Machine Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

The average Machine Lateral Raise is 129 lb for men and 62 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Lateral Raise strength standards are based on 100,449 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Machine Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	48 lb
Novice	82 lb
Intermediate	129 lb
Advanced	185 lb
Elite	249 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.10x
Elite	1.45x

How much should I be able to Machine Lateral Raise? (lb)

What is the average Machine Lateral Raise? The average Machine Lateral Raise weight for a male lifter is 129 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Lateral Raise? Male beginners should aim to lift 48 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	22	45	77	118	165
120	27	52	86	129	178
130	32	59	95	140	191
140	37	66	104	151	204
150	43	73	112	161	215
160	48	79	121	171	227
170	53	86	129	180	238
180	58	92	136	189	248
190	63	98	144	198	258
200	68	104	151	207	268
210	72	110	158	215	277
220	77	116	165	223	287
230	82	122	172	231	296
240	86	127	179	239	304
250	91	133	185	246	313
260	95	138	192	254	321
270	100	144	198	261	329
280	104	149	204	268	337
290	108	154	210	275	344
300	113	159	216	281	352
310	117	164	221	288	359

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	41	70	110	158	212
20	46	80	125	180	243
25	48	82	129	185	249
30	48	82	129	185	249
35	48	82	129	185	249
40	48	82	129	185	249
45	45	78	122	175	236
50	42	73	114	164	220
55	39	67	105	151	203
60	36	61	96	138	186
65	32	56	87	125	168
70	29	50	78	113	151
75	26	45	70	101	136
80	23	40	63	90	121
85	21	36	56	81	109
90	19	32	50	73	98

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

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

3x1021%

3x1212%

4x1011%

4x128%

3x88%

3x155%

2x104%

5x103%

4x152%

2x122%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	248
2	3	12	12%	143
3	4	10	11%	125
4	4	12	8%	92
5	3	8	8%	91
6	3	15	5%	57
7	2	10	4%	47
8	5	10	3%	30
9	4	15	2%	28
10	2	12	2%	24

Female

Female Machine Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	19 lb
Novice	37 lb
Intermediate	62 lb
Advanced	93 lb
Elite	128 lb

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	0.85x

How much should I be able to Machine Lateral Raise? (lb)

What is the average Machine Lateral Raise? The average Machine Lateral Raise weight for a female lifter is 62 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Lateral Raise? Female beginners should aim to lift 19 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	11	24	44	70	100
100	12	27	47	74	105
110	14	29	51	78	110
120	16	32	54	82	114
130	17	34	57	85	118
140	19	36	59	89	122
150	20	38	62	92	126
160	22	40	65	95	130
170	23	42	67	98	133
180	25	44	69	101	136
190	26	45	72	104	140
200	27	47	74	106	143
210	29	49	76	109	145
220	30	50	78	111	148
230	31	52	80	113	151
240	32	54	82	116	153
250	33	55	83	118	156
260	34	56	85	120	158

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	32	53	79	109
20	19	36	60	90	125
25	19	37	62	93	128
30	19	37	62	93	128
35	19	37	62	93	128
40	19	37	62	93	128
45	18	35	58	88	121
50	17	33	55	82	114
55	16	30	50	76	105
60	14	28	46	69	96
65	13	25	42	63	87
70	12	23	38	56	78
75	11	20	34	51	70
80	9	18	30	45	63
85	8	16	27	41	56
90	8	15	24	36	50

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

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

3x1042%

3x1212%

2x128%

4x106%

3x86%

4x125%

2x84%

2x102%

3x152%

3x92%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	42%	53
2	3	12	12%	15
3	2	12	8%	10
4	4	10	6%	8
5	3	8	6%	7
6	4	12	5%	6
7	2	8	4%	5
8	2	10	2%	3
8	3	15	2%	3
8	3	9	2%	3

