Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

The average Preacher Curl is 96 lb for men and 55 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Preacher Curl strength standards are based on 438,838 lifts by Strength Level users from 2018 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	40 lb
Novice	64 lb
Intermediate	96 lb
Advanced	133 lb
Elite	174 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.55x
Advanced	0.80x
Elite	1.05x

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

What is the average Preacher Curl? The average Preacher Curl weight for a male lifter is 96 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Preacher Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 40 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	24	42	66	95	128
120	27	46	71	102	136
130	31	50	77	108	143
140	34	55	82	114	150
150	37	59	87	120	157
160	40	62	91	125	163
170	43	66	96	131	169
180	46	70	100	136	175
190	49	73	104	141	181
200	52	77	108	145	186
210	54	80	112	150	191
220	57	83	116	154	196
230	60	86	120	159	201
240	62	90	123	163	206
250	65	93	127	167	210
260	67	95	130	171	214
270	70	98	134	175	219
280	72	101	137	178	223
290	74	104	140	182	227
300	77	107	143	186	231
310	79	109	146	189	235

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	55	81	113	149
20	39	63	93	129	170
25	40	64	96	133	174
30	40	64	96	133	174
35	40	64	96	133	174
40	40	64	96	133	174
45	38	61	90	126	165
50	36	57	85	118	154
55	33	53	78	109	142
60	30	48	71	99	130
65	27	43	65	90	118
70	24	39	58	81	106
75	22	35	52	72	95
80	20	31	47	65	85
85	18	28	42	58	76
90	16	25	37	52	68

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

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

3x10 21%

3x12 12%

3x8 9%

4x10 8%

4x8 5%

2x10 5%

4x12 4%

3x6 3%

3x15 2%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	984
2	3	12	12%	553
3	3	8	9%	415
4	4	10	8%	347
5	4	8	5%	220
6	2	10	5%	216
7	4	12	4%	187
8	3	6	3%	121
9	3	15	2%	114
10	5	10	2%	110

Female

Female Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	19 lb
Novice	35 lb
Intermediate	55 lb
Advanced	81 lb
Elite	109 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.40x
Advanced	0.55x
Elite	0.75x

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

What is the average Preacher Curl? The average Preacher Curl weight for a female lifter is 55 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Preacher Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 19 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	10	21	37	57	80
100	12	24	41	62	86
110	14	27	44	66	91
120	16	30	48	70	96
130	18	32	51	74	100
140	20	35	54	78	104
150	22	37	57	81	108
160	24	39	60	85	112
170	25	41	62	88	116
180	27	43	65	91	119
190	29	46	67	94	123
200	30	48	70	97	126
210	32	49	72	99	129
220	33	51	75	102	132
230	35	53	77	105	135
240	36	55	79	107	138
250	38	57	81	109	141
260	39	58	83	112	143

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	30	47	69	93
20	19	34	54	79	106
25	19	35	55	81	109
30	19	35	55	81	109
35	19	35	55	81	109
40	19	35	55	81	109
45	18	33	52	76	103
50	17	31	49	71	97
55	16	28	45	66	89
60	15	26	41	60	82
65	13	23	37	54	74
70	12	21	34	49	66
75	11	19	30	44	60
80	9	17	27	39	53
85	9	15	24	35	48
90	8	14	22	32	43

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

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

3x10 20%

3x12 16%

4x12 8%

4x10 8%

3x8 7%

3x15 6%

4x8 4%

2x10 4%

3x6 3%

4x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	85
2	3	12	16%	69
3	4	12	8%	36
4	4	10	8%	33
5	3	8	7%	29
6	3	15	6%	26
7	4	8	4%	16
8	2	10	4%	15
9	3	6	3%	13
10	4	15	3%	12

