Straight Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

The average Straight Arm Pulldown is 115 lb for men and 68 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Straight Arm Pulldown strength standards are based on 125,667 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Straight Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	39 lb
Novice	71 lb
Intermediate	115 lb
Advanced	170 lb
Elite	231 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.40x
Intermediate	0.65x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.35x

How much should I be able to Straight Arm Pulldown? (lb)

What is the average Straight Arm Pulldown? The average Straight Arm Pulldown weight for a male lifter is 115 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Straight Arm Pulldown? Male beginners should aim to lift 39 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	21	44	78	121	172
120	24	49	85	130	182
130	28	54	91	138	191
140	31	59	97	145	200
150	35	64	103	153	209
160	38	68	109	160	217
170	41	72	115	166	225
180	44	77	120	173	232
190	48	81	125	179	239
200	51	85	130	185	246
210	54	89	135	191	253
220	57	93	140	196	259
230	60	96	144	202	265
240	63	100	149	207	271
250	65	104	153	212	277
260	68	107	157	217	283
270	71	110	161	222	288
280	73	114	165	226	294
290	76	117	169	231	299
300	79	120	173	235	304
310	81	123	177	240	309

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	61	98	145	197
20	38	69	112	165	225
25	39	71	115	170	231
30	39	71	115	170	231
35	39	71	115	170	231
40	39	71	115	170	231
45	37	68	109	161	219
50	35	63	102	150	205
55	32	58	94	139	189
60	29	53	86	126	172
65	26	48	78	115	156
70	24	43	70	103	141
75	21	39	63	92	126
80	19	35	56	83	113
85	17	31	50	74	101
90	15	28	45	67	91

How many sets and reps of Straight Arm Pulldown should I do?

These are the most popular Straight Arm Pulldown workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 20%

3x12 14%

3x15 9%

4x10 8%

4x12 6%

3x8 6%

4x15 5%

2x10 5%

2x12 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	466
2	3	12	14%	323
3	3	15	9%	216
4	4	10	8%	182
5	4	12	6%	139
6	3	8	6%	137
7	4	15	5%	123
8	2	10	5%	111
9	2	12	3%	69
10	4	8	3%	59

Female

Female Straight Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	25 lb
Novice	43 lb
Intermediate	68 lb
Advanced	98 lb
Elite	132 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.45x
Advanced	0.70x
Elite	0.95x

How much should I be able to Straight Arm Pulldown? (lb)

What is the average Straight Arm Pulldown? The average Straight Arm Pulldown weight for a female lifter is 68 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Straight Arm Pulldown? Female beginners should aim to lift 25 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	34	57	84	116
100	20	36	59	87	119
110	21	38	61	90	122
120	22	40	63	92	125
130	23	41	65	95	128
140	25	43	67	97	131
150	26	44	69	99	133
160	27	46	71	101	135
170	28	47	72	103	138
180	29	48	74	105	140
190	30	49	75	107	142
200	30	50	77	108	144
210	31	51	78	110	145
220	32	52	79	111	147
230	33	53	80	113	149
240	34	54	81	114	150
250	34	55	83	115	152
260	35	56	84	117	153

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	37	58	84	113
20	24	42	66	96	129
25	25	43	68	98	132
30	25	43	68	98	132
35	25	43	68	98	132
40	25	43	68	98	132
45	23	41	64	93	125
50	22	38	60	87	117
55	20	35	55	80	108
60	18	32	51	73	99
65	17	29	46	66	89
70	15	26	41	60	80
75	13	23	37	53	72
80	12	21	33	48	65
85	11	19	30	43	58
90	10	17	27	38	52

How many sets and reps of Straight Arm Pulldown should I do?

