Zottman Curl Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Kilograms (kg)

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

Male
Female

Male

Male Zottman Curl Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	3 kg
Novice	9 kg
Intermediate	21 kg
Advanced	36 kg
Elite	55 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Zottman Curl? The average Zottman Curl weight for a male lifter is 21 kg (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 3 kg (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
50	1	5	13	25	40
55	1	6	14	27	43
60	1	6	16	29	45
65	2	7	17	31	48
70	2	8	18	33	50
75	3	9	20	34	52
80	3	10	21	36	54
85	4	11	22	38	56
90	4	12	23	39	58
95	5	12	24	41	60
100	5	13	26	42	61
105	6	14	27	43	63
110	6	15	28	45	65
115	7	16	29	46	66
120	7	16	30	47	68
125	8	17	31	48	69
130	8	18	32	50	71
135	9	18	33	51	72
140	9	19	33	52	73

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	8	17	31	47
20	3	9	20	35	53
25	3	9	21	36	55
30	3	9	21	36	55
35	3	9	21	36	55
40	3	9	21	36	55
45	3	9	19	34	52
50	2	8	18	32	49
55	2	8	17	30	45
60	2	7	15	27	41
65	2	6	14	24	37
70	2	6	12	22	33
75	2	5	11	20	30
80	1	5	10	18	27
85	1	4	9	16	24
90	1	4	8	14	22

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	4 kg
Novice	8 kg
Intermediate	13 kg
Advanced	20 kg
Elite	28 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Zottman Curl? The average Zottman Curl weight for a female lifter is 13 kg (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 4 kg (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
40	2	5	9	15	22
45	2	6	10	16	23
50	3	6	11	17	25
55	3	7	12	18	26
60	4	7	13	19	27
65	4	8	13	20	28
70	4	8	14	21	29
75	5	9	15	22	30
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	5	10	16	23	32
90	6	10	16	24	32
95	6	11	17	25	33
100	6	11	17	25	34
105	7	12	18	26	35
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	19	27	36
120	8	13	19	27	37

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	7	11	17	24
20	4	7	13	20	28
25	4	8	13	20	28
30	4	8	13	20	28
35	4	8	13	20	28
40	4	8	13	20	28
45	4	7	13	19	27
50	3	7	12	18	25
55	3	6	11	17	23
60	3	6	10	15	21
65	3	5	9	14	19
70	2	5	8	12	17
75	2	4	7	11	16
80	2	4	6	10	14
85	2	3	6	9	12
90	1	3	5	8	11

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
50	1	5	13	25	40
55	1	6	14	27	43
60	1	6	16	29	45
65	2	7	17	31	48
70	2	8	18	33	50
75	3	9	20	34	52
80	3	10	21	36	54
85	4	11	22	38	56
90	4	12	23	39	58
95	5	12	24	41	60
100	5	13	26	42	61
105	6	14	27	43	63
110	6	15	28	45	65
115	7	16	29	46	66
120	7	16	30	47	68
125	8	17	31	48	69
130	8	18	32	50	71
135	9	18	33	51	72
140	9	19	33	52	73

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	8	17	31	47
20	3	9	20	35	53
25	3	9	21	36	55
30	3	9	21	36	55
35	3	9	21	36	55
40	3	9	21	36	55
45	3	9	19	34	52
50	2	8	18	32	49
55	2	8	17	30	45
60	2	7	15	27	41
65	2	6	14	24	37
70	2	6	12	22	33
75	2	5	11	20	30
80	1	5	10	18	27
85	1	4	9	16	24
90	1	4	8	14	22

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
40	2	5	9	15	22
45	2	6	10	16	23
50	3	6	11	17	25
55	3	7	12	18	26
60	4	7	13	19	27
65	4	8	13	20	28
70	4	8	14	21	29
75	5	9	15	22	30
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	5	10	16	23	32
90	6	10	16	24	32
95	6	11	17	25	33
100	6	11	17	25	34
105	7	12	18	26	35
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	19	27	36
120	8	13	19	27	37

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	7	11	17	24
20	4	7	13	20	28
25	4	8	13	20	28
30	4	8	13	20	28
35	4	8	13	20	28
40	4	8	13	20	28
45	4	7	13	19	27
50	3	7	12	18	25
55	3	6	11	17	23
60	3	6	10	15	21
65	3	5	9	14	19
70	2	5	8	12	17
75	2	4	7	11	16
80	2	4	6	10	14
85	2	3	6	9	12
90	1	3	5	8	11

