Machine Seated Crunch Standards (lb)

The average Machine Seated Crunch is 163 lb for men and 96 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Seated Crunch strength standards are based on 233,517 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Machine Seated Crunch Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	58 lb
Novice	102 lb
Intermediate	163 lb
Advanced	237 lb
Elite	320 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Machine Seated Crunch? The average Machine Seated Crunch weight for a male lifter is 163 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Seated Crunch? Male beginners should aim to lift 58 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	38	74	124	188	260
120	42	79	132	197	271
130	46	85	139	206	281
140	50	90	146	214	291
150	54	96	152	222	300
160	57	100	158	229	309
170	61	105	164	236	317
180	65	110	170	243	325
190	68	114	175	249	333
200	71	118	181	256	340
210	74	122	186	262	347
220	78	126	191	268	353
230	81	130	195	273	360
240	84	134	200	279	366
250	86	138	204	284	372
260	89	141	209	289	378
270	92	145	213	294	384
280	95	148	217	299	389
290	97	151	221	304	394
300	100	155	225	308	400
310	102	158	229	313	405

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	87	139	202	273
20	56	100	158	230	312
25	58	102	163	237	320
30	58	102	163	237	320
35	58	102	163	237	320
40	58	102	163	237	320
45	55	97	154	224	303
50	51	91	144	209	283
55	47	84	133	193	262
60	43	76	121	177	239
65	39	69	110	160	216
70	35	62	99	144	195
75	32	56	89	129	174
80	28	50	79	115	156
85	25	45	71	103	140
90	23	40	64	93	126

How many sets and reps of Machine Seated Crunch should I do?

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

3x10 26%

3x12 11%

3x15 10%

3x20 6%

4x10 5%

3x8 5%

4x12 3%

2x10 3%

2x15 3%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	760
2	3	12	11%	321
3	3	15	10%	300
4	3	20	6%	159
5	4	10	5%	153
6	3	8	5%	134
7	4	12	3%	93
8	2	10	3%	82
9	2	15	3%	74
10	2	12	2%	67

Female

Female Machine Seated Crunch Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	30 lb
Novice	58 lb
Intermediate	96 lb
Advanced	143 lb
Elite	197 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.35x

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

What is the average Machine Seated Crunch? The average Machine Seated Crunch weight for a female lifter is 96 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Seated Crunch? Female beginners should aim to lift 30 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	21	43	76	118	167
100	23	46	80	123	173
110	25	49	84	128	178
120	27	52	87	132	183
130	28	54	90	136	188
140	30	57	94	140	192
150	32	59	96	143	196
160	33	61	99	146	200
170	35	63	102	149	204
180	36	65	104	152	207
190	38	67	106	155	210
200	39	69	109	158	214
210	40	70	111	161	217
220	42	72	113	163	220
230	43	74	115	166	222
240	44	75	117	168	225
250	45	77	119	170	228
260	46	78	121	172	230

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	49	82	122	168
20	30	56	93	139	192
25	30	58	96	143	197
30	30	58	96	143	197
35	30	58	96	143	197
40	30	58	96	143	197
45	29	55	91	136	187
50	27	51	85	127	175
55	25	47	78	117	161
60	23	43	71	107	147
65	21	39	65	97	133
70	19	35	58	87	120
75	17	31	52	78	107
80	15	28	47	70	96
85	13	25	42	63	86
90	12	23	38	56	77

How many sets and reps of Machine Seated Crunch should I do?

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

3x10 14%

3x12 12%

4x10 10%

3x15 7%

4x15 6%

4x12 5%

3x20 4%

2x30 4%

2x10 3%

4x16 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	74
2	3	12	12%	66
3	4	10	10%	51
4	3	15	7%	38
5	4	15	6%	32
6	4	12	5%	28
7	3	20	4%	20
7	2	30	4%	20
9	2	10	3%	15
10	4	16	2%	13

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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 Seated Crunch strength standards

