Cable Leg Extension

Cable Leg Extension shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for legs. Primary muscles: Quadriceps.

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 77 lb

Women 39 lb

Cable Leg Extension: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	16 lb	9 lb
Novice	40 lb	21 lb
Intermediate	77 lb	39 lb
Advanced	125 lb	62 lb
Elite	183 lb	89 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 Leg Extension: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	5	19	45	81	125
120	7	23	51	89	135
130	9	27	56	96	144
140	11	31	62	103	152
150	14	35	67	110	161
160	16	38	72	116	169
170	18	42	77	123	176
180	21	46	82	129	183
190	23	49	87	135	190
200	26	53	91	140	197
210	28	56	96	146	204
220	30	59	100	151	210
230	33	63	104	157	216
240	35	66	108	162	222
250	37	69	113	167	228
260	40	72	117	172	234
270	42	75	120	176	239
280	44	78	124	181	245
290	47	81	128	185	250
300	49	84	132	190	255
310	51	87	135	194	260

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	34	65	107	156
20	16	39	75	122	178
25	16	40	77	125	183
30	16	40	77	125	183
35	16	40	77	125	183
40	16	40	77	125	183
45	15	38	73	119	174
50	14	36	68	112	163
55	13	33	63	103	151
60	12	30	58	94	138
65	11	27	52	85	124
70	10	24	47	76	112
75	9	22	42	68	100
80	8	20	37	61	89
85	7	18	34	55	80
90	6	16	30	49	72

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	13	28	47	70
100	6	15	30	50	74
110	7	17	32	53	77
120	8	18	34	56	81
130	9	20	36	58	84
140	9	21	38	61	87
150	10	23	40	63	89
160	11	24	42	65	92
170	12	25	44	67	95
180	13	26	45	69	97
190	14	28	47	71	99
200	15	29	48	73	101
210	16	30	50	75	104
220	16	31	51	77	106
230	17	32	53	78	108
240	18	33	54	80	109
250	19	34	55	81	111
260	19	35	56	83	113

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	86
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	84
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	8	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	11	21	34	48
80	4	10	19	30	43
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

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.

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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
110	5	19	45	81	125
120	7	23	51	89	135
130	9	27	56	96	144
140	11	31	62	103	152
150	14	35	67	110	161
160	16	38	72	116	169
170	18	42	77	123	176
180	21	46	82	129	183
190	23	49	87	135	190
200	26	53	91	140	197
210	28	56	96	146	204
220	30	59	100	151	210
230	33	63	104	157	216
240	35	66	108	162	222
250	37	69	113	167	228
260	40	72	117	172	234
270	42	75	120	176	239
280	44	78	124	181	245
290	47	81	128	185	250
300	49	84	132	190	255
310	51	87	135	194	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	34	65	107	156
20	16	39	75	122	178
25	16	40	77	125	183
30	16	40	77	125	183
35	16	40	77	125	183
40	16	40	77	125	183
45	15	38	73	119	174
50	14	36	68	112	163
55	13	33	63	103	151
60	12	30	58	94	138
65	11	27	52	85	124
70	10	24	47	76	112
75	9	22	42	68	100
80	8	20	37	61	89
85	7	18	34	55	80
90	6	16	30	49	72

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	13	28	47	70
100	6	15	30	50	74
110	7	17	32	53	77
120	8	18	34	56	81
130	9	20	36	58	84
140	9	21	38	61	87
150	10	23	40	63	89
160	11	24	42	65	92
170	12	25	44	67	95
180	13	26	45	69	97
190	14	28	47	71	99
200	15	29	48	73	101
210	16	30	50	75	104
220	16	31	51	77	106
230	17	32	53	78	108
240	18	33	54	80	109
250	19	34	55	81	111
260	19	35	56	83	113

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	86
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	84
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	8	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	11	21	34	48
80	4	10	19	30	43
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	5	19	45	81	125
120	7	23	51	89	135
130	9	27	56	96	144
140	11	31	62	103	152
150	14	35	67	110	161
160	16	38	72	116	169
170	18	42	77	123	176
180	21	46	82	129	183
190	23	49	87	135	190
200	26	53	91	140	197
210	28	56	96	146	204
220	30	59	100	151	210
230	33	63	104	157	216
240	35	66	108	162	222
250	37	69	113	167	228
260	40	72	117	172	234
270	42	75	120	176	239
280	44	78	124	181	245
290	47	81	128	185	250
300	49	84	132	190	255
310	51	87	135	194	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	34	65	107	156
20	16	39	75	122	178
25	16	40	77	125	183
30	16	40	77	125	183
35	16	40	77	125	183
40	16	40	77	125	183
45	15	38	73	119	174
50	14	36	68	112	163
55	13	33	63	103	151
60	12	30	58	94	138
65	11	27	52	85	124
70	10	24	47	76	112
75	9	22	42	68	100
80	8	20	37	61	89
85	7	18	34	55	80
90	6	16	30	49	72

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	13	28	47	70
100	6	15	30	50	74
110	7	17	32	53	77
120	8	18	34	56	81
130	9	20	36	58	84
140	9	21	38	61	87
150	10	23	40	63	89
160	11	24	42	65	92
170	12	25	44	67	95
180	13	26	45	69	97
190	14	28	47	71	99
200	15	29	48	73	101
210	16	30	50	75	104
220	16	31	51	77	106
230	17	32	53	78	108
240	18	33	54	80	109
250	19	34	55	81	111
260	19	35	56	83	113

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	86
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	84
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	8	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	11	21	34	48
80	4	10	19	30	43
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	5	19	45	81	125
120	7	23	51	89	135
130	9	27	56	96	144
140	11	31	62	103	152
150	14	35	67	110	161
160	16	38	72	116	169
170	18	42	77	123	176
180	21	46	82	129	183
190	23	49	87	135	190
200	26	53	91	140	197
210	28	56	96	146	204
220	30	59	100	151	210
230	33	63	104	157	216
240	35	66	108	162	222
250	37	69	113	167	228
260	40	72	117	172	234
270	42	75	120	176	239
280	44	78	124	181	245
290	47	81	128	185	250
300	49	84	132	190	255
310	51	87	135	194	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	34	65	107	156
20	16	39	75	122	178
25	16	40	77	125	183
30	16	40	77	125	183
35	16	40	77	125	183
40	16	40	77	125	183
45	15	38	73	119	174
50	14	36	68	112	163
55	13	33	63	103	151
60	12	30	58	94	138
65	11	27	52	85	124
70	10	24	47	76	112
75	9	22	42	68	100
80	8	20	37	61	89
85	7	18	34	55	80
90	6	16	30	49	72

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	13	28	47	70
100	6	15	30	50	74
110	7	17	32	53	77
120	8	18	34	56	81
130	9	20	36	58	84
140	9	21	38	61	87
150	10	23	40	63	89
160	11	24	42	65	92
170	12	25	44	67	95
180	13	26	45	69	97
190	14	28	47	71	99
200	15	29	48	73	101
210	16	30	50	75	104
220	16	31	51	77	106
230	17	32	53	78	108
240	18	33	54	80	109
250	19	34	55	81	111
260	19	35	56	83	113

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	18	33	53	76
20	9	21	38	60	86
25	9	21	39	62	89
30	9	21	39	62	89
35	9	21	39	62	89
40	9	21	39	62	89
45	9	20	37	59	84
50	8	19	34	55	79
55	8	17	32	51	73
60	7	16	29	46	67
65	6	14	26	42	60
70	6	13	24	38	54
75	5	11	21	34	48
80	4	10	19	30	43
85	4	9	17	27	39
90	4	8	15	24	35