Dumbbell Side Bend

Dumbbell Side Bend shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for core. Primary muscles: External obliques.

Log Dumbbell Side Bend

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 37 kg

Women 19 kg

Dumbbell Side Bend: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	4 kg	4 kg
Novice	16 kg	10 kg
Intermediate	37 kg	19 kg
Advanced	69 kg	30 kg
Elite	107 kg	44 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.

Dumbbell Side Bend: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

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

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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	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	1	9	26	52	86
55	1	10	28	56	90
60	2	11	30	58	94
65	2	13	32	61	97
70	3	14	34	64	100
75	3	15	36	66	104
80	4	16	38	69	106
85	4	17	39	71	109
90	5	18	41	73	112
95	6	19	43	75	114
100	6	20	44	77	117
105	7	21	46	79	119
110	7	22	47	81	122
115	8	23	48	83	124
120	8	24	50	84	126
125	9	25	51	86	128
130	9	26	52	88	130
135	10	27	53	89	132
140	10	28	55	91	134

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	3	13	32	58	91
20	3	15	36	67	104
25	4	16	37	69	107
30	4	16	37	69	107
35	4	16	37	69	107
40	4	16	37	69	107
45	3	15	36	65	102
50	3	14	33	61	95
55	3	13	31	56	88
60	3	12	28	52	80
65	2	11	25	47	73
70	2	10	23	42	65
75	2	9	20	37	58
80	2	8	18	33	52
85	2	7	16	30	47
90	1	6	15	27	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	14	24	36
45	3	8	15	26	38
50	3	8	16	27	39
55	4	9	17	28	41
60	4	10	18	29	42
65	4	10	19	30	43
70	5	11	20	31	45
75	5	11	20	32	46
80	6	12	21	33	47
85	6	12	22	34	48
90	6	13	22	35	49
95	7	13	23	35	49
100	7	14	24	36	50
105	7	14	24	37	51
110	7	15	25	37	52
115	8	15	25	38	53
120	8	15	26	39	53

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	4	9	16	26	37
20	4	10	18	30	43
25	4	10	19	30	44
30	4	10	19	30	44
35	4	10	19	30	44
40	4	10	19	30	44
45	4	10	18	29	41
50	4	9	17	27	39
55	4	8	16	25	36
60	3	8	14	23	33
65	3	7	13	21	30
70	3	6	11	18	27
75	2	6	10	17	24
80	2	5	9	15	21
85	2	4	8	13	19
90	2	4	7	12	17