Machine Row Standards (lb)

The average Machine Row is 221 lb for men and 118 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Row strength standards are based on 307,206 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Machine Row Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	90 lb
Novice	147 lb
Intermediate	221 lb
Advanced	311 lb
Elite	410 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.50x

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

What is the average Machine Row? The average Machine Row weight for a male lifter is 221 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Row? 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	50	90	145	213	289
120	58	101	159	230	309
130	67	112	173	246	328
140	75	123	186	261	346
150	83	133	198	276	363
160	91	143	210	291	379
170	99	153	222	304	395
180	106	162	234	318	410
190	114	171	245	331	425
200	121	180	255	343	439
210	128	189	266	355	452
220	135	198	276	367	465
230	142	206	286	378	478
240	149	214	295	389	491
250	156	222	304	400	503
260	162	230	313	410	514
270	169	237	322	420	525
280	175	245	331	430	537
290	181	252	339	440	547
300	187	259	348	449	558
310	193	266	356	458	568

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	125	189	265	350
20	88	143	216	303	399
25	90	147	221	311	410
30	90	147	221	311	410
35	90	147	221	311	410
40	90	147	221	311	410
45	86	139	210	294	388
50	80	130	196	275	363
55	74	120	181	254	335
60	67	110	165	232	306
65	61	99	150	210	277
70	55	89	135	189	249
75	49	80	121	169	223
80	44	72	108	152	200
85	40	64	97	136	179
90	35	58	87	122	161

How many sets and reps of Machine Row should I do?

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

3x10 21%

3x12 14%

4x10 10%

3x8 8%

4x12 7%

4x8 5%

3x15 3%

2x10 3%

3x6 3%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	1052
2	3	12	14%	701
3	4	10	10%	487
4	3	8	8%	413
5	4	12	7%	348
6	4	8	5%	228
7	3	15	3%	164
8	2	10	3%	159
9	3	6	3%	154
10	2	12	2%	105

Female

Female Machine Row Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 lb
Novice	78 lb
Intermediate	118 lb
Advanced	166 lb
Elite	220 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Machine Row? The average Machine Row weight for a female lifter is 118 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Row? Female 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
90	34	60	94	137	185
100	37	64	99	143	192
110	40	67	104	148	198
120	42	71	108	154	204
130	45	74	112	158	210
140	47	77	116	163	215
150	50	80	120	167	220
160	52	83	123	171	225
170	54	85	126	175	229
180	56	88	129	179	233
190	58	90	132	182	237
200	60	93	135	185	241
210	62	95	138	189	245
220	63	97	141	192	248
230	65	99	143	195	251
240	67	101	146	198	255
250	68	103	148	200	258
260	70	105	150	203	261

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	66	101	142	188
20	46	76	115	162	215
25	47	78	118	166	220
30	47	78	118	166	220
35	47	78	118	166	220
40	47	78	118	166	220
45	45	74	112	158	209
50	42	69	104	147	195
55	39	64	96	136	180
60	35	58	88	124	164
65	32	53	80	112	149
70	29	47	72	101	134
75	26	42	64	91	120
80	23	38	58	81	108
85	21	34	52	73	96
90	19	31	46	65	86

How many sets and reps of Machine Row should I do?

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

3x10 22%

3x12 15%

4x10 10%

4x12 10%

3x8 6%

4x8 4%

3x15 4%

2x10 3%

4x15 2%

2x15 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	200
2	3	12	15%	135
3	4	10	10%	88
4	4	12	10%	86
5	3	8	6%	56
6	4	8	4%	39
7	3	15	4%	34
8	2	10	3%	31
9	4	15	2%	21
10	2	15	2%	19

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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 Row strength standards

Strength Level analysed 66,780 qualifying results from 307,206 community lifts to produce our Machine Row strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	307,206
Qualifying results	66,780
Male results	58,288
Female results	8,492
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	50	90	145	213	289
120	58	101	159	230	309
130	67	112	173	246	328
140	75	123	186	261	346
150	83	133	198	276	363
160	91	143	210	291	379
170	99	153	222	304	395
180	106	162	234	318	410
190	114	171	245	331	425
200	121	180	255	343	439
210	128	189	266	355	452
220	135	198	276	367	465
230	142	206	286	378	478
240	149	214	295	389	491
250	156	222	304	400	503
260	162	230	313	410	514
270	169	237	322	420	525
280	175	245	331	430	537
290	181	252	339	440	547
300	187	259	348	449	558
310	193	266	356	458	568

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	125	189	265	350
20	88	143	216	303	399
25	90	147	221	311	410
30	90	147	221	311	410
35	90	147	221	311	410
40	90	147	221	311	410
45	86	139	210	294	388
50	80	130	196	275	363
55	74	120	181	254	335
60	67	110	165	232	306
65	61	99	150	210	277
70	55	89	135	189	249
75	49	80	121	169	223
80	44	72	108	152	200
85	40	64	97	136	179
90	35	58	87	122	161

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	60	94	137	185
100	37	64	99	143	192
110	40	67	104	148	198
120	42	71	108	154	204
130	45	74	112	158	210
140	47	77	116	163	215
150	50	80	120	167	220
160	52	83	123	171	225
170	54	85	126	175	229
180	56	88	129	179	233
190	58	90	132	182	237
200	60	93	135	185	241
210	62	95	138	189	245
220	63	97	141	192	248
230	65	99	143	195	251
240	67	101	146	198	255
250	68	103	148	200	258
260	70	105	150	203	261

