Neck Extension Standards

Measured in lb

Neck Extension strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Neck Extension standards are based on 27,158 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Neck Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	5 lb
Novice	32 lb
Intermediate	86 lb
Advanced	167 lb
Elite	270 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Neck Extension? The average Neck Extension weight for a male lifter is 86 lb (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 5 lb (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
110	0	7	39	96	174
120	0	11	46	107	189
130	0	14	54	118	204
140	1	18	61	129	217
150	2	22	68	139	231
160	3	26	75	149	243
170	4	30	82	159	256
180	6	34	89	168	267
190	8	39	95	177	279
200	10	43	102	186	290
210	12	47	108	195	301
220	14	51	114	203	311
230	16	55	121	211	321
240	19	59	127	219	331
250	21	63	133	227	341
260	23	68	139	235	350
270	26	72	144	242	359
280	28	76	150	250	368
290	31	80	156	257	377
300	33	83	161	264	385
310	35	87	166	271	394

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	27	73	142	230
20	4	31	84	163	263
25	5	32	86	167	270
30	5	32	86	167	270
35	5	32	86	167	270
40	5	32	86	167	270
45	4	30	82	159	256
50	4	28	77	149	240
55	4	26	71	138	222
60	3	24	65	126	203
65	3	21	58	114	183
70	3	19	52	102	164
75	2	17	47	91	147
80	2	15	42	82	131
85	2	14	38	73	118
90	2	12	34	66	106

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

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Female

Female Neck Extension Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	6 lb
Novice	14 lb
Intermediate	24 lb
Advanced	38 lb
Elite	53 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.15x
Advanced	0.25x
Elite	0.40x

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

What is the average Neck Extension? The average Neck Extension weight for a female lifter is 24 lb (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 6 lb (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
90	4	10	18	30	44
100	4	11	20	32	46
110	5	11	21	33	48
120	6	12	22	35	49
130	6	13	23	36	51
140	7	14	24	37	52
150	7	15	25	38	54
160	8	15	26	40	55
170	8	16	27	41	56
180	9	17	28	42	58
190	9	17	28	43	59
200	9	18	29	44	60
210	10	18	30	44	61
220	10	19	31	45	62
230	11	19	31	46	63
240	11	20	32	47	64
250	12	21	33	48	65
260	12	21	33	49	66

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	45
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	6	14	24	38	53
30	6	14	24	38	53
35	6	14	24	38	53
40	6	14	24	38	53
45	6	13	23	36	50
50	6	12	22	33	47
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	16	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	32
75	4	7	13	20	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	16	23
90	3	5	10	15	21

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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	7	39	96	174
120	0	11	46	107	189
130	0	14	54	118	204
140	1	18	61	129	217
150	2	22	68	139	231
160	3	26	75	149	243
170	4	30	82	159	256
180	6	34	89	168	267
190	8	39	95	177	279
200	10	43	102	186	290
210	12	47	108	195	301
220	14	51	114	203	311
230	16	55	121	211	321
240	19	59	127	219	331
250	21	63	133	227	341
260	23	68	139	235	350
270	26	72	144	242	359
280	28	76	150	250	368
290	31	80	156	257	377
300	33	83	161	264	385
310	35	87	166	271	394

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	27	73	142	230
20	4	31	84	163	263
25	5	32	86	167	270
30	5	32	86	167	270
35	5	32	86	167	270
40	5	32	86	167	270
45	4	30	82	159	256
50	4	28	77	149	240
55	4	26	71	138	222
60	3	24	65	126	203
65	3	21	58	114	183
70	3	19	52	102	164
75	2	17	47	91	147
80	2	15	42	82	131
85	2	14	38	73	118
90	2	12	34	66	106

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
90	4	10	18	30	44
100	4	11	20	32	46
110	5	11	21	33	48
120	6	12	22	35	49
130	6	13	23	36	51
140	7	14	24	37	52
150	7	15	25	38	54
160	8	15	26	40	55
170	8	16	27	41	56
180	9	17	28	42	58
190	9	17	28	43	59
200	9	18	29	44	60
210	10	18	30	44	61
220	10	19	31	45	62
230	11	19	31	46	63
240	11	20	32	47	64
250	12	21	33	48	65
260	12	21	33	49	66