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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 Lateral Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 15,450 qualifying results from 100,449 community lifts to produce our Machine Lateral Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	100,449
Qualifying results	15,450
Male results	14,261
Female results	1,189
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	22	45	77	118	165
120	27	52	86	129	178
130	32	59	95	140	191
140	37	66	104	151	204
150	43	73	112	161	215
160	48	79	121	171	227
170	53	86	129	180	238
180	58	92	136	189	248
190	63	98	144	198	258
200	68	104	151	207	268
210	72	110	158	215	277
220	77	116	165	223	287
230	82	122	172	231	296
240	86	127	179	239	304
250	91	133	185	246	313
260	95	138	192	254	321
270	100	144	198	261	329
280	104	149	204	268	337
290	108	154	210	275	344
300	113	159	216	281	352
310	117	164	221	288	359

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	41	70	110	158	212
20	46	80	125	180	243
25	48	82	129	185	249
30	48	82	129	185	249
35	48	82	129	185	249
40	48	82	129	185	249
45	45	78	122	175	236
50	42	73	114	164	220
55	39	67	105	151	203
60	36	61	96	138	186
65	32	56	87	125	168
70	29	50	78	113	151
75	26	45	70	101	136
80	23	40	63	90	121
85	21	36	56	81	109
90	19	32	50	73	98

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	248
2	3	12	12%	143
3	4	10	11%	125
4	4	12	8%	92
5	3	8	8%	91
6	3	15	5%	57
7	2	10	4%	47
8	5	10	3%	30
9	4	15	2%	28
10	2	12	2%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	24	44	70	100
100	12	27	47	74	105
110	14	29	51	78	110
120	16	32	54	82	114
130	17	34	57	85	118
140	19	36	59	89	122
150	20	38	62	92	126
160	22	40	65	95	130
170	23	42	67	98	133
180	25	44	69	101	136
190	26	45	72	104	140
200	27	47	74	106	143
210	29	49	76	109	145
220	30	50	78	111	148
230	31	52	80	113	151
240	32	54	82	116	153
250	33	55	83	118	156
260	34	56	85	120	158

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	32	53	79	109
20	19	36	60	90	125
25	19	37	62	93	128
30	19	37	62	93	128
35	19	37	62	93	128
40	19	37	62	93	128
45	18	35	58	88	121
50	17	33	55	82	114
55	16	30	50	76	105
60	14	28	46	69	96
65	13	25	42	63	87
70	12	23	38	56	78
75	11	20	34	51	70
80	9	18	30	45	63
85	8	16	27	41	56
90	8	15	24	36	50

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	42%	53
2	3	12	12%	15
3	2	12	8%	10
4	4	10	6%	8
5	3	8	6%	7
6	4	12	5%	6
7	2	8	4%	5
8	2	10	2%	3
8	3	15	2%	3
8	3	9	2%	3

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	22	45	77	118	165
120	27	52	86	129	178
130	32	59	95	140	191
140	37	66	104	151	204
150	43	73	112	161	215
160	48	79	121	171	227
170	53	86	129	180	238
180	58	92	136	189	248
190	63	98	144	198	258
200	68	104	151	207	268
210	72	110	158	215	277
220	77	116	165	223	287
230	82	122	172	231	296
240	86	127	179	239	304
250	91	133	185	246	313
260	95	138	192	254	321
270	100	144	198	261	329
280	104	149	204	268	337
290	108	154	210	275	344
300	113	159	216	281	352
310	117	164	221	288	359

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	41	70	110	158	212
20	46	80	125	180	243
25	48	82	129	185	249
30	48	82	129	185	249
35	48	82	129	185	249
40	48	82	129	185	249
45	45	78	122	175	236
50	42	73	114	164	220
55	39	67	105	151	203
60	36	61	96	138	186
65	32	56	87	125	168
70	29	50	78	113	151
75	26	45	70	101	136
80	23	40	63	90	121
85	21	36	56	81	109
90	19	32	50	73	98

