Machine Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

The average Machine Tricep Extension is 158 lb for men and 91 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Machine Tricep Extension strength standards are based on 110,273 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Machine Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	63 lb
Novice	104 lb
Intermediate	158 lb
Advanced	222 lb
Elite	295 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

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

What is the average Machine Tricep Extension? The average Machine Tricep Extension weight for a male lifter is 158 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Tricep Extension? Male beginners should aim to lift 63 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	40	72	115	168	228
120	45	78	123	178	240
130	49	84	131	187	250
140	54	90	138	196	260
150	58	96	145	204	270
160	63	101	151	212	279
170	67	106	158	219	288
180	71	112	164	227	296
190	75	116	170	234	304
200	79	121	176	240	312
210	82	126	181	247	319
220	86	130	187	253	326
230	89	135	192	259	333
240	93	139	197	265	339
250	96	143	202	271	346
260	100	147	207	276	352
270	103	151	211	282	358
280	106	155	216	287	364
290	109	158	220	292	370
300	112	162	224	297	375
310	115	166	229	302	381

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	54	89	134	190	251
20	61	101	153	217	287
25	63	104	158	222	295
30	63	104	158	222	295
35	63	104	158	222	295
40	63	104	158	222	295
45	60	98	149	211	279
50	56	92	139	197	261
55	52	85	129	182	241
60	47	78	118	166	220
65	43	70	106	150	199
70	38	63	96	135	179
75	34	57	86	121	161
80	31	51	77	109	144
85	28	45	69	97	129
90	25	41	62	87	116

How many sets and reps of Machine Tricep Extension should I do?

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

3x10 19%

3x12 16%

3x8 7%

4x10 6%

4x12 6%

3x15 6%

2x10 4%

4x8 4%

5x10 2%

5x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	176
2	3	12	16%	151
3	3	8	7%	65
4	4	10	6%	59
5	4	12	6%	56
5	3	15	6%	56
7	2	10	4%	40
8	4	8	4%	37
9	5	10	2%	23
10	5	12	2%	20

Female

Female Machine Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	32 lb
Novice	57 lb
Intermediate	91 lb
Advanced	132 lb
Elite	178 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.20x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.20x

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

What is the average Machine Tricep Extension? The average Machine Tricep Extension weight for a female lifter is 91 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Machine Tricep Extension? Female beginners should aim to lift 32 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	41	69	104	145
100	23	44	73	109	151
110	25	47	77	114	157
120	28	50	81	119	162
130	30	53	84	123	167
140	32	55	88	127	171
150	34	58	91	131	176
160	35	60	94	134	180
170	37	63	96	138	184
180	39	65	99	141	187
190	40	67	102	144	191
200	42	69	104	147	194
210	44	71	107	150	198
220	45	73	109	152	201
230	46	75	111	155	204
240	48	76	113	158	207
250	49	78	115	160	210
260	51	80	117	163	212

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	77	112	152
20	31	56	88	128	174
25	32	57	91	132	178
30	32	57	91	132	178
35	32	57	91	132	178
40	32	57	91	132	178
45	31	54	86	125	169
50	29	50	80	117	158
55	26	47	74	108	146
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	72	97
80	16	28	44	64	87
85	14	25	40	58	78
90	13	22	36	52	70

How many sets and reps of Machine Tricep Extension should I do?

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

3x10 22%

3x12 21%

2x15 7%

3x15 6%

2x12 5%

4x10 5%

2x20 5%

3x8 4%

4x12 4%

2x25 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	58
2	3	12	21%	55
3	2	15	7%	18
4	3	15	6%	16
5	2	12	5%	13
6	4	10	5%	12
6	2	20	5%	12
8	3	8	4%	11
9	4	12	4%	10
10	2	25	3%	9

