Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

The average Zottman Curl is 39 lb for men and 23 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Zottman Curl strength standards are based on 56,025 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	9 lb
Novice	21 lb
Intermediate	39 lb
Advanced	62 lb
Elite	89 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.35x
Elite	0.55x

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 39 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 9 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	5	14	28	48	71
120	6	15	30	51	75
130	7	17	32	53	78
140	7	18	34	55	80
150	8	19	36	58	83
160	9	21	38	60	86
170	10	22	39	62	88
180	11	23	41	64	90
190	11	24	42	66	93
200	12	25	44	67	95
210	13	26	45	69	97
220	14	27	46	71	99
230	14	28	48	72	101
240	15	29	49	74	102
250	16	30	50	75	104
260	16	31	51	77	106
270	17	32	53	78	108
280	18	33	54	80	109
290	18	34	55	81	111
300	19	35	56	82	112
310	20	35	57	84	114

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	87
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	85
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	7	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	12	21	34	49
80	4	10	19	30	44
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

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

Female

Female Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	10 lb
Novice	16 lb
Intermediate	23 lb
Advanced	32 lb
Elite	41 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.15x
Advanced	0.20x
Elite	0.30x

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 23 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 10 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	8	13	19	27	36
100	8	14	20	28	37
110	9	14	21	29	38
120	9	15	22	30	39
130	10	15	22	31	40
140	10	16	23	31	41
150	11	16	24	32	41
160	11	17	24	33	42
170	12	17	25	33	43
180	12	18	25	34	43
190	12	18	26	35	44
200	13	19	26	35	45
210	13	19	27	36	45
220	13	19	27	36	46
230	14	20	28	37	46
240	14	20	28	37	47
250	14	20	28	38	48
260	14	21	29	38	48

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	14	20	27	35
20	10	16	23	31	40
25	10	16	23	32	41
30	10	16	23	32	41
35	10	16	23	32	41
40	10	16	23	32	41
45	10	15	22	30	39
50	9	14	21	28	37
55	8	13	19	26	34
60	8	12	17	24	31
65	7	11	16	22	28
70	6	10	14	19	25
75	6	9	13	17	23
80	5	8	11	16	20
85	5	7	10	14	18
90	4	6	9	13	16

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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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 Zottman Curl strength standards

Strength Level analysed 3,226 qualifying results from 56,025 community lifts to produce our Zottman Curl strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	56,025
Qualifying results	3,226
Male results	2,718
Female results	508
Data start	14 August 2020
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	5	14	28	48	71
120	6	15	30	51	75
130	7	17	32	53	78
140	7	18	34	55	80
150	8	19	36	58	83
160	9	21	38	60	86
170	10	22	39	62	88
180	11	23	41	64	90
190	11	24	42	66	93
200	12	25	44	67	95
210	13	26	45	69	97
220	14	27	46	71	99
230	14	28	48	72	101
240	15	29	49	74	102
250	16	30	50	75	104
260	16	31	51	77	106
270	17	32	53	78	108
280	18	33	54	80	109
290	18	34	55	81	111
300	19	35	56	82	112
310	20	35	57	84	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	87
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	85
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	7	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	12	21	34	49
80	4	10	19	30	44
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

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	8	13	19	27	36
100	8	14	20	28	37
110	9	14	21	29	38
120	9	15	22	30	39
130	10	15	22	31	40
140	10	16	23	31	41
150	11	16	24	32	41
160	11	17	24	33	42
170	12	17	25	33	43
180	12	18	25	34	43
190	12	18	26	35	44
200	13	19	26	35	45
210	13	19	27	36	45
220	13	19	27	36	46
230	14	20	28	37	46
240	14	20	28	37	47
250	14	20	28	38	48
260	14	21	29	38	48

