Seated Calf Raise Standards (lb)

The average Seated Calf Raise is 200 lb for men and 146 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Seated Calf Raise strength standards are based on 253,479 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Seated Calf Raise Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	61 lb
Novice	119 lb
Intermediate	200 lb
Advanced	302 lb
Elite	418 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.50x

How much should I be able to Seated Calf Raise? (lb)

What is the average Seated Calf Raise? The average Seated Calf Raise weight for a male lifter is 200 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Calf Raise? Male beginners should aim to lift 61 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	31	72	134	215	310
120	36	81	146	230	328
130	42	89	157	245	346
140	48	98	168	258	362
150	54	106	179	271	377
160	60	114	189	284	392
170	65	121	199	296	406
180	71	129	209	308	420
190	76	136	218	319	433
200	81	143	227	330	445
210	87	150	236	340	458
220	92	157	244	350	469
230	97	163	252	360	481
240	102	170	260	369	492
250	107	176	268	379	502
260	111	182	275	388	513
270	116	188	283	396	523
280	121	194	290	405	532
290	125	200	297	413	542
300	130	206	304	421	551
310	134	211	311	429	560

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	101	170	257	356
20	60	116	195	294	407
25	61	119	200	302	418
30	61	119	200	302	418
35	61	119	200	302	418
40	61	119	200	302	418
45	58	113	189	286	396
50	54	105	177	267	370
55	50	97	163	246	342
60	46	89	149	225	312
65	41	80	135	204	282
70	37	72	121	183	254
75	33	65	109	164	228
80	30	58	97	147	204
85	27	52	87	132	183
90	24	47	78	118	164

How many sets and reps of Seated Calf Raise should I do?

These are the most popular Seated Calf Raise workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 13%

3x12 12%

3x15 8%

4x10 6%

4x12 6%

4x15 6%

3x20 5%

3x8 4%

5x10 4%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	896
2	3	12	12%	815
3	3	15	8%	550
4	4	10	6%	407
5	4	12	6%	404
6	4	15	6%	390
7	3	20	5%	351
8	3	8	4%	272
9	5	10	4%	241
10	4	8	3%	187

Female

Female Seated Calf Raise Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	33 lb
Novice	78 lb
Intermediate	146 lb
Advanced	235 lb
Elite	339 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.25x

How much should I be able to Seated Calf Raise? (lb)

What is the average Seated Calf Raise? The average Seated Calf Raise weight for a female lifter is 146 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Calf Raise? Female beginners should aim to lift 33 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	18	52	109	185	277
100	21	58	117	196	290
110	24	63	124	205	301
120	27	68	131	214	312
130	30	73	137	222	322
140	33	77	144	230	332
150	36	82	150	238	341
160	39	86	155	245	349
170	42	90	161	251	357
180	44	94	166	258	365
190	47	98	171	264	372
200	49	101	175	270	379
210	52	105	180	276	386
220	54	108	184	281	392
230	56	111	189	286	398
240	59	114	193	291	405
250	61	118	197	296	410
260	63	121	201	301	416

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	66	124	200	289
20	32	76	142	228	330
25	33	78	146	235	339
30	33	78	146	235	339
35	33	78	146	235	339
40	33	78	146	235	339
45	31	74	138	222	321
50	29	69	129	208	300
55	27	64	119	192	277
60	24	58	109	175	253
65	22	53	98	158	229
70	20	47	89	143	206
75	18	42	79	128	185
80	16	38	71	114	165
85	14	34	64	103	148
90	13	31	57	92	133

How many sets and reps of Seated Calf Raise should I do?

These are the most popular Seated Calf Raise workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 21%

4x10 11%

3x12 11%

3x15 8%

4x12 7%

3x8 5%

3x20 3%

4x15 3%

2x10 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	174
2	4	10	11%	89
3	3	12	11%	86
4	3	15	8%	69
5	4	12	7%	56
6	3	8	5%	37
7	3	20	3%	27
8	4	15	3%	26
9	2	10	3%	24
9	4	8	3%	24

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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 Calf Raise strength standards

Strength Level analysed 42,129 qualifying results from 253,479 community lifts to produce our Seated Calf Raise strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	253,479
Qualifying results	42,129
Male results	36,941
Female results	5,188
Data start	27 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.

