Overhead Cable Curl

Overhead Cable 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 51 kg

Women 26 kg

Overhead Cable Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	11 kg	6 kg
Novice	27 kg	14 kg
Intermediate	51 kg	26 kg
Advanced	82 kg	43 kg
Elite	119 kg	63 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.

Overhead Cable Curl: Strength standards (kg)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
50	4	14	31	56	85
55	5	17	35	61	91
60	7	19	39	65	97
65	8	22	42	70	103
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	11	27	49	79	113
80	13	29	52	83	118
85	15	31	55	86	122
90	16	33	58	90	127
95	18	36	61	94	131
100	19	38	64	97	135
105	21	40	67	101	139
110	22	42	69	104	143
115	24	44	72	107	147
120	25	46	75	110	150
125	27	48	77	113	154
130	28	50	79	116	157
135	29	52	82	119	161
140	31	54	84	122	164

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	43	70	101
20	11	26	49	80	116
25	11	27	51	82	119
30	11	27	51	82	119
35	11	27	51	82	119
40	11	27	51	82	119
45	10	25	48	78	113
50	10	24	45	73	106
55	9	22	42	68	98
60	8	20	38	62	90
65	7	18	34	56	81
70	7	16	31	50	73
75	6	15	28	45	65
80	5	13	25	40	58
85	5	12	22	36	52
90	4	11	20	32	47

Women by bodyweight (kg) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	45
45	3	9	19	32	49
50	3	10	21	35	52
55	4	11	23	37	55
60	5	13	24	40	58
65	6	14	26	42	61
70	7	15	28	44	63
75	8	16	29	46	66
80	8	18	31	48	68
85	9	19	32	50	70
90	10	20	34	52	72
95	11	21	35	53	74
100	11	22	37	55	76
105	12	23	38	57	78
110	13	24	39	58	80
115	14	25	40	60	82
120	14	26	42	61	83

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	22	37	53
20	5	13	26	42	61
25	6	14	26	43	63
30	6	14	26	43	63
35	6	14	26	43	63
40	6	14	26	43	63
45	5	13	25	41	59
50	5	12	23	38	56
55	5	11	22	35	51
60	4	10	20	32	47
65	4	9	18	29	42
70	3	8	16	26	38
75	3	7	14	23	34
80	3	7	13	21	30
85	2	6	11	19	27
90	2	5	10	17	25

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	4	14	31	56	85
55	5	17	35	61	91
60	7	19	39	65	97
65	8	22	42	70	103
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	11	27	49	79	113
80	13	29	52	83	118
85	15	31	55	86	122
90	16	33	58	90	127
95	18	36	61	94	131
100	19	38	64	97	135
105	21	40	67	101	139
110	22	42	69	104	143
115	24	44	72	107	147
120	25	46	75	110	150
125	27	48	77	113	154
130	28	50	79	116	157
135	29	52	82	119	161
140	31	54	84	122	164

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	43	70	101
20	11	26	49	80	116
25	11	27	51	82	119
30	11	27	51	82	119
35	11	27	51	82	119
40	11	27	51	82	119
45	10	25	48	78	113
50	10	24	45	73	106
55	9	22	42	68	98
60	8	20	38	62	90
65	7	18	34	56	81
70	7	16	31	50	73
75	6	15	28	45	65
80	5	13	25	40	58
85	5	12	22	36	52
90	4	11	20	32	47

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	45
45	3	9	19	32	49
50	3	10	21	35	52
55	4	11	23	37	55
60	5	13	24	40	58
65	6	14	26	42	61
70	7	15	28	44	63
75	8	16	29	46	66
80	8	18	31	48	68
85	9	19	32	50	70
90	10	20	34	52	72
95	11	21	35	53	74
100	11	22	37	55	76
105	12	23	38	57	78
110	13	24	39	58	80
115	14	25	40	60	82
120	14	26	42	61	83

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	22	37	53
20	5	13	26	42	61
25	6	14	26	43	63
30	6	14	26	43	63
35	6	14	26	43	63
40	6	14	26	43	63
45	5	13	25	41	59
50	5	12	23	38	56
55	5	11	22	35	51
60	4	10	20	32	47
65	4	9	18	29	42
70	3	8	16	26	38
75	3	7	14	23	34
80	3	7	13	21	30
85	2	6	11	19	27
90	2	5	10	17	25

