Upright Row Standards

Measured in kg

Upright Row strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Upright Row standards are based on 162,063 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Upright Row Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	21 kg
Novice	39 kg
Intermediate	64 kg
Advanced	94 kg
Elite	129 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.50x

How much should I be able to Upright Row? (kg)

What is the average Upright Row? The average Upright Row weight for a male lifter is 64 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Upright Row? Male beginners should aim to lift 21 kg (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
50	9	21	39	61	88
55	11	24	43	67	95
60	14	28	47	73	101
65	16	31	52	78	108
70	18	34	56	83	113
75	21	37	60	87	119
80	23	40	63	92	124
85	25	43	67	96	129
90	27	46	71	101	134
95	30	49	74	105	139
100	32	52	78	109	144
105	34	54	81	113	148
110	36	57	84	116	152
115	38	59	87	120	156
120	40	62	90	124	160
125	42	64	93	127	164
130	44	67	96	130	168
135	46	69	99	134	172
140	47	71	101	137	175

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	33	54	80	110
20	21	38	62	92	126
25	21	39	64	94	129
30	21	39	64	94	129
35	21	39	64	94	129
40	21	39	64	94	129
45	20	37	60	89	122
50	19	35	57	84	115
55	17	32	52	77	106
60	16	29	48	71	97
65	14	26	43	64	88
70	13	24	39	57	79
75	11	21	35	51	70
80	10	19	31	46	63
85	9	17	28	41	56
90	8	15	25	37	51

How many sets and reps of Upright Row should I do?

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

3x10 21%

3x12 11%

3x8 10%

4x10 10%

2x10 5%

4x12 5%

3x15 3%

5x5 3%

4x8 3%

5x10 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	1181
2	3	12	11%	609
3	3	8	10%	571
4	4	10	10%	558
5	2	10	5%	294
6	4	12	5%	283
7	3	15	3%	180
7	5	5	3%	180
9	4	8	3%	155
10	5	10	3%	151

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Female

Female Upright Row Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	11 kg
Novice	20 kg
Intermediate	33 kg
Advanced	49 kg
Elite	67 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.15x
Novice	0.30x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	0.75x
Elite	1.05x

How much should I be able to Upright Row? (kg)

What is the average Upright Row? The average Upright Row weight for a female lifter is 33 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Upright Row? Female beginners should aim to lift 11 kg (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
40	6	13	23	37	52
45	7	15	26	39	55
50	9	17	28	42	58
55	10	18	30	44	61
60	11	19	31	46	63
65	12	21	33	48	66
70	13	22	35	50	68
75	14	23	36	52	70
80	15	25	38	54	72
85	15	26	39	56	74
90	16	27	41	57	76
95	17	28	42	59	78
100	18	29	43	60	79
105	19	30	44	62	81
110	19	31	46	63	83
115	20	32	47	65	84
120	21	33	48	66	86

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	42	57
20	11	20	32	48	65
25	11	20	33	49	67
30	11	20	33	49	67
35	11	20	33	49	67
40	11	20	33	49	67
45	10	19	31	46	63
50	10	18	29	43	59
55	9	17	27	40	55
60	8	15	25	37	50
65	8	14	22	33	45
70	7	12	20	30	41
75	6	11	18	27	36
80	5	10	16	24	33
85	5	9	14	21	29
90	4	8	13	19	26

How many sets and reps of Upright Row should I do?

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

3x10 22%

3x12 12%

4x10 10%

3x8 7%

4x12 7%

4x8 6%

3x15 4%

2x10 4%

5x10 2%

4x15 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	260
2	3	12	12%	146
3	4	10	10%	117
4	3	8	7%	89
5	4	12	7%	78
6	4	8	6%	67
7	3	15	4%	51
8	2	10	4%	48
9	5	10	2%	29
9	4	15	2%	29

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	21	39	61	88
55	11	24	43	67	95
60	14	28	47	73	101
65	16	31	52	78	108
70	18	34	56	83	113
75	21	37	60	87	119
80	23	40	63	92	124
85	25	43	67	96	129
90	27	46	71	101	134
95	30	49	74	105	139
100	32	52	78	109	144
105	34	54	81	113	148
110	36	57	84	116	152
115	38	59	87	120	156
120	40	62	90	124	160
125	42	64	93	127	164
130	44	67	96	130	168
135	46	69	99	134	172
140	47	71	101	137	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	33	54	80	110
20	21	38	62	92	126
25	21	39	64	94	129
30	21	39	64	94	129
35	21	39	64	94	129
40	21	39	64	94	129
45	20	37	60	89	122
50	19	35	57	84	115
55	17	32	52	77	106
60	16	29	48	71	97
65	14	26	43	64	88
70	13	24	39	57	79
75	11	21	35	51	70
80	10	19	31	46	63
85	9	17	28	41	56
90	8	15	25	37	51

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	13	23	37	52
45	7	15	26	39	55
50	9	17	28	42	58
55	10	18	30	44	61
60	11	19	31	46	63
65	12	21	33	48	66
70	13	22	35	50	68
75	14	23	36	52	70
80	15	25	38	54	72
85	15	26	39	56	74
90	16	27	41	57	76
95	17	28	42	59	78
100	18	29	43	60	79
105	19	30	44	62	81
110	19	31	46	63	83
115	20	32	47	65	84
120	21	33	48	66	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	42	57
20	11	20	32	48	65
25	11	20	33	49	67
30	11	20	33	49	67
35	11	20	33	49	67
40	11	20	33	49	67
45	10	19	31	46	63
50	10	18	29	43	59
55	9	17	27	40	55
60	8	15	25	37	50
65	8	14	22	33	45
70	7	12	20	30	41
75	6	11	18	27	36
80	5	10	16	24	33
85	5	9	14	21	29
90	4	8	13	19	26

