Cable Bicep Curl

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 113 lb

Women 60 lb

Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	29 lb	13 lb
Novice	63 lb	31 lb
Intermediate	113 lb	60 lb
Advanced	178 lb	97 lb
Elite	254 lb	142 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.

Cable Bicep Curl: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	13	38	77	130	193
120	16	43	84	138	203
130	19	47	90	147	213
140	22	52	96	154	223
150	25	56	102	162	232
160	28	60	108	169	240
170	31	65	113	176	248
180	33	69	119	183	256
190	36	73	124	189	264
200	39	76	129	195	271
210	42	80	134	201	278
220	44	84	138	207	285
230	47	87	143	212	291
240	49	91	147	218	298
250	52	94	152	223	304
260	54	97	156	228	310
270	57	101	160	233	315
280	59	104	164	238	321
290	62	107	168	243	327
300	64	110	172	247	332
310	66	113	175	252	337

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	54	97	152	216
20	28	61	110	174	248
25	29	63	113	178	254
30	29	63	113	178	254
35	29	63	113	178	254
40	29	63	113	178	254
45	27	60	108	169	241
50	26	56	101	159	226
55	24	52	93	147	209
60	22	47	85	134	191
65	19	43	77	121	172
70	17	38	69	109	155
75	16	34	62	97	138
80	14	31	55	87	124
85	13	28	50	78	111
90	11	25	45	70	100

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	36	65	99
100	6	19	41	71	107
110	8	22	46	77	115
120	10	26	50	83	122
130	12	29	55	89	129
140	14	32	59	94	135
150	16	35	63	99	141
160	18	38	67	104	147
170	20	40	70	108	152
180	22	43	74	113	158
190	23	46	77	117	163
200	25	49	81	121	168
210	27	51	84	125	172
220	29	54	87	129	177
230	31	56	91	133	181
240	33	58	94	137	186
250	34	61	97	140	190
260	36	63	99	144	194

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	27	51	83	121
20	12	31	58	95	138
25	13	31	60	97	142
30	13	31	60	97	142
35	13	31	60	97	142
40	13	31	60	97	142
45	12	30	57	92	135
50	11	28	53	87	126
55	10	26	49	80	117
60	10	24	45	73	107
65	9	21	41	66	96
70	8	19	36	59	86
75	7	17	33	53	77
80	6	15	29	47	69
85	6	14	26	43	62
90	5	12	24	38	56

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
110	13	38	77	130	193
120	16	43	84	138	203
130	19	47	90	147	213
140	22	52	96	154	223
150	25	56	102	162	232
160	28	60	108	169	240
170	31	65	113	176	248
180	33	69	119	183	256
190	36	73	124	189	264
200	39	76	129	195	271
210	42	80	134	201	278
220	44	84	138	207	285
230	47	87	143	212	291
240	49	91	147	218	298
250	52	94	152	223	304
260	54	97	156	228	310
270	57	101	160	233	315
280	59	104	164	238	321
290	62	107	168	243	327
300	64	110	172	247	332
310	66	113	175	252	337

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	54	97	152	216
20	28	61	110	174	248
25	29	63	113	178	254
30	29	63	113	178	254
35	29	63	113	178	254
40	29	63	113	178	254
45	27	60	108	169	241
50	26	56	101	159	226
55	24	52	93	147	209
60	22	47	85	134	191
65	19	43	77	121	172
70	17	38	69	109	155
75	16	34	62	97	138
80	14	31	55	87	124
85	13	28	50	78	111
90	11	25	45	70	100

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	36	65	99
100	6	19	41	71	107
110	8	22	46	77	115
120	10	26	50	83	122
130	12	29	55	89	129
140	14	32	59	94	135
150	16	35	63	99	141
160	18	38	67	104	147
170	20	40	70	108	152
180	22	43	74	113	158
190	23	46	77	117	163
200	25	49	81	121	168
210	27	51	84	125	172
220	29	54	87	129	177
230	31	56	91	133	181
240	33	58	94	137	186
250	34	61	97	140	190
260	36	63	99	144	194

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	27	51	83	121
20	12	31	58	95	138
25	13	31	60	97	142
30	13	31	60	97	142
35	13	31	60	97	142
40	13	31	60	97	142
45	12	30	57	92	135
50	11	28	53	87	126
55	10	26	49	80	117
60	10	24	45	73	107
65	9	21	41	66	96
70	8	19	36	59	86
75	7	17	33	53	77
80	6	15	29	47	69
85	6	14	26	43	62
90	5	12	24	38	56