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Calf Size Standards (in)

2,192 user measurements 2022–2026

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	31	72	134	215	310
120	36	81	146	230	328
130	42	89	157	245	346
140	48	98	168	258	362
150	54	106	179	271	377
160	60	114	189	284	392
170	65	121	199	296	406
180	71	129	209	308	420
190	76	136	218	319	433
200	81	143	227	330	445
210	87	150	236	340	458
220	92	157	244	350	469
230	97	163	252	360	481
240	102	170	260	369	492
250	107	176	268	379	502
260	111	182	275	388	513
270	116	188	283	396	523
280	121	194	290	405	532
290	125	200	297	413	542
300	130	206	304	421	551
310	134	211	311	429	560

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	101	170	257	356
20	60	116	195	294	407
25	61	119	200	302	418
30	61	119	200	302	418
35	61	119	200	302	418
40	61	119	200	302	418
45	58	113	189	286	396
50	54	105	177	267	370
55	50	97	163	246	342
60	46	89	149	225	312
65	41	80	135	204	282
70	37	72	121	183	254
75	33	65	109	164	228
80	30	58	97	147	204
85	27	52	87	132	183
90	24	47	78	118	164

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	896
2	3	12	12%	815
3	3	15	8%	550
4	4	10	6%	407
5	4	12	6%	404
6	4	15	6%	390
7	3	20	5%	351
8	3	8	4%	272
9	5	10	4%	241
10	4	8	3%	187

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	18	52	109	185	277
100	21	58	117	196	290
110	24	63	124	205	301
120	27	68	131	214	312
130	30	73	137	222	322
140	33	77	144	230	332
150	36	82	150	238	341
160	39	86	155	245	349
170	42	90	161	251	357
180	44	94	166	258	365
190	47	98	171	264	372
200	49	101	175	270	379
210	52	105	180	276	386
220	54	108	184	281	392
230	56	111	189	286	398
240	59	114	193	291	405
250	61	118	197	296	410
260	63	121	201	301	416

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	66	124	200	289
20	32	76	142	228	330
25	33	78	146	235	339
30	33	78	146	235	339
35	33	78	146	235	339
40	33	78	146	235	339
45	31	74	138	222	321
50	29	69	129	208	300
55	27	64	119	192	277
60	24	58	109	175	253
65	22	53	98	158	229
70	20	47	89	143	206
75	18	42	79	128	185
80	16	38	71	114	165
85	14	34	64	103	148
90	13	31	57	92	133

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	174
2	4	10	11%	89
3	3	12	11%	86
4	3	15	8%	69
5	4	12	7%	56
6	3	8	5%	37
7	3	20	3%	27
8	4	15	3%	26
9	2	10	3%	24
9	4	8	3%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	31	72	134	215	310
120	36	81	146	230	328
130	42	89	157	245	346
140	48	98	168	258	362
150	54	106	179	271	377
160	60	114	189	284	392
170	65	121	199	296	406
180	71	129	209	308	420
190	76	136	218	319	433
200	81	143	227	330	445
210	87	150	236	340	458
220	92	157	244	350	469
230	97	163	252	360	481
240	102	170	260	369	492
250	107	176	268	379	502
260	111	182	275	388	513
270	116	188	283	396	523
280	121	194	290	405	532
290	125	200	297	413	542
300	130	206	304	421	551
310	134	211	311	429	560

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	101	170	257	356
20	60	116	195	294	407
25	61	119	200	302	418
30	61	119	200	302	418
35	61	119	200	302	418
40	61	119	200	302	418
45	58	113	189	286	396
50	54	105	177	267	370
55	50	97	163	246	342
60	46	89	149	225	312
65	41	80	135	204	282
70	37	72	121	183	254
75	33	65	109	164	228
80	30	58	97	147	204
85	27	52	87	132	183
90	24	47	78	118	164

