Machine Back Extension Standards (lb)

The average Machine Back Extension is 232 lb for men and 156 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Back Extension strength standards are based on 116,019 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Machine Back Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	90 lb
Novice	151 lb
Intermediate	232 lb
Advanced	330 lb
Elite	440 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	2.00x
Elite	2.50x

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

What is the average Machine Back Extension? The average Machine Back Extension weight for a male lifter is 232 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Back Extension? Male beginners should aim to lift 90 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	57	104	169	250	341
120	64	113	181	264	358
130	70	122	192	277	373
140	77	131	202	290	388
150	83	139	212	302	401
160	89	146	222	313	414
170	95	154	231	324	427
180	100	161	240	334	439
190	106	168	248	344	450
200	111	175	256	354	461
210	117	181	264	363	472
220	122	188	272	372	482
230	127	194	279	381	492
240	132	200	287	389	502
250	136	206	294	397	511
260	141	211	300	405	520
270	145	217	307	413	528
280	150	222	314	420	537
290	154	228	320	428	545
300	159	233	326	435	553
310	163	238	332	442	561

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	129	198	281	375
20	88	148	226	322	428
25	90	151	232	330	440
30	90	151	232	330	440
35	90	151	232	330	440
40	90	151	232	330	440
45	86	143	220	313	416
50	80	134	206	292	389
55	74	124	190	270	359
60	67	113	173	246	328
65	61	102	157	223	297
70	55	92	141	201	267
75	49	83	127	180	240
80	44	74	113	161	215
85	40	66	102	144	192
90	35	59	91	130	172

How many sets and reps of Machine Back Extension should I do?

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

3x10 17%

3x12 13%

3x15 9%

3x8 9%

4x12 8%

6x12 5%

4x10 5%

3x20 3%

5x10 3%

2x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	152
2	3	12	13%	117
3	3	15	9%	83
4	3	8	9%	81
5	4	12	8%	69
6	6	12	5%	48
6	4	10	5%	48
8	3	20	3%	29
9	5	10	3%	26
10	2	10	2%	22

Female

Female Machine Back Extension Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	61 lb
Novice	102 lb
Intermediate	156 lb
Advanced	222 lb
Elite	295 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Machine Back Extension? The average Machine Back Extension weight for a female lifter is 156 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Back Extension? Female beginners should aim to lift 61 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	42	76	123	180	244
100	46	81	129	187	253
110	50	86	135	194	261
120	53	91	140	201	269
130	56	95	146	207	276
140	59	99	150	213	283
150	62	102	155	218	289
160	65	106	159	224	295
170	68	109	164	229	301
180	70	113	167	233	306
190	73	116	171	238	311
200	75	119	175	242	316
210	77	122	178	246	321
220	80	124	182	250	325
230	82	127	185	254	330
240	84	130	188	258	334
250	86	132	191	261	338
260	88	135	194	265	342

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	87	133	189	251
20	60	99	152	216	287
25	61	102	156	222	295
30	61	102	156	222	295
35	61	102	156	222	295
40	61	102	156	222	295
45	58	97	148	210	279
50	54	90	138	196	261
55	50	83	128	181	241
60	46	76	117	165	220
65	41	69	106	150	199
70	37	62	95	135	179
75	33	56	85	121	161
80	30	50	76	108	144
85	27	45	68	97	129
90	24	40	61	87	116

How many sets and reps of Machine Back Extension should I do?

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

3x10 29%

3x12 12%

4x10 10%

2x30 6%

2x10 5%

4x11 4%

3x15 4%

4x8 4%

3x8 3%

2x20 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	77
2	3	12	12%	33
3	4	10	10%	28
4	2	30	6%	15
5	2	10	5%	13
6	4	11	4%	12
7	3	15	4%	11
7	4	8	4%	11
9	3	8	3%	8
9	2	20	3%	8

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The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

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 Machine Back Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 8,575 qualifying results from 116,019 community lifts to produce our Machine Back Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	116,019
Qualifying results	8,575
Male results	6,389
Female results	2,186
Data start	14 August 2020
Data cutoff	5 March 2026

