Cable External Rotation

Cable External Rotation shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for shoulders. Primary muscles: Infraspinatus.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 19 kg

Women 13 kg

Cable External Rotation: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	2 kg	2 kg
Novice	9 kg	6 kg
Intermediate	19 kg	13 kg
Advanced	33 kg	23 kg
Elite	51 kg	34 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 External Rotation: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	0	4	12	23	37
55	1	5	13	25	40
60	1	6	14	27	42
65	2	7	16	29	45
70	2	8	17	31	47
75	3	8	18	32	49
80	3	9	20	34	51
85	3	10	21	35	53
90	4	11	22	37	55
95	4	12	23	38	56
100	5	13	24	40	58
105	5	13	25	41	60
110	6	14	26	42	61
115	6	15	27	44	63
120	7	16	28	45	64
125	7	16	29	46	66
130	8	17	30	47	67
135	8	18	31	48	69
140	9	18	32	50	70

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	7	16	28	43
20	2	8	18	32	49
25	2	9	19	33	51
30	2	9	19	33	51
35	2	9	19	33	51
40	2	9	19	33	51
45	2	8	18	31	48
50	2	8	17	30	45
55	2	7	16	27	42
60	2	6	14	25	38
65	2	6	13	23	34
70	1	5	11	20	31
75	1	5	10	18	28
80	1	4	9	16	25
85	1	4	8	14	22
90	1	3	7	13	20

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	3	8	15	24
45	1	4	9	17	26
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	1	5	11	20	30
60	2	6	12	21	32
65	2	6	13	22	33
70	3	7	14	23	35
75	3	8	15	25	36
80	3	8	16	26	37
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	10	17	28	40
95	5	10	18	29	41
100	5	11	19	30	42
105	5	11	20	31	43
110	6	12	20	31	44
115	6	12	21	32	45
120	6	13	22	33	46

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	5	11	19	29
20	2	6	13	22	33
25	2	6	13	23	34
30	2	6	13	23	34
35	2	6	13	23	34
40	2	6	13	23	34
45	2	6	12	21	32
50	2	6	12	20	30
55	2	5	11	19	28
60	1	5	10	17	25
65	1	4	9	15	23
70	1	4	8	14	21
75	1	3	7	12	18
80	1	3	6	11	17
85	1	3	6	10	15
90	1	2	5	9	13

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	0	4	12	23	37
55	1	5	13	25	40
60	1	6	14	27	42
65	2	7	16	29	45
70	2	8	17	31	47
75	3	8	18	32	49
80	3	9	20	34	51
85	3	10	21	35	53
90	4	11	22	37	55
95	4	12	23	38	56
100	5	13	24	40	58
105	5	13	25	41	60
110	6	14	26	42	61
115	6	15	27	44	63
120	7	16	28	45	64
125	7	16	29	46	66
130	8	17	30	47	67
135	8	18	31	48	69
140	9	18	32	50	70

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	7	16	28	43
20	2	8	18	32	49
25	2	9	19	33	51
30	2	9	19	33	51
35	2	9	19	33	51
40	2	9	19	33	51
45	2	8	18	31	48
50	2	8	17	30	45
55	2	7	16	27	42
60	2	6	14	25	38
65	2	6	13	23	34
70	1	5	11	20	31
75	1	5	10	18	28
80	1	4	9	16	25
85	1	4	8	14	22
90	1	3	7	13	20

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	3	8	15	24
45	1	4	9	17	26
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	1	5	11	20	30
60	2	6	12	21	32
65	2	6	13	22	33
70	3	7	14	23	35
75	3	8	15	25	36
80	3	8	16	26	37
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	10	17	28	40
95	5	10	18	29	41
100	5	11	19	30	42
105	5	11	20	31	43
110	6	12	20	31	44
115	6	12	21	32	45
120	6	13	22	33	46

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	5	11	19	29
20	2	6	13	22	33
25	2	6	13	23	34
30	2	6	13	23	34
35	2	6	13	23	34
40	2	6	13	23	34
45	2	6	12	21	32
50	2	6	12	20	30
55	2	5	11	19	28
60	1	5	10	17	25
65	1	4	9	15	23
70	1	4	8	14	21
75	1	3	7	12	18
80	1	3	6	11	17
85	1	3	6	10	15
90	1	2	5	9	13

