Pendlay Row Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Pendlay Row standards are based on 168,865 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Pendlay Row Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 kg
Novice	67 kg
Intermediate	91 kg
Advanced	118 kg
Elite	148 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	1.75x

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

What is the average Pendlay Row? The average Pendlay Row weight for a male lifter is 91 kg (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 47 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	25	37	53	72	92
55	29	43	60	80	101
60	34	48	66	87	110
65	38	54	73	94	117
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	47	64	84	108	132
80	51	69	90	114	139
85	55	74	95	120	146
90	59	78	101	126	153
95	63	83	106	132	159
100	67	87	111	137	165
105	71	91	115	142	171
110	75	96	120	148	177
115	78	100	125	153	182
120	82	104	129	158	187
125	85	108	134	162	193
130	89	111	138	167	198
135	92	115	142	172	203
140	95	119	146	176	208

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	57	77	101	126
20	46	65	88	115	144
25	47	67	91	118	148
30	47	67	91	118	148
35	47	67	91	118	148
40	47	67	91	118	148
45	45	63	86	112	140
50	42	59	81	105	132
55	39	55	75	97	122
60	35	50	68	89	111
65	32	45	61	80	100
70	29	41	55	72	90
75	26	36	49	64	81
80	23	32	44	58	72
85	21	29	40	52	65
90	19	26	36	47	58

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

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Female

Female Pendlay Row Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	25 kg
Novice	37 kg
Intermediate	52 kg
Advanced	69 kg
Elite	88 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Pendlay Row? The average Pendlay Row weight for a female lifter is 52 kg (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 25 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	16	25	36	50	65
45	18	28	40	54	70
50	20	30	43	58	74
55	22	33	46	61	78
60	24	35	49	65	82
65	26	37	51	68	85
70	28	40	54	71	88
75	30	42	56	73	92
80	32	44	59	76	95
85	33	46	61	79	97
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	83	103
100	38	51	67	86	105
105	39	53	69	88	108
110	41	54	71	90	110
115	42	56	73	92	112
120	43	58	75	94	114

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	31	44	59	75
20	24	36	50	67	86
25	25	37	52	69	88
30	25	37	52	69	88
35	25	37	52	69	88
40	25	37	52	69	88
45	24	35	49	65	83
50	22	33	46	61	78
55	21	30	43	57	72
60	19	28	39	52	66
65	17	25	35	47	60
70	15	22	31	42	54
75	14	20	28	38	48
80	12	18	25	34	43
85	11	16	23	30	38
90	10	14	20	27	35

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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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
50	25	37	53	72	92
55	29	43	60	80	101
60	34	48	66	87	110
65	38	54	73	94	117
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	47	64	84	108	132
80	51	69	90	114	139
85	55	74	95	120	146
90	59	78	101	126	153
95	63	83	106	132	159
100	67	87	111	137	165
105	71	91	115	142	171
110	75	96	120	148	177
115	78	100	125	153	182
120	82	104	129	158	187
125	85	108	134	162	193
130	89	111	138	167	198
135	92	115	142	172	203
140	95	119	146	176	208

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	57	77	101	126
20	46	65	88	115	144
25	47	67	91	118	148
30	47	67	91	118	148
35	47	67	91	118	148
40	47	67	91	118	148
45	45	63	86	112	140
50	42	59	81	105	132
55	39	55	75	97	122
60	35	50	68	89	111
65	32	45	61	80	100
70	29	41	55	72	90
75	26	36	49	64	81
80	23	32	44	58	72
85	21	29	40	52	65
90	19	26	36	47	58

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	16	25	36	50	65
45	18	28	40	54	70
50	20	30	43	58	74
55	22	33	46	61	78
60	24	35	49	65	82
65	26	37	51	68	85
70	28	40	54	71	88
75	30	42	56	73	92
80	32	44	59	76	95
85	33	46	61	79	97
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	83	103
100	38	51	67	86	105
105	39	53	69	88	108
110	41	54	71	90	110
115	42	56	73	92	112
120	43	58	75	94	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	31	44	59	75
20	24	36	50	67	86
25	25	37	52	69	88
30	25	37	52	69	88
35	25	37	52	69	88
40	25	37	52	69	88
45	24	35	49	65	83
50	22	33	46	61	78
55	21	30	43	57	72
60	19	28	39	52	66
65	17	25	35	47	60
70	15	22	31	42	54
75	14	20	28	38	48
80	12	18	25	34	43
85	11	16	23	30	38
90	10	14	20	27	35

