Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

The average Machine Bicep Curl is 122 lb for men and 60 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Bicep Curl strength standards are based on 237,643 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	49 lb
Novice	81 lb
Intermediate	122 lb
Advanced	172 lb
Elite	227 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Machine Bicep Curl? (lb)

What is the average Machine Bicep Curl? The average Machine Bicep Curl weight for a male lifter is 122 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Bicep Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 49 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	30	53	85	124	169
120	34	59	92	133	179
130	38	64	99	141	188
140	42	69	105	149	197
150	46	74	111	156	205
160	50	79	117	163	213
170	53	84	123	169	221
180	57	88	128	176	228
190	61	93	134	182	235
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	67	101	144	194	249
220	71	105	148	199	255
230	74	109	153	205	261
240	77	113	158	210	267
250	80	117	162	215	273
260	83	120	166	220	278
270	86	124	171	225	284
280	89	127	175	230	289
290	92	131	179	234	294
300	95	134	183	239	299
310	97	137	186	243	304

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	69	104	147	194
20	48	79	119	167	221
25	49	81	122	172	227
30	49	81	122	172	227
35	49	81	122	172	227
40	49	81	122	172	227
45	47	77	116	163	215
50	44	72	108	152	201
55	40	66	100	140	186
60	37	60	91	128	170
65	33	55	82	116	154
70	30	49	74	104	138
75	27	44	67	94	124
80	24	39	60	84	111
85	22	35	53	75	99
90	19	32	48	67	89

How many sets and reps of Machine Bicep Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Machine Bicep Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 29%

3x12 12%

4x10 7%

3x8 7%

2x10 5%

3x15 5%

4x12 5%

5x10 3%

2x12 3%

2x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	556
2	3	12	12%	223
3	4	10	7%	137
4	3	8	7%	123
5	2	10	5%	96
6	3	15	5%	93
7	4	12	5%	92
8	5	10	3%	64
9	2	12	3%	48
10	2	8	2%	39

Female

Female Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	20 lb
Novice	37 lb
Intermediate	60 lb
Advanced	88 lb
Elite	121 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.80x

How much should I be able to Machine Bicep Curl? (lb)

What is the average Machine Bicep Curl? The average Machine Bicep Curl weight for a female lifter is 60 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Bicep Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 20 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	13	26	46	70	99
100	14	28	48	74	103
110	16	30	51	77	107
120	17	32	54	80	111
130	18	34	56	83	114
140	20	36	58	86	117
150	21	37	60	88	120
160	22	39	62	91	123
170	23	41	64	93	125
180	24	42	66	95	128
190	25	43	68	97	130
200	26	45	69	99	133
210	27	46	71	101	135
220	28	47	72	103	137
230	29	48	74	105	139
240	30	50	75	106	141
250	31	51	77	108	143
260	32	52	78	110	145

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	31	51	75	103
20	19	36	58	86	118
25	20	37	60	88	121
30	20	37	60	88	121
35	20	37	60	88	121
40	20	37	60	88	121
45	19	35	56	84	115
50	17	32	53	78	107
55	16	30	49	72	99
60	15	27	44	66	90
65	13	25	40	60	82
70	12	22	36	54	74
75	11	20	33	48	66
80	10	18	29	43	59
85	9	16	26	39	53
90	8	14	23	35	47

How many sets and reps of Machine Bicep Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Machine Bicep Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 23%

3x12 17%

3x8 7%

2x15 6%

4x10 6%

2x10 5%

4x12 5%

4x8 4%

3x15 4%

4x11 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	83
2	3	12	17%	61
3	3	8	7%	25
4	2	15	6%	22
5	4	10	6%	20
6	2	10	5%	19
7	4	12	5%	17
8	4	8	4%	14
8	3	15	4%	14
10	4	11	3%	10

