Pendlay Row Standards (lb)

The average Pendlay Row is 202 lb for men and 116 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Pendlay Row strength standards are based on 265,453 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Pendlay Row Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	108 lb
Novice	150 lb
Intermediate	202 lb
Advanced	262 lb
Elite	325 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

How much should I be able to Pendlay Row? (lb)

What is the average Pendlay Row? The average Pendlay Row weight for a male lifter is 202 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Pendlay Row? Male beginners should aim to lift 108 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	58	85	119	159	203
120	67	96	133	175	220
130	76	107	145	189	237
140	85	118	158	204	253
150	94	128	170	217	268
160	103	139	182	230	282
170	112	149	193	243	297
180	120	158	204	255	310
190	128	168	215	267	323
200	136	177	225	279	336
210	144	186	235	290	348
220	152	194	245	301	360
230	159	203	254	312	372
240	167	211	264	322	383
250	174	220	273	332	394
260	181	228	282	342	405
270	188	235	291	352	415
280	195	243	299	361	425
290	202	251	307	370	435
300	208	258	316	379	445
310	215	265	324	388	454

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	128	172	223	277
20	105	147	197	255	317
25	108	150	202	262	325
30	108	150	202	262	325
35	108	150	202	262	325
40	108	150	202	262	325
45	102	143	191	248	308
50	96	133	179	232	288
55	88	123	165	214	266
60	81	112	151	195	243
65	73	102	137	177	220
70	66	91	123	159	198
75	59	82	110	143	177
80	53	73	99	128	159
85	47	66	88	114	142
90	42	59	79	103	128

How many sets and reps of Pendlay Row should I do?

These are the most popular Pendlay Row workouts done by male lifters:

5x5 20%

3x5 15%

3x8 10%

3x10 9%

4x8 4%

4x10 4%

3x6 4%

4x5 3%

6x5 3%

4x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	20%	1866
2	3	5	15%	1406
3	3	8	10%	900
4	3	10	9%	786
5	4	8	4%	406
6	4	10	4%	382
7	3	6	4%	350
8	4	5	3%	318
9	6	5	3%	299
10	4	6	3%	295

Female

Female Pendlay Row Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	57 lb
Novice	83 lb
Intermediate	116 lb
Advanced	155 lb
Elite	197 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.40x
Novice	0.55x
Intermediate	0.80x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Pendlay Row? (lb)

What is the average Pendlay Row? The average Pendlay Row weight for a female lifter is 116 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Pendlay Row? Female beginners should aim to lift 57 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	35	55	81	111	144
100	40	61	88	119	154
110	45	67	95	127	162
120	49	72	101	135	171
130	54	78	107	142	179
140	58	83	113	148	186
150	62	87	119	155	193
160	66	92	124	161	200
170	69	96	129	166	207
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	77	105	139	177	219
200	80	108	143	182	224
210	83	112	147	187	230
220	86	116	152	192	235
230	90	120	156	197	240
240	93	123	160	201	245
250	96	127	164	206	250
260	98	130	167	210	255

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	48	71	99	132	168
20	55	81	113	151	192
25	57	83	116	155	197
30	57	83	116	155	197
35	57	83	116	155	197
40	57	83	116	155	197
45	54	79	110	147	187
50	50	74	103	137	175
55	46	68	95	127	161
60	42	62	87	116	147
65	38	56	79	105	133
70	35	51	71	94	120
75	31	45	63	85	107
80	28	41	57	76	96
85	25	36	51	68	86
90	22	33	46	61	77

How many sets and reps of Pendlay Row should I do?

