Zottman Curl Standards

Measured in lb

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

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Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Zottman Curl standards are based on 25,975 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	6 lb
Novice	21 lb
Intermediate	45 lb
Advanced	79 lb
Elite	120 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.45x
Elite	0.70x

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

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

What is a good Zottman Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 6 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	10	28	55	89
120	2	12	31	59	94
130	3	14	34	63	99
140	4	16	37	67	104
150	5	17	40	70	108
160	6	19	42	74	113
170	7	21	45	77	117
180	8	23	47	81	121
190	8	24	50	84	125
200	9	26	52	87	128
210	10	28	54	90	132
220	11	29	56	92	135
230	12	31	58	95	139
240	13	32	61	98	142
250	14	34	63	100	145
260	15	35	65	103	148
270	16	37	67	105	151
280	17	38	68	108	154
290	18	39	70	110	156
300	19	41	72	112	159
310	20	42	74	115	162

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	18	38	67	103
20	6	20	44	77	117
25	6	21	45	79	120
30	6	21	45	79	120
35	6	21	45	79	120
40	6	21	45	79	120
45	6	20	43	75	114
50	5	18	40	70	107
55	5	17	37	65	99
60	5	16	34	60	91
65	4	14	31	54	82
70	4	13	28	48	73
75	3	11	25	43	66
80	3	10	22	39	59
85	3	9	20	35	53
90	2	8	18	31	47

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

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

3x10 19%

3x12 14%

3x8 9%

2x15 7%

3x15 5%

4x10 5%

2x12 5%

2x8 4%

3x6 4%

2x10 4%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	113
2	3	12	14%	87
3	3	8	9%	57
4	2	15	7%	43
5	3	15	5%	33
5	4	10	5%	33
7	2	12	5%	32
8	2	8	4%	26
9	3	6	4%	25
10	2	10	4%	22

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Female

Female Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	8 lb
Novice	17 lb
Intermediate	29 lb
Advanced	45 lb
Elite	63 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.30x
Elite	0.45x

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

What is the average Zottman Curl? The average Zottman Curl weight for a female lifter is 29 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Zottman Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 8 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	21	34	49
100	5	12	23	36	52
110	6	14	24	38	54
120	7	15	26	40	57
130	8	16	27	42	59
140	9	17	29	44	61
150	9	18	30	46	63
160	10	19	31	47	65
170	11	20	33	49	67
180	11	21	34	50	68
190	12	22	35	52	70
200	13	23	36	53	72
210	13	24	37	54	73
220	14	24	38	55	75
230	15	25	39	57	76
240	15	26	40	58	77
250	16	27	41	59	79
260	16	28	42	60	80

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	14	25	38	53
20	8	16	28	44	61
25	8	17	29	45	63
30	8	17	29	45	63
35	8	17	29	45	63
40	8	17	29	45	63
45	8	16	28	42	60
50	7	15	26	40	56
55	7	14	24	37	52
60	6	13	22	34	47
65	6	11	20	30	43
70	5	10	18	27	38
75	4	9	16	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	4	7	13	20	27
90	3	7	11	18	25

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

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

3x10 30%

3x8 14%

2x10 8%

4x10 7%

3x12 6%

4x8 5%

4x12 4%

3x6 3%

4x6 3%

3x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	47
2	3	8	14%	23
3	2	10	8%	13
4	4	10	7%	11
5	3	12	6%	10
6	4	8	5%	8
7	4	12	4%	6
8	3	6	3%	4
8	4	6	3%	4
8	3	15	3%	4

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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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	10	28	55	89
120	2	12	31	59	94
130	3	14	34	63	99
140	4	16	37	67	104
150	5	17	40	70	108
160	6	19	42	74	113
170	7	21	45	77	117
180	8	23	47	81	121
190	8	24	50	84	125
200	9	26	52	87	128
210	10	28	54	90	132
220	11	29	56	92	135
230	12	31	58	95	139
240	13	32	61	98	142
250	14	34	63	100	145
260	15	35	65	103	148
270	16	37	67	105	151
280	17	38	68	108	154
290	18	39	70	110	156
300	19	41	72	112	159
310	20	42	74	115	162

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	18	38	67	103
20	6	20	44	77	117
25	6	21	45	79	120
30	6	21	45	79	120
35	6	21	45	79	120
40	6	21	45	79	120
45	6	20	43	75	114
50	5	18	40	70	107
55	5	17	37	65	99
60	5	16	34	60	91
65	4	14	31	54	82
70	4	13	28	48	73
75	3	11	25	43	66
80	3	10	22	39	59
85	3	9	20	35	53
90	2	8	18	31	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	113
2	3	12	14%	87
3	3	8	9%	57
4	2	15	7%	43
5	3	15	5%	33
5	4	10	5%	33
7	2	12	5%	32
8	2	8	4%	26
9	3	6	4%	25
10	2	10	4%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	21	34	49
100	5	12	23	36	52
110	6	14	24	38	54
120	7	15	26	40	57
130	8	16	27	42	59
140	9	17	29	44	61
150	9	18	30	46	63
160	10	19	31	47	65
170	11	20	33	49	67
180	11	21	34	50	68
190	12	22	35	52	70
200	13	23	36	53	72
210	13	24	37	54	73
220	14	24	38	55	75
230	15	25	39	57	76
240	15	26	40	58	77
250	16	27	41	59	79
260	16	28	42	60	80