These are the most popular Straight Arm Pulldown workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 26%

3x12 13%

4x10 11%

4x12 9%

5x10 8%

3x8 6%

4x8 5%

3x15 4%

2x10 3%

4x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	141
2	3	12	13%	72
3	4	10	11%	58
4	4	12	9%	50
5	5	10	8%	41
6	3	8	6%	34
7	4	8	5%	28
8	3	15	4%	24
9	2	10	3%	17
10	4	15	3%	15

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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 Straight Arm Pulldown strength standards

Strength Level analysed 10,517 qualifying results from 125,667 community lifts to produce our Straight Arm Pulldown strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	125,667
Qualifying results	10,517
Male results	8,554
Female results	1,963
Data start	14 August 2020
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	21	44	78	121	172
120	24	49	85	130	182
130	28	54	91	138	191
140	31	59	97	145	200
150	35	64	103	153	209
160	38	68	109	160	217
170	41	72	115	166	225
180	44	77	120	173	232
190	48	81	125	179	239
200	51	85	130	185	246
210	54	89	135	191	253
220	57	93	140	196	259
230	60	96	144	202	265
240	63	100	149	207	271
250	65	104	153	212	277
260	68	107	157	217	283
270	71	110	161	222	288
280	73	114	165	226	294
290	76	117	169	231	299
300	79	120	173	235	304
310	81	123	177	240	309

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	61	98	145	197
20	38	69	112	165	225
25	39	71	115	170	231
30	39	71	115	170	231
35	39	71	115	170	231
40	39	71	115	170	231
45	37	68	109	161	219
50	35	63	102	150	205
55	32	58	94	139	189
60	29	53	86	126	172
65	26	48	78	115	156
70	24	43	70	103	141
75	21	39	63	92	126
80	19	35	56	83	113
85	17	31	50	74	101
90	15	28	45	67	91

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	466
2	3	12	14%	323
3	3	15	9%	216
4	4	10	8%	182
5	4	12	6%	139
6	3	8	6%	137
7	4	15	5%	123
8	2	10	5%	111
9	2	12	3%	69
10	4	8	3%	59

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	18	34	57	84	116
100	20	36	59	87	119
110	21	38	61	90	122
120	22	40	63	92	125
130	23	41	65	95	128
140	25	43	67	97	131
150	26	44	69	99	133
160	27	46	71	101	135
170	28	47	72	103	138
180	29	48	74	105	140
190	30	49	75	107	142
200	30	50	77	108	144
210	31	51	78	110	145
220	32	52	79	111	147
230	33	53	80	113	149
240	34	54	81	114	150
250	34	55	83	115	152
260	35	56	84	117	153

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	37	58	84	113
20	24	42	66	96	129
25	25	43	68	98	132
30	25	43	68	98	132
35	25	43	68	98	132
40	25	43	68	98	132
45	23	41	64	93	125
50	22	38	60	87	117
55	20	35	55	80	108
60	18	32	51	73	99
65	17	29	46	66	89
70	15	26	41	60	80
75	13	23	37	53	72
80	12	21	33	48	65
85	11	19	30	43	58
90	10	17	27	38	52

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	141
2	3	12	13%	72
3	4	10	11%	58
4	4	12	9%	50
5	5	10	8%	41
6	3	8	6%	34
7	4	8	5%	28
8	3	15	4%	24
9	2	10	3%	17
10	4	15	3%	15

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	21	44	78	121	172
120	24	49	85	130	182
130	28	54	91	138	191
140	31	59	97	145	200
150	35	64	103	153	209
160	38	68	109	160	217
170	41	72	115	166	225
180	44	77	120	173	232
190	48	81	125	179	239
200	51	85	130	185	246
210	54	89	135	191	253
220	57	93	140	196	259
230	60	96	144	202	265
240	63	100	149	207	271
250	65	104	153	212	277
260	68	107	157	217	283
270	71	110	161	222	288
280	73	114	165	226	294
290	76	117	169	231	299
300	79	120	173	235	304
310	81	123	177	240	309

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	61	98	145	197
20	38	69	112	165	225
25	39	71	115	170	231
30	39	71	115	170	231
35	39	71	115	170	231
40	39	71	115	170	231
45	37	68	109	161	219
50	35	63	102	150	205
55	32	58	94	139	189
60	29	53	86	126	172
65	26	48	78	115	156
70	24	43	70	103	141
75	21	39	63	92	126
80	19	35	56	83	113
85	17	31	50	74	101
90	15	28	45	67	91

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	466
2	3	12	14%	323
3	3	15	9%	216
4	4	10	8%	182
5	4	12	6%	139
6	3	8	6%	137
7	4	15	5%	123
8	2	10	5%	111
9	2	12	3%	69
10	4	8	3%	59