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Rectus abdominis
Stabilizers	Forearm flexors, 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
110	13	38	77	130	193
120	16	43	84	138	203
130	19	47	90	147	213
140	22	52	96	154	223
150	25	56	102	162	232
160	28	60	108	169	240
170	31	65	113	176	248
180	33	69	119	183	256
190	36	73	124	189	264
200	39	76	129	195	271
210	42	80	134	201	278
220	44	84	138	207	285
230	47	87	143	212	291
240	49	91	147	218	298
250	52	94	152	223	304
260	54	97	156	228	310
270	57	101	160	233	315
280	59	104	164	238	321
290	62	107	168	243	327
300	64	110	172	247	332
310	66	113	175	252	337

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	54	97	152	216
20	28	61	110	174	248
25	29	63	113	178	254
30	29	63	113	178	254
35	29	63	113	178	254
40	29	63	113	178	254
45	27	60	108	169	241
50	26	56	101	159	226
55	24	52	93	147	209
60	22	47	85	134	191
65	19	43	77	121	172
70	17	38	69	109	155
75	16	34	62	97	138
80	14	31	55	87	124
85	13	28	50	78	111
90	11	25	45	70	100

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	36	65	99
100	6	19	41	71	107
110	8	22	46	77	115
120	10	26	50	83	122
130	12	29	55	89	129
140	14	32	59	94	135
150	16	35	63	99	141
160	18	38	67	104	147
170	20	40	70	108	152
180	22	43	74	113	158
190	23	46	77	117	163
200	25	49	81	121	168
210	27	51	84	125	172
220	29	54	87	129	177
230	31	56	91	133	181
240	33	58	94	137	186
250	34	61	97	140	190
260	36	63	99	144	194

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	27	51	83	121
20	12	31	58	95	138
25	13	31	60	97	142
30	13	31	60	97	142
35	13	31	60	97	142
40	13	31	60	97	142
45	12	30	57	92	135
50	11	28	53	87	126
55	10	26	49	80	117
60	10	24	45	73	107
65	9	21	41	66	96
70	8	19	36	59	86
75	7	17	33	53	77
80	6	15	29	47	69
85	6	14	26	43	62
90	5	12	24	38	56

Cable Bicep Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Cable Bicep Curl: Strength standards (lb)

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Men by age [1RM]

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Women by age [1RM]

Muscles worked

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	13	38	77	130	193
120	16	43	84	138	203
130	19	47	90	147	213
140	22	52	96	154	223
150	25	56	102	162	232
160	28	60	108	169	240
170	31	65	113	176	248
180	33	69	119	183	256
190	36	73	124	189	264
200	39	76	129	195	271
210	42	80	134	201	278
220	44	84	138	207	285
230	47	87	143	212	291
240	49	91	147	218	298
250	52	94	152	223	304
260	54	97	156	228	310
270	57	101	160	233	315
280	59	104	164	238	321
290	62	107	168	243	327
300	64	110	172	247	332
310	66	113	175	252	337

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	24	54	97	152	216
20	28	61	110	174	248
25	29	63	113	178	254
30	29	63	113	178	254
35	29	63	113	178	254
40	29	63	113	178	254
45	27	60	108	169	241
50	26	56	101	159	226
55	24	52	93	147	209
60	22	47	85	134	191
65	19	43	77	121	172
70	17	38	69	109	155
75	16	34	62	97	138
80	14	31	55	87	124
85	13	28	50	78	111
90	11	25	45	70	100

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	36	65	99
100	6	19	41	71	107
110	8	22	46	77	115
120	10	26	50	83	122
130	12	29	55	89	129
140	14	32	59	94	135
150	16	35	63	99	141
160	18	38	67	104	147
170	20	40	70	108	152
180	22	43	74	113	158
190	23	46	77	117	163
200	25	49	81	121	168
210	27	51	84	125	172
220	29	54	87	129	177
230	31	56	91	133	181
240	33	58	94	137	186
250	34	61	97	140	190
260	36	63	99	144	194

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	27	51	83	121
20	12	31	58	95	138
25	13	31	60	97	142
30	13	31	60	97	142
35	13	31	60	97	142
40	13	31	60	97	142
45	12	30	57	92	135
50	11	28	53	87	126
55	10	26	49	80	117
60	10	24	45	73	107
65	9	21	41	66	96
70	8	19	36	59	86
75	7	17	33	53	77
80	6	15	29	47	69
85	6	14	26	43	62
90	5	12	24	38	56