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	14	25	38	53
20	8	16	28	44	61
25	8	17	29	45	63
30	8	17	29	45	63
35	8	17	29	45	63
40	8	17	29	45	63
45	8	16	28	42	60
50	7	15	26	40	56
55	7	14	24	37	52
60	6	13	22	34	47
65	6	11	20	30	43
70	5	10	18	27	38
75	4	9	16	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	4	7	13	20	27
90	3	7	11	18	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	47
2	3	8	14%	23
3	2	10	8%	13
4	4	10	7%	11
5	3	12	6%	10
6	4	8	5%	8
7	4	12	4%	6
8	3	6	3%	4
8	4	6	3%	4
8	3	15	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	10	28	55	89
120	2	12	31	59	94
130	3	14	34	63	99
140	4	16	37	67	104
150	5	17	40	70	108
160	6	19	42	74	113
170	7	21	45	77	117
180	8	23	47	81	121
190	8	24	50	84	125
200	9	26	52	87	128
210	10	28	54	90	132
220	11	29	56	92	135
230	12	31	58	95	139
240	13	32	61	98	142
250	14	34	63	100	145
260	15	35	65	103	148
270	16	37	67	105	151
280	17	38	68	108	154
290	18	39	70	110	156
300	19	41	72	112	159
310	20	42	74	115	162

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	18	38	67	103
20	6	20	44	77	117
25	6	21	45	79	120
30	6	21	45	79	120
35	6	21	45	79	120
40	6	21	45	79	120
45	6	20	43	75	114
50	5	18	40	70	107
55	5	17	37	65	99
60	5	16	34	60	91
65	4	14	31	54	82
70	4	13	28	48	73
75	3	11	25	43	66
80	3	10	22	39	59
85	3	9	20	35	53
90	2	8	18	31	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	113
2	3	12	14%	87
3	3	8	9%	57
4	2	15	7%	43
5	3	15	5%	33
5	4	10	5%	33
7	2	12	5%	32
8	2	8	4%	26
9	3	6	4%	25
10	2	10	4%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	21	34	49
100	5	12	23	36	52
110	6	14	24	38	54
120	7	15	26	40	57
130	8	16	27	42	59
140	9	17	29	44	61
150	9	18	30	46	63
160	10	19	31	47	65
170	11	20	33	49	67
180	11	21	34	50	68
190	12	22	35	52	70
200	13	23	36	53	72
210	13	24	37	54	73
220	14	24	38	55	75
230	15	25	39	57	76
240	15	26	40	58	77
250	16	27	41	59	79
260	16	28	42	60	80

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	14	25	38	53
20	8	16	28	44	61
25	8	17	29	45	63
30	8	17	29	45	63
35	8	17	29	45	63
40	8	17	29	45	63
45	8	16	28	42	60
50	7	15	26	40	56
55	7	14	24	37	52
60	6	13	22	34	47
65	6	11	20	30	43
70	5	10	18	27	38
75	4	9	16	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	4	7	13	20	27
90	3	7	11	18	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	47
2	3	8	14%	23
3	2	10	8%	13
4	4	10	7%	11
5	3	12	6%	10
6	4	8	5%	8
7	4	12	4%	6
8	3	6	3%	4
8	4	6	3%	4
8	3	15	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	1	10	28	55	89
120	2	12	31	59	94
130	3	14	34	63	99
140	4	16	37	67	104
150	5	17	40	70	108
160	6	19	42	74	113
170	7	21	45	77	117
180	8	23	47	81	121
190	8	24	50	84	125
200	9	26	52	87	128
210	10	28	54	90	132
220	11	29	56	92	135
230	12	31	58	95	139
240	13	32	61	98	142
250	14	34	63	100	145
260	15	35	65	103	148
270	16	37	67	105	151
280	17	38	68	108	154
290	18	39	70	110	156
300	19	41	72	112	159
310	20	42	74	115	162

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	5	18	38	67	103
20	6	20	44	77	117
25	6	21	45	79	120
30	6	21	45	79	120
35	6	21	45	79	120
40	6	21	45	79	120
45	6	20	43	75	114
50	5	18	40	70	107
55	5	17	37	65	99
60	5	16	34	60	91
65	4	14	31	54	82
70	4	13	28	48	73
75	3	11	25	43	66
80	3	10	22	39	59
85	3	9	20	35	53
90	2	8	18	31	47

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	19%	113
2	3	12	14%	87
3	3	8	9%	57
4	2	15	7%	43
5	3	15	5%	33
5	4	10	5%	33
7	2	12	5%	32
8	2	8	4%	26
9	3	6	4%	25
10	2	10	4%	22

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	4	11	21	34	49
100	5	12	23	36	52
110	6	14	24	38	54
120	7	15	26	40	57
130	8	16	27	42	59
140	9	17	29	44	61
150	9	18	30	46	63
160	10	19	31	47	65
170	11	20	33	49	67
180	11	21	34	50	68
190	12	22	35	52	70
200	13	23	36	53	72
210	13	24	37	54	73
220	14	24	38	55	75
230	15	25	39	57	76
240	15	26	40	58	77
250	16	27	41	59	79
260	16	28	42	60	80

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	7	14	25	38	53
20	8	16	28	44	61
25	8	17	29	45	63
30	8	17	29	45	63
35	8	17	29	45	63
40	8	17	29	45	63
45	8	16	28	42	60
50	7	15	26	40	56
55	7	14	24	37	52
60	6	13	22	34	47
65	6	11	20	30	43
70	5	10	18	27	38
75	4	9	16	24	34
80	4	8	14	22	31
85	4	7	13	20	27
90	3	7	11	18	25

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	30%	47
2	3	8	14%	23
3	2	10	8%	13
4	4	10	7%	11
5	3	12	6%	10
6	4	8	5%	8
7	4	12	4%	6
8	3	6	3%	4
8	4	6	3%	4
8	3	15	3%	4