Strength Level analysed 21,870 qualifying results from 233,517 community lifts to produce our Machine Seated Crunch strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	233,517
Qualifying results	21,870
Male results	18,087
Female results	3,783
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	38	74	124	188	260
120	42	79	132	197	271
130	46	85	139	206	281
140	50	90	146	214	291
150	54	96	152	222	300
160	57	100	158	229	309
170	61	105	164	236	317
180	65	110	170	243	325
190	68	114	175	249	333
200	71	118	181	256	340
210	74	122	186	262	347
220	78	126	191	268	353
230	81	130	195	273	360
240	84	134	200	279	366
250	86	138	204	284	372
260	89	141	209	289	378
270	92	145	213	294	384
280	95	148	217	299	389
290	97	151	221	304	394
300	100	155	225	308	400
310	102	158	229	313	405

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	87	139	202	273
20	56	100	158	230	312
25	58	102	163	237	320
30	58	102	163	237	320
35	58	102	163	237	320
40	58	102	163	237	320
45	55	97	154	224	303
50	51	91	144	209	283
55	47	84	133	193	262
60	43	76	121	177	239
65	39	69	110	160	216
70	35	62	99	144	195
75	32	56	89	129	174
80	28	50	79	115	156
85	25	45	71	103	140
90	23	40	64	93	126

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	760
2	3	12	11%	321
3	3	15	10%	300
4	3	20	6%	159
5	4	10	5%	153
6	3	8	5%	134
7	4	12	3%	93
8	2	10	3%	82
9	2	15	3%	74
10	2	12	2%	67

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	21	43	76	118	167
100	23	46	80	123	173
110	25	49	84	128	178
120	27	52	87	132	183
130	28	54	90	136	188
140	30	57	94	140	192
150	32	59	96	143	196
160	33	61	99	146	200
170	35	63	102	149	204
180	36	65	104	152	207
190	38	67	106	155	210
200	39	69	109	158	214
210	40	70	111	161	217
220	42	72	113	163	220
230	43	74	115	166	222
240	44	75	117	168	225
250	45	77	119	170	228
260	46	78	121	172	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	49	82	122	168
20	30	56	93	139	192
25	30	58	96	143	197
30	30	58	96	143	197
35	30	58	96	143	197
40	30	58	96	143	197
45	29	55	91	136	187
50	27	51	85	127	175
55	25	47	78	117	161
60	23	43	71	107	147
65	21	39	65	97	133
70	19	35	58	87	120
75	17	31	52	78	107
80	15	28	47	70	96
85	13	25	42	63	86
90	12	23	38	56	77

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	74
2	3	12	12%	66
3	4	10	10%	51
4	3	15	7%	38
5	4	15	6%	32
6	4	12	5%	28
7	3	20	4%	20
7	2	30	4%	20
9	2	10	3%	15
10	4	16	2%	13

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	38	74	124	188	260
120	42	79	132	197	271
130	46	85	139	206	281
140	50	90	146	214	291
150	54	96	152	222	300
160	57	100	158	229	309
170	61	105	164	236	317
180	65	110	170	243	325
190	68	114	175	249	333
200	71	118	181	256	340
210	74	122	186	262	347
220	78	126	191	268	353
230	81	130	195	273	360
240	84	134	200	279	366
250	86	138	204	284	372
260	89	141	209	289	378
270	92	145	213	294	384
280	95	148	217	299	389
290	97	151	221	304	394
300	100	155	225	308	400
310	102	158	229	313	405

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	87	139	202	273
20	56	100	158	230	312
25	58	102	163	237	320
30	58	102	163	237	320
35	58	102	163	237	320
40	58	102	163	237	320
45	55	97	154	224	303
50	51	91	144	209	283
55	47	84	133	193	262
60	43	76	121	177	239
65	39	69	110	160	216
70	35	62	99	144	195
75	32	56	89	129	174
80	28	50	79	115	156
85	25	45	71	103	140
90	23	40	64	93	126

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	760
2	3	12	11%	321
3	3	15	10%	300
4	3	20	6%	159
5	4	10	5%	153
6	3	8	5%	134
7	4	12	3%	93
8	2	10	3%	82
9	2	15	3%	74
10	2	12	2%	67

