Neck Extension Standards (kg)

The average Neck Extension is 30 kg for men and 16 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Neck Extension strength standards are based on 63,467 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Neck Extension Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	2 kg
Novice	12 kg
Intermediate	30 kg
Advanced	56 kg
Elite	89 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	1.15x

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

What is the average Neck Extension? The average Neck Extension weight for a male lifter is 30 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Neck Extension? 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	6	20	41	70
55	1	7	22	44	74
60	1	8	24	47	77
65	1	9	26	50	81
70	2	10	27	52	84
75	2	11	29	55	87
80	3	12	31	57	90
85	3	13	32	59	92
90	4	14	34	61	95
95	4	15	35	63	97
100	5	16	37	65	100
105	5	17	38	67	102
110	6	18	40	69	104
115	6	19	41	71	106
120	7	20	42	72	109
125	7	21	43	74	111
130	8	22	45	75	112
135	8	23	46	77	114
140	9	23	47	79	116

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	10	26	48	76
20	2	12	29	55	87
25	2	12	30	56	89
30	2	12	30	56	89
35	2	12	30	56	89
40	2	12	30	56	89
45	2	11	28	53	85
50	2	11	27	50	79
55	2	10	25	46	73
60	2	9	22	42	67
65	2	8	20	38	60
70	1	7	18	34	54
75	1	6	16	31	49
80	1	6	15	28	44
85	1	5	13	25	39
90	1	5	12	22	35

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

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

3x15 16%

3x12 9%

3x10 9%

2x25 7%

2x20 7%

4x25 6%

3x20 5%

2x12 4%

2x15 4%

2x50 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	16%	79
2	3	12	9%	43
2	3	10	9%	43
4	2	25	7%	34
4	2	20	7%	34
6	4	25	6%	30
7	3	20	5%	23
8	2	12	4%	20
9	2	15	4%	18
10	2	50	3%	16

Female

Female Neck Extension Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	3 kg
Novice	8 kg
Intermediate	16 kg
Advanced	27 kg
Elite	41 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.60x

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

What is the average Neck Extension? The average Neck Extension weight for a female lifter is 16 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Neck Extension? Female beginners should aim to lift 3 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	0	2	6	13	21
45	1	3	8	15	24
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	2	6	12	20	30
60	3	7	14	23	33
65	3	8	15	25	36
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	7	13	22	33	46
90	8	14	24	35	48
95	9	16	25	37	50
100	9	17	27	39	53
105	10	18	28	41	55
110	11	19	30	42	57
115	12	20	31	44	59
120	13	21	32	46	61

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	7	14	23	35
20	3	8	16	27	40
25	3	8	16	27	41
30	3	8	16	27	41
35	3	8	16	27	41
40	3	8	16	27	41
45	3	7	15	26	39
50	2	7	14	24	36
55	2	6	13	22	34
60	2	6	12	20	31
65	2	5	11	19	28
70	2	5	10	17	25
75	1	4	9	15	22
80	1	4	8	13	20
85	1	3	7	12	18
90	1	3	6	11	16

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

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

3x15 25%

3x12 25%

2x10 25%

2x8 25%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	25%	1
1	3	12	25%	1
1	2	10	25%	1
1	2	8	25%	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 Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,159 qualifying results from 63,467 community lifts to produce our Neck Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	63,467
Qualifying results	1,159
Male results	1,143
Female results	16
Data start	15 August 2020
Data cutoff	4 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	6	20	41	70
55	1	7	22	44	74
60	1	8	24	47	77
65	1	9	26	50	81
70	2	10	27	52	84
75	2	11	29	55	87
80	3	12	31	57	90
85	3	13	32	59	92
90	4	14	34	61	95
95	4	15	35	63	97
100	5	16	37	65	100
105	5	17	38	67	102
110	6	18	40	69	104
115	6	19	41	71	106
120	7	20	42	72	109
125	7	21	43	74	111
130	8	22	45	75	112
135	8	23	46	77	114
140	9	23	47	79	116

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	10	26	48	76
20	2	12	29	55	87
25	2	12	30	56	89
30	2	12	30	56	89
35	2	12	30	56	89
40	2	12	30	56	89
45	2	11	28	53	85
50	2	11	27	50	79
55	2	10	25	46	73
60	2	9	22	42	67
65	2	8	20	38	60
70	1	7	18	34	54
75	1	6	16	31	49
80	1	6	15	28	44
85	1	5	13	25	39
90	1	5	12	22	35

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	16%	79
2	3	12	9%	43
2	3	10	9%	43
4	2	25	7%	34
4	2	20	7%	34
6	4	25	6%	30
7	3	20	5%	23
8	2	12	4%	20
9	2	15	4%	18
10	2	50	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	0	2	6	13	21
45	1	3	8	15	24
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	2	6	12	20	30
60	3	7	14	23	33
65	3	8	15	25	36
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	7	13	22	33	46
90	8	14	24	35	48
95	9	16	25	37	50
100	9	17	27	39	53
105	10	18	28	41	55
110	11	19	30	42	57
115	12	20	31	44	59
120	13	21	32	46	61