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
50	25	37	53	72	92
55	29	43	60	80	101
60	34	48	66	87	110
65	38	54	73	94	117
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	47	64	84	108	132
80	51	69	90	114	139
85	55	74	95	120	146
90	59	78	101	126	153
95	63	83	106	132	159
100	67	87	111	137	165
105	71	91	115	142	171
110	75	96	120	148	177
115	78	100	125	153	182
120	82	104	129	158	187
125	85	108	134	162	193
130	89	111	138	167	198
135	92	115	142	172	203
140	95	119	146	176	208

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	57	77	101	126
20	46	65	88	115	144
25	47	67	91	118	148
30	47	67	91	118	148
35	47	67	91	118	148
40	47	67	91	118	148
45	45	63	86	112	140
50	42	59	81	105	132
55	39	55	75	97	122
60	35	50	68	89	111
65	32	45	61	80	100
70	29	41	55	72	90
75	26	36	49	64	81
80	23	32	44	58	72
85	21	29	40	52	65
90	19	26	36	47	58

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	16	25	36	50	65
45	18	28	40	54	70
50	20	30	43	58	74
55	22	33	46	61	78
60	24	35	49	65	82
65	26	37	51	68	85
70	28	40	54	71	88
75	30	42	56	73	92
80	32	44	59	76	95
85	33	46	61	79	97
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	83	103
100	38	51	67	86	105
105	39	53	69	88	108
110	41	54	71	90	110
115	42	56	73	92	112
120	43	58	75	94	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	31	44	59	75
20	24	36	50	67	86
25	25	37	52	69	88
30	25	37	52	69	88
35	25	37	52	69	88
40	25	37	52	69	88
45	24	35	49	65	83
50	22	33	46	61	78
55	21	30	43	57	72
60	19	28	39	52	66
65	17	25	35	47	60
70	15	22	31	42	54
75	14	20	28	38	48
80	12	18	25	34	43
85	11	16	23	30	38
90	10	14	20	27	35

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

Measured in kg

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

Male

Male Pendlay Row Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Pendlay Row Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	25	37	53	72	92
55	29	43	60	80	101
60	34	48	66	87	110
65	38	54	73	94	117
70	43	59	78	101	125
75	47	64	84	108	132
80	51	69	90	114	139
85	55	74	95	120	146
90	59	78	101	126	153
95	63	83	106	132	159
100	67	87	111	137	165
105	71	91	115	142	171
110	75	96	120	148	177
115	78	100	125	153	182
120	82	104	129	158	187
125	85	108	134	162	193
130	89	111	138	167	198
135	92	115	142	172	203
140	95	119	146	176	208

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	57	77	101	126
20	46	65	88	115	144
25	47	67	91	118	148
30	47	67	91	118	148
35	47	67	91	118	148
40	47	67	91	118	148
45	45	63	86	112	140
50	42	59	81	105	132
55	39	55	75	97	122
60	35	50	68	89	111
65	32	45	61	80	100
70	29	41	55	72	90
75	26	36	49	64	81
80	23	32	44	58	72
85	21	29	40	52	65
90	19	26	36	47	58

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	16	25	36	50	65
45	18	28	40	54	70
50	20	30	43	58	74
55	22	33	46	61	78
60	24	35	49	65	82
65	26	37	51	68	85
70	28	40	54	71	88
75	30	42	56	73	92
80	32	44	59	76	95
85	33	46	61	79	97
90	35	48	63	81	100
95	36	49	65	83	103
100	38	51	67	86	105
105	39	53	69	88	108
110	41	54	71	90	110
115	42	56	73	92	112
120	43	58	75	94	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	31	44	59	75
20	24	36	50	67	86
25	25	37	52	69	88
30	25	37	52	69	88
35	25	37	52	69	88
40	25	37	52	69	88
45	24	35	49	65	83
50	22	33	46	61	78
55	21	30	43	57	72
60	19	28	39	52	66
65	17	25	35	47	60
70	15	22	31	42	54
75	14	20	28	38	48
80	12	18	25	34	43
85	11	16	23	30	38
90	10	14	20	27	35

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