Seated Cable Row Standards (lb)

The average Seated Cable Row is 186 lb for men and 105 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Seated Cable Row strength standards are based on 711,455 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Seated Cable Row Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	91 lb
Novice	133 lb
Intermediate	186 lb
Advanced	246 lb
Elite	313 lb

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 Seated Cable Row? (lb)

What is the average Seated Cable Row? The average Seated Cable Row weight for a male lifter is 186 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Cable Row? Male beginners should aim to lift 91 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	57	87	126	171	221
120	64	96	137	184	236
130	72	105	147	197	250
140	79	114	158	209	264
150	86	123	168	220	276
160	93	131	177	231	289
170	100	139	186	241	300
180	106	146	195	251	312
190	112	154	204	261	322
200	119	161	212	271	333
210	125	168	220	280	343
220	131	175	228	289	353
230	136	182	236	297	362
240	142	188	243	305	371
250	148	194	250	314	380
260	153	201	257	321	389
270	158	207	264	329	397
280	163	213	271	336	406
290	169	218	278	344	414
300	174	224	284	351	421
310	178	230	290	358	429

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	114	158	210	266
20	89	130	181	240	304
25	91	133	186	246	313
30	91	133	186	246	313
35	91	133	186	246	313
40	91	133	186	246	313
45	87	126	176	233	296
50	81	118	164	218	277
55	75	109	152	201	255
60	68	99	138	184	233
65	62	90	125	166	211
70	56	81	113	150	190
75	50	73	101	134	170
80	45	65	91	120	153
85	40	58	81	108	137
90	36	52	73	97	123

How many sets and reps of Seated Cable Row should I do?

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

3x10 20%

3x12 13%

3x8 10%

4x10 8%

4x12 6%

4x8 5%

3x15 4%

2x10 4%

5x10 3%

5x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	3503
2	3	12	13%	2256
3	3	8	10%	1677
4	4	10	8%	1409
5	4	12	6%	994
6	4	8	5%	792
7	3	15	4%	686
8	2	10	4%	678
9	5	10	3%	536
10	5	5	2%	387

Female

Female Seated Cable Row Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	47 lb
Novice	73 lb
Intermediate	105 lb
Advanced	143 lb
Elite	185 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.35x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.30x

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

What is the average Seated Cable Row? The average Seated Cable Row weight for a female lifter is 105 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Cable Row? Female beginners should aim to lift 47 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	53	79	111	146
100	36	57	85	117	154
110	39	61	90	123	161
120	43	65	95	129	167
130	46	69	99	134	173
140	49	73	103	140	179
150	51	76	108	144	184
160	54	80	112	149	189
170	57	83	115	153	194
180	59	86	119	157	199
190	62	89	122	161	203
200	64	92	126	165	208
210	66	94	129	169	212
220	69	97	132	172	216
230	71	99	135	176	219
240	73	102	138	179	223
250	75	104	141	182	227
260	77	107	143	185	230

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	62	89	122	158
20	46	71	102	139	180
25	47	73	105	143	185
30	47	73	105	143	185
35	47	73	105	143	185
40	47	73	105	143	185
45	45	69	99	135	175
50	42	64	93	127	164
55	39	59	86	117	151
60	35	54	78	107	138
65	32	49	71	97	125
70	29	44	64	87	112
75	26	40	57	78	101
80	23	35	51	70	90
85	21	32	46	62	81
90	19	29	41	56	73

How many sets and reps of Seated Cable Row should I do?

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

3x10 23%

3x12 14%

3x8 11%

4x10 9%

3x15 6%

4x12 5%

4x8 5%

5x10 3%

2x10 2%

2x12 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	975
2	3	12	14%	578
3	3	8	11%	445
4	4	10	9%	382
5	3	15	6%	261
6	4	12	5%	226
7	4	8	5%	194
8	5	10	3%	112
9	2	10	2%	99
10	2	12	2%	97

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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.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Seated Cable Row strength standards

Strength Level analysed 210,395 qualifying results from 711,455 community lifts to produce our Seated Cable Row strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	711,455
Qualifying results	210,395
Male results	177,068
Female results	33,327
Data start	2 January 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	57	87	126	171	221
120	64	96	137	184	236
130	72	105	147	197	250
140	79	114	158	209	264
150	86	123	168	220	276
160	93	131	177	231	289
170	100	139	186	241	300
180	106	146	195	251	312
190	112	154	204	261	322
200	119	161	212	271	333
210	125	168	220	280	343
220	131	175	228	289	353
230	136	182	236	297	362
240	142	188	243	305	371
250	148	194	250	314	380
260	153	201	257	321	389
270	158	207	264	329	397
280	163	213	271	336	406
290	169	218	278	344	414
300	174	224	284	351	421
310	178	230	290	358	429

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	114	158	210	266
20	89	130	181	240	304
25	91	133	186	246	313
30	91	133	186	246	313
35	91	133	186	246	313
40	91	133	186	246	313
45	87	126	176	233	296
50	81	118	164	218	277
55	75	109	152	201	255
60	68	99	138	184	233
65	62	90	125	166	211
70	56	81	113	150	190
75	50	73	101	134	170
80	45	65	91	120	153
85	40	58	81	108	137
90	36	52	73	97	123

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	53	79	111	146
100	36	57	85	117	154
110	39	61	90	123	161
120	43	65	95	129	167
130	46	69	99	134	173
140	49	73	103	140	179
150	51	76	108	144	184
160	54	80	112	149	189
170	57	83	115	153	194
180	59	86	119	157	199
190	62	89	122	161	203
200	64	92	126	165	208
210	66	94	129	169	212
220	69	97	132	172	216
230	71	99	135	176	219
240	73	102	138	179	223
250	75	104	141	182	227
260	77	107	143	185	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	62	89	122	158
20	46	71	102	139	180
25	47	73	105	143	185
30	47	73	105	143	185
35	47	73	105	143	185
40	47	73	105	143	185
45	45	69	99	135	175
50	42	64	93	127	164
55	39	59	86	117	151
60	35	54	78	107	138
65	32	49	71	97	125
70	29	44	64	87	112
75	26	40	57	78	101
80	23	35	51	70	90
85	21	32	46	62	81
90	19	29	41	56	73

