Neck Curl Standards (kg)

The average Neck Curl is 28 kg for men and 21 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Neck Curl strength standards are based on 91,634 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Neck Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	2 kg
Novice	11 kg
Intermediate	28 kg
Advanced	54 kg
Elite	86 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	1.15x

How much should I be able to Neck Curl? (kg)

What is the average Neck Curl? The average Neck Curl weight for a male lifter is 28 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Neck Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 2 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	0	5	19	40	69
55	0	7	21	43	72
60	1	8	23	46	75
65	1	9	24	48	79
70	1	10	26	51	82
75	2	11	28	53	84
80	2	12	29	55	87
85	3	12	31	57	90
90	3	13	32	59	92
95	3	14	34	61	94
100	4	15	35	63	97
105	4	16	36	64	99
110	5	17	37	66	101
115	5	18	39	68	103
120	6	19	40	69	105
125	6	19	41	71	107
130	7	20	42	72	108
135	7	21	43	74	110
140	7	22	44	75	112

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	9	24	46	73
20	2	10	27	52	84
25	2	11	28	54	86
30	2	11	28	54	86
35	2	11	28	54	86
40	2	11	28	54	86
45	2	10	27	51	81
50	2	9	25	48	76
55	1	9	23	44	70
60	1	8	21	40	64
65	1	7	19	36	58
70	1	6	17	33	52
75	1	6	15	29	47
80	1	5	14	26	42
85	1	5	12	23	38
90	1	4	11	21	34

How many sets and reps of Neck Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Neck Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x1517%

3x128%

3x108%

2x127%

2x157%

2x105%

3x205%

3x84%

4x254%

2x504%

2x254%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	17%	97
2	3	12	8%	44
3	3	10	8%	42
4	2	12	7%	38
5	2	15	7%	37
6	2	10	5%	28
6	3	20	5%	28
8	3	8	4%	25
9	4	25	4%	22
10	2	50	4%	20
10	2	25	4%	20

Female

Female Neck Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	1 kg
Novice	8 kg
Intermediate	21 kg
Advanced	41 kg
Elite	66 kg

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.60x
Elite	1.00x

How much should I be able to Neck Curl? (kg)

What is the average Neck Curl? The average Neck Curl weight for a female lifter is 21 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Neck Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 1 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	10	24	45	72
45	2	9	23	44	71
50	1	9	23	43	69
55	1	8	22	43	68
60	1	8	22	42	67
65	1	8	21	41	67
70	1	7	21	40	66
75	1	7	20	40	65
80	1	7	20	39	64
85	1	7	19	39	64
90	1	6	19	38	63
95	1	6	19	38	62
100	1	6	18	37	62
105	0	6	18	37	61
110	0	6	18	37	61
115	0	6	18	36	60
120	0	6	17	36	60

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	6	18	35	57
20	1	7	20	40	65
25	1	8	21	41	66
30	1	8	21	41	66
35	1	8	21	41	66
40	1	8	21	41	66
45	1	7	20	39	63
50	1	7	19	36	59
55	1	6	17	34	54
60	1	6	16	31	50
65	1	5	14	28	45
70	1	5	13	25	40
75	1	4	11	22	36
80	0	4	10	20	32
85	0	3	9	18	29
90	0	3	8	16	26

How many sets and reps of Neck Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Neck Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x2035%

3x1532%

3x1216%

2x1513%

3x103%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	20	35%	11
2	3	15	32%	10
3	3	12	16%	5
4	2	15	13%	4
5	3	10	3%	1

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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 Neck Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 2,726 qualifying results from 91,634 community lifts to produce our Neck Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	91,634
Qualifying results	2,726
Male results	2,671
Female results	55
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
50	0	5	19	40	69
55	0	7	21	43	72
60	1	8	23	46	75
65	1	9	24	48	79
70	1	10	26	51	82
75	2	11	28	53	84
80	2	12	29	55	87
85	3	12	31	57	90
90	3	13	32	59	92
95	3	14	34	61	94
100	4	15	35	63	97
105	4	16	36	64	99
110	5	17	37	66	101
115	5	18	39	68	103
120	6	19	40	69	105
125	6	19	41	71	107
130	7	20	42	72	108
135	7	21	43	74	110
140	7	22	44	75	112

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	9	24	46	73
20	2	10	27	52	84
25	2	11	28	54	86
30	2	11	28	54	86
35	2	11	28	54	86
40	2	11	28	54	86
45	2	10	27	51	81
50	2	9	25	48	76
55	1	9	23	44	70
60	1	8	21	40	64
65	1	7	19	36	58
70	1	6	17	33	52
75	1	6	15	29	47
80	1	5	14	26	42
85	1	5	12	23	38
90	1	4	11	21	34

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	17%	97
2	3	12	8%	44
3	3	10	8%	42
4	2	12	7%	38
5	2	15	7%	37
6	2	10	5%	28
6	3	20	5%	28
8	3	8	4%	25
9	4	25	4%	22
10	2	50	4%	20
10	2	25	4%	20

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	10	24	45	72
45	2	9	23	44	71
50	1	9	23	43	69
55	1	8	22	43	68
60	1	8	22	42	67
65	1	8	21	41	67
70	1	7	21	40	66
75	1	7	20	40	65
80	1	7	20	39	64
85	1	7	19	39	64
90	1	6	19	38	63
95	1	6	19	38	62
100	1	6	18	37	62
105	0	6	18	37	61
110	0	6	18	37	61
115	0	6	18	36	60
120	0	6	17	36	60

