Machine Calf Raise Standards (kg)

The average Machine Calf Raise is 137 kg for men and 89 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Calf Raise strength standards are based on 350,435 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Machine Calf Raise Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	43 kg
Novice	82 kg
Intermediate	137 kg
Advanced	205 kg
Elite	284 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.75x
Advanced	2.75x
Elite	3.75x

How much should I be able to Machine Calf Raise? (kg)

What is the average Machine Calf Raise? The average Machine Calf Raise weight for a male lifter is 137 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Calf Raise? Male beginners should aim to lift 43 kg (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
50	22	50	92	146	210
55	26	57	101	158	223
60	31	63	110	168	236
65	35	70	118	179	249
70	40	76	126	189	260
75	44	82	134	198	271
80	49	88	141	207	282
85	53	94	148	216	292
90	57	99	155	224	302
95	61	104	162	232	311
100	65	110	169	240	320
105	69	115	175	247	329
110	73	120	181	255	337
115	77	125	187	262	345
120	81	129	193	269	353
125	84	134	198	275	360
130	88	138	204	282	368
135	91	143	209	288	375
140	95	147	214	294	382

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	70	117	175	242
20	42	80	133	200	276
25	43	82	137	205	284
30	43	82	137	205	284
35	43	82	137	205	284
40	43	82	137	205	284
45	41	78	130	194	269
50	38	73	121	182	251
55	35	67	112	168	232
60	32	61	102	153	212
65	29	55	92	139	192
70	26	50	83	125	172
75	23	45	75	112	155
80	21	40	67	100	138
85	19	36	60	90	124
90	17	32	54	81	111

How many sets and reps of Machine Calf Raise should I do?

These are the most popular Machine Calf Raise workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 12%

3x12 11%

3x15 8%

4x10 7%

4x12 5%

3x20 5%

3x8 4%

4x15 4%

2x8 3%

4x20 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	1444
2	3	12	11%	1300
3	3	15	8%	969
4	4	10	7%	847
5	4	12	5%	651
6	3	20	5%	648
7	3	8	4%	532
8	4	15	4%	504
9	2	8	3%	397
10	4	20	3%	352

Female

Female Machine Calf Raise Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	22 kg
Novice	49 kg
Intermediate	89 kg
Advanced	140 kg
Elite	200 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	3.00x

How much should I be able to Machine Calf Raise? (kg)

What is the average Machine Calf Raise? The average Machine Calf Raise weight for a female lifter is 89 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Calf Raise? Female beginners should aim to lift 22 kg (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
40	11	32	64	107	159
45	14	36	70	114	168
50	16	40	75	121	176
55	19	43	80	128	183
60	21	47	84	133	190
65	23	50	89	139	197
70	25	53	93	144	203
75	27	56	97	149	209
80	30	59	101	154	215
85	31	62	104	158	220
90	33	65	108	163	225
95	35	67	111	167	230
100	37	70	115	171	234
105	39	72	118	174	239
110	41	74	121	178	243
115	42	77	124	182	247
120	44	79	126	185	251

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	42	76	119	170
20	21	48	86	136	194
25	22	49	89	140	200
30	22	49	89	140	200
35	22	49	89	140	200
40	22	49	89	140	200
45	21	46	84	132	189
50	20	43	78	124	177
55	18	40	72	114	163
60	16	37	66	104	149
65	15	33	60	94	135
70	13	30	54	85	121
75	12	27	48	76	109
80	11	24	43	68	97
85	10	21	39	61	87
90	9	19	35	55	78

How many sets and reps of Machine Calf Raise should I do?

These are the most popular Machine Calf Raise workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 18%

3x15 10%

3x12 10%

3x20 10%

4x10 7%

4x12 5%

3x8 4%

4x15 3%

2x20 3%

2x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	332
2	3	15	10%	189
3	3	12	10%	186
4	3	20	10%	178
5	4	10	7%	121
6	4	12	5%	89
7	3	8	4%	75
8	4	15	3%	55
9	2	20	3%	53
10	2	12	3%	51

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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 Calf Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 77,203 qualifying results from 350,435 community lifts to produce our Machine Calf Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	350,435
Qualifying results	77,203
Male results	66,968
Female results	10,235
Data start	10 December 2017
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
50	22	50	92	146	210
55	26	57	101	158	223
60	31	63	110	168	236
65	35	70	118	179	249
70	40	76	126	189	260
75	44	82	134	198	271
80	49	88	141	207	282
85	53	94	148	216	292
90	57	99	155	224	302
95	61	104	162	232	311
100	65	110	169	240	320
105	69	115	175	247	329
110	73	120	181	255	337
115	77	125	187	262	345
120	81	129	193	269	353
125	84	134	198	275	360
130	88	138	204	282	368
135	91	143	209	288	375
140	95	147	214	294	382

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	70	117	175	242
20	42	80	133	200	276
25	43	82	137	205	284
30	43	82	137	205	284
35	43	82	137	205	284
40	43	82	137	205	284
45	41	78	130	194	269
50	38	73	121	182	251
55	35	67	112	168	232
60	32	61	102	153	212
65	29	55	92	139	192
70	26	50	83	125	172
75	23	45	75	112	155
80	21	40	67	100	138
85	19	36	60	90	124
90	17	32	54	81	111

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	32	64	107	159
45	14	36	70	114	168
50	16	40	75	121	176
55	19	43	80	128	183
60	21	47	84	133	190
65	23	50	89	139	197
70	25	53	93	144	203
75	27	56	97	149	209
80	30	59	101	154	215
85	31	62	104	158	220
90	33	65	108	163	225
95	35	67	111	167	230
100	37	70	115	171	234
105	39	72	118	174	239
110	41	74	121	178	243
115	42	77	124	182	247
120	44	79	126	185	251

