Dumbbell Curl

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

Log Dumbbell Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 23 kg

Women 14 kg

Dumbbell Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	6 kg	3 kg
Novice	13 kg	8 kg
Intermediate	23 kg	14 kg
Advanced	36 kg	21 kg
Elite	51 kg	31 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.

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	18	29	42
60	5	10	19	30	44
65	5	11	21	32	46
70	6	12	22	34	48
75	7	13	23	35	50
80	7	14	24	37	51
85	8	15	26	38	53
90	9	16	27	40	55
95	9	17	28	41	56
100	10	18	29	42	58
105	10	19	30	44	59
110	11	19	31	45	61
115	12	20	32	46	62
120	12	21	33	47	63
125	13	22	34	48	65
130	13	22	34	49	66
135	14	23	35	50	67
140	14	24	36	51	68

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	11	20	31	44
20	6	13	23	35	50
25	6	13	23	36	51
30	6	13	23	36	51
35	6	13	23	36	51
40	6	13	23	36	51
45	6	13	22	35	49
50	6	12	21	32	46
55	5	11	19	30	42
60	5	10	18	27	39
65	4	9	16	25	35
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	3	7	13	20	28
80	3	6	11	18	25
85	3	6	10	16	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	5	10	16	24
45	2	5	11	17	25
50	3	6	11	18	27
55	3	7	12	19	28
60	3	7	13	20	29
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	4	9	15	23	32
80	5	9	16	24	33
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	5	10	17	25	35
95	6	11	17	26	35
100	6	11	18	27	36
105	6	12	19	27	37
110	7	12	19	28	38
115	7	12	20	28	38
120	7	13	20	29	39

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	6	12	18	26
20	3	7	13	21	30
25	3	8	14	21	31
30	3	8	14	21	31
35	3	8	14	21	31
40	3	8	14	21	31
45	3	7	13	20	29
50	3	7	12	19	27
55	3	6	11	18	25
60	3	6	10	16	23
65	2	5	9	15	21
70	2	5	8	13	19
75	2	4	7	12	17
80	2	4	7	10	15
85	2	3	6	9	13
90	1	3	5	8	12

Note: Dumbbell weights in the table are for one dumbbell.

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World records

Last Updated: July 1, 2026

Most Weight Lifted by Dumbbell Curls in One Hour

19,395.2 kg

Fabio Rodrigues

How to read the table

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%

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	18	29	42
60	5	10	19	30	44
65	5	11	21	32	46
70	6	12	22	34	48
75	7	13	23	35	50
80	7	14	24	37	51
85	8	15	26	38	53
90	9	16	27	40	55
95	9	17	28	41	56
100	10	18	29	42	58
105	10	19	30	44	59
110	11	19	31	45	61
115	12	20	32	46	62
120	12	21	33	47	63
125	13	22	34	48	65
130	13	22	34	49	66
135	14	23	35	50	67
140	14	24	36	51	68

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	11	20	31	44
20	6	13	23	35	50
25	6	13	23	36	51
30	6	13	23	36	51
35	6	13	23	36	51
40	6	13	23	36	51
45	6	13	22	35	49
50	6	12	21	32	46
55	5	11	19	30	42
60	5	10	18	27	39
65	4	9	16	25	35
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	3	7	13	20	28
80	3	6	11	18	25
85	3	6	10	16	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	5	10	16	24
45	2	5	11	17	25
50	3	6	11	18	27
55	3	7	12	19	28
60	3	7	13	20	29
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	4	9	15	23	32
80	5	9	16	24	33
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	5	10	17	25	35
95	6	11	17	26	35
100	6	11	18	27	36
105	6	12	19	27	37
110	7	12	19	28	38
115	7	12	20	28	38
120	7	13	20	29	39

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	6	12	18	26
20	3	7	13	21	30
25	3	8	14	21	31
30	3	8	14	21	31
35	3	8	14	21	31
40	3	8	14	21	31
45	3	7	13	20	29
50	3	7	12	19	27
55	3	6	11	18	25
60	3	6	10	16	23
65	2	5	9	15	21
70	2	5	8	13	19
75	2	4	7	12	17
80	2	4	7	10	15
85	2	3	6	9	13
90	1	3	5	8	12