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	975
2	3	12	14%	578
3	3	8	11%	445
4	4	10	9%	382
5	3	15	6%	261
6	4	12	5%	226
7	4	8	5%	194
8	5	10	3%	112
9	2	10	2%	99
10	2	12	2%	97

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	57	87	126	171	221
120	64	96	137	184	236
130	72	105	147	197	250
140	79	114	158	209	264
150	86	123	168	220	276
160	93	131	177	231	289
170	100	139	186	241	300
180	106	146	195	251	312
190	112	154	204	261	322
200	119	161	212	271	333
210	125	168	220	280	343
220	131	175	228	289	353
230	136	182	236	297	362
240	142	188	243	305	371
250	148	194	250	314	380
260	153	201	257	321	389
270	158	207	264	329	397
280	163	213	271	336	406
290	169	218	278	344	414
300	174	224	284	351	421
310	178	230	290	358	429

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	114	158	210	266
20	89	130	181	240	304
25	91	133	186	246	313
30	91	133	186	246	313
35	91	133	186	246	313
40	91	133	186	246	313
45	87	126	176	233	296
50	81	118	164	218	277
55	75	109	152	201	255
60	68	99	138	184	233
65	62	90	125	166	211
70	56	81	113	150	190
75	50	73	101	134	170
80	45	65	91	120	153
85	40	58	81	108	137
90	36	52	73	97	123

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	53	79	111	146
100	36	57	85	117	154
110	39	61	90	123	161
120	43	65	95	129	167
130	46	69	99	134	173
140	49	73	103	140	179
150	51	76	108	144	184
160	54	80	112	149	189
170	57	83	115	153	194
180	59	86	119	157	199
190	62	89	122	161	203
200	64	92	126	165	208
210	66	94	129	169	212
220	69	97	132	172	216
230	71	99	135	176	219
240	73	102	138	179	223
250	75	104	141	182	227
260	77	107	143	185	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	62	89	122	158
20	46	71	102	139	180
25	47	73	105	143	185
30	47	73	105	143	185
35	47	73	105	143	185
40	47	73	105	143	185
45	45	69	99	135	175
50	42	64	93	127	164
55	39	59	86	117	151
60	35	54	78	107	138
65	32	49	71	97	125
70	29	44	64	87	112
75	26	40	57	78	101
80	23	35	51	70	90
85	21	32	46	62	81
90	19	29	41	56	73

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	975
2	3	12	14%	578
3	3	8	11%	445
4	4	10	9%	382
5	3	15	6%	261
6	4	12	5%	226
7	4	8	5%	194
8	5	10	3%	112
9	2	10	2%	99
10	2	12	2%	97

Seated Cable Row Standards (lb)

Male

Male Seated Cable Row Standards (lb)

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Seated Cable Row should I do?

Female

Female Seated Cable Row Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Seated Cable Row should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Seated Cable Row strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	57	87	126	171	221
120	64	96	137	184	236
130	72	105	147	197	250
140	79	114	158	209	264
150	86	123	168	220	276
160	93	131	177	231	289
170	100	139	186	241	300
180	106	146	195	251	312
190	112	154	204	261	322
200	119	161	212	271	333
210	125	168	220	280	343
220	131	175	228	289	353
230	136	182	236	297	362
240	142	188	243	305	371
250	148	194	250	314	380
260	153	201	257	321	389
270	158	207	264	329	397
280	163	213	271	336	406
290	169	218	278	344	414
300	174	224	284	351	421
310	178	230	290	358	429

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	78	114	158	210	266
20	89	130	181	240	304
25	91	133	186	246	313
30	91	133	186	246	313
35	91	133	186	246	313
40	91	133	186	246	313
45	87	126	176	233	296
50	81	118	164	218	277
55	75	109	152	201	255
60	68	99	138	184	233
65	62	90	125	166	211
70	56	81	113	150	190
75	50	73	101	134	170
80	45	65	91	120	153
85	40	58	81	108	137
90	36	52	73	97	123

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	32	53	79	111	146
100	36	57	85	117	154
110	39	61	90	123	161
120	43	65	95	129	167
130	46	69	99	134	173
140	49	73	103	140	179
150	51	76	108	144	184
160	54	80	112	149	189
170	57	83	115	153	194
180	59	86	119	157	199
190	62	89	122	161	203
200	64	92	126	165	208
210	66	94	129	169	212
220	69	97	132	172	216
230	71	99	135	176	219
240	73	102	138	179	223
250	75	104	141	182	227
260	77	107	143	185	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	40	62	89	122	158
20	46	71	102	139	180
25	47	73	105	143	185
30	47	73	105	143	185
35	47	73	105	143	185
40	47	73	105	143	185
45	45	69	99	135	175
50	42	64	93	127	164
55	39	59	86	117	151
60	35	54	78	107	138
65	32	49	71	97	125
70	29	44	64	87	112
75	26	40	57	78	101
80	23	35	51	70	90
85	21	32	46	62	81
90	19	29	41	56	73

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	23%	975
2	3	12	14%	578
3	3	8	11%	445
4	4	10	9%	382
5	3	15	6%	261
6	4	12	5%	226
7	4	8	5%	194
8	5	10	3%	112
9	2	10	2%	99
10	2	12	2%	97