One Arm Pulldown Standards

Measured in lb

One Arm Pulldown 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 One Arm Pulldown standards are based on 4,001 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male One Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 lb
Novice	34 lb
Intermediate	83 lb
Advanced	154 lb
Elite	243 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.40x

How much should I be able to One Arm Pulldown? (lb)

What is the average One Arm Pulldown? The average One Arm Pulldown weight for a male lifter is 83 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good One Arm Pulldown? Male beginners should aim to lift 7 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	1	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

How many sets and reps of One Arm Pulldown should I do?

These are the most popular One Arm Pulldown workouts done by male lifters:

3x12 18%

3x10 11%

2x15 9%

6x10 6%

4x12 6%

3x8 6%

3x15 5%

2x12 4%

6x12 4%

4x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	18%	64
2	3	10	11%	39
3	2	15	9%	31
4	6	10	6%	22
5	4	12	6%	21
5	3	8	6%	21
7	3	15	5%	19
8	2	12	4%	16
9	6	12	4%	15
9	4	10	4%	15

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Female

Female One Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 lb
Novice	17 lb
Intermediate	30 lb
Advanced	47 lb
Elite	67 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.50x

How much should I be able to One Arm Pulldown? (lb)

What is the average One Arm Pulldown? The average One Arm Pulldown weight for a female lifter is 30 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good One Arm Pulldown? Female beginners should aim to lift 8 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	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27

How many sets and reps of One Arm Pulldown should I do?

These are the most popular One Arm Pulldown workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 40%

3x8 20%

3x12 12%

5x5 4%

4x20 4%

2x12 4%

4x12 4%

3x15 4%

6x8 4%

4x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	40%	10
2	3	8	20%	5
3	3	12	12%	3
4	5	5	4%	1
4	4	20	4%	1
4	2	12	4%	1
4	4	12	4%	1
4	3	15	4%	1
4	6	8	4%	1
4	4	10	4%	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.

Other Languages

One Arm Pulldown (EN)
Jalón a una mano (ES)
Tirage verticale à la poulie à un bras (FR)
Ściąganie drążka jednorącz (PL)
Pulldown a Braccio singolo (IT)
Puxada unilateral (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	18%	64
2	3	10	11%	39
3	2	15	9%	31
4	6	10	6%	22
5	4	12	6%	21
5	3	8	6%	21
7	3	15	5%	19
8	2	12	4%	16
9	6	12	4%	15
9	4	10	4%	15

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	40%	10
2	3	8	20%	5
3	3	12	12%	3
4	5	5	4%	1
4	4	20	4%	1
4	2	12	4%	1
4	4	12	4%	1
4	3	15	4%	1
4	6	8	4%	1
4	4	10	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	18%	64
2	3	10	11%	39
3	2	15	9%	31
4	6	10	6%	22
5	4	12	6%	21
5	3	8	6%	21
7	3	15	5%	19
8	2	12	4%	16
9	6	12	4%	15
9	4	10	4%	15

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	40%	10
2	3	8	20%	5
3	3	12	12%	3
4	5	5	4%	1
4	4	20	4%	1
4	2	12	4%	1
4	4	12	4%	1
4	3	15	4%	1
4	6	8	4%	1
4	4	10	4%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	18%	64
2	3	10	11%	39
3	2	15	9%	31
4	6	10	6%	22
5	4	12	6%	21
5	3	8	6%	21
7	3	15	5%	19
8	2	12	4%	16
9	6	12	4%	15
9	4	10	4%	15

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	40%	10
2	3	8	20%	5
3	3	12	12%	3
4	5	5	4%	1
4	4	20	4%	1
4	2	12	4%	1
4	4	12	4%	1
4	3	15	4%	1
4	6	8	4%	1
4	4	10	4%	1