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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 Tricep Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 15,176 qualifying results from 110,273 community lifts to produce our Machine Tricep Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	110,273
Qualifying results	15,176
Male results	12,898
Female results	2,278
Data start	22 October 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	40	72	115	168	228
120	45	78	123	178	240
130	49	84	131	187	250
140	54	90	138	196	260
150	58	96	145	204	270
160	63	101	151	212	279
170	67	106	158	219	288
180	71	112	164	227	296
190	75	116	170	234	304
200	79	121	176	240	312
210	82	126	181	247	319
220	86	130	187	253	326
230	89	135	192	259	333
240	93	139	197	265	339
250	96	143	202	271	346
260	100	147	207	276	352
270	103	151	211	282	358
280	106	155	216	287	364
290	109	158	220	292	370
300	112	162	224	297	375
310	115	166	229	302	381

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	54	89	134	190	251
20	61	101	153	217	287
25	63	104	158	222	295
30	63	104	158	222	295
35	63	104	158	222	295
40	63	104	158	222	295
45	60	98	149	211	279
50	56	92	139	197	261
55	52	85	129	182	241
60	47	78	118	166	220
65	43	70	106	150	199
70	38	63	96	135	179
75	34	57	86	121	161
80	31	51	77	109	144
85	28	45	69	97	129
90	25	41	62	87	116

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	176
2	3	12	16%	151
3	3	8	7%	65
4	4	10	6%	59
5	4	12	6%	56
5	3	15	6%	56
7	2	10	4%	40
8	4	8	4%	37
9	5	10	2%	23
10	5	12	2%	20

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	21	41	69	104	145
100	23	44	73	109	151
110	25	47	77	114	157
120	28	50	81	119	162
130	30	53	84	123	167
140	32	55	88	127	171
150	34	58	91	131	176
160	35	60	94	134	180
170	37	63	96	138	184
180	39	65	99	141	187
190	40	67	102	144	191
200	42	69	104	147	194
210	44	71	107	150	198
220	45	73	109	152	201
230	46	75	111	155	204
240	48	76	113	158	207
250	49	78	115	160	210
260	51	80	117	163	212

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	77	112	152
20	31	56	88	128	174
25	32	57	91	132	178
30	32	57	91	132	178
35	32	57	91	132	178
40	32	57	91	132	178
45	31	54	86	125	169
50	29	50	80	117	158
55	26	47	74	108	146
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	72	97
80	16	28	44	64	87
85	14	25	40	58	78
90	13	22	36	52	70

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	58
2	3	12	21%	55
3	2	15	7%	18
4	3	15	6%	16
5	2	12	5%	13
6	4	10	5%	12
6	2	20	5%	12
8	3	8	4%	11
9	4	12	4%	10
10	2	25	3%	9

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	40	72	115	168	228
120	45	78	123	178	240
130	49	84	131	187	250
140	54	90	138	196	260
150	58	96	145	204	270
160	63	101	151	212	279
170	67	106	158	219	288
180	71	112	164	227	296
190	75	116	170	234	304
200	79	121	176	240	312
210	82	126	181	247	319
220	86	130	187	253	326
230	89	135	192	259	333
240	93	139	197	265	339
250	96	143	202	271	346
260	100	147	207	276	352
270	103	151	211	282	358
280	106	155	216	287	364
290	109	158	220	292	370
300	112	162	224	297	375
310	115	166	229	302	381

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	54	89	134	190	251
20	61	101	153	217	287
25	63	104	158	222	295
30	63	104	158	222	295
35	63	104	158	222	295
40	63	104	158	222	295
45	60	98	149	211	279
50	56	92	139	197	261
55	52	85	129	182	241
60	47	78	118	166	220
65	43	70	106	150	199
70	38	63	96	135	179
75	34	57	86	121	161
80	31	51	77	109	144
85	28	45	69	97	129
90	25	41	62	87	116

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	176
2	3	12	16%	151
3	3	8	7%	65
4	4	10	6%	59
5	4	12	6%	56
5	3	15	6%	56
7	2	10	4%	40
8	4	8	4%	37
9	5	10	2%	23
10	5	12	2%	20