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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 Preacher Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 102,499 qualifying results from 438,838 community lifts to produce our Preacher Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	438,838
Qualifying results	102,499
Male results	97,143
Female results	5,356
Data start	10 December 2018
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	24	42	66	95	128
120	27	46	71	102	136
130	31	50	77	108	143
140	34	55	82	114	150
150	37	59	87	120	157
160	40	62	91	125	163
170	43	66	96	131	169
180	46	70	100	136	175
190	49	73	104	141	181
200	52	77	108	145	186
210	54	80	112	150	191
220	57	83	116	154	196
230	60	86	120	159	201
240	62	90	123	163	206
250	65	93	127	167	210
260	67	95	130	171	214
270	70	98	134	175	219
280	72	101	137	178	223
290	74	104	140	182	227
300	77	107	143	186	231
310	79	109	146	189	235

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	55	81	113	149
20	39	63	93	129	170
25	40	64	96	133	174
30	40	64	96	133	174
35	40	64	96	133	174
40	40	64	96	133	174
45	38	61	90	126	165
50	36	57	85	118	154
55	33	53	78	109	142
60	30	48	71	99	130
65	27	43	65	90	118
70	24	39	58	81	106
75	22	35	52	72	95
80	20	31	47	65	85
85	18	28	42	58	76
90	16	25	37	52	68

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	984
2	3	12	12%	553
3	3	8	9%	415
4	4	10	8%	347
5	4	8	5%	220
6	2	10	5%	216
7	4	12	4%	187
8	3	6	3%	121
9	3	15	2%	114
10	5	10	2%	110

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	21	37	57	80
100	12	24	41	62	86
110	14	27	44	66	91
120	16	30	48	70	96
130	18	32	51	74	100
140	20	35	54	78	104
150	22	37	57	81	108
160	24	39	60	85	112
170	25	41	62	88	116
180	27	43	65	91	119
190	29	46	67	94	123
200	30	48	70	97	126
210	32	49	72	99	129
220	33	51	75	102	132
230	35	53	77	105	135
240	36	55	79	107	138
250	38	57	81	109	141
260	39	58	83	112	143

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	30	47	69	93
20	19	34	54	79	106
25	19	35	55	81	109
30	19	35	55	81	109
35	19	35	55	81	109
40	19	35	55	81	109
45	18	33	52	76	103
50	17	31	49	71	97
55	16	28	45	66	89
60	15	26	41	60	82
65	13	23	37	54	74
70	12	21	34	49	66
75	11	19	30	44	60
80	9	17	27	39	53
85	9	15	24	35	48
90	8	14	22	32	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	85
2	3	12	16%	69
3	4	12	8%	36
4	4	10	8%	33
5	3	8	7%	29
6	3	15	6%	26
7	4	8	4%	16
8	2	10	4%	15
9	3	6	3%	13
10	4	15	3%	12

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	42	66	95	128
120	27	46	71	102	136
130	31	50	77	108	143
140	34	55	82	114	150
150	37	59	87	120	157
160	40	62	91	125	163
170	43	66	96	131	169
180	46	70	100	136	175
190	49	73	104	141	181
200	52	77	108	145	186
210	54	80	112	150	191
220	57	83	116	154	196
230	60	86	120	159	201
240	62	90	123	163	206
250	65	93	127	167	210
260	67	95	130	171	214
270	70	98	134	175	219
280	72	101	137	178	223
290	74	104	140	182	227
300	77	107	143	186	231
310	79	109	146	189	235

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	55	81	113	149
20	39	63	93	129	170
25	40	64	96	133	174
30	40	64	96	133	174
35	40	64	96	133	174
40	40	64	96	133	174
45	38	61	90	126	165
50	36	57	85	118	154
55	33	53	78	109	142
60	30	48	71	99	130
65	27	43	65	90	118
70	24	39	58	81	106
75	22	35	52	72	95
80	20	31	47	65	85
85	18	28	42	58	76
90	16	25	37	52	68

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	984
2	3	12	12%	553
3	3	8	9%	415
4	4	10	8%	347
5	4	8	5%	220
6	2	10	5%	216
7	4	12	4%	187
8	3	6	3%	121
9	3	15	2%	114
10	5	10	2%	110