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
50	1	5	13	25	40
55	1	6	14	27	43
60	1	6	16	29	45
65	2	7	17	31	48
70	2	8	18	33	50
75	3	9	20	34	52
80	3	10	21	36	54
85	4	11	22	38	56
90	4	12	23	39	58
95	5	12	24	41	60
100	5	13	26	42	61
105	6	14	27	43	63
110	6	15	28	45	65
115	7	16	29	46	66
120	7	16	30	47	68
125	8	17	31	48	69
130	8	18	32	50	71
135	9	18	33	51	72
140	9	19	33	52	73

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	8	17	31	47
20	3	9	20	35	53
25	3	9	21	36	55
30	3	9	21	36	55
35	3	9	21	36	55
40	3	9	21	36	55
45	3	9	19	34	52
50	2	8	18	32	49
55	2	8	17	30	45
60	2	7	15	27	41
65	2	6	14	24	37
70	2	6	12	22	33
75	2	5	11	20	30
80	1	5	10	18	27
85	1	4	9	16	24
90	1	4	8	14	22

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
40	2	5	9	15	22
45	2	6	10	16	23
50	3	6	11	17	25
55	3	7	12	18	26
60	4	7	13	19	27
65	4	8	13	20	28
70	4	8	14	21	29
75	5	9	15	22	30
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	5	10	16	23	32
90	6	10	16	24	32
95	6	11	17	25	33
100	6	11	17	25	34
105	7	12	18	26	35
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	19	27	36
120	8	13	19	27	37

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	7	11	17	24
20	4	7	13	20	28
25	4	8	13	20	28
30	4	8	13	20	28
35	4	8	13	20	28
40	4	8	13	20	28
45	4	7	13	19	27
50	3	7	12	18	25
55	3	6	11	17	23
60	3	6	10	15	21
65	3	5	9	14	19
70	2	5	8	12	17
75	2	4	7	11	16
80	2	4	6	10	14
85	2	3	6	9	12
90	1	3	5	8	11

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
50	1	5	13	25	40
55	1	6	14	27	43
60	1	6	16	29	45
65	2	7	17	31	48
70	2	8	18	33	50
75	3	9	20	34	52
80	3	10	21	36	54
85	4	11	22	38	56
90	4	12	23	39	58
95	5	12	24	41	60
100	5	13	26	42	61
105	6	14	27	43	63
110	6	15	28	45	65
115	7	16	29	46	66
120	7	16	30	47	68
125	8	17	31	48	69
130	8	18	32	50	71
135	9	18	33	51	72
140	9	19	33	52	73

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	2	8	17	31	47
20	3	9	20	35	53
25	3	9	21	36	55
30	3	9	21	36	55
35	3	9	21	36	55
40	3	9	21	36	55
45	3	9	19	34	52
50	2	8	18	32	49
55	2	8	17	30	45
60	2	7	15	27	41
65	2	6	14	24	37
70	2	6	12	22	33
75	2	5	11	20	30
80	1	5	10	18	27
85	1	4	9	16	24
90	1	4	8	14	22

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
40	2	5	9	15	22
45	2	6	10	16	23
50	3	6	11	17	25
55	3	7	12	18	26
60	4	7	13	19	27
65	4	8	13	20	28
70	4	8	14	21	29
75	5	9	15	22	30
80	5	9	15	23	31
85	5	10	16	23	32
90	6	10	16	24	32
95	6	11	17	25	33
100	6	11	17	25	34
105	7	12	18	26	35
110	7	12	18	26	35
115	7	12	19	27	36
120	8	13	19	27	37

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	3	7	11	17	24
20	4	7	13	20	28
25	4	8	13	20	28
30	4	8	13	20	28
35	4	8	13	20	28
40	4	8	13	20	28
45	4	7	13	19	27
50	3	7	12	18	25
55	3	6	11	17	23
60	3	6	10	15	21
65	3	5	9	14	19
70	2	5	8	12	17
75	2	4	7	11	16
80	2	4	6	10	14
85	2	3	6	9	12
90	1	3	5	8	11

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