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	6	18	35	57
20	1	7	20	40	65
25	1	8	21	41	66
30	1	8	21	41	66
35	1	8	21	41	66
40	1	8	21	41	66
45	1	7	20	39	63
50	1	7	19	36	59
55	1	6	17	34	54
60	1	6	16	31	50
65	1	5	14	28	45
70	1	5	13	25	40
75	1	4	11	22	36
80	0	4	10	20	32
85	0	3	9	18	29
90	0	3	8	16	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	0	5	19	40	69
55	0	7	21	43	72
60	1	8	23	46	75
65	1	9	24	48	79
70	1	10	26	51	82
75	2	11	28	53	84
80	2	12	29	55	87
85	3	12	31	57	90
90	3	13	32	59	92
95	3	14	34	61	94
100	4	15	35	63	97
105	4	16	36	64	99
110	5	17	37	66	101
115	5	18	39	68	103
120	6	19	40	69	105
125	6	19	41	71	107
130	7	20	42	72	108
135	7	21	43	74	110
140	7	22	44	75	112

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	9	24	46	73
20	2	10	27	52	84
25	2	11	28	54	86
30	2	11	28	54	86
35	2	11	28	54	86
40	2	11	28	54	86
45	2	10	27	51	81
50	2	9	25	48	76
55	1	9	23	44	70
60	1	8	21	40	64
65	1	7	19	36	58
70	1	6	17	33	52
75	1	6	15	29	47
80	1	5	14	26	42
85	1	5	12	23	38
90	1	4	11	21	34

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	17%	97
2	3	12	8%	44
3	3	10	8%	42
4	2	12	7%	38
5	2	15	7%	37
6	2	10	5%	28
6	3	20	5%	28
8	3	8	4%	25
9	4	25	4%	22
10	2	50	4%	20
10	2	25	4%	20

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	10	24	45	72
45	2	9	23	44	71
50	1	9	23	43	69
55	1	8	22	43	68
60	1	8	22	42	67
65	1	8	21	41	67
70	1	7	21	40	66
75	1	7	20	40	65
80	1	7	20	39	64
85	1	7	19	39	64
90	1	6	19	38	63
95	1	6	19	38	62
100	1	6	18	37	62
105	0	6	18	37	61
110	0	6	18	37	61
115	0	6	18	36	60
120	0	6	17	36	60

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	6	18	35	57
20	1	7	20	40	65
25	1	8	21	41	66
30	1	8	21	41	66
35	1	8	21	41	66
40	1	8	21	41	66
45	1	7	20	39	63
50	1	7	19	36	59
55	1	6	17	34	54
60	1	6	16	31	50
65	1	5	14	28	45
70	1	5	13	25	40
75	1	4	11	22	36
80	0	4	10	20	32
85	0	3	9	18	29
90	0	3	8	16	26

Neck Curl Standards (kg)

Male

Male Neck Curl Standards (kg)

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How much should I be able to Neck Curl? (kg)

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By Age

How many sets and reps of Neck Curl should I do?

Female

Female Neck Curl Standards (kg)

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Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Neck Curl? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Neck Curl should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Neck Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	0	5	19	40	69
55	0	7	21	43	72
60	1	8	23	46	75
65	1	9	24	48	79
70	1	10	26	51	82
75	2	11	28	53	84
80	2	12	29	55	87
85	3	12	31	57	90
90	3	13	32	59	92
95	3	14	34	61	94
100	4	15	35	63	97
105	4	16	36	64	99
110	5	17	37	66	101
115	5	18	39	68	103
120	6	19	40	69	105
125	6	19	41	71	107
130	7	20	42	72	108
135	7	21	43	74	110
140	7	22	44	75	112

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	9	24	46	73
20	2	10	27	52	84
25	2	11	28	54	86
30	2	11	28	54	86
35	2	11	28	54	86
40	2	11	28	54	86
45	2	10	27	51	81
50	2	9	25	48	76
55	1	9	23	44	70
60	1	8	21	40	64
65	1	7	19	36	58
70	1	6	17	33	52
75	1	6	15	29	47
80	1	5	14	26	42
85	1	5	12	23	38
90	1	4	11	21	34

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	17%	97
2	3	12	8%	44
3	3	10	8%	42
4	2	12	7%	38
5	2	15	7%	37
6	2	10	5%	28
6	3	20	5%	28
8	3	8	4%	25
9	4	25	4%	22
10	2	50	4%	20
10	2	25	4%	20

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	2	10	24	45	72
45	2	9	23	44	71
50	1	9	23	43	69
55	1	8	22	43	68
60	1	8	22	42	67
65	1	8	21	41	67
70	1	7	21	40	66
75	1	7	20	40	65
80	1	7	20	39	64
85	1	7	19	39	64
90	1	6	19	38	63
95	1	6	19	38	62
100	1	6	18	37	62
105	0	6	18	37	61
110	0	6	18	37	61
115	0	6	18	36	60
120	0	6	17	36	60

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	6	18	35	57
20	1	7	20	40	65
25	1	8	21	41	66
30	1	8	21	41	66
35	1	8	21	41	66
40	1	8	21	41	66
45	1	7	20	39	63
50	1	7	19	36	59
55	1	6	17	34	54
60	1	6	16	31	50
65	1	5	14	28	45
70	1	5	13	25	40
75	1	4	11	22	36
80	0	4	10	20	32
85	0	3	9	18	29
90	0	3	8	16	26