One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

The average One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl is 45 lb for men and 26 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl strength standards are based on 133,879 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 lb
Novice	30 lb
Intermediate	45 lb
Advanced	64 lb
Elite	85 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.50x

How much should I be able to One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl? (lb)

What is the average One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl? The average One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl weight for a male lifter is 45 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 18 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	18	30	45	61
120	12	21	33	48	65
130	13	23	36	51	69
140	15	25	38	55	73
150	17	27	41	58	76
160	18	29	43	61	80
170	20	31	46	63	83
180	21	33	48	66	86
190	23	35	50	69	89
200	24	37	53	71	92
210	26	39	55	74	95
220	27	40	57	76	97
230	28	42	59	79	100
240	30	44	61	81	103
250	31	45	63	83	105
260	32	47	65	85	108
270	34	48	66	87	110
280	35	50	68	89	112
290	36	51	70	91	114
300	38	53	72	93	116
310	39	54	73	95	119

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	25	38	54	72
20	17	29	44	62	83
25	18	30	45	64	85
30	18	30	45	64	85
35	18	30	45	64	85
40	18	30	45	64	85
45	17	28	43	61	80
50	16	26	40	57	75
55	15	24	37	52	69
60	13	22	34	48	63
65	12	20	30	43	57
70	11	18	27	39	52
75	10	16	25	35	46
80	9	14	22	31	41
85	8	13	20	28	37
90	7	12	18	25	33

How many sets and reps of One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl should I do?

These are the most popular One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 21%

3x12 14%

3x8 11%

4x10 6%

2x10 5%

4x8 4%

2x8 3%

3x15 3%

2x12 3%

4x12 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	211
2	3	12	14%	137
3	3	8	11%	110
4	4	10	6%	62
5	2	10	5%	54
6	4	8	4%	40
7	2	8	3%	33
7	3	15	3%	33
9	2	12	3%	27
10	4	12	3%	26

Female

Female One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 lb
Novice	16 lb
Intermediate	26 lb
Advanced	38 lb
Elite	52 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.25x
Elite	0.35x

How much should I be able to One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl? (lb)

What is the average One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl? The average One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl weight for a female lifter is 26 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 9 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	11	18	28	40
100	6	12	20	30	42
110	7	13	22	32	45
120	8	14	23	34	47
130	9	15	25	36	49
140	9	16	26	38	51
150	10	17	27	39	52
160	11	18	28	41	54
170	12	19	30	42	56
180	12	20	31	43	57
190	13	21	32	45	59
200	14	22	33	46	60
210	14	23	34	47	62
220	15	24	35	48	63
230	16	24	36	49	64
240	16	25	37	50	65
250	17	26	38	51	67
260	17	27	38	52	68

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	14	22	33	45
20	9	16	25	37	51
25	9	16	26	38	52
30	9	16	26	38	52
35	9	16	26	38	52
40	9	16	26	38	52
45	8	15	25	36	50
50	8	14	23	34	46
55	7	13	21	31	43
60	7	12	20	29	39
65	6	11	18	26	35
70	5	10	16	23	32
75	5	9	14	21	29
80	4	8	13	19	26
85	4	7	11	17	23
90	4	6	10	15	21

How many sets and reps of One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl should I do?

These are the most popular One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x12 30%

3x10 24%

3x8 7%

4x10 7%

4x15 6%

3x15 4%

2x10 3%

3x6 2%

4x12 2%

4x8 2%

3x7 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	30%	32
2	3	10	24%	25
3	3	8	7%	7
3	4	10	7%	7
5	4	15	6%	6
6	3	15	4%	4
7	2	10	3%	3
8	3	6	2%	2
8	4	12	2%	2
8	4	8	2%	2
8	3	7	2%	2
8	5	10	2%	2

