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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Weight Unit

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Our community Leg Extension standards are based on 842,460 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male
Female

Male

Male Leg Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	78 lb
Novice	135 lb
Intermediate	212 lb
Advanced	306 lb
Elite	411 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
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 212 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 78 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	46	89	149	225	311
120	52	98	161	239	328
130	59	107	172	253	345
140	65	115	183	266	360
150	72	124	193	278	374
160	78	132	203	290	388
170	84	139	213	302	401
180	89	147	222	313	414
190	95	154	231	323	426
200	101	161	239	333	437
210	106	168	248	343	449
220	111	175	256	353	459
230	117	181	264	362	470
240	122	187	271	371	480
250	127	193	279	379	490
260	132	199	286	388	499
270	136	205	293	396	509
280	141	211	300	404	518
290	146	217	306	412	526
300	150	222	313	419	535
310	154	228	319	426	543

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	115	180	260	350
20	76	132	206	298	401
25	78	135	212	306	411
30	78	135	212	306	411
35	78	135	212	306	411
40	78	135	212	306	411
45	74	128	201	290	390
50	69	120	189	272	366
55	64	111	174	252	339
60	59	102	159	230	309
65	53	92	144	208	279
70	48	82	129	186	251
75	43	74	115	167	224
80	38	66	103	149	200
85	34	59	93	133	180
90	31	53	83	120	162

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)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	39 lb
Novice	76 lb
Intermediate	128 lb
Advanced	193 lb
Elite	268 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	2.00x

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 128 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 39 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	26	57	102	160	227
100	29	61	107	167	236
110	32	65	113	173	244
120	34	69	118	180	251
130	37	72	122	185	258
140	39	76	127	191	264
150	42	79	131	196	270
160	44	82	135	201	276
170	46	85	139	205	281
180	48	88	142	210	286
190	50	91	146	214	291
200	52	93	149	218	296
210	54	96	152	222	300
220	56	98	155	225	305
230	58	101	158	229	309
240	59	103	161	232	313
250	61	105	164	236	317
260	63	107	167	239	320

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	65	109	165	229
20	38	74	125	188	262
25	39	76	128	193	268
30	39	76	128	193	268
35	39	76	128	193	268
40	39	76	128	193	268
45	37	72	121	183	255
50	35	68	114	172	239
55	32	63	105	159	221
60	29	57	96	145	202
65	26	52	87	131	182
70	24	46	78	118	164
75	21	41	70	105	146
80	19	37	62	94	131
85	17	33	56	84	117
90	15	30	50	76	106

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.

Other Languages

Leg Extension (EN)
Beinstrecker (DE)
Extensión de piernas (ES)
Extension des jambes (FR)
Prostowanie kolan na maszynie siedząc (PL)
Leg Extension (IT)
Extensão de pernas (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	46	89	149	225	311
120	52	98	161	239	328
130	59	107	172	253	345
140	65	115	183	266	360
150	72	124	193	278	374
160	78	132	203	290	388
170	84	139	213	302	401
180	89	147	222	313	414
190	95	154	231	323	426
200	101	161	239	333	437
210	106	168	248	343	449
220	111	175	256	353	459
230	117	181	264	362	470
240	122	187	271	371	480
250	127	193	279	379	490
260	132	199	286	388	499
270	136	205	293	396	509
280	141	211	300	404	518
290	146	217	306	412	526
300	150	222	313	419	535
310	154	228	319	426	543

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	115	180	260	350
20	76	132	206	298	401
25	78	135	212	306	411
30	78	135	212	306	411
35	78	135	212	306	411
40	78	135	212	306	411
45	74	128	201	290	390
50	69	120	189	272	366
55	64	111	174	252	339
60	59	102	159	230	309
65	53	92	144	208	279
70	48	82	129	186	251
75	43	74	115	167	224
80	38	66	103	149	200
85	34	59	93	133	180
90	31	53	83	120	162

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	26	57	102	160	227
100	29	61	107	167	236
110	32	65	113	173	244
120	34	69	118	180	251
130	37	72	122	185	258
140	39	76	127	191	264
150	42	79	131	196	270
160	44	82	135	201	276
170	46	85	139	205	281
180	48	88	142	210	286
190	50	91	146	214	291
200	52	93	149	218	296
210	54	96	152	222	300
220	56	98	155	225	305
230	58	101	158	229	309
240	59	103	161	232	313
250	61	105	164	236	317
260	63	107	167	239	320

