Leg Extension

Leg Extension Standards (lb)

The average Leg Extension is 219 lb for men and 135 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Male Leg Extension Standards (lb)

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

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

BWBeg.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

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%
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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 Leg Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 372,660 qualifying results from 1,152,891 community lifts to produce our Leg Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 1,152,891
Qualifying results 372,660
Male results 298,464
Female results 74,196
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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.

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