One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Biceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 33 kg

Women 16 kg

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	3 kg	1 kg
Novice	13 kg	6 kg
Intermediate	33 kg	16 kg
Advanced	61 kg	31 kg
Elite	95 kg	50 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.

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	0	6	20	43	72
55	1	8	23	46	76
60	1	9	25	49	80
65	2	10	27	52	84
70	2	12	29	55	88
75	3	13	31	58	91
80	3	14	33	61	95
85	4	15	35	63	98
90	5	17	37	66	101
95	5	18	39	68	104
100	6	19	41	71	107
105	7	20	42	73	109
110	7	21	44	75	112
115	8	22	46	77	114
120	9	23	47	79	117
125	9	25	49	81	119
130	10	26	50	83	122
135	10	27	52	85	124
140	11	28	53	86	126

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	28	52	81
20	3	13	32	59	93
25	3	13	33	61	95
30	3	13	33	61	95
35	3	13	33	61	95
40	3	13	33	61	95
45	3	13	31	57	90
50	2	12	29	54	85
55	2	11	27	50	79
60	2	10	24	46	72
65	2	9	22	41	65
70	2	8	20	37	58
75	1	7	18	33	52
80	1	6	16	30	46
85	1	6	14	26	42
90	1	5	13	24	38

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	2	8	19	33
45	0	3	10	21	37
50	0	3	11	24	40
55	0	4	13	26	43
60	1	5	15	29	46
65	1	6	16	31	49
70	2	7	18	33	51
75	2	8	19	35	54
80	2	9	21	37	56
85	3	10	22	38	58
90	3	11	23	40	61
95	4	12	25	42	63
100	5	13	26	44	65
105	5	14	27	45	67
110	6	14	28	47	68
115	6	15	29	48	70
120	7	16	31	50	72

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	5	14	26	42
20	1	6	15	30	48
25	1	6	16	31	50
30	1	6	16	31	50
35	1	6	16	31	50
40	1	6	16	31	50
45	1	6	15	29	47
50	1	5	14	27	44
55	1	5	13	25	41
60	1	4	12	23	37
65	1	4	11	21	34
70	1	4	10	19	30
75	0	3	9	17	27
80	0	3	8	15	24
85	0	3	7	13	22
90	0	2	6	12	20

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	6	20	43	72
55	1	8	23	46	76
60	1	9	25	49	80
65	2	10	27	52	84
70	2	12	29	55	88
75	3	13	31	58	91
80	3	14	33	61	95
85	4	15	35	63	98
90	5	17	37	66	101
95	5	18	39	68	104
100	6	19	41	71	107
105	7	20	42	73	109
110	7	21	44	75	112
115	8	22	46	77	114
120	9	23	47	79	117
125	9	25	49	81	119
130	10	26	50	83	122
135	10	27	52	85	124
140	11	28	53	86	126

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	28	52	81
20	3	13	32	59	93
25	3	13	33	61	95
30	3	13	33	61	95
35	3	13	33	61	95
40	3	13	33	61	95
45	3	13	31	57	90
50	2	12	29	54	85
55	2	11	27	50	79
60	2	10	24	46	72
65	2	9	22	41	65
70	2	8	20	37	58
75	1	7	18	33	52
80	1	6	16	30	46
85	1	6	14	26	42
90	1	5	13	24	38

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	2	8	19	33
45	0	3	10	21	37
50	0	3	11	24	40
55	0	4	13	26	43
60	1	5	15	29	46
65	1	6	16	31	49
70	2	7	18	33	51
75	2	8	19	35	54
80	2	9	21	37	56
85	3	10	22	38	58
90	3	11	23	40	61
95	4	12	25	42	63
100	5	13	26	44	65
105	5	14	27	45	67
110	6	14	28	47	68
115	6	15	29	48	70
120	7	16	31	50	72

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	5	14	26	42
20	1	6	15	30	48
25	1	6	16	31	50
30	1	6	16	31	50
35	1	6	16	31	50
40	1	6	16	31	50
45	1	6	15	29	47
50	1	5	14	27	44
55	1	5	13	25	41
60	1	4	12	23	37
65	1	4	11	21	34
70	1	4	10	19	30
75	0	3	9	17	27
80	0	3	8	15	24
85	0	3	7	13	22
90	0	2	6	12	20

