Reverse Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

The average Reverse Barbell Curl is 84 lb for men and 48 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Reverse Barbell Curl strength standards are based on 168,328 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Reverse Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 lb
Novice	52 lb
Intermediate	84 lb
Advanced	124 lb
Elite	170 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.00x

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

What is the average Reverse Barbell Curl? The average Reverse Barbell Curl weight for a male lifter is 84 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Reverse Barbell Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 28 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	13	29	52	82	116
120	16	33	58	89	125
130	19	38	64	96	134
140	22	42	69	103	142
150	26	46	75	110	149
160	29	51	80	116	157
170	32	55	85	122	164
180	35	59	90	128	171
190	38	63	95	134	177
200	41	66	100	140	184
210	44	70	104	145	190
220	47	74	109	150	196
230	50	77	113	155	202
240	52	81	117	160	208
250	55	84	121	165	213
260	58	88	125	170	218
270	61	91	129	174	224
280	63	94	133	179	229
290	66	98	137	183	234
300	69	101	141	188	239
310	71	104	144	192	243

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	44	72	106	145
20	28	51	82	121	166
25	28	52	84	124	170
30	28	52	84	124	170
35	28	52	84	124	170
40	28	52	84	124	170
45	27	49	80	118	161
50	25	46	75	110	151
55	23	42	69	102	139
60	21	39	63	93	127
65	19	35	57	84	115
70	17	32	51	76	103
75	15	28	46	68	93
80	14	25	41	61	83
85	12	23	37	54	74
90	11	20	33	49	67

How many sets and reps of Reverse Barbell Curl should I do?

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

3x10 22%

3x8 11%

3x12 11%

3x15 6%

4x8 5%

2x10 5%

4x12 5%

4x10 4%

2x15 4%

2x12 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	642
2	3	8	11%	329
3	3	12	11%	327
4	3	15	6%	171
5	4	8	5%	150
6	2	10	5%	144
7	4	12	5%	142
8	4	10	4%	120
9	2	15	4%	115
10	2	12	4%	109

Female

Female Reverse Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	16 lb
Novice	29 lb
Intermediate	48 lb
Advanced	70 lb
Elite	96 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.20x
Intermediate	0.35x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.65x

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

What is the average Reverse Barbell Curl? The average Reverse Barbell Curl weight for a female lifter is 48 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Reverse Barbell Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 16 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	11	23	39	59	82
100	12	24	41	61	85
110	13	25	42	64	88
120	14	27	44	66	90
130	15	28	46	68	93
140	16	29	47	69	95
150	17	30	49	71	97
160	18	31	50	73	99
170	18	32	51	74	100
180	19	33	52	76	102
190	20	34	54	77	104
200	20	35	55	79	105
210	21	36	56	80	107
220	22	37	57	81	108
230	22	38	58	82	110
240	23	38	59	83	111
250	24	39	60	84	112
260	24	40	61	86	113

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	41	60	82
20	15	28	46	68	94
25	16	29	48	70	96
30	16	29	48	70	96
35	16	29	48	70	96
40	16	29	48	70	96
45	15	28	45	67	91
50	14	26	42	62	85
55	13	24	39	57	79
60	12	22	35	52	72
65	11	20	32	47	65
70	10	18	29	43	58
75	9	16	26	38	52
80	8	14	23	34	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	6	11	19	28	38

How many sets and reps of Reverse Barbell Curl should I do?

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

3x10 23%

3x12 12%

3x8 11%

4x10 7%

2x10 6%

2x12 4%

3x15 3%

3x5 3%

2x15 3%

2x5 2%

4x8 2%

3x6 2%

2x8 2%

4x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	22
2	3	12	12%	12
3	3	8	11%	11
4	4	10	7%	7
5	2	10	6%	6
6	2	12	4%	4
7	3	15	3%	3
7	3	5	3%	3
7	2	15	3%	3
10	2	5	2%	2
10	4	8	2%	2
10	3	6	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	4	12	2%	2

