	195	262
35	50	86	135	195	262
40	50	86	135	195	262
45	47	82	128	185	249
50	44	76	120	173	232
55	41	70	110	159	214
60	37	64	101	146	196
65	34	58	91	132	177
70	30	52	82	119	160
75	27	47	74	106	143
80	24	42	66	95	128
85	22	38	59	85	115
90	20	34	53	77	103

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	64	107	164	234	312
120	70	116	175	247	327
130	77	124	186	259	341
140	84	132	196	271	355
150	90	140	205	282	367
160	96	148	214	293	379
170	102	155	223	303	391
180	107	162	231	313	402
190	113	169	239	322	412
200	118	175	247	331	423
210	123	181	254	340	432
220	128	188	262	348	442
230	133	193	269	356	451
240	138	199	275	364	460
250	143	205	282	371	468
260	147	210	288	379	476
270	152	216	295	386	484
280	156	221	301	393	492
290	160	226	307	400	500
300	165	231	312	406	507
310	169	236	318	413	514

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	81	127	187	258	337
20	92	145	213	295	385
25	94	149	219	303	395
30	94	149	219	303	395
35	94	149	219	303	395
40	94	149	219	303	395
45	89	141	207	287	374
50	84	132	194	268	350
55	77	122	179	247	323
60	70	111	163	226	295
65	64	101	148	204	267
70	57	90	133	184	240
75	51	81	119	165	215
80	46	73	107	148	193
85	41	65	96	132	173
90	37	58	86	119	155

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	36	67	110	163	224
100	39	71	115	170	232
110	42	75	121	176	239
120	45	79	125	182	246
130	48	83	130	188	253
140	50	86	134	193	259
150	53	90	138	198	264
160	55	93	142	202	270
170	58	96	146	207	275
180	60	99	149	211	280
190	62	101	153	215	284
200	64	104	156	219	289
210	66	106	159	222	293
220	68	109	162	226	297
230	70	111	165	229	301
240	72	113	168	233	304
250	73	116	170	236	308
260	75	118	173	239	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	73	115	166	224
20	48	84	132	190	256
25	50	86	135	195	262
30	50	86	135	195	262
35	50	86	135	195	262
40	50	86	135	195	262
45	47	82	128	185	249
50	44	76	120	173	232
55	41	70	110	159	214
60	37	64	101	146	196
65	34	58	91	132	177
70	30	52	82	119	160
75	27	47	74	106	143
80	24	42	66	95	128
85	22	38	59	85	115
90	20	34	53	77	103

Leg Extension Standards

Measured in lb

Leg Extension strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Leg Extension Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Leg Extension? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Leg Extension should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Leg Extension Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Leg Extension? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Leg Extension should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	64	107	164	234	312
120	70	116	175	247	327
130	77	124	186	259	341
140	84	132	196	271	355
150	90	140	205	282	367
160	96	148	214	293	379
170	102	155	223	303	391
180	107	162	231	313	402
190	113	169	239	322	412
200	118	175	247	331	423
210	123	181	254	340	432
220	128	188	262	348	442
230	133	193	269	356	451
240	138	199	275	364	460
250	143	205	282	371	468
260	147	210	288	379	476
270	152	216	295	386	484
280	156	221	301	393	492
290	160	226	307	400	500
300	165	231	312	406	507
310	169	236	318	413	514

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	81	127	187	258	337
20	92	145	213	295	385
25	94	149	219	303	395
30	94	149	219	303	395
35	94	149	219	303	395
40	94	149	219	303	395
45	89	141	207	287	374
50	84	132	194	268	350
55	77	122	179	247	323
60	70	111	163	226	295
65	64	101	148	204	267
70	57	90	133	184	240
75	51	81	119	165	215
80	46	73	107	148	193
85	41	65	96	132	173
90	37	58	86	119	155

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	36	67	110	163	224
100	39	71	115	170	232
110	42	75	121	176	239
120	45	79	125	182	246
130	48	83	130	188	253
140	50	86	134	193	259
150	53	90	138	198	264
160	55	93	142	202	270
170	58	96	146	207	275
180	60	99	149	211	280
190	62	101	153	215	284
200	64	104	156	219	289
210	66	106	159	222	293
220	68	109	162	226	297
230	70	111	165	229	301
240	72	113	168	233	304
250	73	116	170	236	308
260	75	118	173	239	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	73	115	166	224
20	48	84	132	190	256
25	50	86	135	195	262
30	50	86	135	195	262
35	50	86	135	195	262
40	50	86	135	195	262
45	47	82	128	185	249
50	44	76	120	173	232
55	41	70	110	159	214
60	37	64	101	146	196
65	34	58	91	132	177
70	30	52	82	119	160
75	27	47	74	106	143
80	24	42	66	95	128
85	22	38	59	85	115
90	20	34	53	77	103