Machine Bicep Curl Standards

Measured in lb

Machine Bicep Curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Machine Bicep Curl standards are based on 105,115 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 lb
Novice	80 lb
Intermediate	125 lb
Advanced	179 lb
Elite	240 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.40x

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 125 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 47 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	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

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

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Female

Female Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	14 lb
Novice	34 lb
Intermediate	63 lb
Advanced	101 lb
Elite	146 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	1.00x

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 63 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 14 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	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

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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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	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

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	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

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	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

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	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

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

Measured in lb

Machine Bicep Curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Machine Bicep Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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Looking to take your strength to the next level?

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What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

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	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

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