These are the most popular Pendlay Row workouts done by female lifters:

5x5 23%

3x5 19%

4x10 7%

3x10 6%

3x8 6%

3x6 4%

4x8 3%

4x5 3%

5x8 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	23%	280
2	3	5	19%	235
3	4	10	7%	91
4	3	10	6%	76
5	3	8	6%	73
6	3	6	4%	43
7	4	8	3%	39
8	4	5	3%	32
9	5	8	2%	27
9	5	10	2%	27

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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 Pendlay Row strength standards

Strength Level analysed 52,084 qualifying results from 265,453 community lifts to produce our Pendlay Row strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	265,453
Qualifying results	52,084
Male results	48,230
Female results	3,854
Data start	10 December 2017
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	58	85	119	159	203
120	67	96	133	175	220
130	76	107	145	189	237
140	85	118	158	204	253
150	94	128	170	217	268
160	103	139	182	230	282
170	112	149	193	243	297
180	120	158	204	255	310
190	128	168	215	267	323
200	136	177	225	279	336
210	144	186	235	290	348
220	152	194	245	301	360
230	159	203	254	312	372
240	167	211	264	322	383
250	174	220	273	332	394
260	181	228	282	342	405
270	188	235	291	352	415
280	195	243	299	361	425
290	202	251	307	370	435
300	208	258	316	379	445
310	215	265	324	388	454

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	128	172	223	277
20	105	147	197	255	317
25	108	150	202	262	325
30	108	150	202	262	325
35	108	150	202	262	325
40	108	150	202	262	325
45	102	143	191	248	308
50	96	133	179	232	288
55	88	123	165	214	266
60	81	112	151	195	243
65	73	102	137	177	220
70	66	91	123	159	198
75	59	82	110	143	177
80	53	73	99	128	159
85	47	66	88	114	142
90	42	59	79	103	128

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	35	55	81	111	144
100	40	61	88	119	154
110	45	67	95	127	162
120	49	72	101	135	171
130	54	78	107	142	179
140	58	83	113	148	186
150	62	87	119	155	193
160	66	92	124	161	200
170	69	96	129	166	207
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	77	105	139	177	219
200	80	108	143	182	224
210	83	112	147	187	230
220	86	116	152	192	235
230	90	120	156	197	240
240	93	123	160	201	245
250	96	127	164	206	250
260	98	130	167	210	255

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	48	71	99	132	168
20	55	81	113	151	192
25	57	83	116	155	197
30	57	83	116	155	197
35	57	83	116	155	197
40	57	83	116	155	197
45	54	79	110	147	187
50	50	74	103	137	175
55	46	68	95	127	161
60	42	62	87	116	147
65	38	56	79	105	133
70	35	51	71	94	120
75	31	45	63	85	107
80	28	41	57	76	96
85	25	36	51	68	86
90	22	33	46	61	77

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	23%	280
2	3	5	19%	235
3	4	10	7%	91
4	3	10	6%	76
5	3	8	6%	73
6	3	6	4%	43
7	4	8	3%	39
8	4	5	3%	32
9	5	8	2%	27
9	5	10	2%	27

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	58	85	119	159	203
120	67	96	133	175	220
130	76	107	145	189	237
140	85	118	158	204	253
150	94	128	170	217	268
160	103	139	182	230	282
170	112	149	193	243	297
180	120	158	204	255	310
190	128	168	215	267	323
200	136	177	225	279	336
210	144	186	235	290	348
220	152	194	245	301	360
230	159	203	254	312	372
240	167	211	264	322	383
250	174	220	273	332	394
260	181	228	282	342	405
270	188	235	291	352	415
280	195	243	299	361	425
290	202	251	307	370	435
300	208	258	316	379	445
310	215	265	324	388	454

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	128	172	223	277
20	105	147	197	255	317
25	108	150	202	262	325
30	108	150	202	262	325
35	108	150	202	262	325
40	108	150	202	262	325
45	102	143	191	248	308
50	96	133	179	232	288
55	88	123	165	214	266
60	81	112	151	195	243
65	73	102	137	177	220
70	66	91	123	159	198
75	59	82	110	143	177
80	53	73	99	128	159
85	47	66	88	114	142
90	42	59	79	103	128

