Wrist Curl Standards

Measured in lb

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

Exercise

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Wrist Curl standards are based on 119,042 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 lb
Novice	45 lb
Intermediate	114 lb
Advanced	212 lb
Elite	335 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Wrist Curl? The average Wrist Curl weight for a male lifter is 114 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Wrist Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 9 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	0	17	62	135	231
120	1	22	71	148	249
130	2	27	80	161	265
140	4	32	88	173	281
150	6	37	97	185	296
160	8	42	105	197	311
170	11	48	114	208	325
180	13	53	122	219	338
190	16	58	129	229	351
200	19	63	137	239	363
210	22	68	145	249	376
220	25	73	152	259	387
230	28	78	159	268	399
240	31	83	166	277	410
250	34	88	173	286	420
260	37	93	180	295	431
270	40	98	186	303	441
280	43	102	193	311	451
290	46	107	199	319	461
300	49	111	205	327	470
310	52	116	211	335	479

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	39	97	181	285
20	9	44	111	207	327
25	9	45	114	212	335
30	9	45	114	212	335
35	9	45	114	212	335
40	9	45	114	212	335
45	9	43	108	201	318
50	8	40	101	189	298
55	7	37	94	175	276
60	7	34	85	160	252
65	6	31	77	144	228
70	6	28	69	129	204
75	5	25	62	116	183
80	4	22	55	103	163
85	4	20	50	93	146
90	4	18	45	84	132

How many sets and reps of Wrist Curl should I do?

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

3x10 15%

3x12 11%

3x15 9%

3x20 7%

4x10 5%

3x8 5%

2x10 4%

2x15 4%

4x12 3%

2x12 3%

2x20 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	305
2	3	12	11%	227
3	3	15	9%	190
4	3	20	7%	150
5	4	10	5%	99
6	3	8	5%	98
7	2	10	4%	91
8	2	15	4%	85
9	4	12	3%	71
10	2	12	3%	62
10	2	20	3%	62

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Female

Female Wrist Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	1 lb
Novice	22 lb
Intermediate	74 lb
Advanced	157 lb
Elite	265 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.00x
Novice	0.25x
Intermediate	0.50x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.75x

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

What is the average Wrist Curl? The average Wrist Curl weight for a female lifter is 74 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Wrist Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 1 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	3	3	30	84	161
100	1	6	38	97	178
110	0	9	46	109	195
120	0	13	53	121	211
130	0	17	61	133	226
140	1	21	69	144	241
150	2	26	77	155	255
160	4	30	84	165	268
170	6	34	91	175	281
180	7	39	98	185	293
190	9	43	105	195	305
200	11	48	112	204	317
210	14	52	119	213	328
220	16	57	126	222	339
230	18	61	132	231	350
240	21	65	139	239	360
250	23	70	145	247	370
260	26	74	151	255	380

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	19	63	134	226
20	1	22	72	153	258
25	1	22	74	157	265
30	1	22	74	157	265
35	1	22	74	157	265
40	1	22	74	157	265
45	1	21	70	149	251
50	1	20	66	140	236
55	1	18	61	129	218
60	1	17	56	118	199
65	1	15	50	107	180
70	1	13	45	96	161
75	1	12	40	86	144
80	0	11	36	77	129
85	0	10	32	69	116
90	0	9	29	62	104

How many sets and reps of Wrist Curl should I do?

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

3x12 16%

3x10 14%

2x10 9%

3x15 8%

4x12 6%

4x10 6%

3x20 4%

5x10 4%

3x8 4%

3x6 4%

3x5 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	16%	25
2	3	10	14%	22
3	2	10	9%	14
4	3	15	8%	12
5	4	12	6%	10
6	4	10	6%	9
7	3	20	4%	7
7	5	10	4%	7
9	3	8	4%	6
9	3	6	4%	6
9	3	5	4%	6

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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.

