Cable Bicep Curl

Cable Bicep Curl shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Biceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 51 kg

Women 27 kg

Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	13 kg	6 kg
Novice	29 kg	14 kg
Intermediate	51 kg	27 kg
Advanced	81 kg	44 kg
Elite	115 kg	64 kg

Note: These standards are 1RM estimates based on average lifters. Bodyweight, age, and other personal factors can affect the values. See the detailed tables below.

Cable Bicep Curl: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	17	35	59	88
55	8	20	38	63	93
60	9	22	42	67	98
65	10	24	45	71	102
70	12	26	48	75	107
75	13	28	50	78	111
80	15	30	53	82	115
85	16	32	56	85	119
90	17	34	58	88	122
95	19	36	61	91	126
100	20	38	63	94	129
105	21	40	65	97	133
110	23	42	67	99	136
115	24	43	70	102	139
120	25	45	72	104	142
125	26	46	74	107	145
130	28	48	76	109	147
135	29	50	78	112	150
140	30	51	79	114	153

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	44	69	98
20	13	28	50	79	112
25	13	29	51	81	115
30	13	29	51	81	115
35	13	29	51	81	115
40	13	29	51	81	115
45	12	27	49	77	109
50	12	25	46	72	103
55	11	24	42	67	95
60	10	21	39	61	87
65	9	19	35	55	78
70	8	17	31	49	70
75	7	16	28	44	63
80	6	14	25	39	56
85	6	12	22	35	50
90	5	11	20	32	45

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	44
45	3	9	18	32	48
50	4	10	21	35	52
55	5	12	23	38	56
60	6	13	25	41	59
65	7	15	27	43	62
70	8	16	29	46	65
75	8	18	31	48	68
80	9	19	33	50	71
85	10	21	35	53	73
90	11	22	36	55	76
95	12	23	38	57	78
100	13	24	40	59	80
105	14	26	41	61	83
110	15	27	43	62	85
115	16	28	44	64	87
120	17	29	46	66	89

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	23	38	55
20	6	14	26	43	63
25	6	14	27	44	64
30	6	14	27	44	64
35	6	14	27	44	64
40	6	14	27	44	64
45	5	14	26	42	61
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	5	12	22	36	53
60	4	11	20	33	48
65	4	10	18	30	44
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	3	8	15	24	35
80	3	7	13	22	31
85	3	6	12	19	28
90	2	6	11	17	25

Note: The displayed load on machines and cables can vary by manufacturer and setup. Use these values as a comparison reference under similar equipment conditions.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	17	35	59	88
55	8	20	38	63	93
60	9	22	42	67	98
65	10	24	45	71	102
70	12	26	48	75	107
75	13	28	50	78	111
80	15	30	53	82	115
85	16	32	56	85	119
90	17	34	58	88	122
95	19	36	61	91	126
100	20	38	63	94	129
105	21	40	65	97	133
110	23	42	67	99	136
115	24	43	70	102	139
120	25	45	72	104	142
125	26	46	74	107	145
130	28	48	76	109	147
135	29	50	78	112	150
140	30	51	79	114	153

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	44	69	98
20	13	28	50	79	112
25	13	29	51	81	115
30	13	29	51	81	115
35	13	29	51	81	115
40	13	29	51	81	115
45	12	27	49	77	109
50	12	25	46	72	103
55	11	24	42	67	95
60	10	21	39	61	87
65	9	19	35	55	78
70	8	17	31	49	70
75	7	16	28	44	63
80	6	14	25	39	56
85	6	12	22	35	50
90	5	11	20	32	45

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	44
45	3	9	18	32	48
50	4	10	21	35	52
55	5	12	23	38	56
60	6	13	25	41	59
65	7	15	27	43	62
70	8	16	29	46	65
75	8	18	31	48	68
80	9	19	33	50	71
85	10	21	35	53	73
90	11	22	36	55	76
95	12	23	38	57	78
100	13	24	40	59	80
105	14	26	41	61	83
110	15	27	43	62	85
115	16	28	44	64	87
120	17	29	46	66	89

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	23	38	55
20	6	14	26	43	63
25	6	14	27	44	64
30	6	14	27	44	64
35	6	14	27	44	64
40	6	14	27	44	64
45	5	14	26	42	61
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	5	12	22	36	53
60	4	11	20	33	48
65	4	10	18	30	44
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	3	8	15	24	35
80	3	7	13	22	31
85	3	6	12	19	28
90	2	6	11	17	25

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Rectus abdominis
Stabilizers	Forearm flexors, External obliques
Grip	Forearm flexors