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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 One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 23,015 qualifying results from 133,879 community lifts to produce our One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	133,879
Qualifying results	23,015
Male results	21,968
Female results	1,047
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	10	18	30	45	61
120	12	21	33	48	65
130	13	23	36	51	69
140	15	25	38	55	73
150	17	27	41	58	76
160	18	29	43	61	80
170	20	31	46	63	83
180	21	33	48	66	86
190	23	35	50	69	89
200	24	37	53	71	92
210	26	39	55	74	95
220	27	40	57	76	97
230	28	42	59	79	100
240	30	44	61	81	103
250	31	45	63	83	105
260	32	47	65	85	108
270	34	48	66	87	110
280	35	50	68	89	112
290	36	51	70	91	114
300	38	53	72	93	116
310	39	54	73	95	119

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	25	38	54	72
20	17	29	44	62	83
25	18	30	45	64	85
30	18	30	45	64	85
35	18	30	45	64	85
40	18	30	45	64	85
45	17	28	43	61	80
50	16	26	40	57	75
55	15	24	37	52	69
60	13	22	34	48	63
65	12	20	30	43	57
70	11	18	27	39	52
75	10	16	25	35	46
80	9	14	22	31	41
85	8	13	20	28	37
90	7	12	18	25	33

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	211
2	3	12	14%	137
3	3	8	11%	110
4	4	10	6%	62
5	2	10	5%	54
6	4	8	4%	40
7	2	8	3%	33
7	3	15	3%	33
9	2	12	3%	27
10	4	12	3%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	11	18	28	40
100	6	12	20	30	42
110	7	13	22	32	45
120	8	14	23	34	47
130	9	15	25	36	49
140	9	16	26	38	51
150	10	17	27	39	52
160	11	18	28	41	54
170	12	19	30	42	56
180	12	20	31	43	57
190	13	21	32	45	59
200	14	22	33	46	60
210	14	23	34	47	62
220	15	24	35	48	63
230	16	24	36	49	64
240	16	25	37	50	65
250	17	26	38	51	67
260	17	27	38	52	68

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	14	22	33	45
20	9	16	25	37	51
25	9	16	26	38	52
30	9	16	26	38	52
35	9	16	26	38	52
40	9	16	26	38	52
45	8	15	25	36	50
50	8	14	23	34	46
55	7	13	21	31	43
60	7	12	20	29	39
65	6	11	18	26	35
70	5	10	16	23	32
75	5	9	14	21	29
80	4	8	13	19	26
85	4	7	11	17	23
90	4	6	10	15	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	30%	32
2	3	10	24%	25
3	3	8	7%	7
3	4	10	7%	7
5	4	15	6%	6
6	3	15	4%	4
7	2	10	3%	3
8	3	6	2%	2
8	4	12	2%	2
8	4	8	2%	2
8	3	7	2%	2
8	5	10	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	18	30	45	61
120	12	21	33	48	65
130	13	23	36	51	69
140	15	25	38	55	73
150	17	27	41	58	76
160	18	29	43	61	80
170	20	31	46	63	83
180	21	33	48	66	86
190	23	35	50	69	89
200	24	37	53	71	92
210	26	39	55	74	95
220	27	40	57	76	97
230	28	42	59	79	100
240	30	44	61	81	103
250	31	45	63	83	105
260	32	47	65	85	108
270	34	48	66	87	110
280	35	50	68	89	112
290	36	51	70	91	114
300	38	53	72	93	116
310	39	54	73	95	119

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	25	38	54	72
20	17	29	44	62	83
25	18	30	45	64	85
30	18	30	45	64	85
35	18	30	45	64	85
40	18	30	45	64	85
45	17	28	43	61	80
50	16	26	40	57	75
55	15	24	37	52	69
60	13	22	34	48	63
65	12	20	30	43	57
70	11	18	27	39	52
75	10	16	25	35	46
80	9	14	22	31	41
85	8	13	20	28	37
90	7	12	18	25	33