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	45
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	6	14	24	38	53
30	6	14	24	38	53
35	6	14	24	38	53
40	6	14	24	38	53
45	6	13	23	36	50
50	6	12	22	33	47
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	16	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	32
75	4	7	13	20	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	16	23
90	3	5	10	15	21

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	7	39	96	174
120	0	11	46	107	189
130	0	14	54	118	204
140	1	18	61	129	217
150	2	22	68	139	231
160	3	26	75	149	243
170	4	30	82	159	256
180	6	34	89	168	267
190	8	39	95	177	279
200	10	43	102	186	290
210	12	47	108	195	301
220	14	51	114	203	311
230	16	55	121	211	321
240	19	59	127	219	331
250	21	63	133	227	341
260	23	68	139	235	350
270	26	72	144	242	359
280	28	76	150	250	368
290	31	80	156	257	377
300	33	83	161	264	385
310	35	87	166	271	394

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	27	73	142	230
20	4	31	84	163	263
25	5	32	86	167	270
30	5	32	86	167	270
35	5	32	86	167	270
40	5	32	86	167	270
45	4	30	82	159	256
50	4	28	77	149	240
55	4	26	71	138	222
60	3	24	65	126	203
65	3	21	58	114	183
70	3	19	52	102	164
75	2	17	47	91	147
80	2	15	42	82	131
85	2	14	38	73	118
90	2	12	34	66	106

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
90	4	10	18	30	44
100	4	11	20	32	46
110	5	11	21	33	48
120	6	12	22	35	49
130	6	13	23	36	51
140	7	14	24	37	52
150	7	15	25	38	54
160	8	15	26	40	55
170	8	16	27	41	56
180	9	17	28	42	58
190	9	17	28	43	59
200	9	18	29	44	60
210	10	18	30	44	61
220	10	19	31	45	62
230	11	19	31	46	63
240	11	20	32	47	64
250	12	21	33	48	65
260	12	21	33	49	66

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	45
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	6	14	24	38	53
30	6	14	24	38	53
35	6	14	24	38	53
40	6	14	24	38	53
45	6	13	23	36	50
50	6	12	22	33	47
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	16	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	32
75	4	7	13	20	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	16	23
90	3	5	10	15	21

Neck Extension Standards

Measured in lb

Neck Extension strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Neck Extension Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Neck Extension Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Looking to take your strength to the next level?

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What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	7	39	96	174
120	0	11	46	107	189
130	0	14	54	118	204
140	1	18	61	129	217
150	2	22	68	139	231
160	3	26	75	149	243
170	4	30	82	159	256
180	6	34	89	168	267
190	8	39	95	177	279
200	10	43	102	186	290
210	12	47	108	195	301
220	14	51	114	203	311
230	16	55	121	211	321
240	19	59	127	219	331
250	21	63	133	227	341
260	23	68	139	235	350
270	26	72	144	242	359
280	28	76	150	250	368
290	31	80	156	257	377
300	33	83	161	264	385
310	35	87	166	271	394

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	4	27	73	142	230
20	4	31	84	163	263
25	5	32	86	167	270
30	5	32	86	167	270
35	5	32	86	167	270
40	5	32	86	167	270
45	4	30	82	159	256
50	4	28	77	149	240
55	4	26	71	138	222
60	3	24	65	126	203
65	3	21	58	114	183
70	3	19	52	102	164
75	2	17	47	91	147
80	2	15	42	82	131
85	2	14	38	73	118
90	2	12	34	66	106

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
90	4	10	18	30	44
100	4	11	20	32	46
110	5	11	21	33	48
120	6	12	22	35	49
130	6	13	23	36	51
140	7	14	24	37	52
150	7	15	25	38	54
160	8	15	26	40	55
170	8	16	27	41	56
180	9	17	28	42	58
190	9	17	28	43	59
200	9	18	29	44	60
210	10	18	30	44	61
220	10	19	31	45	62
230	11	19	31	46	63
240	11	20	32	47	64
250	12	21	33	48	65
260	12	21	33	49	66

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	12	21	32	45
20	6	13	24	37	52
25	6	14	24	38	53
30	6	14	24	38	53
35	6	14	24	38	53
40	6	14	24	38	53
45	6	13	23	36	50
50	6	12	22	33	47
55	5	11	20	31	44
60	5	10	18	28	40
65	4	9	16	26	36
70	4	8	15	23	32
75	4	7	13	20	29
80	3	7	12	18	26
85	3	6	11	16	23
90	3	5	10	15	21