Dumbbell Side Bend

Dumbbell Side Bend shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for core. Primary muscles: External obliques.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 83 lb

Women 42 lb

Dumbbell Side Bend: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	8 lb	9 lb
Novice	34 lb	22 lb
Intermediate	83 lb	42 lb
Advanced	151 lb	67 lb
Elite	236 lb	96 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.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	External obliques
Secondary muscles	Latissimus dorsi, Erector spinae
Stabilizers	Gluteus maximus
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	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38

Dumbbell Side Bend

Average weight: Intermediate

Dumbbell Side Bend: Average weight [1RM]

Dumbbell Side Bend: Strength standards (lb)

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	2	20	57	116	190
120	3	22	62	122	198
130	4	25	66	128	205
140	5	27	70	133	212
150	6	30	74	138	219
160	7	32	78	143	225
170	8	34	81	148	231
180	9	36	85	153	237
190	10	39	88	157	242
200	11	41	91	162	248
210	12	43	94	166	253
220	13	45	97	170	257
230	15	47	100	173	262
240	16	49	103	177	267
250	17	51	106	181	271
260	18	52	108	184	275
270	19	54	111	188	280
280	20	56	113	191	284
290	21	58	116	194	287
300	22	59	118	197	291
310	23	61	121	200	295

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	7	29	70	129	201
20	8	34	80	147	230
25	8	34	83	151	236
30	8	34	83	151	236
35	8	34	83	151	236
40	8	34	83	151	236
45	7	33	78	143	224
50	7	31	73	135	210
55	6	28	68	124	194
60	6	26	62	114	177
65	5	23	56	103	160
70	5	21	50	92	144
75	4	19	45	82	129
80	4	17	40	74	115
85	3	15	36	66	103
90	3	14	32	60	93

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	16	32	54	80
100	6	17	34	57	84
110	7	18	36	59	87
120	8	20	38	62	90
130	9	21	40	64	92
140	10	22	41	66	95
150	10	23	43	68	97
160	11	24	44	70	99
170	12	26	46	71	102
180	12	27	47	73	104
190	13	28	48	75	105
200	14	28	50	76	107
210	14	29	51	78	109
220	15	30	52	79	111
230	16	31	53	81	112
240	16	32	54	82	114
250	17	33	55	83	116
260	17	34	56	85	117

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	19	35	57	82
20	9	22	40	65	94
25	9	22	42	67	96
30	9	22	42	67	96
35	9	22	42	67	96
40	9	22	42	67	96
45	9	21	39	63	91
50	8	20	37	59	86
55	8	18	34	55	79
60	7	17	31	50	72
65	6	15	28	45	65
70	6	14	25	41	59
75	5	12	23	36	53
80	5	11	20	33	47
85	4	10	18	29	42
90	4	9	16	26	38