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	21	41	69	104	145
100	23	44	73	109	151
110	25	47	77	114	157
120	28	50	81	119	162
130	30	53	84	123	167
140	32	55	88	127	171
150	34	58	91	131	176
160	35	60	94	134	180
170	37	63	96	138	184
180	39	65	99	141	187
190	40	67	102	144	191
200	42	69	104	147	194
210	44	71	107	150	198
220	45	73	109	152	201
230	46	75	111	155	204
240	48	76	113	158	207
250	49	78	115	160	210
260	51	80	117	163	212

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	77	112	152
20	31	56	88	128	174
25	32	57	91	132	178
30	32	57	91	132	178
35	32	57	91	132	178
40	32	57	91	132	178
45	31	54	86	125	169
50	29	50	80	117	158
55	26	47	74	108	146
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	72	97
80	16	28	44	64	87
85	14	25	40	58	78
90	13	22	36	52	70

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	58
2	3	12	21%	55
3	2	15	7%	18
4	3	15	6%	16
5	2	12	5%	13
6	4	10	5%	12
6	2	20	5%	12
8	3	8	4%	11
9	4	12	4%	10
10	2	25	3%	9

Machine Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Male

Male Machine Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Tricep Extension should I do?

Female

Female Machine Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Machine Tricep Extension should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Machine Tricep Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	40	72	115	168	228
120	45	78	123	178	240
130	49	84	131	187	250
140	54	90	138	196	260
150	58	96	145	204	270
160	63	101	151	212	279
170	67	106	158	219	288
180	71	112	164	227	296
190	75	116	170	234	304
200	79	121	176	240	312
210	82	126	181	247	319
220	86	130	187	253	326
230	89	135	192	259	333
240	93	139	197	265	339
250	96	143	202	271	346
260	100	147	207	276	352
270	103	151	211	282	358
280	106	155	216	287	364
290	109	158	220	292	370
300	112	162	224	297	375
310	115	166	229	302	381

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	54	89	134	190	251
20	61	101	153	217	287
25	63	104	158	222	295
30	63	104	158	222	295
35	63	104	158	222	295
40	63	104	158	222	295
45	60	98	149	211	279
50	56	92	139	197	261
55	52	85	129	182	241
60	47	78	118	166	220
65	43	70	106	150	199
70	38	63	96	135	179
75	34	57	86	121	161
80	31	51	77	109	144
85	28	45	69	97	129
90	25	41	62	87	116

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	176
2	3	12	16%	151
3	3	8	7%	65
4	4	10	6%	59
5	4	12	6%	56
5	3	15	6%	56
7	2	10	4%	40
8	4	8	4%	37
9	5	10	2%	23
10	5	12	2%	20

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	21	41	69	104	145
100	23	44	73	109	151
110	25	47	77	114	157
120	28	50	81	119	162
130	30	53	84	123	167
140	32	55	88	127	171
150	34	58	91	131	176
160	35	60	94	134	180
170	37	63	96	138	184
180	39	65	99	141	187
190	40	67	102	144	191
200	42	69	104	147	194
210	44	71	107	150	198
220	45	73	109	152	201
230	46	75	111	155	204
240	48	76	113	158	207
250	49	78	115	160	210
260	51	80	117	163	212

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	27	49	77	112	152
20	31	56	88	128	174
25	32	57	91	132	178
30	32	57	91	132	178
35	32	57	91	132	178
40	32	57	91	132	178
45	31	54	86	125	169
50	29	50	80	117	158
55	26	47	74	108	146
60	24	43	68	98	133
65	22	39	61	89	120
70	20	35	55	80	108
75	18	31	49	72	97
80	16	28	44	64	87
85	14	25	40	58	78
90	13	22	36	52	70

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	58
2	3	12	21%	55
3	2	15	7%	18
4	3	15	6%	16
5	2	12	5%	13
6	4	10	5%	12
6	2	20	5%	12
8	3	8	4%	11
9	4	12	4%	10
10	2	25	3%	9