Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

The average Tricep Extension is 100 lb for men and 45 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Tricep Extension strength standards are based on 207,396 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	28 lb
Novice	57 lb
Intermediate	100 lb
Advanced	154 lb
Elite	217 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.35x
Intermediate	0.60x
Advanced	0.90x
Elite	1.25x

How much should I be able to Tricep Extension? (lb)

What is the average Tricep Extension? The average Tricep Extension weight for a male lifter is 100 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Tricep Extension? 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	10	28	58	97	145
120	13	34	65	107	156
130	17	39	72	116	167
140	20	44	79	124	177
150	23	49	86	133	187
160	27	54	92	141	197
170	30	59	98	149	206
180	34	63	105	156	215
190	37	68	111	163	223
200	40	73	116	170	232
210	44	77	122	177	239
220	47	81	128	184	247
230	50	86	133	190	255
240	54	90	138	197	262
250	57	94	143	203	269
260	60	98	148	209	276
270	63	102	153	215	283
280	66	106	158	220	289
290	69	110	163	226	296
300	72	114	168	231	302
310	75	118	172	237	308

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	49	85	131	185
20	27	56	97	150	211
25	28	57	100	154	217
30	28	57	100	154	217
35	28	57	100	154	217
40	28	57	100	154	217
45	26	54	95	146	206
50	24	51	88	137	192
55	23	47	82	126	177
60	21	43	75	115	162
65	19	39	67	104	147
70	17	35	61	94	132
75	15	31	54	84	118
80	13	28	49	75	106
85	12	25	44	67	95
90	11	22	39	61	85

How many sets and reps of Tricep Extension should I do?

These are the most popular Tricep Extension workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 21%

3x12 10%

3x8 10%

4x10 6%

3x15 6%

2x10 5%

4x12 4%

5x10 3%

4x8 3%

3x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	1025
2	3	12	10%	500
3	3	8	10%	487
4	4	10	6%	304
5	3	15	6%	280
6	2	10	5%	232
7	4	12	4%	190
8	5	10	3%	154
9	4	8	3%	153
10	3	6	3%	149

Female

Female Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 lb
Novice	24 lb
Intermediate	45 lb
Advanced	73 lb
Elite	106 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.30x
Advanced	0.50x
Elite	0.75x

How much should I be able to Tricep Extension? (lb)

What is the average Tricep Extension? The average Tricep Extension weight for a female lifter is 45 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Tricep Extension? Female beginners should aim to lift 10 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	4	14	30	53	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	6	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	64	94
130	9	22	42	68	99
140	10	24	44	71	103
150	11	26	47	74	107
160	13	28	49	77	110
170	14	29	52	80	114
180	15	31	54	83	117
190	16	33	56	86	120
200	17	34	58	88	123
210	18	36	60	91	126
220	20	37	62	93	129
230	21	39	64	96	132
240	22	40	66	98	134
250	23	42	68	100	137
260	24	43	69	102	139

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	20	38	62	90
20	9	23	44	71	103
25	10	24	45	73	106
30	10	24	45	73	106
35	10	24	45	73	106
40	10	24	45	73	106
45	9	22	43	69	100
50	9	21	40	65	94
55	8	19	37	60	87
60	7	18	34	54	79
65	7	16	30	49	72
70	6	14	27	44	64
75	5	13	24	40	58
80	5	12	22	36	52
85	4	10	20	32	46
90	4	9	18	29	42

How many sets and reps of Tricep Extension should I do?

These are the most popular Tricep Extension workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 22%

3x12 18%

3x8 10%

4x12 6%

3x15 6%

4x10 6%

4x8 4%

2x10 4%

4x15 2%

3x6 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	168
2	3	12	18%	136
3	3	8	10%	78
4	4	12	6%	48
5	3	15	6%	46
6	4	10	6%	44
7	4	8	4%	29
8	2	10	4%	27
9	4	15	2%	16
10	3	6	2%	14

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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 Tricep Extension strength standards

Strength Level analysed 44,442 qualifying results from 207,396 community lifts to produce our Tricep Extension strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	207,396
Qualifying results	44,442
Male results	40,168
Female results	4,274
Data start	10 December 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	10	28	58	97	145
120	13	34	65	107	156
130	17	39	72	116	167
140	20	44	79	124	177
150	23	49	86	133	187
160	27	54	92	141	197
170	30	59	98	149	206
180	34	63	105	156	215
190	37	68	111	163	223
200	40	73	116	170	232
210	44	77	122	177	239
220	47	81	128	184	247
230	50	86	133	190	255
240	54	90	138	197	262
250	57	94	143	203	269
260	60	98	148	209	276
270	63	102	153	215	283
280	66	106	158	220	289
290	69	110	163	226	296
300	72	114	168	231	302
310	75	118	172	237	308

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	49	85	131	185
20	27	56	97	150	211
25	28	57	100	154	217
30	28	57	100	154	217
35	28	57	100	154	217
40	28	57	100	154	217
45	26	54	95	146	206
50	24	51	88	137	192
55	23	47	82	126	177
60	21	43	75	115	162
65	19	39	67	104	147
70	17	35	61	94	132
75	15	31	54	84	118
80	13	28	49	75	106
85	12	25	44	67	95
90	11	22	39	61	85

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	14	30	53	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	6	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	64	94
130	9	22	42	68	99
140	10	24	44	71	103
150	11	26	47	74	107
160	13	28	49	77	110
170	14	29	52	80	114
180	15	31	54	83	117
190	16	33	56	86	120
200	17	34	58	88	123
210	18	36	60	91	126
220	20	37	62	93	129
230	21	39	64	96	132
240	22	40	66	98	134
250	23	42	68	100	137
260	24	43	69	102	139