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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 Bicep Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 42,781 qualifying results from 237,643 community lifts to produce our Machine Bicep Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	237,643
Qualifying results	42,781
Male results	38,537
Female results	4,244
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	30	53	85	124	169
120	34	59	92	133	179
130	38	64	99	141	188
140	42	69	105	149	197
150	46	74	111	156	205
160	50	79	117	163	213
170	53	84	123	169	221
180	57	88	128	176	228
190	61	93	134	182	235
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	67	101	144	194	249
220	71	105	148	199	255
230	74	109	153	205	261
240	77	113	158	210	267
250	80	117	162	215	273
260	83	120	166	220	278
270	86	124	171	225	284
280	89	127	175	230	289
290	92	131	179	234	294
300	95	134	183	239	299
310	97	137	186	243	304

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	69	104	147	194
20	48	79	119	167	221
25	49	81	122	172	227
30	49	81	122	172	227
35	49	81	122	172	227
40	49	81	122	172	227
45	47	77	116	163	215
50	44	72	108	152	201
55	40	66	100	140	186
60	37	60	91	128	170
65	33	55	82	116	154
70	30	49	74	104	138
75	27	44	67	94	124
80	24	39	60	84	111
85	22	35	53	75	99
90	19	32	48	67	89

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	556
2	3	12	12%	223
3	4	10	7%	137
4	3	8	7%	123
5	2	10	5%	96
6	3	15	5%	93
7	4	12	5%	92
8	5	10	3%	64
9	2	12	3%	48
10	2	8	2%	39

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	13	26	46	70	99
100	14	28	48	74	103
110	16	30	51	77	107
120	17	32	54	80	111
130	18	34	56	83	114
140	20	36	58	86	117
150	21	37	60	88	120
160	22	39	62	91	123
170	23	41	64	93	125
180	24	42	66	95	128
190	25	43	68	97	130
200	26	45	69	99	133
210	27	46	71	101	135
220	28	47	72	103	137
230	29	48	74	105	139
240	30	50	75	106	141
250	31	51	77	108	143
260	32	52	78	110	145

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	31	51	75	103
20	19	36	58	86	118
25	20	37	60	88	121
30	20	37	60	88	121
35	20	37	60	88	121
40	20	37	60	88	121
45	19	35	56	84	115
50	17	32	53	78	107
55	16	30	49	72	99
60	15	27	44	66	90
65	13	25	40	60	82
70	12	22	36	54	74
75	11	20	33	48	66
80	10	18	29	43	59
85	9	16	26	39	53
90	8	14	23	35	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	83
2	3	12	17%	61
3	3	8	7%	25
4	2	15	6%	22
5	4	10	6%	20
6	2	10	5%	19
7	4	12	5%	17
8	4	8	4%	14
8	3	15	4%	14
10	4	11	3%	10

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	53	85	124	169
120	34	59	92	133	179
130	38	64	99	141	188
140	42	69	105	149	197
150	46	74	111	156	205
160	50	79	117	163	213
170	53	84	123	169	221
180	57	88	128	176	228
190	61	93	134	182	235
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	67	101	144	194	249
220	71	105	148	199	255
230	74	109	153	205	261
240	77	113	158	210	267
250	80	117	162	215	273
260	83	120	166	220	278
270	86	124	171	225	284
280	89	127	175	230	289
290	92	131	179	234	294
300	95	134	183	239	299
310	97	137	186	243	304

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	69	104	147	194
20	48	79	119	167	221
25	49	81	122	172	227
30	49	81	122	172	227
35	49	81	122	172	227
40	49	81	122	172	227
45	47	77	116	163	215
50	44	72	108	152	201
55	40	66	100	140	186
60	37	60	91	128	170
65	33	55	82	116	154
70	30	49	74	104	138
75	27	44	67	94	124
80	24	39	60	84	111
85	22	35	53	75	99
90	19	32	48	67	89

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	556
2	3	12	12%	223
3	4	10	7%	137
4	3	8	7%	123
5	2	10	5%	96
6	3	15	5%	93
7	4	12	5%	92
8	5	10	3%	64
9	2	12	3%	48
10	2	8	2%	39