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	35	55	81	111	144
100	40	61	88	119	154
110	45	67	95	127	162
120	49	72	101	135	171
130	54	78	107	142	179
140	58	83	113	148	186
150	62	87	119	155	193
160	66	92	124	161	200
170	69	96	129	166	207
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	77	105	139	177	219
200	80	108	143	182	224
210	83	112	147	187	230
220	86	116	152	192	235
230	90	120	156	197	240
240	93	123	160	201	245
250	96	127	164	206	250
260	98	130	167	210	255

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	48	71	99	132	168
20	55	81	113	151	192
25	57	83	116	155	197
30	57	83	116	155	197
35	57	83	116	155	197
40	57	83	116	155	197
45	54	79	110	147	187
50	50	74	103	137	175
55	46	68	95	127	161
60	42	62	87	116	147
65	38	56	79	105	133
70	35	51	71	94	120
75	31	45	63	85	107
80	28	41	57	76	96
85	25	36	51	68	86
90	22	33	46	61	77

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	23%	280
2	3	5	19%	235
3	4	10	7%	91
4	3	10	6%	76
5	3	8	6%	73
6	3	6	4%	43
7	4	8	3%	39
8	4	5	3%	32
9	5	8	2%	27
9	5	10	2%	27

Pendlay Row Standards (lb)

Male

Male Pendlay Row Standards (lb)

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Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Pendlay Row? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

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How many sets and reps of Pendlay Row should I do?

Female

Female Pendlay Row Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

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How much should I be able to Pendlay Row? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Pendlay Row should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Pendlay Row strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	58	85	119	159	203
120	67	96	133	175	220
130	76	107	145	189	237
140	85	118	158	204	253
150	94	128	170	217	268
160	103	139	182	230	282
170	112	149	193	243	297
180	120	158	204	255	310
190	128	168	215	267	323
200	136	177	225	279	336
210	144	186	235	290	348
220	152	194	245	301	360
230	159	203	254	312	372
240	167	211	264	322	383
250	174	220	273	332	394
260	181	228	282	342	405
270	188	235	291	352	415
280	195	243	299	361	425
290	202	251	307	370	435
300	208	258	316	379	445
310	215	265	324	388	454

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	92	128	172	223	277
20	105	147	197	255	317
25	108	150	202	262	325
30	108	150	202	262	325
35	108	150	202	262	325
40	108	150	202	262	325
45	102	143	191	248	308
50	96	133	179	232	288
55	88	123	165	214	266
60	81	112	151	195	243
65	73	102	137	177	220
70	66	91	123	159	198
75	59	82	110	143	177
80	53	73	99	128	159
85	47	66	88	114	142
90	42	59	79	103	128

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	35	55	81	111	144
100	40	61	88	119	154
110	45	67	95	127	162
120	49	72	101	135	171
130	54	78	107	142	179
140	58	83	113	148	186
150	62	87	119	155	193
160	66	92	124	161	200
170	69	96	129	166	207
180	73	100	134	172	213
190	77	105	139	177	219
200	80	108	143	182	224
210	83	112	147	187	230
220	86	116	152	192	235
230	90	120	156	197	240
240	93	123	160	201	245
250	96	127	164	206	250
260	98	130	167	210	255

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	48	71	99	132	168
20	55	81	113	151	192
25	57	83	116	155	197
30	57	83	116	155	197
35	57	83	116	155	197
40	57	83	116	155	197
45	54	79	110	147	187
50	50	74	103	137	175
55	46	68	95	127	161
60	42	62	87	116	147
65	38	56	79	105	133
70	35	51	71	94	120
75	31	45	63	85	107
80	28	41	57	76	96
85	25	36	51	68	86
90	22	33	46	61	77

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	23%	280
2	3	5	19%	235
3	4	10	7%	91
4	3	10	6%	76
5	3	8	6%	73
6	3	6	4%	43
7	4	8	3%	39
8	4	5	3%	32
9	5	8	2%	27
9	5	10	2%	27