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	248
2	3	12	12%	143
3	4	10	11%	125
4	4	12	8%	92
5	3	8	8%	91
6	3	15	5%	57
7	2	10	4%	47
8	5	10	3%	30
9	4	15	2%	28
10	2	12	2%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	24	44	70	100
100	12	27	47	74	105
110	14	29	51	78	110
120	16	32	54	82	114
130	17	34	57	85	118
140	19	36	59	89	122
150	20	38	62	92	126
160	22	40	65	95	130
170	23	42	67	98	133
180	25	44	69	101	136
190	26	45	72	104	140
200	27	47	74	106	143
210	29	49	76	109	145
220	30	50	78	111	148
230	31	52	80	113	151
240	32	54	82	116	153
250	33	55	83	118	156
260	34	56	85	120	158

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	32	53	79	109
20	19	36	60	90	125
25	19	37	62	93	128
30	19	37	62	93	128
35	19	37	62	93	128
40	19	37	62	93	128
45	18	35	58	88	121
50	17	33	55	82	114
55	16	30	50	76	105
60	14	28	46	69	96
65	13	25	42	63	87
70	12	23	38	56	78
75	11	20	34	51	70
80	9	18	30	45	63
85	8	16	27	41	56
90	8	15	24	36	50

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	42%	53
2	3	12	12%	15
3	2	12	8%	10
4	4	10	6%	8
5	3	8	6%	7
6	4	12	5%	6
7	2	8	4%	5
8	2	10	2%	3
8	3	15	2%	3
8	3	9	2%	3

Machine Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Machine Lateral Raise? (lb)

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By Age

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

Female

Female Machine Lateral Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Machine Lateral Raise? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Lateral Raise strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	22	45	77	118	165
120	27	52	86	129	178
130	32	59	95	140	191
140	37	66	104	151	204
150	43	73	112	161	215
160	48	79	121	171	227
170	53	86	129	180	238
180	58	92	136	189	248
190	63	98	144	198	258
200	68	104	151	207	268
210	72	110	158	215	277
220	77	116	165	223	287
230	82	122	172	231	296
240	86	127	179	239	304
250	91	133	185	246	313
260	95	138	192	254	321
270	100	144	198	261	329
280	104	149	204	268	337
290	108	154	210	275	344
300	113	159	216	281	352
310	117	164	221	288	359

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	41	70	110	158	212
20	46	80	125	180	243
25	48	82	129	185	249
30	48	82	129	185	249
35	48	82	129	185	249
40	48	82	129	185	249
45	45	78	122	175	236
50	42	73	114	164	220
55	39	67	105	151	203
60	36	61	96	138	186
65	32	56	87	125	168
70	29	50	78	113	151
75	26	45	70	101	136
80	23	40	63	90	121
85	21	36	56	81	109
90	19	32	50	73	98

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	248
2	3	12	12%	143
3	4	10	11%	125
4	4	12	8%	92
5	3	8	8%	91
6	3	15	5%	57
7	2	10	4%	47
8	5	10	3%	30
9	4	15	2%	28
10	2	12	2%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	24	44	70	100
100	12	27	47	74	105
110	14	29	51	78	110
120	16	32	54	82	114
130	17	34	57	85	118
140	19	36	59	89	122
150	20	38	62	92	126
160	22	40	65	95	130
170	23	42	67	98	133
180	25	44	69	101	136
190	26	45	72	104	140
200	27	47	74	106	143
210	29	49	76	109	145
220	30	50	78	111	148
230	31	52	80	113	151
240	32	54	82	116	153
250	33	55	83	118	156
260	34	56	85	120	158

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	32	53	79	109
20	19	36	60	90	125
25	19	37	62	93	128
30	19	37	62	93	128
35	19	37	62	93	128
40	19	37	62	93	128
45	18	35	58	88	121
50	17	33	55	82	114
55	16	30	50	76	105
60	14	28	46	69	96
65	13	25	42	63	87
70	12	23	38	56	78
75	11	20	34	51	70
80	9	18	30	45	63
85	8	16	27	41	56
90	8	15	24	36	50

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	42%	53
2	3	12	12%	15
3	2	12	8%	10
4	4	10	6%	8
5	3	8	6%	7
6	4	12	5%	6
7	2	8	4%	5
8	2	10	2%	3
8	3	15	2%	3
8	3	9	2%	3