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	None
Stabilizers	Forearm flexors
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	6	20	43	72
55	1	8	23	46	76
60	1	9	25	49	80
65	2	10	27	52	84
70	2	12	29	55	88
75	3	13	31	58	91
80	3	14	33	61	95
85	4	15	35	63	98
90	5	17	37	66	101
95	5	18	39	68	104
100	6	19	41	71	107
105	7	20	42	73	109
110	7	21	44	75	112
115	8	22	46	77	114
120	9	23	47	79	117
125	9	25	49	81	119
130	10	26	50	83	122
135	10	27	52	85	124
140	11	28	53	86	126

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	28	52	81
20	3	13	32	59	93
25	3	13	33	61	95
30	3	13	33	61	95
35	3	13	33	61	95
40	3	13	33	61	95
45	3	13	31	57	90
50	2	12	29	54	85
55	2	11	27	50	79
60	2	10	24	46	72
65	2	9	22	41	65
70	2	8	20	37	58
75	1	7	18	33	52
80	1	6	16	30	46
85	1	6	14	26	42
90	1	5	13	24	38

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	2	8	19	33
45	0	3	10	21	37
50	0	3	11	24	40
55	0	4	13	26	43
60	1	5	15	29	46
65	1	6	16	31	49
70	2	7	18	33	51
75	2	8	19	35	54
80	2	9	21	37	56
85	3	10	22	38	58
90	3	11	23	40	61
95	4	12	25	42	63
100	5	13	26	44	65
105	5	14	27	45	67
110	6	14	28	47	68
115	6	15	29	48	70
120	7	16	31	50	72

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	5	14	26	42
20	1	6	15	30	48
25	1	6	16	31	50
30	1	6	16	31	50
35	1	6	16	31	50
40	1	6	16	31	50
45	1	6	15	29	47
50	1	5	14	27	44
55	1	5	13	25	41
60	1	4	12	23	37
65	1	4	11	21	34
70	1	4	10	19	30
75	0	3	9	17	27
80	0	3	8	15	24
85	0	3	7	13	22
90	0	2	6	12	20

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: 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	0	6	20	43	72
55	1	8	23	46	76
60	1	9	25	49	80
65	2	10	27	52	84
70	2	12	29	55	88
75	3	13	31	58	91
80	3	14	33	61	95
85	4	15	35	63	98
90	5	17	37	66	101
95	5	18	39	68	104
100	6	19	41	71	107
105	7	20	42	73	109
110	7	21	44	75	112
115	8	22	46	77	114
120	9	23	47	79	117
125	9	25	49	81	119
130	10	26	50	83	122
135	10	27	52	85	124
140	11	28	53	86	126

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	28	52	81
20	3	13	32	59	93
25	3	13	33	61	95
30	3	13	33	61	95
35	3	13	33	61	95
40	3	13	33	61	95
45	3	13	31	57	90
50	2	12	29	54	85
55	2	11	27	50	79
60	2	10	24	46	72
65	2	9	22	41	65
70	2	8	20	37	58
75	1	7	18	33	52
80	1	6	16	30	46
85	1	6	14	26	42
90	1	5	13	24	38

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	0	2	8	19	33
45	0	3	10	21	37
50	0	3	11	24	40
55	0	4	13	26	43
60	1	5	15	29	46
65	1	6	16	31	49
70	2	7	18	33	51
75	2	8	19	35	54
80	2	9	21	37	56
85	3	10	22	38	58
90	3	11	23	40	61
95	4	12	25	42	63
100	5	13	26	44	65
105	5	14	27	45	67
110	6	14	28	47	68
115	6	15	29	48	70
120	7	16	31	50	72

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	5	14	26	42
20	1	6	15	30	48
25	1	6	16	31	50
30	1	6	16	31	50
35	1	6	16	31	50
40	1	6	16	31	50
45	1	6	15	29	47
50	1	5	14	27	44
55	1	5	13	25	41
60	1	4	12	23	37
65	1	4	11	21	34
70	1	4	10	19	30
75	0	3	9	17	27
80	0	3	8	15	24
85	0	3	7	13	22
90	0	2	6	12	20