Preacher Curl Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Our community Preacher Curl standards are based on 438,838 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Preacher Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	18 kg
Novice	29 kg
Intermediate	43 kg
Advanced	60 kg
Elite	79 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Preacher Curl? The average Preacher Curl weight for a male lifter is 43 kg (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 18 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	11	19	30	43	58
55	13	21	33	47	62
60	14	23	35	50	66
65	16	25	38	53	69
70	17	27	40	56	72
75	19	29	42	58	76
80	20	31	45	61	78
85	22	33	47	63	81
90	23	35	49	66	84
95	25	36	51	68	87
100	26	38	53	70	89
105	27	39	55	72	91
110	29	41	56	74	94
115	30	42	58	76	96
120	31	44	60	78	98
125	32	45	62	80	100
130	33	47	63	82	102
135	34	48	65	84	104
140	36	49	66	86	106

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	25	37	51	67
20	18	28	42	59	77
25	18	29	43	60	79
30	18	29	43	60	79
35	18	29	43	60	79
40	18	29	43	60	79
45	17	28	41	57	75
50	16	26	38	53	70
55	15	24	35	49	65
60	14	22	32	45	59
65	12	20	29	41	53
70	11	18	26	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	14	21	29	39
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	7	11	17	24	31

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

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Female

Female Preacher Curl Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 kg
Novice	16 kg
Intermediate	25 kg
Advanced	37 kg
Elite	50 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Preacher Curl? The average Preacher Curl weight for a female lifter is 25 kg (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 9 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	5	9	17	26	36
45	6	11	18	28	39
50	7	12	20	30	41
55	8	14	22	32	44
60	8	15	23	34	46
65	9	16	25	36	48
70	10	17	26	37	50
75	11	18	28	39	52
80	12	19	29	41	54
85	13	20	30	42	55
90	14	21	32	44	57
95	14	22	33	45	59
100	15	23	34	46	60
105	16	24	35	48	62
110	17	25	36	49	63
115	17	26	37	50	64
120	18	27	38	51	66

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	21	31	42
20	9	15	24	36	48
25	9	16	25	37	50
30	9	16	25	37	50
35	9	16	25	37	50
40	9	16	25	37	50
45	8	15	24	35	47
50	8	14	22	32	44
55	7	13	20	30	41
60	7	12	19	27	37
65	6	11	17	25	33
70	5	10	15	22	30
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	4	8	12	18	24
85	4	7	11	16	22
90	3	6	10	14	19

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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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	11	19	30	43	58
55	13	21	33	47	62
60	14	23	35	50	66
65	16	25	38	53	69
70	17	27	40	56	72
75	19	29	42	58	76
80	20	31	45	61	78
85	22	33	47	63	81
90	23	35	49	66	84
95	25	36	51	68	87
100	26	38	53	70	89
105	27	39	55	72	91
110	29	41	56	74	94
115	30	42	58	76	96
120	31	44	60	78	98
125	32	45	62	80	100
130	33	47	63	82	102
135	34	48	65	84	104
140	36	49	66	86	106

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	25	37	51	67
20	18	28	42	59	77
25	18	29	43	60	79
30	18	29	43	60	79
35	18	29	43	60	79
40	18	29	43	60	79
45	17	28	41	57	75
50	16	26	38	53	70
55	15	24	35	49	65
60	14	22	32	45	59
65	12	20	29	41	53
70	11	18	26	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	14	21	29	39
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	7	11	17	24	31

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
40	5	9	17	26	36
45	6	11	18	28	39
50	7	12	20	30	41
55	8	14	22	32	44
60	8	15	23	34	46
65	9	16	25	36	48
70	10	17	26	37	50
75	11	18	28	39	52
80	12	19	29	41	54
85	13	20	30	42	55
90	14	21	32	44	57
95	14	22	33	45	59
100	15	23	34	46	60
105	16	24	35	48	62
110	17	25	36	49	63
115	17	26	37	50	64
120	18	27	38	51	66

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	21	31	42
20	9	15	24	36	48
25	9	16	25	37	50
30	9	16	25	37	50
35	9	16	25	37	50
40	9	16	25	37	50
45	8	15	24	35	47
50	8	14	22	32	44
55	7	13	20	30	41
60	7	12	19	27	37
65	6	11	17	25	33
70	5	10	15	22	30
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	4	8	12	18	24
85	4	7	11	16	22
90	3	6	10	14	19