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	7	14	23	35
20	3	8	16	27	40
25	3	8	16	27	41
30	3	8	16	27	41
35	3	8	16	27	41
40	3	8	16	27	41
45	3	7	15	26	39
50	2	7	14	24	36
55	2	6	13	22	34
60	2	6	12	20	31
65	2	5	11	19	28
70	2	5	10	17	25
75	1	4	9	15	22
80	1	4	8	13	20
85	1	3	7	12	18
90	1	3	6	11	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	0	6	20	41	70
55	1	7	22	44	74
60	1	8	24	47	77
65	1	9	26	50	81
70	2	10	27	52	84
75	2	11	29	55	87
80	3	12	31	57	90
85	3	13	32	59	92
90	4	14	34	61	95
95	4	15	35	63	97
100	5	16	37	65	100
105	5	17	38	67	102
110	6	18	40	69	104
115	6	19	41	71	106
120	7	20	42	72	109
125	7	21	43	74	111
130	8	22	45	75	112
135	8	23	46	77	114
140	9	23	47	79	116

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	10	26	48	76
20	2	12	29	55	87
25	2	12	30	56	89
30	2	12	30	56	89
35	2	12	30	56	89
40	2	12	30	56	89
45	2	11	28	53	85
50	2	11	27	50	79
55	2	10	25	46	73
60	2	9	22	42	67
65	2	8	20	38	60
70	1	7	18	34	54
75	1	6	16	31	49
80	1	6	15	28	44
85	1	5	13	25	39
90	1	5	12	22	35

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	16%	79
2	3	12	9%	43
2	3	10	9%	43
4	2	25	7%	34
4	2	20	7%	34
6	4	25	6%	30
7	3	20	5%	23
8	2	12	4%	20
9	2	15	4%	18
10	2	50	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	0	2	6	13	21
45	1	3	8	15	24
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	2	6	12	20	30
60	3	7	14	23	33
65	3	8	15	25	36
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	7	13	22	33	46
90	8	14	24	35	48
95	9	16	25	37	50
100	9	17	27	39	53
105	10	18	28	41	55
110	11	19	30	42	57
115	12	20	31	44	59
120	13	21	32	46	61

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	7	14	23	35
20	3	8	16	27	40
25	3	8	16	27	41
30	3	8	16	27	41
35	3	8	16	27	41
40	3	8	16	27	41
45	3	7	15	26	39
50	2	7	14	24	36
55	2	6	13	22	34
60	2	6	12	20	31
65	2	5	11	19	28
70	2	5	10	17	25
75	1	4	9	15	22
80	1	4	8	13	20
85	1	3	7	12	18
90	1	3	6	11	16

Neck Extension Standards (kg)

Male

Male Neck Extension Standards (kg)

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

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

Female

Female Neck Extension Standards (kg)

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Bodyweight Ratio

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Neck Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	0	6	20	41	70
55	1	7	22	44	74
60	1	8	24	47	77
65	1	9	26	50	81
70	2	10	27	52	84
75	2	11	29	55	87
80	3	12	31	57	90
85	3	13	32	59	92
90	4	14	34	61	95
95	4	15	35	63	97
100	5	16	37	65	100
105	5	17	38	67	102
110	6	18	40	69	104
115	6	19	41	71	106
120	7	20	42	72	109
125	7	21	43	74	111
130	8	22	45	75	112
135	8	23	46	77	114
140	9	23	47	79	116

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	10	26	48	76
20	2	12	29	55	87
25	2	12	30	56	89
30	2	12	30	56	89
35	2	12	30	56	89
40	2	12	30	56	89
45	2	11	28	53	85
50	2	11	27	50	79
55	2	10	25	46	73
60	2	9	22	42	67
65	2	8	20	38	60
70	1	7	18	34	54
75	1	6	16	31	49
80	1	6	15	28	44
85	1	5	13	25	39
90	1	5	12	22	35

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	15	16%	79
2	3	12	9%	43
2	3	10	9%	43
4	2	25	7%	34
4	2	20	7%	34
6	4	25	6%	30
7	3	20	5%	23
8	2	12	4%	20
9	2	15	4%	18
10	2	50	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	0	2	6	13	21
45	1	3	8	15	24
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	2	6	12	20	30
60	3	7	14	23	33
65	3	8	15	25	36
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	5	11	19	29	41
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	7	13	22	33	46
90	8	14	24	35	48
95	9	16	25	37	50
100	9	17	27	39	53
105	10	18	28	41	55
110	11	19	30	42	57
115	12	20	31	44	59
120	13	21	32	46	61

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	7	14	23	35
20	3	8	16	27	40
25	3	8	16	27	41
30	3	8	16	27	41
35	3	8	16	27	41
40	3	8	16	27	41
45	3	7	15	26	39
50	2	7	14	24	36
55	2	6	13	22	34
60	2	6	12	20	31
65	2	5	11	19	28
70	2	5	10	17	25
75	1	4	9	15	22
80	1	4	8	13	20
85	1	3	7	12	18
90	1	3	6	11	16