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	14	20	27	35
20	10	16	23	31	40
25	10	16	23	32	41
30	10	16	23	32	41
35	10	16	23	32	41
40	10	16	23	32	41
45	10	15	22	30	39
50	9	14	21	28	37
55	8	13	19	26	34
60	8	12	17	24	31
65	7	11	16	22	28
70	6	10	14	19	25
75	6	9	13	17	23
80	5	8	11	16	20
85	5	7	10	14	18
90	4	6	9	13	16

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	5	14	28	48	71
120	6	15	30	51	75
130	7	17	32	53	78
140	7	18	34	55	80
150	8	19	36	58	83
160	9	21	38	60	86
170	10	22	39	62	88
180	11	23	41	64	90
190	11	24	42	66	93
200	12	25	44	67	95
210	13	26	45	69	97
220	14	27	46	71	99
230	14	28	48	72	101
240	15	29	49	74	102
250	16	30	50	75	104
260	16	31	51	77	106
270	17	32	53	78	108
280	18	33	54	80	109
290	18	34	55	81	111
300	19	35	56	82	112
310	20	35	57	84	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	87
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	85
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	7	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	12	21	34	49
80	4	10	19	30	44
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

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	8	13	19	27	36
100	8	14	20	28	37
110	9	14	21	29	38
120	9	15	22	30	39
130	10	15	22	31	40
140	10	16	23	31	41
150	11	16	24	32	41
160	11	17	24	33	42
170	12	17	25	33	43
180	12	18	25	34	43
190	12	18	26	35	44
200	13	19	26	35	45
210	13	19	27	36	45
220	13	19	27	36	46
230	14	20	28	37	46
240	14	20	28	37	47
250	14	20	28	38	48
260	14	21	29	38	48

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	14	20	27	35
20	10	16	23	31	40
25	10	16	23	32	41
30	10	16	23	32	41
35	10	16	23	32	41
40	10	16	23	32	41
45	10	15	22	30	39
50	9	14	21	28	37
55	8	13	19	26	34
60	8	12	17	24	31
65	7	11	16	22	28
70	6	10	14	19	25
75	6	9	13	17	23
80	5	8	11	16	20
85	5	7	10	14	18
90	4	6	9	13	16

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

Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

Male

Male Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

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

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

Female

Female Zottman Curl Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Zottman Curl strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	5	14	28	48	71
120	6	15	30	51	75
130	7	17	32	53	78
140	7	18	34	55	80
150	8	19	36	58	83
160	9	21	38	60	86
170	10	22	39	62	88
180	11	23	41	64	90
190	11	24	42	66	93
200	12	25	44	67	95
210	13	26	45	69	97
220	14	27	46	71	99
230	14	28	48	72	101
240	15	29	49	74	102
250	16	30	50	75	104
260	16	31	51	77	106
270	17	32	53	78	108
280	18	33	54	80	109
290	18	34	55	81	111
300	19	35	56	82	112
310	20	35	57	84	114

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	87
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	85
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	7	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	12	21	34	49
80	4	10	19	30	44
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

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	8	13	19	27	36
100	8	14	20	28	37
110	9	14	21	29	38
120	9	15	22	30	39
130	10	15	22	31	40
140	10	16	23	31	41
150	11	16	24	32	41
160	11	17	24	33	42
170	12	17	25	33	43
180	12	18	25	34	43
190	12	18	26	35	44
200	13	19	26	35	45
210	13	19	27	36	45
220	13	19	27	36	46
230	14	20	28	37	46
240	14	20	28	37	47
250	14	20	28	38	48
260	14	21	29	38	48

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	9	14	20	27	35
20	10	16	23	31	40
25	10	16	23	32	41
30	10	16	23	32	41
35	10	16	23	32	41
40	10	16	23	32	41
45	10	15	22	30	39
50	9	14	21	28	37
55	8	13	19	26	34
60	8	12	17	24	31
65	7	11	16	22	28
70	6	10	14	19	25
75	6	9	13	17	23
80	5	8	11	16	20
85	5	7	10	14	18
90	4	6	9	13	16

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