Seated Leg Curl Standards (lb)

The average Seated Leg Curl is 176 lb for men and 108 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Seated Leg Curl strength standards are based on 457,839 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Seated Leg Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	77 lb
Novice	121 lb
Intermediate	176 lb
Advanced	243 lb
Elite	316 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Seated Leg Curl? The average Seated Leg Curl weight for a male lifter is 176 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Leg Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 77 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	50	84	129	183	244
120	56	91	138	194	256
130	62	99	147	204	268
140	67	106	155	214	280
150	72	112	163	224	290
160	78	119	171	233	301
170	83	125	178	241	310
180	87	131	185	250	320
190	92	136	192	257	329
200	97	142	199	265	337
210	101	147	205	273	346
220	106	153	211	280	354
230	110	158	217	287	361
240	114	163	223	293	369
250	118	168	229	300	376
260	122	172	234	306	383
270	126	177	240	312	390
280	130	181	245	318	397
290	133	186	250	324	403
300	137	190	255	329	409
310	140	194	260	335	416

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	103	150	207	270
20	75	117	172	237	308
25	77	121	176	243	316
30	77	121	176	243	316
35	77	121	176	243	316
40	77	121	176	243	316
45	73	114	167	230	300
50	68	107	156	215	280
55	63	99	144	199	258
60	58	90	132	181	236
65	52	81	119	164	214
70	47	73	107	148	192
75	42	66	96	132	172
80	38	59	86	119	154
85	34	53	77	106	138
90	30	47	69	95	124

How many sets and reps of Seated Leg Curl should I do?

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

3x10 22%

3x12 15%

4x10 9%

4x12 7%

3x8 7%

3x15 6%

2x10 4%

2x12 3%

5x10 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	2461
2	3	12	15%	1673
3	4	10	9%	964
4	4	12	7%	848
5	3	8	7%	836
6	3	15	6%	668
7	2	10	4%	475
8	2	12	3%	369
9	5	10	3%	339
10	4	8	3%	316

Female

Female Seated Leg Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	43 lb
Novice	71 lb
Intermediate	108 lb
Advanced	152 lb
Elite	202 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.05x
Elite	1.40x

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

What is the average Seated Leg Curl? The average Seated Leg Curl weight for a female lifter is 108 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Seated Leg Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 43 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	31	55	87	126	170
100	34	59	91	132	177
110	37	62	96	137	183
120	39	65	100	141	188
130	41	68	103	146	193
140	44	71	107	150	198
150	46	74	110	154	202
160	48	76	113	157	206
170	50	79	116	161	210
180	51	81	119	164	214
190	53	83	122	167	218
200	55	85	124	170	221
210	57	87	127	173	225
220	58	89	129	176	228
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	61	93	134	181	234
250	63	95	136	184	237
260	64	97	138	186	239

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	92	130	172
20	42	69	105	148	197
25	43	71	108	152	202
30	43	71	108	152	202
35	43	71	108	152	202
40	43	71	108	152	202
45	41	67	102	144	191
50	38	63	96	135	179
55	35	58	88	125	165
60	32	53	81	114	151
65	29	48	73	103	136
70	26	43	66	93	123
75	24	39	59	83	110
80	21	35	53	74	99
85	19	31	47	67	88
90	17	28	42	60	79

How many sets and reps of Seated Leg Curl should I do?

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

3x10 22%

3x12 14%

3x15 12%

3x8 8%

4x10 7%

4x12 5%

4x8 4%

2x10 4%

4x15 3%

5x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	730
2	3	12	14%	449
3	3	15	12%	378
4	3	8	8%	250
5	4	10	7%	242
6	4	12	5%	166
7	4	8	4%	120
8	2	10	4%	114
9	4	15	3%	91
10	5	10	2%	81

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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 Seated Leg Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 125,544 qualifying results from 457,839 community lifts to produce our Seated Leg Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	457,839
Qualifying results	125,544
Male results	98,023
Female results	27,521
Data start	18 August 2017
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	50	84	129	183	244
120	56	91	138	194	256
130	62	99	147	204	268
140	67	106	155	214	280
150	72	112	163	224	290
160	78	119	171	233	301
170	83	125	178	241	310
180	87	131	185	250	320
190	92	136	192	257	329
200	97	142	199	265	337
210	101	147	205	273	346
220	106	153	211	280	354
230	110	158	217	287	361
240	114	163	223	293	369
250	118	168	229	300	376
260	122	172	234	306	383
270	126	177	240	312	390
280	130	181	245	318	397
290	133	186	250	324	403
300	137	190	255	329	409
310	140	194	260	335	416

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	103	150	207	270
20	75	117	172	237	308
25	77	121	176	243	316
30	77	121	176	243	316
35	77	121	176	243	316
40	77	121	176	243	316
45	73	114	167	230	300
50	68	107	156	215	280
55	63	99	144	199	258
60	58	90	132	181	236
65	52	81	119	164	214
70	47	73	107	148	192
75	42	66	96	132	172
80	38	59	86	119	154
85	34	53	77	106	138
90	30	47	69	95	124

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	31	55	87	126	170
100	34	59	91	132	177
110	37	62	96	137	183
120	39	65	100	141	188
130	41	68	103	146	193
140	44	71	107	150	198
150	46	74	110	154	202
160	48	76	113	157	206
170	50	79	116	161	210
180	51	81	119	164	214
190	53	83	122	167	218
200	55	85	124	170	221
210	57	87	127	173	225
220	58	89	129	176	228
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	61	93	134	181	234
250	63	95	136	184	237
260	64	97	138	186	239