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
50	11	19	30	43	58
55	13	21	33	47	62
60	14	23	35	50	66
65	16	25	38	53	69
70	17	27	40	56	72
75	19	29	42	58	76
80	20	31	45	61	78
85	22	33	47	63	81
90	23	35	49	66	84
95	25	36	51	68	87
100	26	38	53	70	89
105	27	39	55	72	91
110	29	41	56	74	94
115	30	42	58	76	96
120	31	44	60	78	98
125	32	45	62	80	100
130	33	47	63	82	102
135	34	48	65	84	104
140	36	49	66	86	106

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	25	37	51	67
20	18	28	42	59	77
25	18	29	43	60	79
30	18	29	43	60	79
35	18	29	43	60	79
40	18	29	43	60	79
45	17	28	41	57	75
50	16	26	38	53	70
55	15	24	35	49	65
60	14	22	32	45	59
65	12	20	29	41	53
70	11	18	26	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	14	21	29	39
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	7	11	17	24	31

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
40	5	9	17	26	36
45	6	11	18	28	39
50	7	12	20	30	41
55	8	14	22	32	44
60	8	15	23	34	46
65	9	16	25	36	48
70	10	17	26	37	50
75	11	18	28	39	52
80	12	19	29	41	54
85	13	20	30	42	55
90	14	21	32	44	57
95	14	22	33	45	59
100	15	23	34	46	60
105	16	24	35	48	62
110	17	25	36	49	63
115	17	26	37	50	64
120	18	27	38	51	66

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	21	31	42
20	9	15	24	36	48
25	9	16	25	37	50
30	9	16	25	37	50
35	9	16	25	37	50
40	9	16	25	37	50
45	8	15	24	35	47
50	8	14	22	32	44
55	7	13	20	30	41
60	7	12	19	27	37
65	6	11	17	25	33
70	5	10	15	22	30
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	4	8	12	18	24
85	4	7	11	16	22
90	3	6	10	14	19

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

Measured in kg

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

Male

Male Preacher Curl Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Preacher Curl Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Preacher Curl 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	11	19	30	43	58
55	13	21	33	47	62
60	14	23	35	50	66
65	16	25	38	53	69
70	17	27	40	56	72
75	19	29	42	58	76
80	20	31	45	61	78
85	22	33	47	63	81
90	23	35	49	66	84
95	25	36	51	68	87
100	26	38	53	70	89
105	27	39	55	72	91
110	29	41	56	74	94
115	30	42	58	76	96
120	31	44	60	78	98
125	32	45	62	80	100
130	33	47	63	82	102
135	34	48	65	84	104
140	36	49	66	86	106

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	25	37	51	67
20	18	28	42	59	77
25	18	29	43	60	79
30	18	29	43	60	79
35	18	29	43	60	79
40	18	29	43	60	79
45	17	28	41	57	75
50	16	26	38	53	70
55	15	24	35	49	65
60	14	22	32	45	59
65	12	20	29	41	53
70	11	18	26	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	14	21	29	39
85	8	13	19	26	35
90	7	11	17	24	31

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
40	5	9	17	26	36
45	6	11	18	28	39
50	7	12	20	30	41
55	8	14	22	32	44
60	8	15	23	34	46
65	9	16	25	36	48
70	10	17	26	37	50
75	11	18	28	39	52
80	12	19	29	41	54
85	13	20	30	42	55
90	14	21	32	44	57
95	14	22	33	45	59
100	15	23	34	46	60
105	16	24	35	48	62
110	17	25	36	49	63
115	17	26	37	50	64
120	18	27	38	51	66

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	13	21	31	42
20	9	15	24	36	48
25	9	16	25	37	50
30	9	16	25	37	50
35	9	16	25	37	50
40	9	16	25	37	50
45	8	15	24	35	47
50	8	14	22	32	44
55	7	13	20	30	41
60	7	12	19	27	37
65	6	11	17	25	33
70	5	10	15	22	30
75	5	9	14	20	27
80	4	8	12	18	24
85	4	7	11	16	22
90	3	6	10	14	19

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