Cable Leg Extension

Cable Leg Extension shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for legs. Primary muscles: Quadriceps.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 35 kg

Women 18 kg

Cable Leg Extension: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	7 kg	4 kg
Novice	18 kg	10 kg
Intermediate	35 kg	18 kg
Advanced	57 kg	28 kg
Elite	83 kg	40 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 Leg Extension: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	2	9	20	37	57
55	3	11	23	41	62
60	4	13	26	44	66
65	5	15	29	48	70
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	8	18	34	54	78
80	9	20	36	57	82
85	10	22	39	60	86
90	11	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	66	92
100	14	27	45	69	95
105	15	29	48	71	99
110	16	30	50	74	102
115	17	32	52	76	104
120	18	33	54	79	107
125	20	35	56	81	110
130	21	36	58	83	113
135	22	38	59	86	115
140	23	39	61	88	118

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	15	30	48	71
20	7	18	34	55	81
25	7	18	35	57	83
30	7	18	35	57	83
35	7	18	35	57	83
40	7	18	35	57	83
45	7	17	33	54	79
50	6	16	31	51	74
55	6	15	29	47	68
60	5	14	26	43	62
65	5	12	24	39	56
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	4	10	19	31	45
80	4	9	17	28	40
85	3	8	15	25	36
90	3	7	14	22	33

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	6	12	21	31
45	2	7	14	23	33
50	3	8	15	24	35
55	3	8	16	25	37
60	4	9	17	27	38
65	4	10	18	28	40
70	5	10	19	29	41
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	6	12	21	32	45
90	7	13	22	33	46
95	7	14	23	34	47
100	7	14	23	35	48
105	8	15	24	36	49
110	8	15	25	36	50
115	9	16	25	37	51
120	9	16	26	38	52

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	8	15	24	34
20	4	9	17	27	39
25	4	10	18	28	40
30	4	10	18	28	40
35	4	10	18	28	40
40	4	10	18	28	40
45	4	9	17	27	38
50	4	9	16	25	36
55	3	8	14	23	33
60	3	7	13	21	30
65	3	6	12	19	27
70	3	6	11	17	25
75	2	5	10	15	22
80	2	5	9	14	20
85	2	4	8	12	18
90	2	4	7	11	16

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	2	9	20	37	57
55	3	11	23	41	62
60	4	13	26	44	66
65	5	15	29	48	70
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	8	18	34	54	78
80	9	20	36	57	82
85	10	22	39	60	86
90	11	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	66	92
100	14	27	45	69	95
105	15	29	48	71	99
110	16	30	50	74	102
115	17	32	52	76	104
120	18	33	54	79	107
125	20	35	56	81	110
130	21	36	58	83	113
135	22	38	59	86	115
140	23	39	61	88	118

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	15	30	48	71
20	7	18	34	55	81
25	7	18	35	57	83
30	7	18	35	57	83
35	7	18	35	57	83
40	7	18	35	57	83
45	7	17	33	54	79
50	6	16	31	51	74
55	6	15	29	47	68
60	5	14	26	43	62
65	5	12	24	39	56
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	4	10	19	31	45
80	4	9	17	28	40
85	3	8	15	25	36
90	3	7	14	22	33

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	6	12	21	31
45	2	7	14	23	33
50	3	8	15	24	35
55	3	8	16	25	37
60	4	9	17	27	38
65	4	10	18	28	40
70	5	10	19	29	41
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	6	12	21	32	45
90	7	13	22	33	46
95	7	14	23	34	47
100	7	14	23	35	48
105	8	15	24	36	49
110	8	15	25	36	50
115	9	16	25	37	51
120	9	16	26	38	52

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	8	15	24	34
20	4	9	17	27	39
25	4	10	18	28	40
30	4	10	18	28	40
35	4	10	18	28	40
40	4	10	18	28	40
45	4	9	17	27	38
50	4	9	16	25	36
55	3	8	14	23	33
60	3	7	13	21	30
65	3	6	12	19	27
70	3	6	11	17	25
75	2	5	10	15	22
80	2	5	9	14	20
85	2	4	8	12	18
90	2	4	7	11	16