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	18	29	42
60	5	10	19	30	44
65	5	11	21	32	46
70	6	12	22	34	48
75	7	13	23	35	50
80	7	14	24	37	51
85	8	15	26	38	53
90	9	16	27	40	55
95	9	17	28	41	56
100	10	18	29	42	58
105	10	19	30	44	59
110	11	19	31	45	61
115	12	20	32	46	62
120	12	21	33	47	63
125	13	22	34	48	65
130	13	22	34	49	66
135	14	23	35	50	67
140	14	24	36	51	68

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	11	20	31	44
20	6	13	23	35	50
25	6	13	23	36	51
30	6	13	23	36	51
35	6	13	23	36	51
40	6	13	23	36	51
45	6	13	22	35	49
50	6	12	21	32	46
55	5	11	19	30	42
60	5	10	18	27	39
65	4	9	16	25	35
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	3	7	13	20	28
80	3	6	11	18	25
85	3	6	10	16	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	5	10	16	24
45	2	5	11	17	25
50	3	6	11	18	27
55	3	7	12	19	28
60	3	7	13	20	29
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	4	9	15	23	32
80	5	9	16	24	33
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	5	10	17	25	35
95	6	11	17	26	35
100	6	11	18	27	36
105	6	12	19	27	37
110	7	12	19	28	38
115	7	12	20	28	38
120	7	13	20	29	39

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	6	12	18	26
20	3	7	13	21	30
25	3	8	14	21	31
30	3	8	14	21	31
35	3	8	14	21	31
40	3	8	14	21	31
45	3	7	13	20	29
50	3	7	12	19	27
55	3	6	11	18	25
60	3	6	10	16	23
65	2	5	9	15	21
70	2	5	8	13	19
75	2	4	7	12	17
80	2	4	7	10	15
85	2	3	6	9	13
90	1	3	5	8	12

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	18	29	42
60	5	10	19	30	44
65	5	11	21	32	46
70	6	12	22	34	48
75	7	13	23	35	50
80	7	14	24	37	51
85	8	15	26	38	53
90	9	16	27	40	55
95	9	17	28	41	56
100	10	18	29	42	58
105	10	19	30	44	59
110	11	19	31	45	61
115	12	20	32	46	62
120	12	21	33	47	63
125	13	22	34	48	65
130	13	22	34	49	66
135	14	23	35	50	67
140	14	24	36	51	68

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	11	20	31	44
20	6	13	23	35	50
25	6	13	23	36	51
30	6	13	23	36	51
35	6	13	23	36	51
40	6	13	23	36	51
45	6	13	22	35	49
50	6	12	21	32	46
55	5	11	19	30	42
60	5	10	18	27	39
65	4	9	16	25	35
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	3	7	13	20	28
80	3	6	11	18	25
85	3	6	10	16	22
90	2	5	9	14	20

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	5	10	16	24
45	2	5	11	17	25
50	3	6	11	18	27
55	3	7	12	19	28
60	3	7	13	20	29
65	4	8	14	21	30
70	4	8	14	22	31
75	4	9	15	23	32
80	5	9	16	24	33
85	5	10	16	25	34
90	5	10	17	25	35
95	6	11	17	26	35
100	6	11	18	27	36
105	6	12	19	27	37
110	7	12	19	28	38
115	7	12	20	28	38
120	7	13	20	29	39

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	6	12	18	26
20	3	7	13	21	30
25	3	8	14	21	31
30	3	8	14	21	31
35	3	8	14	21	31
40	3	8	14	21	31
45	3	7	13	20	29
50	3	7	12	19	27
55	3	6	11	18	25
60	3	6	10	16	23
65	2	5	9	15	21
70	2	5	8	13	19
75	2	4	7	12	17
80	2	4	7	10	15
85	2	3	6	9	13
90	1	3	5	8	12