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Infraspinatus
Secondary muscles	Deltoids
Stabilizers	Rectus abdominis, 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	0	4	12	23	37
55	1	5	13	25	40
60	1	6	14	27	42
65	2	7	16	29	45
70	2	8	17	31	47
75	3	8	18	32	49
80	3	9	20	34	51
85	3	10	21	35	53
90	4	11	22	37	55
95	4	12	23	38	56
100	5	13	24	40	58
105	5	13	25	41	60
110	6	14	26	42	61
115	6	15	27	44	63
120	7	16	28	45	64
125	7	16	29	46	66
130	8	17	30	47	67
135	8	18	31	48	69
140	9	18	32	50	70

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	7	16	28	43
20	2	8	18	32	49
25	2	9	19	33	51
30	2	9	19	33	51
35	2	9	19	33	51
40	2	9	19	33	51
45	2	8	18	31	48
50	2	8	17	30	45
55	2	7	16	27	42
60	2	6	14	25	38
65	2	6	13	23	34
70	1	5	11	20	31
75	1	5	10	18	28
80	1	4	9	16	25
85	1	4	8	14	22
90	1	3	7	13	20

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	3	8	15	24
45	1	4	9	17	26
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	1	5	11	20	30
60	2	6	12	21	32
65	2	6	13	22	33
70	3	7	14	23	35
75	3	8	15	25	36
80	3	8	16	26	37
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	10	17	28	40
95	5	10	18	29	41
100	5	11	19	30	42
105	5	11	20	31	43
110	6	12	20	31	44
115	6	12	21	32	45
120	6	13	22	33	46

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	5	11	19	29
20	2	6	13	22	33
25	2	6	13	23	34
30	2	6	13	23	34
35	2	6	13	23	34
40	2	6	13	23	34
45	2	6	12	21	32
50	2	6	12	20	30
55	2	5	11	19	28
60	1	5	10	17	25
65	1	4	9	15	23
70	1	4	8	14	21
75	1	3	7	12	18
80	1	3	6	11	17
85	1	3	6	10	15
90	1	2	5	9	13

Cable External Rotation

Average weight: Intermediate

Cable External Rotation: Average weight [1RM]

Cable External Rotation: Strength standards (kg)

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Men by age [1RM]

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Women by age [1RM]

Muscles worked

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	0	4	12	23	37
55	1	5	13	25	40
60	1	6	14	27	42
65	2	7	16	29	45
70	2	8	17	31	47
75	3	8	18	32	49
80	3	9	20	34	51
85	3	10	21	35	53
90	4	11	22	37	55
95	4	12	23	38	56
100	5	13	24	40	58
105	5	13	25	41	60
110	6	14	26	42	61
115	6	15	27	44	63
120	7	16	28	45	64
125	7	16	29	46	66
130	8	17	30	47	67
135	8	18	31	48	69
140	9	18	32	50	70

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	7	16	28	43
20	2	8	18	32	49
25	2	9	19	33	51
30	2	9	19	33	51
35	2	9	19	33	51
40	2	9	19	33	51
45	2	8	18	31	48
50	2	8	17	30	45
55	2	7	16	27	42
60	2	6	14	25	38
65	2	6	13	23	34
70	1	5	11	20	31
75	1	5	10	18	28
80	1	4	9	16	25
85	1	4	8	14	22
90	1	3	7	13	20

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	3	8	15	24
45	1	4	9	17	26
50	1	4	10	18	28
55	1	5	11	20	30
60	2	6	12	21	32
65	2	6	13	22	33
70	3	7	14	23	35
75	3	8	15	25	36
80	3	8	16	26	37
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	10	17	28	40
95	5	10	18	29	41
100	5	11	19	30	42
105	5	11	20	31	43
110	6	12	20	31	44
115	6	12	21	32	45
120	6	13	22	33	46

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	5	11	19	29
20	2	6	13	22	33
25	2	6	13	23	34
30	2	6	13	23	34
35	2	6	13	23	34
40	2	6	13	23	34
45	2	6	12	21	32
50	2	6	12	20	30
55	2	5	11	19	28
60	1	5	10	17	25
65	1	4	9	15	23
70	1	4	8	14	21
75	1	3	7	12	18
80	1	3	6	11	17
85	1	3	6	10	15
90	1	2	5	9	13