Cable Upright Row

Cable Upright Row shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for back. Primary muscles: Deltoids, Trapezius.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 69 kg

Women 32 kg

Cable Upright Row: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	21 kg	9 kg
Novice	41 kg	18 kg
Intermediate	69 kg	32 kg
Advanced	105 kg	50 kg
Elite	145 kg	70 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 Upright Row: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	12	27	50	80	115
55	14	30	54	85	121
60	15	33	57	89	126
65	17	35	61	93	131
70	19	37	64	97	135
75	20	40	67	100	139
80	22	42	69	104	143
85	23	44	72	107	147
90	25	46	75	110	151
95	26	48	77	113	154
100	28	50	79	116	158
105	29	51	82	119	161
110	30	53	84	122	164
115	32	55	86	124	167
120	33	57	88	127	170
125	34	58	90	129	173
130	35	60	92	131	175
135	37	61	94	134	178
140	38	63	96	136	181

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	59	89	124
20	20	40	67	102	142
25	21	41	69	105	145
30	21	41	69	105	145
35	21	41	69	105	145
40	21	41	69	105	145
45	20	39	66	99	138
50	19	36	62	93	129
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	11	22	38	57	79
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	30	46	63
90	8	16	27	41	57

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	4	10	20	34	51
45	5	12	23	37	55
50	6	14	25	40	58
55	7	15	27	43	62
60	8	17	30	46	65
65	9	18	32	49	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	53	74
80	12	23	37	55	76
85	13	24	39	58	79
90	14	25	41	60	81
95	15	27	42	62	83
100	16	28	44	63	85
105	17	29	45	65	88
110	18	30	47	67	90
115	19	32	48	69	92
120	20	33	50	70	93

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	18	31	48	68
25	9	18	32	50	70
30	9	18	32	50	70
35	9	18	32	50	70
40	9	18	32	50	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	8	16	28	44	62
55	7	15	26	41	58
60	6	14	24	37	53
65	6	12	22	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	5	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	16	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	13	20	28

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	12	27	50	80	115
55	14	30	54	85	121
60	15	33	57	89	126
65	17	35	61	93	131
70	19	37	64	97	135
75	20	40	67	100	139
80	22	42	69	104	143
85	23	44	72	107	147
90	25	46	75	110	151
95	26	48	77	113	154
100	28	50	79	116	158
105	29	51	82	119	161
110	30	53	84	122	164
115	32	55	86	124	167
120	33	57	88	127	170
125	34	58	90	129	173
130	35	60	92	131	175
135	37	61	94	134	178
140	38	63	96	136	181

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	59	89	124
20	20	40	67	102	142
25	21	41	69	105	145
30	21	41	69	105	145
35	21	41	69	105	145
40	21	41	69	105	145
45	20	39	66	99	138
50	19	36	62	93	129
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	11	22	38	57	79
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	30	46	63
90	8	16	27	41	57

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	4	10	20	34	51
45	5	12	23	37	55
50	6	14	25	40	58
55	7	15	27	43	62
60	8	17	30	46	65
65	9	18	32	49	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	53	74
80	12	23	37	55	76
85	13	24	39	58	79
90	14	25	41	60	81
95	15	27	42	62	83
100	16	28	44	63	85
105	17	29	45	65	88
110	18	30	47	67	90
115	19	32	48	69	92
120	20	33	50	70	93

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	18	31	48	68
25	9	18	32	50	70
30	9	18	32	50	70
35	9	18	32	50	70
40	9	18	32	50	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	8	16	28	44	62
55	7	15	26	41	58
60	6	14	24	37	53
65	6	12	22	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	5	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	16	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	13	20	28

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Deltoids, Trapezius
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	12	27	50	80	115
55	14	30	54	85	121
60	15	33	57	89	126
65	17	35	61	93	131
70	19	37	64	97	135
75	20	40	67	100	139
80	22	42	69	104	143
85	23	44	72	107	147
90	25	46	75	110	151
95	26	48	77	113	154
100	28	50	79	116	158
105	29	51	82	119	161
110	30	53	84	122	164
115	32	55	86	124	167
120	33	57	88	127	170
125	34	58	90	129	173
130	35	60	92	131	175
135	37	61	94	134	178
140	38	63	96	136	181

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	59	89	124
20	20	40	67	102	142
25	21	41	69	105	145
30	21	41	69	105	145
35	21	41	69	105	145
40	21	41	69	105	145
45	20	39	66	99	138
50	19	36	62	93	129
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	11	22	38	57	79
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	30	46	63
90	8	16	27	41	57

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	4	10	20	34	51
45	5	12	23	37	55
50	6	14	25	40	58
55	7	15	27	43	62
60	8	17	30	46	65
65	9	18	32	49	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	53	74
80	12	23	37	55	76
85	13	24	39	58	79
90	14	25	41	60	81
95	15	27	42	62	83
100	16	28	44	63	85
105	17	29	45	65	88
110	18	30	47	67	90
115	19	32	48	69	92
120	20	33	50	70	93

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	18	31	48	68
25	9	18	32	50	70
30	9	18	32	50	70
35	9	18	32	50	70
40	9	18	32	50	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	8	16	28	44	62
55	7	15	26	41	58
60	6	14	24	37	53
65	6	12	22	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	5	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	16	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	13	20	28

Cable Upright Row

Average weight: Intermediate

Cable Upright Row: Average weight [1RM]

Cable Upright Row: 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	12	27	50	80	115
55	14	30	54	85	121
60	15	33	57	89	126
65	17	35	61	93	131
70	19	37	64	97	135
75	20	40	67	100	139
80	22	42	69	104	143
85	23	44	72	107	147
90	25	46	75	110	151
95	26	48	77	113	154
100	28	50	79	116	158
105	29	51	82	119	161
110	30	53	84	122	164
115	32	55	86	124	167
120	33	57	88	127	170
125	34	58	90	129	173
130	35	60	92	131	175
135	37	61	94	134	178
140	38	63	96	136	181

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	18	35	59	89	124
20	20	40	67	102	142
25	21	41	69	105	145
30	21	41	69	105	145
35	21	41	69	105	145
40	21	41	69	105	145
45	20	39	66	99	138
50	19	36	62	93	129
55	17	34	57	86	120
60	16	31	52	79	109
65	14	28	47	71	99
70	13	25	42	64	89
75	11	22	38	57	79
80	10	20	34	51	71
85	9	18	30	46	63
90	8	16	27	41	57

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	4	10	20	34	51
45	5	12	23	37	55
50	6	14	25	40	58
55	7	15	27	43	62
60	8	17	30	46	65
65	9	18	32	49	68
70	10	20	34	51	71
75	11	21	36	53	74
80	12	23	37	55	76
85	13	24	39	58	79
90	14	25	41	60	81
95	15	27	42	62	83
100	16	28	44	63	85
105	17	29	45	65	88
110	18	30	47	67	90
115	19	32	48	69	92
120	20	33	50	70	93

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	15	27	42	60
20	8	18	31	48	68
25	9	18	32	50	70
30	9	18	32	50	70
35	9	18	32	50	70
40	9	18	32	50	70
45	8	17	30	47	67
50	8	16	28	44	62
55	7	15	26	41	58
60	6	14	24	37	53
65	6	12	22	34	48
70	5	11	19	30	43
75	5	10	17	27	38
80	4	9	16	24	34
85	4	8	14	22	31
90	3	7	13	20	28