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	21	43	76	118	167
100	23	46	80	123	173
110	25	49	84	128	178
120	27	52	87	132	183
130	28	54	90	136	188
140	30	57	94	140	192
150	32	59	96	143	196
160	33	61	99	146	200
170	35	63	102	149	204
180	36	65	104	152	207
190	38	67	106	155	210
200	39	69	109	158	214
210	40	70	111	161	217
220	42	72	113	163	220
230	43	74	115	166	222
240	44	75	117	168	225
250	45	77	119	170	228
260	46	78	121	172	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	49	82	122	168
20	30	56	93	139	192
25	30	58	96	143	197
30	30	58	96	143	197
35	30	58	96	143	197
40	30	58	96	143	197
45	29	55	91	136	187
50	27	51	85	127	175
55	25	47	78	117	161
60	23	43	71	107	147
65	21	39	65	97	133
70	19	35	58	87	120
75	17	31	52	78	107
80	15	28	47	70	96
85	13	25	42	63	86
90	12	23	38	56	77

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	74
2	3	12	12%	66
3	4	10	10%	51
4	3	15	7%	38
5	4	15	6%	32
6	4	12	5%	28
7	3	20	4%	20
7	2	30	4%	20
9	2	10	3%	15
10	4	16	2%	13

Machine Seated Crunch Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Seated Crunch Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Seated Crunch should I do?

Female

Female Machine Seated Crunch Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Seated Crunch should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Seated Crunch strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	38	74	124	188	260
120	42	79	132	197	271
130	46	85	139	206	281
140	50	90	146	214	291
150	54	96	152	222	300
160	57	100	158	229	309
170	61	105	164	236	317
180	65	110	170	243	325
190	68	114	175	249	333
200	71	118	181	256	340
210	74	122	186	262	347
220	78	126	191	268	353
230	81	130	195	273	360
240	84	134	200	279	366
250	86	138	204	284	372
260	89	141	209	289	378
270	92	145	213	294	384
280	95	148	217	299	389
290	97	151	221	304	394
300	100	155	225	308	400
310	102	158	229	313	405

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	49	87	139	202	273
20	56	100	158	230	312
25	58	102	163	237	320
30	58	102	163	237	320
35	58	102	163	237	320
40	58	102	163	237	320
45	55	97	154	224	303
50	51	91	144	209	283
55	47	84	133	193	262
60	43	76	121	177	239
65	39	69	110	160	216
70	35	62	99	144	195
75	32	56	89	129	174
80	28	50	79	115	156
85	25	45	71	103	140
90	23	40	64	93	126

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	760
2	3	12	11%	321
3	3	15	10%	300
4	3	20	6%	159
5	4	10	5%	153
6	3	8	5%	134
7	4	12	3%	93
8	2	10	3%	82
9	2	15	3%	74
10	2	12	2%	67

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	21	43	76	118	167
100	23	46	80	123	173
110	25	49	84	128	178
120	27	52	87	132	183
130	28	54	90	136	188
140	30	57	94	140	192
150	32	59	96	143	196
160	33	61	99	146	200
170	35	63	102	149	204
180	36	65	104	152	207
190	38	67	106	155	210
200	39	69	109	158	214
210	40	70	111	161	217
220	42	72	113	163	220
230	43	74	115	166	222
240	44	75	117	168	225
250	45	77	119	170	228
260	46	78	121	172	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	26	49	82	122	168
20	30	56	93	139	192
25	30	58	96	143	197
30	30	58	96	143	197
35	30	58	96	143	197
40	30	58	96	143	197
45	29	55	91	136	187
50	27	51	85	127	175
55	25	47	78	117	161
60	23	43	71	107	147
65	21	39	65	97	133
70	19	35	58	87	120
75	17	31	52	78	107
80	15	28	47	70	96
85	13	25	42	63	86
90	12	23	38	56	77

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	14%	74
2	3	12	12%	66
3	4	10	10%	51
4	3	15	7%	38
5	4	15	6%	32
6	4	12	5%	28
7	3	20	4%	20
7	2	30	4%	20
9	2	10	3%	15
10	4	16	2%	13