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	57	104	169	250	341
120	64	113	181	264	358
130	70	122	192	277	373
140	77	131	202	290	388
150	83	139	212	302	401
160	89	146	222	313	414
170	95	154	231	324	427
180	100	161	240	334	439
190	106	168	248	344	450
200	111	175	256	354	461
210	117	181	264	363	472
220	122	188	272	372	482
230	127	194	279	381	492
240	132	200	287	389	502
250	136	206	294	397	511
260	141	211	300	405	520
270	145	217	307	413	528
280	150	222	314	420	537
290	154	228	320	428	545
300	159	233	326	435	553
310	163	238	332	442	561

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	129	198	281	375
20	88	148	226	322	428
25	90	151	232	330	440
30	90	151	232	330	440
35	90	151	232	330	440
40	90	151	232	330	440
45	86	143	220	313	416
50	80	134	206	292	389
55	74	124	190	270	359
60	67	113	173	246	328
65	61	102	157	223	297
70	55	92	141	201	267
75	49	83	127	180	240
80	44	74	113	161	215
85	40	66	102	144	192
90	35	59	91	130	172

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	152
2	3	12	13%	117
3	3	15	9%	83
4	3	8	9%	81
5	4	12	8%	69
6	6	12	5%	48
6	4	10	5%	48
8	3	20	3%	29
9	5	10	3%	26
10	2	10	2%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	42	76	123	180	244
100	46	81	129	187	253
110	50	86	135	194	261
120	53	91	140	201	269
130	56	95	146	207	276
140	59	99	150	213	283
150	62	102	155	218	289
160	65	106	159	224	295
170	68	109	164	229	301
180	70	113	167	233	306
190	73	116	171	238	311
200	75	119	175	242	316
210	77	122	178	246	321
220	80	124	182	250	325
230	82	127	185	254	330
240	84	130	188	258	334
250	86	132	191	261	338
260	88	135	194	265	342

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	87	133	189	251
20	60	99	152	216	287
25	61	102	156	222	295
30	61	102	156	222	295
35	61	102	156	222	295
40	61	102	156	222	295
45	58	97	148	210	279
50	54	90	138	196	261
55	50	83	128	181	241
60	46	76	117	165	220
65	41	69	106	150	199
70	37	62	95	135	179
75	33	56	85	121	161
80	30	50	76	108	144
85	27	45	68	97	129
90	24	40	61	87	116

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	77
2	3	12	12%	33
3	4	10	10%	28
4	2	30	6%	15
5	2	10	5%	13
6	4	11	4%	12
7	3	15	4%	11
7	4	8	4%	11
9	3	8	3%	8
9	2	20	3%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	57	104	169	250	341
120	64	113	181	264	358
130	70	122	192	277	373
140	77	131	202	290	388
150	83	139	212	302	401
160	89	146	222	313	414
170	95	154	231	324	427
180	100	161	240	334	439
190	106	168	248	344	450
200	111	175	256	354	461
210	117	181	264	363	472
220	122	188	272	372	482
230	127	194	279	381	492
240	132	200	287	389	502
250	136	206	294	397	511
260	141	211	300	405	520
270	145	217	307	413	528
280	150	222	314	420	537
290	154	228	320	428	545
300	159	233	326	435	553
310	163	238	332	442	561

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	129	198	281	375
20	88	148	226	322	428
25	90	151	232	330	440
30	90	151	232	330	440
35	90	151	232	330	440
40	90	151	232	330	440
45	86	143	220	313	416
50	80	134	206	292	389
55	74	124	190	270	359
60	67	113	173	246	328
65	61	102	157	223	297
70	55	92	141	201	267
75	49	83	127	180	240
80	44	74	113	161	215
85	40	66	102	144	192
90	35	59	91	130	172