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	13	26	46	70	99
100	14	28	48	74	103
110	16	30	51	77	107
120	17	32	54	80	111
130	18	34	56	83	114
140	20	36	58	86	117
150	21	37	60	88	120
160	22	39	62	91	123
170	23	41	64	93	125
180	24	42	66	95	128
190	25	43	68	97	130
200	26	45	69	99	133
210	27	46	71	101	135
220	28	47	72	103	137
230	29	48	74	105	139
240	30	50	75	106	141
250	31	51	77	108	143
260	32	52	78	110	145

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	31	51	75	103
20	19	36	58	86	118
25	20	37	60	88	121
30	20	37	60	88	121
35	20	37	60	88	121
40	20	37	60	88	121
45	19	35	56	84	115
50	17	32	53	78	107
55	16	30	49	72	99
60	15	27	44	66	90
65	13	25	40	60	82
70	12	22	36	54	74
75	11	20	33	48	66
80	10	18	29	43	59
85	9	16	26	39	53
90	8	14	23	35	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	83
2	3	12	17%	61
3	3	8	7%	25
4	2	15	6%	22
5	4	10	6%	20
6	2	10	5%	19
7	4	12	5%	17
8	4	8	4%	14
8	3	15	4%	14
10	4	11	3%	10

Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

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How much should I be able to Machine Bicep Curl? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

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How many sets and reps of Machine Bicep Curl should I do?

Female

Female Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

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How much should I be able to Machine Bicep Curl? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Bicep Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	30	53	85	124	169
120	34	59	92	133	179
130	38	64	99	141	188
140	42	69	105	149	197
150	46	74	111	156	205
160	50	79	117	163	213
170	53	84	123	169	221
180	57	88	128	176	228
190	61	93	134	182	235
200	64	97	139	188	242
210	67	101	144	194	249
220	71	105	148	199	255
230	74	109	153	205	261
240	77	113	158	210	267
250	80	117	162	215	273
260	83	120	166	220	278
270	86	124	171	225	284
280	89	127	175	230	289
290	92	131	179	234	294
300	95	134	183	239	299
310	97	137	186	243	304

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	42	69	104	147	194
20	48	79	119	167	221
25	49	81	122	172	227
30	49	81	122	172	227
35	49	81	122	172	227
40	49	81	122	172	227
45	47	77	116	163	215
50	44	72	108	152	201
55	40	66	100	140	186
60	37	60	91	128	170
65	33	55	82	116	154
70	30	49	74	104	138
75	27	44	67	94	124
80	24	39	60	84	111
85	22	35	53	75	99
90	19	32	48	67	89

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	29%	556
2	3	12	12%	223
3	4	10	7%	137
4	3	8	7%	123
5	2	10	5%	96
6	3	15	5%	93
7	4	12	5%	92
8	5	10	3%	64
9	2	12	3%	48
10	2	8	2%	39

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	13	26	46	70	99
100	14	28	48	74	103
110	16	30	51	77	107
120	17	32	54	80	111
130	18	34	56	83	114
140	20	36	58	86	117
150	21	37	60	88	120
160	22	39	62	91	123
170	23	41	64	93	125
180	24	42	66	95	128
190	25	43	68	97	130
200	26	45	69	99	133
210	27	46	71	101	135
220	28	47	72	103	137
230	29	48	74	105	139
240	30	50	75	106	141
250	31	51	77	108	143
260	32	52	78	110	145

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	31	51	75	103
20	19	36	58	86	118
25	20	37	60	88	121
30	20	37	60	88	121
35	20	37	60	88	121
40	20	37	60	88	121
45	19	35	56	84	115
50	17	32	53	78	107
55	16	30	49	72	99
60	15	27	44	66	90
65	13	25	40	60	82
70	12	22	36	54	74
75	11	20	33	48	66
80	10	18	29	43	59
85	9	16	26	39	53
90	8	14	23	35	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	83
2	3	12	17%	61
3	3	8	7%	25
4	2	15	6%	22
5	4	10	6%	20
6	2	10	5%	19
7	4	12	5%	17
8	4	8	4%	14
8	3	15	4%	14
10	4	11	3%	10