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Forearm flexors
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	4	14	31	56	85
55	5	17	35	61	91
60	7	19	39	65	97
65	8	22	42	70	103
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	11	27	49	79	113
80	13	29	52	83	118
85	15	31	55	86	122
90	16	33	58	90	127
95	18	36	61	94	131
100	19	38	64	97	135
105	21	40	67	101	139
110	22	42	69	104	143
115	24	44	72	107	147
120	25	46	75	110	150
125	27	48	77	113	154
130	28	50	79	116	157
135	29	52	82	119	161
140	31	54	84	122	164

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	43	70	101
20	11	26	49	80	116
25	11	27	51	82	119
30	11	27	51	82	119
35	11	27	51	82	119
40	11	27	51	82	119
45	10	25	48	78	113
50	10	24	45	73	106
55	9	22	42	68	98
60	8	20	38	62	90
65	7	18	34	56	81
70	7	16	31	50	73
75	6	15	28	45	65
80	5	13	25	40	58
85	5	12	22	36	52
90	4	11	20	32	47

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	45
45	3	9	19	32	49
50	3	10	21	35	52
55	4	11	23	37	55
60	5	13	24	40	58
65	6	14	26	42	61
70	7	15	28	44	63
75	8	16	29	46	66
80	8	18	31	48	68
85	9	19	32	50	70
90	10	20	34	52	72
95	11	21	35	53	74
100	11	22	37	55	76
105	12	23	38	57	78
110	13	24	39	58	80
115	14	25	40	60	82
120	14	26	42	61	83

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	22	37	53
20	5	13	26	42	61
25	6	14	26	43	63
30	6	14	26	43	63
35	6	14	26	43	63
40	6	14	26	43	63
45	5	13	25	41	59
50	5	12	23	38	56
55	5	11	22	35	51
60	4	10	20	32	47
65	4	9	18	29	42
70	3	8	16	26	38
75	3	7	14	23	34
80	3	7	13	21	30
85	2	6	11	19	27
90	2	5	10	17	25

Overhead Cable Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Overhead Cable Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Overhead Cable 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	4	14	31	56	85
55	5	17	35	61	91
60	7	19	39	65	97
65	8	22	42	70	103
70	10	24	46	74	108
75	11	27	49	79	113
80	13	29	52	83	118
85	15	31	55	86	122
90	16	33	58	90	127
95	18	36	61	94	131
100	19	38	64	97	135
105	21	40	67	101	139
110	22	42	69	104	143
115	24	44	72	107	147
120	25	46	75	110	150
125	27	48	77	113	154
130	28	50	79	116	157
135	29	52	82	119	161
140	31	54	84	122	164

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	43	70	101
20	11	26	49	80	116
25	11	27	51	82	119
30	11	27	51	82	119
35	11	27	51	82	119
40	11	27	51	82	119
45	10	25	48	78	113
50	10	24	45	73	106
55	9	22	42	68	98
60	8	20	38	62	90
65	7	18	34	56	81
70	7	16	31	50	73
75	6	15	28	45	65
80	5	13	25	40	58
85	5	12	22	36	52
90	4	11	20	32	47

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
40	2	7	16	29	45
45	3	9	19	32	49
50	3	10	21	35	52
55	4	11	23	37	55
60	5	13	24	40	58
65	6	14	26	42	61
70	7	15	28	44	63
75	8	16	29	46	66
80	8	18	31	48	68
85	9	19	32	50	70
90	10	20	34	52	72
95	11	21	35	53	74
100	11	22	37	55	76
105	12	23	38	57	78
110	13	24	39	58	80
115	14	25	40	60	82
120	14	26	42	61	83

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	12	22	37	53
20	5	13	26	42	61
25	6	14	26	43	63
30	6	14	26	43	63
35	6	14	26	43	63
40	6	14	26	43	63
45	5	13	25	41	59
50	5	12	23	38	56
55	5	11	22	35	51
60	4	10	20	32	47
65	4	9	18	29	42
70	3	8	16	26	38
75	3	7	14	23	34
80	3	7	13	21	30
85	2	6	11	19	27
90	2	5	10	17	25