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Quadriceps
Secondary muscles	None
Stabilizers	Rectus abdominis
Grip	None

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	2	9	20	37	57
55	3	11	23	41	62
60	4	13	26	44	66
65	5	15	29	48	70
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	8	18	34	54	78
80	9	20	36	57	82
85	10	22	39	60	86
90	11	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	66	92
100	14	27	45	69	95
105	15	29	48	71	99
110	16	30	50	74	102
115	17	32	52	76	104
120	18	33	54	79	107
125	20	35	56	81	110
130	21	36	58	83	113
135	22	38	59	86	115
140	23	39	61	88	118

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	15	30	48	71
20	7	18	34	55	81
25	7	18	35	57	83
30	7	18	35	57	83
35	7	18	35	57	83
40	7	18	35	57	83
45	7	17	33	54	79
50	6	16	31	51	74
55	6	15	29	47	68
60	5	14	26	43	62
65	5	12	24	39	56
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	4	10	19	31	45
80	4	9	17	28	40
85	3	8	15	25	36
90	3	7	14	22	33

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	6	12	21	31
45	2	7	14	23	33
50	3	8	15	24	35
55	3	8	16	25	37
60	4	9	17	27	38
65	4	10	18	28	40
70	5	10	19	29	41
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	6	12	21	32	45
90	7	13	22	33	46
95	7	14	23	34	47
100	7	14	23	35	48
105	8	15	24	36	49
110	8	15	25	36	50
115	9	16	25	37	51
120	9	16	26	38	52

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	8	15	24	34
20	4	9	17	27	39
25	4	10	18	28	40
30	4	10	18	28	40
35	4	10	18	28	40
40	4	10	18	28	40
45	4	9	17	27	38
50	4	9	16	25	36
55	3	8	14	23	33
60	3	7	13	21	30
65	3	6	12	19	27
70	3	6	11	17	25
75	2	5	10	15	22
80	2	5	9	14	20
85	2	4	8	12	18
90	2	4	7	11	16

Cable Leg Extension

Average weight: Intermediate

Cable Leg Extension: Average weight [1RM]

Cable Leg Extension: 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	2	9	20	37	57
55	3	11	23	41	62
60	4	13	26	44	66
65	5	15	29	48	70
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	8	18	34	54	78
80	9	20	36	57	82
85	10	22	39	60	86
90	11	24	41	63	89
95	13	25	43	66	92
100	14	27	45	69	95
105	15	29	48	71	99
110	16	30	50	74	102
115	17	32	52	76	104
120	18	33	54	79	107
125	20	35	56	81	110
130	21	36	58	83	113
135	22	38	59	86	115
140	23	39	61	88	118

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	15	30	48	71
20	7	18	34	55	81
25	7	18	35	57	83
30	7	18	35	57	83
35	7	18	35	57	83
40	7	18	35	57	83
45	7	17	33	54	79
50	6	16	31	51	74
55	6	15	29	47	68
60	5	14	26	43	62
65	5	12	24	39	56
70	4	11	21	35	51
75	4	10	19	31	45
80	4	9	17	28	40
85	3	8	15	25	36
90	3	7	14	22	33

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	6	12	21	31
45	2	7	14	23	33
50	3	8	15	24	35
55	3	8	16	25	37
60	4	9	17	27	38
65	4	10	18	28	40
70	5	10	19	29	41
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	6	12	20	31	44
85	6	12	21	32	45
90	7	13	22	33	46
95	7	14	23	34	47
100	7	14	23	35	48
105	8	15	24	36	49
110	8	15	25	36	50
115	9	16	25	37	51
120	9	16	26	38	52

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	8	15	24	34
20	4	9	17	27	39
25	4	10	18	28	40
30	4	10	18	28	40
35	4	10	18	28	40
40	4	10	18	28	40
45	4	9	17	27	38
50	4	9	16	25	36
55	3	8	14	23	33
60	3	7	13	21	30
65	3	6	12	19	27
70	3	6	11	17	25
75	2	5	10	15	22
80	2	5	9	14	20
85	2	4	8	12	18
90	2	4	7	11	16