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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 Reverse Barbell Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 17,351 qualifying results from 168,328 community lifts to produce our Reverse Barbell Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	168,328
Qualifying results	17,351
Male results	16,672
Female results	679
Data start	3 October 2019
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	13	29	52	82	116
120	16	33	58	89	125
130	19	38	64	96	134
140	22	42	69	103	142
150	26	46	75	110	149
160	29	51	80	116	157
170	32	55	85	122	164
180	35	59	90	128	171
190	38	63	95	134	177
200	41	66	100	140	184
210	44	70	104	145	190
220	47	74	109	150	196
230	50	77	113	155	202
240	52	81	117	160	208
250	55	84	121	165	213
260	58	88	125	170	218
270	61	91	129	174	224
280	63	94	133	179	229
290	66	98	137	183	234
300	69	101	141	188	239
310	71	104	144	192	243

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	44	72	106	145
20	28	51	82	121	166
25	28	52	84	124	170
30	28	52	84	124	170
35	28	52	84	124	170
40	28	52	84	124	170
45	27	49	80	118	161
50	25	46	75	110	151
55	23	42	69	102	139
60	21	39	63	93	127
65	19	35	57	84	115
70	17	32	51	76	103
75	15	28	46	68	93
80	14	25	41	61	83
85	12	23	37	54	74
90	11	20	33	49	67

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	642
2	3	8	11%	329
3	3	12	11%	327
4	3	15	6%	171
5	4	8	5%	150
6	2	10	5%	144
7	4	12	5%	142
8	4	10	4%	120
9	2	15	4%	115
10	2	12	4%	109

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	23	39	59	82
100	12	24	41	61	85
110	13	25	42	64	88
120	14	27	44	66	90
130	15	28	46	68	93
140	16	29	47	69	95
150	17	30	49	71	97
160	18	31	50	73	99
170	18	32	51	74	100
180	19	33	52	76	102
190	20	34	54	77	104
200	20	35	55	79	105
210	21	36	56	80	107
220	22	37	57	81	108
230	22	38	58	82	110
240	23	38	59	83	111
250	24	39	60	84	112
260	24	40	61	86	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	41	60	82
20	15	28	46	68	94
25	16	29	48	70	96
30	16	29	48	70	96
35	16	29	48	70	96
40	16	29	48	70	96
45	15	28	45	67	91
50	14	26	42	62	85
55	13	24	39	57	79
60	12	22	35	52	72
65	11	20	32	47	65
70	10	18	29	43	58
75	9	16	26	38	52
80	8	14	23	34	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	6	11	19	28	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	22
2	3	12	12%	12
3	3	8	11%	11
4	4	10	7%	7
5	2	10	6%	6
6	2	12	4%	4
7	3	15	3%	3
7	3	5	3%	3
7	2	15	3%	3
10	2	5	2%	2
10	4	8	2%	2
10	3	6	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	4	12	2%	2

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	13	29	52	82	116
120	16	33	58	89	125
130	19	38	64	96	134
140	22	42	69	103	142
150	26	46	75	110	149
160	29	51	80	116	157
170	32	55	85	122	164
180	35	59	90	128	171
190	38	63	95	134	177
200	41	66	100	140	184
210	44	70	104	145	190
220	47	74	109	150	196
230	50	77	113	155	202
240	52	81	117	160	208
250	55	84	121	165	213
260	58	88	125	170	218
270	61	91	129	174	224
280	63	94	133	179	229
290	66	98	137	183	234
300	69	101	141	188	239
310	71	104	144	192	243

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	44	72	106	145
20	28	51	82	121	166
25	28	52	84	124	170
30	28	52	84	124	170
35	28	52	84	124	170
40	28	52	84	124	170
45	27	49	80	118	161
50	25	46	75	110	151
55	23	42	69	102	139
60	21	39	63	93	127
65	19	35	57	84	115
70	17	32	51	76	103
75	15	28	46	68	93
80	14	25	41	61	83
85	12	23	37	54	74
90	11	20	33	49	67

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	642
2	3	8	11%	329
3	3	12	11%	327
4	3	15	6%	171
5	4	8	5%	150
6	2	10	5%	144
7	4	12	5%	142
8	4	10	4%	120
9	2	15	4%	115
10	2	12	4%	109