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	20	38	62	90
20	9	23	44	71	103
25	10	24	45	73	106
30	10	24	45	73	106
35	10	24	45	73	106
40	10	24	45	73	106
45	9	22	43	69	100
50	9	21	40	65	94
55	8	19	37	60	87
60	7	18	34	54	79
65	7	16	30	49	72
70	6	14	27	44	64
75	5	13	24	40	58
80	5	12	22	36	52
85	4	10	20	32	46
90	4	9	18	29	42

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	168
2	3	12	18%	136
3	3	8	10%	78
4	4	12	6%	48
5	3	15	6%	46
6	4	10	6%	44
7	4	8	4%	29
8	2	10	4%	27
9	4	15	2%	16
10	3	6	2%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	28	58	97	145
120	13	34	65	107	156
130	17	39	72	116	167
140	20	44	79	124	177
150	23	49	86	133	187
160	27	54	92	141	197
170	30	59	98	149	206
180	34	63	105	156	215
190	37	68	111	163	223
200	40	73	116	170	232
210	44	77	122	177	239
220	47	81	128	184	247
230	50	86	133	190	255
240	54	90	138	197	262
250	57	94	143	203	269
260	60	98	148	209	276
270	63	102	153	215	283
280	66	106	158	220	289
290	69	110	163	226	296
300	72	114	168	231	302
310	75	118	172	237	308

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	49	85	131	185
20	27	56	97	150	211
25	28	57	100	154	217
30	28	57	100	154	217
35	28	57	100	154	217
40	28	57	100	154	217
45	26	54	95	146	206
50	24	51	88	137	192
55	23	47	82	126	177
60	21	43	75	115	162
65	19	39	67	104	147
70	17	35	61	94	132
75	15	31	54	84	118
80	13	28	49	75	106
85	12	25	44	67	95
90	11	22	39	61	85

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	14	30	53	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	6	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	64	94
130	9	22	42	68	99
140	10	24	44	71	103
150	11	26	47	74	107
160	13	28	49	77	110
170	14	29	52	80	114
180	15	31	54	83	117
190	16	33	56	86	120
200	17	34	58	88	123
210	18	36	60	91	126
220	20	37	62	93	129
230	21	39	64	96	132
240	22	40	66	98	134
250	23	42	68	100	137
260	24	43	69	102	139

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	20	38	62	90
20	9	23	44	71	103
25	10	24	45	73	106
30	10	24	45	73	106
35	10	24	45	73	106
40	10	24	45	73	106
45	9	22	43	69	100
50	9	21	40	65	94
55	8	19	37	60	87
60	7	18	34	54	79
65	7	16	30	49	72
70	6	14	27	44	64
75	5	13	24	40	58
80	5	12	22	36	52
85	4	10	20	32	46
90	4	9	18	29	42

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	168
2	3	12	18%	136
3	3	8	10%	78
4	4	12	6%	48
5	3	15	6%	46
6	4	10	6%	44
7	4	8	4%	29
8	2	10	4%	27
9	4	15	2%	16
10	3	6	2%	14

Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

Male

Male Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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How much should I be able to Tricep Extension? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

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How many sets and reps of Tricep Extension should I do?

Female

Female Tricep Extension Standards (lb)

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Weight

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How much should I be able to Tricep Extension? (lb)

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Tricep Extension should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Tricep Extension strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	10	28	58	97	145
120	13	34	65	107	156
130	17	39	72	116	167
140	20	44	79	124	177
150	23	49	86	133	187
160	27	54	92	141	197
170	30	59	98	149	206
180	34	63	105	156	215
190	37	68	111	163	223
200	40	73	116	170	232
210	44	77	122	177	239
220	47	81	128	184	247
230	50	86	133	190	255
240	54	90	138	197	262
250	57	94	143	203	269
260	60	98	148	209	276
270	63	102	153	215	283
280	66	106	158	220	289
290	69	110	163	226	296
300	72	114	168	231	302
310	75	118	172	237	308

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	24	49	85	131	185
20	27	56	97	150	211
25	28	57	100	154	217
30	28	57	100	154	217
35	28	57	100	154	217
40	28	57	100	154	217
45	26	54	95	146	206
50	24	51	88	137	192
55	23	47	82	126	177
60	21	43	75	115	162
65	19	39	67	104	147
70	17	35	61	94	132
75	15	31	54	84	118
80	13	28	49	75	106
85	12	25	44	67	95
90	11	22	39	61	85

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	14	30	53	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	6	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	64	94
130	9	22	42	68	99
140	10	24	44	71	103
150	11	26	47	74	107
160	13	28	49	77	110
170	14	29	52	80	114
180	15	31	54	83	117
190	16	33	56	86	120
200	17	34	58	88	123
210	18	36	60	91	126
220	20	37	62	93	129
230	21	39	64	96	132
240	22	40	66	98	134
250	23	42	68	100	137
260	24	43	69	102	139

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	20	38	62	90
20	9	23	44	71	103
25	10	24	45	73	106
30	10	24	45	73	106
35	10	24	45	73	106
40	10	24	45	73	106
45	9	22	43	69	100
50	9	21	40	65	94
55	8	19	37	60	87
60	7	18	34	54	79
65	7	16	30	49	72
70	6	14	27	44	64
75	5	13	24	40	58
80	5	12	22	36	52
85	4	10	20	32	46
90	4	9	18	29	42

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	168
2	3	12	18%	136
3	3	8	10%	78
4	4	12	6%	48
5	3	15	6%	46
6	4	10	6%	44
7	4	8	4%	29
8	2	10	4%	27
9	4	15	2%	16
10	3	6	2%	14