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	66	101	142	188
20	46	76	115	162	215
25	47	78	118	166	220
30	47	78	118	166	220
35	47	78	118	166	220
40	47	78	118	166	220
45	45	74	112	158	209
50	42	69	104	147	195
55	39	64	96	136	180
60	35	58	88	124	164
65	32	53	80	112	149
70	29	47	72	101	134
75	26	42	64	91	120
80	23	38	58	81	108
85	21	34	52	73	96
90	19	31	46	65	86

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	200
2	3	12	15%	135
3	4	10	10%	88
4	4	12	10%	86
5	3	8	6%	56
6	4	8	4%	39
7	3	15	4%	34
8	2	10	3%	31
9	4	15	2%	21
10	2	15	2%	19

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	50	90	145	213	289
120	58	101	159	230	309
130	67	112	173	246	328
140	75	123	186	261	346
150	83	133	198	276	363
160	91	143	210	291	379
170	99	153	222	304	395
180	106	162	234	318	410
190	114	171	245	331	425
200	121	180	255	343	439
210	128	189	266	355	452
220	135	198	276	367	465
230	142	206	286	378	478
240	149	214	295	389	491
250	156	222	304	400	503
260	162	230	313	410	514
270	169	237	322	420	525
280	175	245	331	430	537
290	181	252	339	440	547
300	187	259	348	449	558
310	193	266	356	458	568

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	125	189	265	350
20	88	143	216	303	399
25	90	147	221	311	410
30	90	147	221	311	410
35	90	147	221	311	410
40	90	147	221	311	410
45	86	139	210	294	388
50	80	130	196	275	363
55	74	120	181	254	335
60	67	110	165	232	306
65	61	99	150	210	277
70	55	89	135	189	249
75	49	80	121	169	223
80	44	72	108	152	200
85	40	64	97	136	179
90	35	58	87	122	161

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	60	94	137	185
100	37	64	99	143	192
110	40	67	104	148	198
120	42	71	108	154	204
130	45	74	112	158	210
140	47	77	116	163	215
150	50	80	120	167	220
160	52	83	123	171	225
170	54	85	126	175	229
180	56	88	129	179	233
190	58	90	132	182	237
200	60	93	135	185	241
210	62	95	138	189	245
220	63	97	141	192	248
230	65	99	143	195	251
240	67	101	146	198	255
250	68	103	148	200	258
260	70	105	150	203	261

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	66	101	142	188
20	46	76	115	162	215
25	47	78	118	166	220
30	47	78	118	166	220
35	47	78	118	166	220
40	47	78	118	166	220
45	45	74	112	158	209
50	42	69	104	147	195
55	39	64	96	136	180
60	35	58	88	124	164
65	32	53	80	112	149
70	29	47	72	101	134
75	26	42	64	91	120
80	23	38	58	81	108
85	21	34	52	73	96
90	19	31	46	65	86

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	200
2	3	12	15%	135
3	4	10	10%	88
4	4	12	10%	86
5	3	8	6%	56
6	4	8	4%	39
7	3	15	4%	34
8	2	10	3%	31
9	4	15	2%	21
10	2	15	2%	19

Machine Row Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Row Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Row should I do?

Female

Female Machine Row Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Row should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Row strength standards

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	50	90	145	213	289
120	58	101	159	230	309
130	67	112	173	246	328
140	75	123	186	261	346
150	83	133	198	276	363
160	91	143	210	291	379
170	99	153	222	304	395
180	106	162	234	318	410
190	114	171	245	331	425
200	121	180	255	343	439
210	128	189	266	355	452
220	135	198	276	367	465
230	142	206	286	378	478
240	149	214	295	389	491
250	156	222	304	400	503
260	162	230	313	410	514
270	169	237	322	420	525
280	175	245	331	430	537
290	181	252	339	440	547
300	187	259	348	449	558
310	193	266	356	458	568

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	77	125	189	265	350
20	88	143	216	303	399
25	90	147	221	311	410
30	90	147	221	311	410
35	90	147	221	311	410
40	90	147	221	311	410
45	86	139	210	294	388
50	80	130	196	275	363
55	74	120	181	254	335
60	67	110	165	232	306
65	61	99	150	210	277
70	55	89	135	189	249
75	49	80	121	169	223
80	44	72	108	152	200
85	40	64	97	136	179
90	35	58	87	122	161

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	34	60	94	137	185
100	37	64	99	143	192
110	40	67	104	148	198
120	42	71	108	154	204
130	45	74	112	158	210
140	47	77	116	163	215
150	50	80	120	167	220
160	52	83	123	171	225
170	54	85	126	175	229
180	56	88	129	179	233
190	58	90	132	182	237
200	60	93	135	185	241
210	62	95	138	189	245
220	63	97	141	192	248
230	65	99	143	195	251
240	67	101	146	198	255
250	68	103	148	200	258
260	70	105	150	203	261

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	66	101	142	188
20	46	76	115	162	215
25	47	78	118	166	220
30	47	78	118	166	220
35	47	78	118	166	220
40	47	78	118	166	220
45	45	74	112	158	209
50	42	69	104	147	195
55	39	64	96	136	180
60	35	58	88	124	164
65	32	53	80	112	149
70	29	47	72	101	134
75	26	42	64	91	120
80	23	38	58	81	108
85	21	34	52	73	96
90	19	31	46	65	86

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	200
2	3	12	15%	135
3	4	10	10%	88
4	4	12	10%	86
5	3	8	6%	56
6	4	8	4%	39
7	3	15	4%	34
8	2	10	3%	31
9	4	15	2%	21
10	2	15	2%	19