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	18	34	57	84	116
100	20	36	59	87	119
110	21	38	61	90	122
120	22	40	63	92	125
130	23	41	65	95	128
140	25	43	67	97	131
150	26	44	69	99	133
160	27	46	71	101	135
170	28	47	72	103	138
180	29	48	74	105	140
190	30	49	75	107	142
200	30	50	77	108	144
210	31	51	78	110	145
220	32	52	79	111	147
230	33	53	80	113	149
240	34	54	81	114	150
250	34	55	83	115	152
260	35	56	84	117	153

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	37	58	84	113
20	24	42	66	96	129
25	25	43	68	98	132
30	25	43	68	98	132
35	25	43	68	98	132
40	25	43	68	98	132
45	23	41	64	93	125
50	22	38	60	87	117
55	20	35	55	80	108
60	18	32	51	73	99
65	17	29	46	66	89
70	15	26	41	60	80
75	13	23	37	53	72
80	12	21	33	48	65
85	11	19	30	43	58
90	10	17	27	38	52

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	141
2	3	12	13%	72
3	4	10	11%	58
4	4	12	9%	50
5	5	10	8%	41
6	3	8	6%	34
7	4	8	5%	28
8	3	15	4%	24
9	2	10	3%	17
10	4	15	3%	15

Straight Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

Male

Male Straight Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

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Weight

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How much should I be able to Straight Arm Pulldown? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Straight Arm Pulldown should I do?

Female

Female Straight Arm Pulldown Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Straight Arm Pulldown? (lb)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Straight Arm Pulldown should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Straight Arm Pulldown strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	21	44	78	121	172
120	24	49	85	130	182
130	28	54	91	138	191
140	31	59	97	145	200
150	35	64	103	153	209
160	38	68	109	160	217
170	41	72	115	166	225
180	44	77	120	173	232
190	48	81	125	179	239
200	51	85	130	185	246
210	54	89	135	191	253
220	57	93	140	196	259
230	60	96	144	202	265
240	63	100	149	207	271
250	65	104	153	212	277
260	68	107	157	217	283
270	71	110	161	222	288
280	73	114	165	226	294
290	76	117	169	231	299
300	79	120	173	235	304
310	81	123	177	240	309

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	61	98	145	197
20	38	69	112	165	225
25	39	71	115	170	231
30	39	71	115	170	231
35	39	71	115	170	231
40	39	71	115	170	231
45	37	68	109	161	219
50	35	63	102	150	205
55	32	58	94	139	189
60	29	53	86	126	172
65	26	48	78	115	156
70	24	43	70	103	141
75	21	39	63	92	126
80	19	35	56	83	113
85	17	31	50	74	101
90	15	28	45	67	91

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	20%	466
2	3	12	14%	323
3	3	15	9%	216
4	4	10	8%	182
5	4	12	6%	139
6	3	8	6%	137
7	4	15	5%	123
8	2	10	5%	111
9	2	12	3%	69
10	4	8	3%	59

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	18	34	57	84	116
100	20	36	59	87	119
110	21	38	61	90	122
120	22	40	63	92	125
130	23	41	65	95	128
140	25	43	67	97	131
150	26	44	69	99	133
160	27	46	71	101	135
170	28	47	72	103	138
180	29	48	74	105	140
190	30	49	75	107	142
200	30	50	77	108	144
210	31	51	78	110	145
220	32	52	79	111	147
230	33	53	80	113	149
240	34	54	81	114	150
250	34	55	83	115	152
260	35	56	84	117	153

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	21	37	58	84	113
20	24	42	66	96	129
25	25	43	68	98	132
30	25	43	68	98	132
35	25	43	68	98	132
40	25	43	68	98	132
45	23	41	64	93	125
50	22	38	60	87	117
55	20	35	55	80	108
60	18	32	51	73	99
65	17	29	46	66	89
70	15	26	41	60	80
75	13	23	37	53	72
80	12	21	33	48	65
85	11	19	30	43	58
90	10	17	27	38	52

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	26%	141
2	3	12	13%	72
3	4	10	11%	58
4	4	12	9%	50
5	5	10	8%	41
6	3	8	6%	34
7	4	8	5%	28
8	3	15	4%	24
9	2	10	3%	17
10	4	15	3%	15