Dumbbell Triceps Extension

Dumbbell Triceps Extension shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Triceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 52 lb

Women 28 lb

Dumbbell Triceps Extension: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	11 lb	7 lb
Novice	27 lb	16 lb
Intermediate	52 lb	28 lb
Advanced	84 lb	44 lb
Elite	112 lb	63 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.

Dumbbell Triceps Extension: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	3	13	30	54	84
120	5	16	34	60	91
130	6	18	38	65	97
140	8	21	41	69	102
150	9	23	45	74	108
160	11	26	48	78	113
170	12	28	52	83	118
180	14	31	55	87	123
190	16	33	58	91	128
200	17	35	61	95	133
210	19	38	64	98	137
220	21	40	67	102	141
230	22	42	70	105	146
240	24	44	73	109	150
250	25	47	76	112	154
260	27	49	79	116	157
270	28	51	81	119	161
280	30	53	84	122	165
290	31	55	86	125	168
300	33	57	89	128	172
310	34	59	91	131	175

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	44	71	104
20	11	26	50	82	119
25	11	27	52	84	122
30	11	27	52	84	122
35	11	27	52	84	122
40	11	27	52	84	122
45	10	26	49	80	116
50	10	24	46	75	109
55	9	22	42	69	101
60	8	20	39	63	92
65	7	18	35	57	83
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	6	15	28	46	67
80	5	13	25	41	60
85	5	12	22	37	53
90	4	11	20	33	48

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	19	33	48
100	4	11	21	35	51
110	5	12	23	37	54
120	6	13	25	39	56
130	7	15	26	41	59
140	7	16	28	43	61
150	8	17	29	45	63
160	9	18	31	47	65
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	71
200	12	22	36	53	72
210	12	23	37	54	74
220	13	24	38	56	76
230	14	24	39	57	77
240	14	25	40	58	79
250	15	26	41	59	80
260	16	27	42	61	81

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	38	54
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	6	14	25	39	56
55	6	13	23	36	52
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	17	25

Note: Dumbbell weights in the table are for one dumbbell.

Muscles worked

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Triceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Deltoids, Biceps brachii
Stabilizers	External obliques, Erector spinae
Grip	Forearm flexors

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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	3	13	30	54	84
120	5	16	34	60	91
130	6	18	38	65	97
140	8	21	41	69	102
150	9	23	45	74	108
160	11	26	48	78	113
170	12	28	52	83	118
180	14	31	55	87	123
190	16	33	58	91	128
200	17	35	61	95	133
210	19	38	64	98	137
220	21	40	67	102	141
230	22	42	70	105	146
240	24	44	73	109	150
250	25	47	76	112	154
260	27	49	79	116	157
270	28	51	81	119	161
280	30	53	84	122	165
290	31	55	86	125	168
300	33	57	89	128	172
310	34	59	91	131	175

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	44	71	104
20	11	26	50	82	119
25	11	27	52	84	122
30	11	27	52	84	122
35	11	27	52	84	122
40	11	27	52	84	122
45	10	26	49	80	116
50	10	24	46	75	109
55	9	22	42	69	101
60	8	20	39	63	92
65	7	18	35	57	83
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	6	15	28	46	67
80	5	13	25	41	60
85	5	12	22	37	53
90	4	11	20	33	48

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	19	33	48
100	4	11	21	35	51
110	5	12	23	37	54
120	6	13	25	39	56
130	7	15	26	41	59
140	7	16	28	43	61
150	8	17	29	45	63
160	9	18	31	47	65
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	71
200	12	22	36	53	72
210	12	23	37	54	74
220	13	24	38	56	76
230	14	24	39	57	77
240	14	25	40	58	79
250	15	26	41	59	80
260	16	27	42	61	81

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	38	54
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	6	14	25	39	56
55	6	13	23	36	52
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	17	25

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	3	13	30	54	84
120	5	16	34	60	91
130	6	18	38	65	97
140	8	21	41	69	102
150	9	23	45	74	108
160	11	26	48	78	113
170	12	28	52	83	118
180	14	31	55	87	123
190	16	33	58	91	128
200	17	35	61	95	133
210	19	38	64	98	137
220	21	40	67	102	141
230	22	42	70	105	146
240	24	44	73	109	150
250	25	47	76	112	154
260	27	49	79	116	157
270	28	51	81	119	161
280	30	53	84	122	165
290	31	55	86	125	168
300	33	57	89	128	172
310	34	59	91	131	175

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	44	71	104
20	11	26	50	82	119
25	11	27	52	84	122
30	11	27	52	84	122
35	11	27	52	84	122
40	11	27	52	84	122
45	10	26	49	80	116
50	10	24	46	75	109
55	9	22	42	69	101
60	8	20	39	63	92
65	7	18	35	57	83
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	6	15	28	46	67
80	5	13	25	41	60
85	5	12	22	37	53
90	4	11	20	33	48

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	19	33	48
100	4	11	21	35	51
110	5	12	23	37	54
120	6	13	25	39	56
130	7	15	26	41	59
140	7	16	28	43	61
150	8	17	29	45	63
160	9	18	31	47	65
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	71
200	12	22	36	53	72
210	12	23	37	54	74
220	13	24	38	56	76
230	14	24	39	57	77
240	14	25	40	58	79
250	15	26	41	59	80
260	16	27	42	61	81

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	38	54
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	6	14	25	39	56
55	6	13	23	36	52
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	17	25

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	3	13	30	54	84
120	5	16	34	60	91
130	6	18	38	65	97
140	8	21	41	69	102
150	9	23	45	74	108
160	11	26	48	78	113
170	12	28	52	83	118
180	14	31	55	87	123
190	16	33	58	91	128
200	17	35	61	95	133
210	19	38	64	98	137
220	21	40	67	102	141
230	22	42	70	105	146
240	24	44	73	109	150
250	25	47	76	112	154
260	27	49	79	116	157
270	28	51	81	119	161
280	30	53	84	122	165
290	31	55	86	125	168
300	33	57	89	128	172
310	34	59	91	131	175

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	23	44	71	104
20	11	26	50	82	119
25	11	27	52	84	122
30	11	27	52	84	122
35	11	27	52	84	122
40	11	27	52	84	122
45	10	26	49	80	116
50	10	24	46	75	109
55	9	22	42	69	101
60	8	20	39	63	92
65	7	18	35	57	83
70	7	16	31	51	74
75	6	15	28	46	67
80	5	13	25	41	60
85	5	12	22	37	53
90	4	11	20	33	48

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	10	19	33	48
100	4	11	21	35	51
110	5	12	23	37	54
120	6	13	25	39	56
130	7	15	26	41	59
140	7	16	28	43	61
150	8	17	29	45	63
160	9	18	31	47	65
170	10	19	32	48	67
180	10	20	33	50	69
190	11	21	34	51	71
200	12	22	36	53	72
210	12	23	37	54	74
220	13	24	38	56	76
230	14	24	39	57	77
240	14	25	40	58	79
250	15	26	41	59	80
260	16	27	42	61	81

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	38	54
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	63
30	7	16	28	44	63
35	7	16	28	44	63
40	7	16	28	44	63
45	7	15	27	42	60
50	6	14	25	39	56
55	6	13	23	36	52
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	43
70	4	10	17	27	38
75	4	9	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	22	31
85	3	7	12	19	28
90	3	6	11	17	25