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	152
2	3	12	13%	117
3	3	15	9%	83
4	3	8	9%	81
5	4	12	8%	69
6	6	12	5%	48
6	4	10	5%	48
8	3	20	3%	29
9	5	10	3%	26
10	2	10	2%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	42	76	123	180	244
100	46	81	129	187	253
110	50	86	135	194	261
120	53	91	140	201	269
130	56	95	146	207	276
140	59	99	150	213	283
150	62	102	155	218	289
160	65	106	159	224	295
170	68	109	164	229	301
180	70	113	167	233	306
190	73	116	171	238	311
200	75	119	175	242	316
210	77	122	178	246	321
220	80	124	182	250	325
230	82	127	185	254	330
240	84	130	188	258	334
250	86	132	191	261	338
260	88	135	194	265	342

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	87	133	189	251
20	60	99	152	216	287
25	61	102	156	222	295
30	61	102	156	222	295
35	61	102	156	222	295
40	61	102	156	222	295
45	58	97	148	210	279
50	54	90	138	196	261
55	50	83	128	181	241
60	46	76	117	165	220
65	41	69	106	150	199
70	37	62	95	135	179
75	33	56	85	121	161
80	30	50	76	108	144
85	27	45	68	97	129
90	24	40	61	87	116

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	77
2	3	12	12%	33
3	4	10	10%	28
4	2	30	6%	15
5	2	10	5%	13
6	4	11	4%	12
7	3	15	4%	11
7	4	8	4%	11
9	3	8	3%	8
9	2	20	3%	8

Machine Back Extension Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Back Extension Standards (lb)

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

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By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Back Extension should I do?

Female

Female Machine Back Extension Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Back Extension should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Back Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	57	104	169	250	341
120	64	113	181	264	358
130	70	122	192	277	373
140	77	131	202	290	388
150	83	139	212	302	401
160	89	146	222	313	414
170	95	154	231	324	427
180	100	161	240	334	439
190	106	168	248	344	450
200	111	175	256	354	461
210	117	181	264	363	472
220	122	188	272	372	482
230	127	194	279	381	492
240	132	200	287	389	502
250	136	206	294	397	511
260	141	211	300	405	520
270	145	217	307	413	528
280	150	222	314	420	537
290	154	228	320	428	545
300	159	233	326	435	553
310	163	238	332	442	561

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	129	198	281	375
20	88	148	226	322	428
25	90	151	232	330	440
30	90	151	232	330	440
35	90	151	232	330	440
40	90	151	232	330	440
45	86	143	220	313	416
50	80	134	206	292	389
55	74	124	190	270	359
60	67	113	173	246	328
65	61	102	157	223	297
70	55	92	141	201	267
75	49	83	127	180	240
80	44	74	113	161	215
85	40	66	102	144	192
90	35	59	91	130	172

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	152
2	3	12	13%	117
3	3	15	9%	83
4	3	8	9%	81
5	4	12	8%	69
6	6	12	5%	48
6	4	10	5%	48
8	3	20	3%	29
9	5	10	3%	26
10	2	10	2%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	42	76	123	180	244
100	46	81	129	187	253
110	50	86	135	194	261
120	53	91	140	201	269
130	56	95	146	207	276
140	59	99	150	213	283
150	62	102	155	218	289
160	65	106	159	224	295
170	68	109	164	229	301
180	70	113	167	233	306
190	73	116	171	238	311
200	75	119	175	242	316
210	77	122	178	246	321
220	80	124	182	250	325
230	82	127	185	254	330
240	84	130	188	258	334
250	86	132	191	261	338
260	88	135	194	265	342

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	87	133	189	251
20	60	99	152	216	287
25	61	102	156	222	295
30	61	102	156	222	295
35	61	102	156	222	295
40	61	102	156	222	295
45	58	97	148	210	279
50	54	90	138	196	261
55	50	83	128	181	241
60	46	76	117	165	220
65	41	69	106	150	199
70	37	62	95	135	179
75	33	56	85	121	161
80	30	50	76	108	144
85	27	45	68	97	129
90	24	40	61	87	116

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	77
2	3	12	12%	33
3	4	10	10%	28
4	2	30	6%	15
5	2	10	5%	13
6	4	11	4%	12
7	3	15	4%	11
7	4	8	4%	11
9	3	8	3%	8
9	2	20	3%	8