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	211
2	3	12	14%	137
3	3	8	11%	110
4	4	10	6%	62
5	2	10	5%	54
6	4	8	4%	40
7	2	8	3%	33
7	3	15	3%	33
9	2	12	3%	27
10	4	12	3%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	11	18	28	40
100	6	12	20	30	42
110	7	13	22	32	45
120	8	14	23	34	47
130	9	15	25	36	49
140	9	16	26	38	51
150	10	17	27	39	52
160	11	18	28	41	54
170	12	19	30	42	56
180	12	20	31	43	57
190	13	21	32	45	59
200	14	22	33	46	60
210	14	23	34	47	62
220	15	24	35	48	63
230	16	24	36	49	64
240	16	25	37	50	65
250	17	26	38	51	67
260	17	27	38	52	68

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	14	22	33	45
20	9	16	25	37	51
25	9	16	26	38	52
30	9	16	26	38	52
35	9	16	26	38	52
40	9	16	26	38	52
45	8	15	25	36	50
50	8	14	23	34	46
55	7	13	21	31	43
60	7	12	20	29	39
65	6	11	18	26	35
70	5	10	16	23	32
75	5	9	14	21	29
80	4	8	13	19	26
85	4	7	11	17	23
90	4	6	10	15	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	30%	32
2	3	10	24%	25
3	3	8	7%	7
3	4	10	7%	7
5	4	15	6%	6
6	3	15	4%	4
7	2	10	3%	3
8	3	6	2%	2
8	4	12	2%	2
8	4	8	2%	2
8	3	7	2%	2
8	5	10	2%	2

One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	18	30	45	61
120	12	21	33	48	65
130	13	23	36	51	69
140	15	25	38	55	73
150	17	27	41	58	76
160	18	29	43	61	80
170	20	31	46	63	83
180	21	33	48	66	86
190	23	35	50	69	89
200	24	37	53	71	92
210	26	39	55	74	95
220	27	40	57	76	97
230	28	42	59	79	100
240	30	44	61	81	103
250	31	45	63	83	105
260	32	47	65	85	108
270	34	48	66	87	110
280	35	50	68	89	112
290	36	51	70	91	114
300	38	53	72	93	116
310	39	54	73	95	119

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	15	25	38	54	72
20	17	29	44	62	83
25	18	30	45	64	85
30	18	30	45	64	85
35	18	30	45	64	85
40	18	30	45	64	85
45	17	28	43	61	80
50	16	26	40	57	75
55	15	24	37	52	69
60	13	22	34	48	63
65	12	20	30	43	57
70	11	18	27	39	52
75	10	16	25	35	46
80	9	14	22	31	41
85	8	13	20	28	37
90	7	12	18	25	33

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	211
2	3	12	14%	137
3	3	8	11%	110
4	4	10	6%	62
5	2	10	5%	54
6	4	8	4%	40
7	2	8	3%	33
7	3	15	3%	33
9	2	12	3%	27
10	4	12	3%	26

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	11	18	28	40
100	6	12	20	30	42
110	7	13	22	32	45
120	8	14	23	34	47
130	9	15	25	36	49
140	9	16	26	38	51
150	10	17	27	39	52
160	11	18	28	41	54
170	12	19	30	42	56
180	12	20	31	43	57
190	13	21	32	45	59
200	14	22	33	46	60
210	14	23	34	47	62
220	15	24	35	48	63
230	16	24	36	49	64
240	16	25	37	50	65
250	17	26	38	51	67
260	17	27	38	52	68

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	14	22	33	45
20	9	16	25	37	51
25	9	16	26	38	52
30	9	16	26	38	52
35	9	16	26	38	52
40	9	16	26	38	52
45	8	15	25	36	50
50	8	14	23	34	46
55	7	13	21	31	43
60	7	12	20	29	39
65	6	11	18	26	35
70	5	10	16	23	32
75	5	9	14	21	29
80	4	8	13	19	26
85	4	7	11	17	23
90	4	6	10	15	21

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	30%	32
2	3	10	24%	25
3	3	8	7%	7
3	4	10	7%	7
5	4	15	6%	6
6	3	15	4%	4
7	2	10	3%	3
8	3	6	2%	2
8	4	12	2%	2
8	4	8	2%	2
8	3	7	2%	2
8	5	10	2%	2