Barbell Power Shrug

Barbell Power Shrug shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for back. Primary muscles: Trapezius.

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 354 lb

Women 146 lb

Barbell Power Shrug: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	108 lb	34 lb
Novice	211 lb	79 lb
Intermediate	354 lb	146 lb
Advanced	534 lb	233 lb
Elite	740 lb	335 lb

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.

Barbell Power Shrug: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	24	71	149	255	382
120	36	92	179	293	429
130	50	114	208	331	474
140	65	136	238	368	519
150	81	158	267	404	561
160	97	181	296	440	603
170	114	203	325	474	643
180	131	226	353	508	683
190	148	248	381	541	721
200	165	270	408	574	758
210	182	292	435	605	795
220	199	314	461	636	830
230	217	335	487	667	865
240	234	356	512	696	899
250	251	377	537	726	932
260	268	398	562	754	964
270	284	418	586	782	996
280	301	438	610	809	1026
290	317	458	633	836	1057
300	334	478	656	863	1086
310	350	497	679	889	1116

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	92	179	301	454	630
20	106	205	345	520	721
25	108	211	354	534	740
30	108	211	354	534	740
35	108	211	354	534	740
40	108	211	354	534	740
45	103	200	336	506	702
50	96	187	315	475	659
55	89	173	291	440	609
60	81	158	266	401	556
65	74	143	240	362	503
70	66	128	216	325	451
75	59	115	193	291	403
80	53	103	172	260	361
85	47	92	154	233	323
90	43	83	139	210	291

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	13	43	92	160	243
100	18	50	103	174	260
110	22	58	113	187	276
120	26	64	123	200	290
130	31	71	132	211	305
140	35	78	141	223	318
150	39	84	149	233	331
160	43	90	157	243	343
170	48	96	165	253	354
180	52	102	173	262	365
190	56	108	180	271	376
200	60	113	187	280	386
210	64	118	194	288	396
220	67	124	201	297	405
230	71	129	207	304	415
240	75	134	214	312	423
250	78	139	220	319	432
260	82	143	226	327	440

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	67	124	198	285
20	33	77	142	227	326
25	34	79	146	233	335
30	34	79	146	233	335
35	34	79	146	233	335
40	34	79	146	233	335
45	32	75	138	221	318
50	30	70	130	207	298
55	28	65	120	192	276
60	26	59	110	175	252
65	23	54	99	158	228
70	21	48	89	142	204
75	19	43	79	127	183
80	17	39	71	114	163
85	15	35	64	102	146
90	13	31	57	92	132

Note: A standard gym barbell usually weighs 44 lb.

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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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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	92	179	301	454	630
20	106	205	345	520	721
25	108	211	354	534	740
30	108	211	354	534	740
35	108	211	354	534	740
40	108	211	354	534	740
45	103	200	336	506	702
50	96	187	315	475	659
55	89	173	291	440	609
60	81	158	266	401	556
65	74	143	240	362	503
70	66	128	216	325	451
75	59	115	193	291	403
80	53	103	172	260	361
85	47	92	154	233	323
90	43	83	139	210	291

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	13	43	92	160	243
100	18	50	103	174	260
110	22	58	113	187	276
120	26	64	123	200	290
130	31	71	132	211	305
140	35	78	141	223	318
150	39	84	149	233	331
160	43	90	157	243	343
170	48	96	165	253	354
180	52	102	173	262	365
190	56	108	180	271	376
200	60	113	187	280	386
210	64	118	194	288	396
220	67	124	201	297	405
230	71	129	207	304	415
240	75	134	214	312	423
250	78	139	220	319	432
260	82	143	226	327	440

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	67	124	198	285
20	33	77	142	227	326
25	34	79	146	233	335
30	34	79	146	233	335
35	34	79	146	233	335
40	34	79	146	233	335
45	32	75	138	221	318
50	30	70	130	207	298
55	28	65	120	192	276
60	26	59	110	175	252
65	23	54	99	158	228
70	21	48	89	142	204
75	19	43	79	127	183
80	17	39	71	114	163
85	15	35	64	102	146
90	13	31	57	92	132

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	92	179	301	454	630
20	106	205	345	520	721
25	108	211	354	534	740
30	108	211	354	534	740
35	108	211	354	534	740
40	108	211	354	534	740
45	103	200	336	506	702
50	96	187	315	475	659
55	89	173	291	440	609
60	81	158	266	401	556
65	74	143	240	362	503
70	66	128	216	325	451
75	59	115	193	291	403
80	53	103	172	260	361
85	47	92	154	233	323
90	43	83	139	210	291

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	13	43	92	160	243
100	18	50	103	174	260
110	22	58	113	187	276
120	26	64	123	200	290
130	31	71	132	211	305
140	35	78	141	223	318
150	39	84	149	233	331
160	43	90	157	243	343
170	48	96	165	253	354
180	52	102	173	262	365
190	56	108	180	271	376
200	60	113	187	280	386
210	64	118	194	288	396
220	67	124	201	297	405
230	71	129	207	304	415
240	75	134	214	312	423
250	78	139	220	319	432
260	82	143	226	327	440

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	67	124	198	285
20	33	77	142	227	326
25	34	79	146	233	335
30	34	79	146	233	335
35	34	79	146	233	335
40	34	79	146	233	335
45	32	75	138	221	318
50	30	70	130	207	298
55	28	65	120	192	276
60	26	59	110	175	252
65	23	54	99	158	228
70	21	48	89	142	204
75	19	43	79	127	183
80	17	39	71	114	163
85	15	35	64	102	146
90	13	31	57	92	132

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	92	179	301	454	630
20	106	205	345	520	721
25	108	211	354	534	740
30	108	211	354	534	740
35	108	211	354	534	740
40	108	211	354	534	740
45	103	200	336	506	702
50	96	187	315	475	659
55	89	173	291	440	609
60	81	158	266	401	556
65	74	143	240	362	503
70	66	128	216	325	451
75	59	115	193	291	403
80	53	103	172	260	361
85	47	92	154	233	323
90	43	83	139	210	291

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	13	43	92	160	243
100	18	50	103	174	260
110	22	58	113	187	276
120	26	64	123	200	290
130	31	71	132	211	305
140	35	78	141	223	318
150	39	84	149	233	331
160	43	90	157	243	343
170	48	96	165	253	354
180	52	102	173	262	365
190	56	108	180	271	376
200	60	113	187	280	386
210	64	118	194	288	396
220	67	124	201	297	405
230	71	129	207	304	415
240	75	134	214	312	423
250	78	139	220	319	432
260	82	143	226	327	440

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	67	124	198	285
20	33	77	142	227	326
25	34	79	146	233	335
30	34	79	146	233	335
35	34	79	146	233	335
40	34	79	146	233	335
45	32	75	138	221	318
50	30	70	130	207	298
55	28	65	120	192	276
60	26	59	110	175	252
65	23	54	99	158	228
70	21	48	89	142	204
75	19	43	79	127	183
80	17	39	71	114	163
85	15	35	64	102	146
90	13	31	57	92	132