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	896
2	3	12	12%	815
3	3	15	8%	550
4	4	10	6%	407
5	4	12	6%	404
6	4	15	6%	390
7	3	20	5%	351
8	3	8	4%	272
9	5	10	4%	241
10	4	8	3%	187

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	18	52	109	185	277
100	21	58	117	196	290
110	24	63	124	205	301
120	27	68	131	214	312
130	30	73	137	222	322
140	33	77	144	230	332
150	36	82	150	238	341
160	39	86	155	245	349
170	42	90	161	251	357
180	44	94	166	258	365
190	47	98	171	264	372
200	49	101	175	270	379
210	52	105	180	276	386
220	54	108	184	281	392
230	56	111	189	286	398
240	59	114	193	291	405
250	61	118	197	296	410
260	63	121	201	301	416

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	66	124	200	289
20	32	76	142	228	330
25	33	78	146	235	339
30	33	78	146	235	339
35	33	78	146	235	339
40	33	78	146	235	339
45	31	74	138	222	321
50	29	69	129	208	300
55	27	64	119	192	277
60	24	58	109	175	253
65	22	53	98	158	229
70	20	47	89	143	206
75	18	42	79	128	185
80	16	38	71	114	165
85	14	34	64	103	148
90	13	31	57	92	133

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	174
2	4	10	11%	89
3	3	12	11%	86
4	3	15	8%	69
5	4	12	7%	56
6	3	8	5%	37
7	3	20	3%	27
8	4	15	3%	26
9	2	10	3%	24
9	4	8	3%	24

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	31	72	134	215	310
120	36	81	146	230	328
130	42	89	157	245	346
140	48	98	168	258	362
150	54	106	179	271	377
160	60	114	189	284	392
170	65	121	199	296	406
180	71	129	209	308	420
190	76	136	218	319	433
200	81	143	227	330	445
210	87	150	236	340	458
220	92	157	244	350	469
230	97	163	252	360	481
240	102	170	260	369	492
250	107	176	268	379	502
260	111	182	275	388	513
270	116	188	283	396	523
280	121	194	290	405	532
290	125	200	297	413	542
300	130	206	304	421	551
310	134	211	311	429	560

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	52	101	170	257	356
20	60	116	195	294	407
25	61	119	200	302	418
30	61	119	200	302	418
35	61	119	200	302	418
40	61	119	200	302	418
45	58	113	189	286	396
50	54	105	177	267	370
55	50	97	163	246	342
60	46	89	149	225	312
65	41	80	135	204	282
70	37	72	121	183	254
75	33	65	109	164	228
80	30	58	97	147	204
85	27	52	87	132	183
90	24	47	78	118	164

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	13%	896
2	3	12	12%	815
3	3	15	8%	550
4	4	10	6%	407
5	4	12	6%	404
6	4	15	6%	390
7	3	20	5%	351
8	3	8	4%	272
9	5	10	4%	241
10	4	8	3%	187

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	18	52	109	185	277
100	21	58	117	196	290
110	24	63	124	205	301
120	27	68	131	214	312
130	30	73	137	222	322
140	33	77	144	230	332
150	36	82	150	238	341
160	39	86	155	245	349
170	42	90	161	251	357
180	44	94	166	258	365
190	47	98	171	264	372
200	49	101	175	270	379
210	52	105	180	276	386
220	54	108	184	281	392
230	56	111	189	286	398
240	59	114	193	291	405
250	61	118	197	296	410
260	63	121	201	301	416

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	28	66	124	200	289
20	32	76	142	228	330
25	33	78	146	235	339
30	33	78	146	235	339
35	33	78	146	235	339
40	33	78	146	235	339
45	31	74	138	222	321
50	29	69	129	208	300
55	27	64	119	192	277
60	24	58	109	175	253
65	22	53	98	158	229
70	20	47	89	143	206
75	18	42	79	128	185
80	16	38	71	114	165
85	14	34	64	103	148
90	13	31	57	92	133

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	174
2	4	10	11%	89
3	3	12	11%	86
4	3	15	8%	69
5	4	12	7%	56
6	3	8	5%	37
7	3	20	3%	27
8	4	15	3%	26
9	2	10	3%	24
9	4	8	3%	24