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	65	109	165	229
20	38	74	125	188	262
25	39	76	128	193	268
30	39	76	128	193	268
35	39	76	128	193	268
40	39	76	128	193	268
45	37	72	121	183	255
50	35	68	114	172	239
55	32	63	105	159	221
60	29	57	96	145	202
65	26	52	87	131	182
70	24	46	78	118	164
75	21	41	70	105	146
80	19	37	62	94	131
85	17	33	56	84	117
90	15	30	50	76	106

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	46	89	149	225	311
120	52	98	161	239	328
130	59	107	172	253	345
140	65	115	183	266	360
150	72	124	193	278	374
160	78	132	203	290	388
170	84	139	213	302	401
180	89	147	222	313	414
190	95	154	231	323	426
200	101	161	239	333	437
210	106	168	248	343	449
220	111	175	256	353	459
230	117	181	264	362	470
240	122	187	271	371	480
250	127	193	279	379	490
260	132	199	286	388	499
270	136	205	293	396	509
280	141	211	300	404	518
290	146	217	306	412	526
300	150	222	313	419	535
310	154	228	319	426	543

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	115	180	260	350
20	76	132	206	298	401
25	78	135	212	306	411
30	78	135	212	306	411
35	78	135	212	306	411
40	78	135	212	306	411
45	74	128	201	290	390
50	69	120	189	272	366
55	64	111	174	252	339
60	59	102	159	230	309
65	53	92	144	208	279
70	48	82	129	186	251
75	43	74	115	167	224
80	38	66	103	149	200
85	34	59	93	133	180
90	31	53	83	120	162

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	26	57	102	160	227
100	29	61	107	167	236
110	32	65	113	173	244
120	34	69	118	180	251
130	37	72	122	185	258
140	39	76	127	191	264
150	42	79	131	196	270
160	44	82	135	201	276
170	46	85	139	205	281
180	48	88	142	210	286
190	50	91	146	214	291
200	52	93	149	218	296
210	54	96	152	222	300
220	56	98	155	225	305
230	58	101	158	229	309
240	59	103	161	232	313
250	61	105	164	236	317
260	63	107	167	239	320

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	65	109	165	229
20	38	74	125	188	262
25	39	76	128	193	268
30	39	76	128	193	268
35	39	76	128	193	268
40	39	76	128	193	268
45	37	72	121	183	255
50	35	68	114	172	239
55	32	63	105	159	221
60	29	57	96	145	202
65	26	52	87	131	182
70	24	46	78	118	164
75	21	41	70	105	146
80	19	37	62	94	131
85	17	33	56	84	117
90	15	30	50	76	106

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	46	89	149	225	311
120	52	98	161	239	328
130	59	107	172	253	345
140	65	115	183	266	360
150	72	124	193	278	374
160	78	132	203	290	388
170	84	139	213	302	401
180	89	147	222	313	414
190	95	154	231	323	426
200	101	161	239	333	437
210	106	168	248	343	449
220	111	175	256	353	459
230	117	181	264	362	470
240	122	187	271	371	480
250	127	193	279	379	490
260	132	199	286	388	499
270	136	205	293	396	509
280	141	211	300	404	518
290	146	217	306	412	526
300	150	222	313	419	535
310	154	228	319	426	543

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	115	180	260	350
20	76	132	206	298	401
25	78	135	212	306	411
30	78	135	212	306	411
35	78	135	212	306	411
40	78	135	212	306	411
45	74	128	201	290	390
50	69	120	189	272	366
55	64	111	174	252	339
60	59	102	159	230	309
65	53	92	144	208	279
70	48	82	129	186	251
75	43	74	115	167	224
80	38	66	103	149	200
85	34	59	93	133	180
90	31	53	83	120	162

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	26	57	102	160	227
100	29	61	107	167	236
110	32	65	113	173	244
120	34	69	118	180	251
130	37	72	122	185	258
140	39	76	127	191	264
150	42	79	131	196	270
160	44	82	135	201	276
170	46	85	139	205	281
180	48	88	142	210	286
190	50	91	146	214	291
200	52	93	149	218	296
210	54	96	152	222	300
220	56	98	155	225	305
230	58	101	158	229	309
240	59	103	161	232	313
250	61	105	164	236	317
260	63	107	167	239	320

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	65	109	165	229
20	38	74	125	188	262
25	39	76	128	193	268
30	39	76	128	193	268
35	39	76	128	193	268
40	39	76	128	193	268
45	37	72	121	183	255
50	35	68	114	172	239
55	32	63	105	159	221
60	29	57	96	145	202
65	26	52	87	131	182
70	24	46	78	118	164
75	21	41	70	105	146
80	19	37	62	94	131
85	17	33	56	84	117
90	15	30	50	76	106