Level	Description	Distribution
Beginner	Has learned proper form and trained consistently for at least 1 month.	Bottom 5%
Novice	Has trained consistently for at least 6 months.	Top 80%
Intermediate	Has trained consistently for at least 2 years.	Top 50%
Advanced	Has trained consistently for more than 5 years.	Top 20%
Elite	Has specialized in this exercise for more than 5 years.	Top 5%

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	17	35	59	88
55	8	20	38	63	93
60	9	22	42	67	98
65	10	24	45	71	102
70	12	26	48	75	107
75	13	28	50	78	111
80	15	30	53	82	115
85	16	32	56	85	119
90	17	34	58	88	122
95	19	36	61	91	126
100	20	38	63	94	129
105	21	40	65	97	133
110	23	42	67	99	136
115	24	43	70	102	139
120	25	45	72	104	142
125	26	46	74	107	145
130	28	48	76	109	147
135	29	50	78	112	150
140	30	51	79	114	153

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	44	69	98
20	13	28	50	79	112
25	13	29	51	81	115
30	13	29	51	81	115
35	13	29	51	81	115
40	13	29	51	81	115
45	12	27	49	77	109
50	12	25	46	72	103
55	11	24	42	67	95
60	10	21	39	61	87
65	9	19	35	55	78
70	8	17	31	49	70
75	7	16	28	44	63
80	6	14	25	39	56
85	6	12	22	35	50
90	5	11	20	32	45

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	44
45	3	9	18	32	48
50	4	10	21	35	52
55	5	12	23	38	56
60	6	13	25	41	59
65	7	15	27	43	62
70	8	16	29	46	65
75	8	18	31	48	68
80	9	19	33	50	71
85	10	21	35	53	73
90	11	22	36	55	76
95	12	23	38	57	78
100	13	24	40	59	80
105	14	26	41	61	83
110	15	27	43	62	85
115	16	28	44	64	87
120	17	29	46	66	89

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	23	38	55
20	6	14	26	43	63
25	6	14	27	44	64
30	6	14	27	44	64
35	6	14	27	44	64
40	6	14	27	44	64
45	5	14	26	42	61
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	5	12	22	36	53
60	4	11	20	33	48
65	4	10	18	30	44
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	3	8	15	24	35
80	3	7	13	22	31
85	3	6	12	19	28
90	2	6	11	17	25

Cable Bicep Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Cable Bicep Curl: Strength standards (kg)

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Men by age [1RM]

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Women by age [1RM]

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	6	17	35	59	88
55	8	20	38	63	93
60	9	22	42	67	98
65	10	24	45	71	102
70	12	26	48	75	107
75	13	28	50	78	111
80	15	30	53	82	115
85	16	32	56	85	119
90	17	34	58	88	122
95	19	36	61	91	126
100	20	38	63	94	129
105	21	40	65	97	133
110	23	42	67	99	136
115	24	43	70	102	139
120	25	45	72	104	142
125	26	46	74	107	145
130	28	48	76	109	147
135	29	50	78	112	150
140	30	51	79	114	153

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	44	69	98
20	13	28	50	79	112
25	13	29	51	81	115
30	13	29	51	81	115
35	13	29	51	81	115
40	13	29	51	81	115
45	12	27	49	77	109
50	12	25	46	72	103
55	11	24	42	67	95
60	10	21	39	61	87
65	9	19	35	55	78
70	8	17	31	49	70
75	7	16	28	44	63
80	6	14	25	39	56
85	6	12	22	35	50
90	5	11	20	32	45

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	44
45	3	9	18	32	48
50	4	10	21	35	52
55	5	12	23	38	56
60	6	13	25	41	59
65	7	15	27	43	62
70	8	16	29	46	65
75	8	18	31	48	68
80	9	19	33	50	71
85	10	21	35	53	73
90	11	22	36	55	76
95	12	23	38	57	78
100	13	24	40	59	80
105	14	26	41	61	83
110	15	27	43	62	85
115	16	28	44	64	87
120	17	29	46	66	89

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	23	38	55
20	6	14	26	43	63
25	6	14	27	44	64
30	6	14	27	44	64
35	6	14	27	44	64
40	6	14	27	44	64
45	5	14	26	42	61
50	5	13	24	39	57
55	5	12	22	36	53
60	4	11	20	33	48
65	4	10	18	30	44
70	4	9	17	27	39
75	3	8	15	24	35
80	3	7	13	22	31
85	3	6	12	19	28
90	2	6	11	17	25