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	21	37	57	80
100	12	24	41	62	86
110	14	27	44	66	91
120	16	30	48	70	96
130	18	32	51	74	100
140	20	35	54	78	104
150	22	37	57	81	108
160	24	39	60	85	112
170	25	41	62	88	116
180	27	43	65	91	119
190	29	46	67	94	123
200	30	48	70	97	126
210	32	49	72	99	129
220	33	51	75	102	132
230	35	53	77	105	135
240	36	55	79	107	138
250	38	57	81	109	141
260	39	58	83	112	143

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	30	47	69	93
20	19	34	54	79	106
25	19	35	55	81	109
30	19	35	55	81	109
35	19	35	55	81	109
40	19	35	55	81	109
45	18	33	52	76	103
50	17	31	49	71	97
55	16	28	45	66	89
60	15	26	41	60	82
65	13	23	37	54	74
70	12	21	34	49	66
75	11	19	30	44	60
80	9	17	27	39	53
85	9	15	24	35	48
90	8	14	22	32	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	85
2	3	12	16%	69
3	4	12	8%	36
4	4	10	8%	33
5	3	8	7%	29
6	3	15	6%	26
7	4	8	4%	16
8	2	10	4%	15
9	3	6	3%	13
10	4	15	3%	12

Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Preacher Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Preacher Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	24	42	66	95	128
120	27	46	71	102	136
130	31	50	77	108	143
140	34	55	82	114	150
150	37	59	87	120	157
160	40	62	91	125	163
170	43	66	96	131	169
180	46	70	100	136	175
190	49	73	104	141	181
200	52	77	108	145	186
210	54	80	112	150	191
220	57	83	116	154	196
230	60	86	120	159	201
240	62	90	123	163	206
250	65	93	127	167	210
260	67	95	130	171	214
270	70	98	134	175	219
280	72	101	137	178	223
290	74	104	140	182	227
300	77	107	143	186	231
310	79	109	146	189	235

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	34	55	81	113	149
20	39	63	93	129	170
25	40	64	96	133	174
30	40	64	96	133	174
35	40	64	96	133	174
40	40	64	96	133	174
45	38	61	90	126	165
50	36	57	85	118	154
55	33	53	78	109	142
60	30	48	71	99	130
65	27	43	65	90	118
70	24	39	58	81	106
75	22	35	52	72	95
80	20	31	47	65	85
85	18	28	42	58	76
90	16	25	37	52	68

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	984
2	3	12	12%	553
3	3	8	9%	415
4	4	10	8%	347
5	4	8	5%	220
6	2	10	5%	216
7	4	12	4%	187
8	3	6	3%	121
9	3	15	2%	114
10	5	10	2%	110

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	10	21	37	57	80
100	12	24	41	62	86
110	14	27	44	66	91
120	16	30	48	70	96
130	18	32	51	74	100
140	20	35	54	78	104
150	22	37	57	81	108
160	24	39	60	85	112
170	25	41	62	88	116
180	27	43	65	91	119
190	29	46	67	94	123
200	30	48	70	97	126
210	32	49	72	99	129
220	33	51	75	102	132
230	35	53	77	105	135
240	36	55	79	107	138
250	38	57	81	109	141
260	39	58	83	112	143

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	17	30	47	69	93
20	19	34	54	79	106
25	19	35	55	81	109
30	19	35	55	81	109
35	19	35	55	81	109
40	19	35	55	81	109
45	18	33	52	76	103
50	17	31	49	71	97
55	16	28	45	66	89
60	15	26	41	60	82
65	13	23	37	54	74
70	12	21	34	49	66
75	11	19	30	44	60
80	9	17	27	39	53
85	9	15	24	35	48
90	8	14	22	32	43

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	85
2	3	12	16%	69
3	4	12	8%	36
4	4	10	8%	33
5	3	8	7%	29
6	3	15	6%	26
7	4	8	4%	16
8	2	10	4%	15
9	3	6	3%	13
10	4	15	3%	12