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	42	76	119	170
20	21	48	86	136	194
25	22	49	89	140	200
30	22	49	89	140	200
35	22	49	89	140	200
40	22	49	89	140	200
45	21	46	84	132	189
50	20	43	78	124	177
55	18	40	72	114	163
60	16	37	66	104	149
65	15	33	60	94	135
70	13	30	54	85	121
75	12	27	48	76	109
80	11	24	43	68	97
85	10	21	39	61	87
90	9	19	35	55	78

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	332
2	3	15	10%	189
3	3	12	10%	186
4	3	20	10%	178
5	4	10	7%	121
6	4	12	5%	89
7	3	8	4%	75
8	4	15	3%	55
9	2	20	3%	53
10	2	12	3%	51

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	50	92	146	210
55	26	57	101	158	223
60	31	63	110	168	236
65	35	70	118	179	249
70	40	76	126	189	260
75	44	82	134	198	271
80	49	88	141	207	282
85	53	94	148	216	292
90	57	99	155	224	302
95	61	104	162	232	311
100	65	110	169	240	320
105	69	115	175	247	329
110	73	120	181	255	337
115	77	125	187	262	345
120	81	129	193	269	353
125	84	134	198	275	360
130	88	138	204	282	368
135	91	143	209	288	375
140	95	147	214	294	382

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	70	117	175	242
20	42	80	133	200	276
25	43	82	137	205	284
30	43	82	137	205	284
35	43	82	137	205	284
40	43	82	137	205	284
45	41	78	130	194	269
50	38	73	121	182	251
55	35	67	112	168	232
60	32	61	102	153	212
65	29	55	92	139	192
70	26	50	83	125	172
75	23	45	75	112	155
80	21	40	67	100	138
85	19	36	60	90	124
90	17	32	54	81	111

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	32	64	107	159
45	14	36	70	114	168
50	16	40	75	121	176
55	19	43	80	128	183
60	21	47	84	133	190
65	23	50	89	139	197
70	25	53	93	144	203
75	27	56	97	149	209
80	30	59	101	154	215
85	31	62	104	158	220
90	33	65	108	163	225
95	35	67	111	167	230
100	37	70	115	171	234
105	39	72	118	174	239
110	41	74	121	178	243
115	42	77	124	182	247
120	44	79	126	185	251

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	42	76	119	170
20	21	48	86	136	194
25	22	49	89	140	200
30	22	49	89	140	200
35	22	49	89	140	200
40	22	49	89	140	200
45	21	46	84	132	189
50	20	43	78	124	177
55	18	40	72	114	163
60	16	37	66	104	149
65	15	33	60	94	135
70	13	30	54	85	121
75	12	27	48	76	109
80	11	24	43	68	97
85	10	21	39	61	87
90	9	19	35	55	78

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	332
2	3	15	10%	189
3	3	12	10%	186
4	3	20	10%	178
5	4	10	7%	121
6	4	12	5%	89
7	3	8	4%	75
8	4	15	3%	55
9	2	20	3%	53
10	2	12	3%	51

Machine Calf Raise Standards (kg)

Male

Male Machine Calf Raise Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Machine Calf Raise? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Calf Raise should I do?

Female

Female Machine Calf Raise Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Machine Calf Raise? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Calf Raise should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Calf Raise strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	22	50	92	146	210
55	26	57	101	158	223
60	31	63	110	168	236
65	35	70	118	179	249
70	40	76	126	189	260
75	44	82	134	198	271
80	49	88	141	207	282
85	53	94	148	216	292
90	57	99	155	224	302
95	61	104	162	232	311
100	65	110	169	240	320
105	69	115	175	247	329
110	73	120	181	255	337
115	77	125	187	262	345
120	81	129	193	269	353
125	84	134	198	275	360
130	88	138	204	282	368
135	91	143	209	288	375
140	95	147	214	294	382

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	70	117	175	242
20	42	80	133	200	276
25	43	82	137	205	284
30	43	82	137	205	284
35	43	82	137	205	284
40	43	82	137	205	284
45	41	78	130	194	269
50	38	73	121	182	251
55	35	67	112	168	232
60	32	61	102	153	212
65	29	55	92	139	192
70	26	50	83	125	172
75	23	45	75	112	155
80	21	40	67	100	138
85	19	36	60	90	124
90	17	32	54	81	111

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	11	32	64	107	159
45	14	36	70	114	168
50	16	40	75	121	176
55	19	43	80	128	183
60	21	47	84	133	190
65	23	50	89	139	197
70	25	53	93	144	203
75	27	56	97	149	209
80	30	59	101	154	215
85	31	62	104	158	220
90	33	65	108	163	225
95	35	67	111	167	230
100	37	70	115	171	234
105	39	72	118	174	239
110	41	74	121	178	243
115	42	77	124	182	247
120	44	79	126	185	251

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	19	42	76	119	170
20	21	48	86	136	194
25	22	49	89	140	200
30	22	49	89	140	200
35	22	49	89	140	200
40	22	49	89	140	200
45	21	46	84	132	189
50	20	43	78	124	177
55	18	40	72	114	163
60	16	37	66	104	149
65	15	33	60	94	135
70	13	30	54	85	121
75	12	27	48	76	109
80	11	24	43	68	97
85	10	21	39	61	87
90	9	19	35	55	78

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	332
2	3	15	10%	189
3	3	12	10%	186
4	3	20	10%	178
5	4	10	7%	121
6	4	12	5%	89
7	3	8	4%	75
8	4	15	3%	55
9	2	20	3%	53
10	2	12	3%	51