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	23	39	59	82
100	12	24	41	61	85
110	13	25	42	64	88
120	14	27	44	66	90
130	15	28	46	68	93
140	16	29	47	69	95
150	17	30	49	71	97
160	18	31	50	73	99
170	18	32	51	74	100
180	19	33	52	76	102
190	20	34	54	77	104
200	20	35	55	79	105
210	21	36	56	80	107
220	22	37	57	81	108
230	22	38	58	82	110
240	23	38	59	83	111
250	24	39	60	84	112
260	24	40	61	86	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	41	60	82
20	15	28	46	68	94
25	16	29	48	70	96
30	16	29	48	70	96
35	16	29	48	70	96
40	16	29	48	70	96
45	15	28	45	67	91
50	14	26	42	62	85
55	13	24	39	57	79
60	12	22	35	52	72
65	11	20	32	47	65
70	10	18	29	43	58
75	9	16	26	38	52
80	8	14	23	34	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	6	11	19	28	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	22
2	3	12	12%	12
3	3	8	11%	11
4	4	10	7%	7
5	2	10	6%	6
6	2	12	4%	4
7	3	15	3%	3
7	3	5	3%	3
7	2	15	3%	3
10	2	5	2%	2
10	4	8	2%	2
10	3	6	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	4	12	2%	2

Reverse Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Reverse Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Female Reverse Barbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Data behind the Reverse Barbell Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	13	29	52	82	116
120	16	33	58	89	125
130	19	38	64	96	134
140	22	42	69	103	142
150	26	46	75	110	149
160	29	51	80	116	157
170	32	55	85	122	164
180	35	59	90	128	171
190	38	63	95	134	177
200	41	66	100	140	184
210	44	70	104	145	190
220	47	74	109	150	196
230	50	77	113	155	202
240	52	81	117	160	208
250	55	84	121	165	213
260	58	88	125	170	218
270	61	91	129	174	224
280	63	94	133	179	229
290	66	98	137	183	234
300	69	101	141	188	239
310	71	104	144	192	243

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	44	72	106	145
20	28	51	82	121	166
25	28	52	84	124	170
30	28	52	84	124	170
35	28	52	84	124	170
40	28	52	84	124	170
45	27	49	80	118	161
50	25	46	75	110	151
55	23	42	69	102	139
60	21	39	63	93	127
65	19	35	57	84	115
70	17	32	51	76	103
75	15	28	46	68	93
80	14	25	41	61	83
85	12	23	37	54	74
90	11	20	33	49	67

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	642
2	3	8	11%	329
3	3	12	11%	327
4	3	15	6%	171
5	4	8	5%	150
6	2	10	5%	144
7	4	12	5%	142
8	4	10	4%	120
9	2	15	4%	115
10	2	12	4%	109

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	11	23	39	59	82
100	12	24	41	61	85
110	13	25	42	64	88
120	14	27	44	66	90
130	15	28	46	68	93
140	16	29	47	69	95
150	17	30	49	71	97
160	18	31	50	73	99
170	18	32	51	74	100
180	19	33	52	76	102
190	20	34	54	77	104
200	20	35	55	79	105
210	21	36	56	80	107
220	22	37	57	81	108
230	22	38	58	82	110
240	23	38	59	83	111
250	24	39	60	84	112
260	24	40	61	86	113

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	14	25	41	60	82
20	15	28	46	68	94
25	16	29	48	70	96
30	16	29	48	70	96
35	16	29	48	70	96
40	16	29	48	70	96
45	15	28	45	67	91
50	14	26	42	62	85
55	13	24	39	57	79
60	12	22	35	52	72
65	11	20	32	47	65
70	10	18	29	43	58
75	9	16	26	38	52
80	8	14	23	34	47
85	7	13	21	31	42
90	6	11	19	28	38

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	22
2	3	12	12%	12
3	3	8	11%	11
4	4	10	7%	7
5	2	10	6%	6
6	2	12	4%	4
7	3	15	3%	3
7	3	5	3%	3
7	2	15	3%	3
10	2	5	2%	2
10	4	8	2%	2
10	3	6	2%	2
10	2	8	2%	2
10	4	12	2%	2