Other Languages

Wrist Curl (EN)
Unterarm Curls im Untergriff (DE)
Curl de muñeca con barra palmas arriba (ES)
Curl poignet (FR)
Uginanie nadgarstka (PL)
Curl del Polso (IT)
Rosca de punhos (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	17	62	135	231
120	1	22	71	148	249
130	2	27	80	161	265
140	4	32	88	173	281
150	6	37	97	185	296
160	8	42	105	197	311
170	11	48	114	208	325
180	13	53	122	219	338
190	16	58	129	229	351
200	19	63	137	239	363
210	22	68	145	249	376
220	25	73	152	259	387
230	28	78	159	268	399
240	31	83	166	277	410
250	34	88	173	286	420
260	37	93	180	295	431
270	40	98	186	303	441
280	43	102	193	311	451
290	46	107	199	319	461
300	49	111	205	327	470
310	52	116	211	335	479

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	39	97	181	285
20	9	44	111	207	327
25	9	45	114	212	335
30	9	45	114	212	335
35	9	45	114	212	335
40	9	45	114	212	335
45	9	43	108	201	318
50	8	40	101	189	298
55	7	37	94	175	276
60	7	34	85	160	252
65	6	31	77	144	228
70	6	28	69	129	204
75	5	25	62	116	183
80	4	22	55	103	163
85	4	20	50	93	146
90	4	18	45	84	132

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	305
2	3	12	11%	227
3	3	15	9%	190
4	3	20	7%	150
5	4	10	5%	99
6	3	8	5%	98
7	2	10	4%	91
8	2	15	4%	85
9	4	12	3%	71
10	2	12	3%	62
10	2	20	3%	62

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	3	30	84	161
100	1	6	38	97	178
110	0	9	46	109	195
120	0	13	53	121	211
130	0	17	61	133	226
140	1	21	69	144	241
150	2	26	77	155	255
160	4	30	84	165	268
170	6	34	91	175	281
180	7	39	98	185	293
190	9	43	105	195	305
200	11	48	112	204	317
210	14	52	119	213	328
220	16	57	126	222	339
230	18	61	132	231	350
240	21	65	139	239	360
250	23	70	145	247	370
260	26	74	151	255	380

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	19	63	134	226
20	1	22	72	153	258
25	1	22	74	157	265
30	1	22	74	157	265
35	1	22	74	157	265
40	1	22	74	157	265
45	1	21	70	149	251
50	1	20	66	140	236
55	1	18	61	129	218
60	1	17	56	118	199
65	1	15	50	107	180
70	1	13	45	96	161
75	1	12	40	86	144
80	0	11	36	77	129
85	0	10	32	69	116
90	0	9	29	62	104

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	16%	25
2	3	10	14%	22
3	2	10	9%	14
4	3	15	8%	12
5	4	12	6%	10
6	4	10	6%	9
7	3	20	4%	7
7	5	10	4%	7
9	3	8	4%	6
9	3	6	4%	6
9	3	5	4%	6

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	17	62	135	231
120	1	22	71	148	249
130	2	27	80	161	265
140	4	32	88	173	281
150	6	37	97	185	296
160	8	42	105	197	311
170	11	48	114	208	325
180	13	53	122	219	338
190	16	58	129	229	351
200	19	63	137	239	363
210	22	68	145	249	376
220	25	73	152	259	387
230	28	78	159	268	399
240	31	83	166	277	410
250	34	88	173	286	420
260	37	93	180	295	431
270	40	98	186	303	441
280	43	102	193	311	451
290	46	107	199	319	461
300	49	111	205	327	470
310	52	116	211	335	479

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	39	97	181	285
20	9	44	111	207	327
25	9	45	114	212	335
30	9	45	114	212	335
35	9	45	114	212	335
40	9	45	114	212	335
45	9	43	108	201	318
50	8	40	101	189	298
55	7	37	94	175	276
60	7	34	85	160	252
65	6	31	77	144	228
70	6	28	69	129	204
75	5	25	62	116	183
80	4	22	55	103	163
85	4	20	50	93	146
90	4	18	45	84	132

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	305
2	3	12	11%	227
3	3	15	9%	190
4	3	20	7%	150
5	4	10	5%	99
6	3	8	5%	98
7	2	10	4%	91
8	2	15	4%	85
9	4	12	3%	71
10	2	12	3%	62
10	2	20	3%	62