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	92	130	172
20	42	69	105	148	197
25	43	71	108	152	202
30	43	71	108	152	202
35	43	71	108	152	202
40	43	71	108	152	202
45	41	67	102	144	191
50	38	63	96	135	179
55	35	58	88	125	165
60	32	53	81	114	151
65	29	48	73	103	136
70	26	43	66	93	123
75	24	39	59	83	110
80	21	35	53	74	99
85	19	31	47	67	88
90	17	28	42	60	79

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	730
2	3	12	14%	449
3	3	15	12%	378
4	3	8	8%	250
5	4	10	7%	242
6	4	12	5%	166
7	4	8	4%	120
8	2	10	4%	114
9	4	15	3%	91
10	5	10	2%	81

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	50	84	129	183	244
120	56	91	138	194	256
130	62	99	147	204	268
140	67	106	155	214	280
150	72	112	163	224	290
160	78	119	171	233	301
170	83	125	178	241	310
180	87	131	185	250	320
190	92	136	192	257	329
200	97	142	199	265	337
210	101	147	205	273	346
220	106	153	211	280	354
230	110	158	217	287	361
240	114	163	223	293	369
250	118	168	229	300	376
260	122	172	234	306	383
270	126	177	240	312	390
280	130	181	245	318	397
290	133	186	250	324	403
300	137	190	255	329	409
310	140	194	260	335	416

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	103	150	207	270
20	75	117	172	237	308
25	77	121	176	243	316
30	77	121	176	243	316
35	77	121	176	243	316
40	77	121	176	243	316
45	73	114	167	230	300
50	68	107	156	215	280
55	63	99	144	199	258
60	58	90	132	181	236
65	52	81	119	164	214
70	47	73	107	148	192
75	42	66	96	132	172
80	38	59	86	119	154
85	34	53	77	106	138
90	30	47	69	95	124

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	31	55	87	126	170
100	34	59	91	132	177
110	37	62	96	137	183
120	39	65	100	141	188
130	41	68	103	146	193
140	44	71	107	150	198
150	46	74	110	154	202
160	48	76	113	157	206
170	50	79	116	161	210
180	51	81	119	164	214
190	53	83	122	167	218
200	55	85	124	170	221
210	57	87	127	173	225
220	58	89	129	176	228
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	61	93	134	181	234
250	63	95	136	184	237
260	64	97	138	186	239

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	92	130	172
20	42	69	105	148	197
25	43	71	108	152	202
30	43	71	108	152	202
35	43	71	108	152	202
40	43	71	108	152	202
45	41	67	102	144	191
50	38	63	96	135	179
55	35	58	88	125	165
60	32	53	81	114	151
65	29	48	73	103	136
70	26	43	66	93	123
75	24	39	59	83	110
80	21	35	53	74	99
85	19	31	47	67	88
90	17	28	42	60	79

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	730
2	3	12	14%	449
3	3	15	12%	378
4	3	8	8%	250
5	4	10	7%	242
6	4	12	5%	166
7	4	8	4%	120
8	2	10	4%	114
9	4	15	3%	91
10	5	10	2%	81

Seated Leg Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Seated Leg Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Seated Leg Curl should I do?

Female

Female Seated Leg Curl Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Seated Leg Curl should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Seated Leg Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	50	84	129	183	244
120	56	91	138	194	256
130	62	99	147	204	268
140	67	106	155	214	280
150	72	112	163	224	290
160	78	119	171	233	301
170	83	125	178	241	310
180	87	131	185	250	320
190	92	136	192	257	329
200	97	142	199	265	337
210	101	147	205	273	346
220	106	153	211	280	354
230	110	158	217	287	361
240	114	163	223	293	369
250	118	168	229	300	376
260	122	172	234	306	383
270	126	177	240	312	390
280	130	181	245	318	397
290	133	186	250	324	403
300	137	190	255	329	409
310	140	194	260	335	416

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	66	103	150	207	270
20	75	117	172	237	308
25	77	121	176	243	316
30	77	121	176	243	316
35	77	121	176	243	316
40	77	121	176	243	316
45	73	114	167	230	300
50	68	107	156	215	280
55	63	99	144	199	258
60	58	90	132	181	236
65	52	81	119	164	214
70	47	73	107	148	192
75	42	66	96	132	172
80	38	59	86	119	154
85	34	53	77	106	138
90	30	47	69	95	124

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	31	55	87	126	170
100	34	59	91	132	177
110	37	62	96	137	183
120	39	65	100	141	188
130	41	68	103	146	193
140	44	71	107	150	198
150	46	74	110	154	202
160	48	76	113	157	206
170	50	79	116	161	210
180	51	81	119	164	214
190	53	83	122	167	218
200	55	85	124	170	221
210	57	87	127	173	225
220	58	89	129	176	228
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	61	93	134	181	234
250	63	95	136	184	237
260	64	97	138	186	239

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	37	61	92	130	172
20	42	69	105	148	197
25	43	71	108	152	202
30	43	71	108	152	202
35	43	71	108	152	202
40	43	71	108	152	202
45	41	67	102	144	191
50	38	63	96	135	179
55	35	58	88	125	165
60	32	53	81	114	151
65	29	48	73	103	136
70	26	43	66	93	123
75	24	39	59	83	110
80	21	35	53	74	99
85	19	31	47	67	88
90	17	28	42	60	79

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	730
2	3	12	14%	449
3	3	15	12%	378
4	3	8	8%	250
5	4	10	7%	242
6	4	12	5%	166
7	4	8	4%	120
8	2	10	4%	114
9	4	15	3%	91
10	5	10	2%	81