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	260
2	3	12	12%	146
3	4	10	10%	117
4	3	8	7%	89
5	4	12	7%	78
6	4	8	6%	67
7	3	15	4%	51
8	2	10	4%	48
9	5	10	2%	29
9	4	15	2%	29

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	21	39	61	88
55	11	24	43	67	95
60	14	28	47	73	101
65	16	31	52	78	108
70	18	34	56	83	113
75	21	37	60	87	119
80	23	40	63	92	124
85	25	43	67	96	129
90	27	46	71	101	134
95	30	49	74	105	139
100	32	52	78	109	144
105	34	54	81	113	148
110	36	57	84	116	152
115	38	59	87	120	156
120	40	62	90	124	160
125	42	64	93	127	164
130	44	67	96	130	168
135	46	69	99	134	172
140	47	71	101	137	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	33	54	80	110
20	21	38	62	92	126
25	21	39	64	94	129
30	21	39	64	94	129
35	21	39	64	94	129
40	21	39	64	94	129
45	20	37	60	89	122
50	19	35	57	84	115
55	17	32	52	77	106
60	16	29	48	71	97
65	14	26	43	64	88
70	13	24	39	57	79
75	11	21	35	51	70
80	10	19	31	46	63
85	9	17	28	41	56
90	8	15	25	37	51

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	13	23	37	52
45	7	15	26	39	55
50	9	17	28	42	58
55	10	18	30	44	61
60	11	19	31	46	63
65	12	21	33	48	66
70	13	22	35	50	68
75	14	23	36	52	70
80	15	25	38	54	72
85	15	26	39	56	74
90	16	27	41	57	76
95	17	28	42	59	78
100	18	29	43	60	79
105	19	30	44	62	81
110	19	31	46	63	83
115	20	32	47	65	84
120	21	33	48	66	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	42	57
20	11	20	32	48	65
25	11	20	33	49	67
30	11	20	33	49	67
35	11	20	33	49	67
40	11	20	33	49	67
45	10	19	31	46	63
50	10	18	29	43	59
55	9	17	27	40	55
60	8	15	25	37	50
65	8	14	22	33	45
70	7	12	20	30	41
75	6	11	18	27	36
80	5	10	16	24	33
85	5	9	14	21	29
90	4	8	13	19	26

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	260
2	3	12	12%	146
3	4	10	10%	117
4	3	8	7%	89
5	4	12	7%	78
6	4	8	6%	67
7	3	15	4%	51
8	2	10	4%	48
9	5	10	2%	29
9	4	15	2%	29

Upright Row Standards

Measured in kg

Upright Row strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Upright Row Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Upright Row? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Upright Row should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Upright Row Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Upright Row? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Upright Row should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

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What do the strength standards mean?

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	9	21	39	61	88
55	11	24	43	67	95
60	14	28	47	73	101
65	16	31	52	78	108
70	18	34	56	83	113
75	21	37	60	87	119
80	23	40	63	92	124
85	25	43	67	96	129
90	27	46	71	101	134
95	30	49	74	105	139
100	32	52	78	109	144
105	34	54	81	113	148
110	36	57	84	116	152
115	38	59	87	120	156
120	40	62	90	124	160
125	42	64	93	127	164
130	44	67	96	130	168
135	46	69	99	134	172
140	47	71	101	137	175

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	18	33	54	80	110
20	21	38	62	92	126
25	21	39	64	94	129
30	21	39	64	94	129
35	21	39	64	94	129
40	21	39	64	94	129
45	20	37	60	89	122
50	19	35	57	84	115
55	17	32	52	77	106
60	16	29	48	71	97
65	14	26	43	64	88
70	13	24	39	57	79
75	11	21	35	51	70
80	10	19	31	46	63
85	9	17	28	41	56
90	8	15	25	37	51

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	6	13	23	37	52
45	7	15	26	39	55
50	9	17	28	42	58
55	10	18	30	44	61
60	11	19	31	46	63
65	12	21	33	48	66
70	13	22	35	50	68
75	14	23	36	52	70
80	15	25	38	54	72
85	15	26	39	56	74
90	16	27	41	57	76
95	17	28	42	59	78
100	18	29	43	60	79
105	19	30	44	62	81
110	19	31	46	63	83
115	20	32	47	65	84
120	21	33	48	66	86

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	17	28	42	57
20	11	20	32	48	65
25	11	20	33	49	67
30	11	20	33	49	67
35	11	20	33	49	67
40	11	20	33	49	67
45	10	19	31	46	63
50	10	18	29	43	59
55	9	17	27	40	55
60	8	15	25	37	50
65	8	14	22	33	45
70	7	12	20	30	41
75	6	11	18	27	36
80	5	10	16	24	33
85	5	9	14	21	29
90	4	8	13	19	26

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	22%	260
2	3	12	12%	146
3	4	10	10%	117
4	3	8	7%	89
5	4	12	7%	78
6	4	8	6%	67
7	3	15	4%	51
8	2	10	4%	48
9	5	10	2%	29
9	4	15	2%	29