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	3	30	84	161
100	1	6	38	97	178
110	0	9	46	109	195
120	0	13	53	121	211
130	0	17	61	133	226
140	1	21	69	144	241
150	2	26	77	155	255
160	4	30	84	165	268
170	6	34	91	175	281
180	7	39	98	185	293
190	9	43	105	195	305
200	11	48	112	204	317
210	14	52	119	213	328
220	16	57	126	222	339
230	18	61	132	231	350
240	21	65	139	239	360
250	23	70	145	247	370
260	26	74	151	255	380

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	19	63	134	226
20	1	22	72	153	258
25	1	22	74	157	265
30	1	22	74	157	265
35	1	22	74	157	265
40	1	22	74	157	265
45	1	21	70	149	251
50	1	20	66	140	236
55	1	18	61	129	218
60	1	17	56	118	199
65	1	15	50	107	180
70	1	13	45	96	161
75	1	12	40	86	144
80	0	11	36	77	129
85	0	10	32	69	116
90	0	9	29	62	104

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	16%	25
2	3	10	14%	22
3	2	10	9%	14
4	3	15	8%	12
5	4	12	6%	10
6	4	10	6%	9
7	3	20	4%	7
7	5	10	4%	7
9	3	8	4%	6
9	3	6	4%	6
9	3	5	4%	6

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	0	17	62	135	231
120	1	22	71	148	249
130	2	27	80	161	265
140	4	32	88	173	281
150	6	37	97	185	296
160	8	42	105	197	311
170	11	48	114	208	325
180	13	53	122	219	338
190	16	58	129	229	351
200	19	63	137	239	363
210	22	68	145	249	376
220	25	73	152	259	387
230	28	78	159	268	399
240	31	83	166	277	410
250	34	88	173	286	420
260	37	93	180	295	431
270	40	98	186	303	441
280	43	102	193	311	451
290	46	107	199	319	461
300	49	111	205	327	470
310	52	116	211	335	479

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	39	97	181	285
20	9	44	111	207	327
25	9	45	114	212	335
30	9	45	114	212	335
35	9	45	114	212	335
40	9	45	114	212	335
45	9	43	108	201	318
50	8	40	101	189	298
55	7	37	94	175	276
60	7	34	85	160	252
65	6	31	77	144	228
70	6	28	69	129	204
75	5	25	62	116	183
80	4	22	55	103	163
85	4	20	50	93	146
90	4	18	45	84	132

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	15%	305
2	3	12	11%	227
3	3	15	9%	190
4	3	20	7%	150
5	4	10	5%	99
6	3	8	5%	98
7	2	10	4%	91
8	2	15	4%	85
9	4	12	3%	71
10	2	12	3%	62
10	2	20	3%	62

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	3	3	30	84	161
100	1	6	38	97	178
110	0	9	46	109	195
120	0	13	53	121	211
130	0	17	61	133	226
140	1	21	69	144	241
150	2	26	77	155	255
160	4	30	84	165	268
170	6	34	91	175	281
180	7	39	98	185	293
190	9	43	105	195	305
200	11	48	112	204	317
210	14	52	119	213	328
220	16	57	126	222	339
230	18	61	132	231	350
240	21	65	139	239	360
250	23	70	145	247	370
260	26	74	151	255	380

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	1	19	63	134	226
20	1	22	72	153	258
25	1	22	74	157	265
30	1	22	74	157	265
35	1	22	74	157	265
40	1	22	74	157	265
45	1	21	70	149	251
50	1	20	66	140	236
55	1	18	61	129	218
60	1	17	56	118	199
65	1	15	50	107	180
70	1	13	45	96	161
75	1	12	40	86	144
80	0	11	36	77	129
85	0	10	32	69	116
90	0	9	29	62	104

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	12	16%	25
2	3	10	14%	22
3	2	10	9%	14
4	3	15	8%	12
5	4	12	6%	10
6	4	10	6%	9
7	3	20	4%	7
7	5	10	4%	7
9	3	8	4%	6
9	3	6	4%	6
9	3	5	4%	6