Incline Cable Curl

Incline Cable 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 100 lb

Women 46 lb

Incline Cable Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	16 lb	10 lb
Novice	48 lb	24 lb
Intermediate	100 lb	46 lb
Advanced	171 lb	75 lb
Elite	256 lb	108 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.

Incline Cable Curl: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	5	26	65	122	193
120	7	30	71	131	204
130	9	34	77	138	214
140	11	37	83	146	223
150	13	41	88	153	232
160	15	45	93	160	240
170	17	48	98	167	248
180	19	52	103	173	256
190	21	55	108	179	263
200	23	58	113	185	271
210	25	61	117	191	277
220	27	65	121	196	284
230	29	68	126	201	290
240	31	71	130	207	297
250	33	74	134	212	303
260	35	76	138	217	308
270	37	79	141	221	314
280	39	82	145	226	320
290	40	85	149	230	325
300	42	88	152	235	330
310	44	90	156	239	335

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	41	85	146	218
20	16	47	97	167	250
25	16	48	100	171	256
30	16	48	100	171	256
35	16	48	100	171	256
40	16	48	100	171	256
45	15	46	95	162	243
50	14	43	89	152	228
55	13	40	82	141	211
60	12	36	75	128	193
65	11	33	68	116	174
70	10	29	61	104	156
75	9	26	55	93	140
80	8	23	49	83	125
85	7	21	44	75	112
90	6	19	39	67	101

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	14	30	52	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	7	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	65	95
130	9	22	42	69	100
140	11	24	45	72	104
150	12	26	48	75	108
160	13	28	50	79	112
170	14	30	53	82	115
180	16	32	55	85	119
190	17	34	57	88	122
200	18	35	60	90	125
210	19	37	62	93	128
220	20	39	64	96	131
230	22	40	66	98	134
240	23	42	68	100	137
250	24	43	70	103	140
260	25	45	72	105	143

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	21	39	64	92
20	10	24	45	73	105
25	10	24	46	75	108
30	10	24	46	75	108
35	10	24	46	75	108
40	10	24	46	75	108
45	10	23	44	71	103
50	9	22	41	66	96
55	8	20	38	61	89
60	8	18	35	56	81
65	7	17	31	51	73
70	6	15	28	45	66
75	6	13	25	41	59
80	5	12	22	36	53
85	4	11	20	33	47
90	4	10	18	29	43

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	5	26	65	122	193
120	7	30	71	131	204
130	9	34	77	138	214
140	11	37	83	146	223
150	13	41	88	153	232
160	15	45	93	160	240
170	17	48	98	167	248
180	19	52	103	173	256
190	21	55	108	179	263
200	23	58	113	185	271
210	25	61	117	191	277
220	27	65	121	196	284
230	29	68	126	201	290
240	31	71	130	207	297
250	33	74	134	212	303
260	35	76	138	217	308
270	37	79	141	221	314
280	39	82	145	226	320
290	40	85	149	230	325
300	42	88	152	235	330
310	44	90	156	239	335

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	41	85	146	218
20	16	47	97	167	250
25	16	48	100	171	256
30	16	48	100	171	256
35	16	48	100	171	256
40	16	48	100	171	256
45	15	46	95	162	243
50	14	43	89	152	228
55	13	40	82	141	211
60	12	36	75	128	193
65	11	33	68	116	174
70	10	29	61	104	156
75	9	26	55	93	140
80	8	23	49	83	125
85	7	21	44	75	112
90	6	19	39	67	101

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	14	30	52	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	7	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	65	95
130	9	22	42	69	100
140	11	24	45	72	104
150	12	26	48	75	108
160	13	28	50	79	112
170	14	30	53	82	115
180	16	32	55	85	119
190	17	34	57	88	122
200	18	35	60	90	125
210	19	37	62	93	128
220	20	39	64	96	131
230	22	40	66	98	134
240	23	42	68	100	137
250	24	43	70	103	140
260	25	45	72	105	143

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	21	39	64	92
20	10	24	45	73	105
25	10	24	46	75	108
30	10	24	46	75	108
35	10	24	46	75	108
40	10	24	46	75	108
45	10	23	44	71	103
50	9	22	41	66	96
55	8	20	38	61	89
60	8	18	35	56	81
65	7	17	31	51	73
70	6	15	28	45	66
75	6	13	25	41	59
80	5	12	22	36	53
85	4	11	20	33	47
90	4	10	18	29	43

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Forearm flexors
Stabilizers	Forearm flexors
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	5	26	65	122	193
120	7	30	71	131	204
130	9	34	77	138	214
140	11	37	83	146	223
150	13	41	88	153	232
160	15	45	93	160	240
170	17	48	98	167	248
180	19	52	103	173	256
190	21	55	108	179	263
200	23	58	113	185	271
210	25	61	117	191	277
220	27	65	121	196	284
230	29	68	126	201	290
240	31	71	130	207	297
250	33	74	134	212	303
260	35	76	138	217	308
270	37	79	141	221	314
280	39	82	145	226	320
290	40	85	149	230	325
300	42	88	152	235	330
310	44	90	156	239	335

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	41	85	146	218
20	16	47	97	167	250
25	16	48	100	171	256
30	16	48	100	171	256
35	16	48	100	171	256
40	16	48	100	171	256
45	15	46	95	162	243
50	14	43	89	152	228
55	13	40	82	141	211
60	12	36	75	128	193
65	11	33	68	116	174
70	10	29	61	104	156
75	9	26	55	93	140
80	8	23	49	83	125
85	7	21	44	75	112
90	6	19	39	67	101

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	14	30	52	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	7	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	65	95
130	9	22	42	69	100
140	11	24	45	72	104
150	12	26	48	75	108
160	13	28	50	79	112
170	14	30	53	82	115
180	16	32	55	85	119
190	17	34	57	88	122
200	18	35	60	90	125
210	19	37	62	93	128
220	20	39	64	96	131
230	22	40	66	98	134
240	23	42	68	100	137
250	24	43	70	103	140
260	25	45	72	105	143

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	21	39	64	92
20	10	24	45	73	105
25	10	24	46	75	108
30	10	24	46	75	108
35	10	24	46	75	108
40	10	24	46	75	108
45	10	23	44	71	103
50	9	22	41	66	96
55	8	20	38	61	89
60	8	18	35	56	81
65	7	17	31	51	73
70	6	15	28	45	66
75	6	13	25	41	59
80	5	12	22	36	53
85	4	11	20	33	47
90	4	10	18	29	43

Incline Cable Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Incline Cable Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Incline Cable Curl: Strength standards (lb)

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Men by age [1RM]

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Women by age [1RM]

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	5	26	65	122	193
120	7	30	71	131	204
130	9	34	77	138	214
140	11	37	83	146	223
150	13	41	88	153	232
160	15	45	93	160	240
170	17	48	98	167	248
180	19	52	103	173	256
190	21	55	108	179	263
200	23	58	113	185	271
210	25	61	117	191	277
220	27	65	121	196	284
230	29	68	126	201	290
240	31	71	130	207	297
250	33	74	134	212	303
260	35	76	138	217	308
270	37	79	141	221	314
280	39	82	145	226	320
290	40	85	149	230	325
300	42	88	152	235	330
310	44	90	156	239	335

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	14	41	85	146	218
20	16	47	97	167	250
25	16	48	100	171	256
30	16	48	100	171	256
35	16	48	100	171	256
40	16	48	100	171	256
45	15	46	95	162	243
50	14	43	89	152	228
55	13	40	82	141	211
60	12	36	75	128	193
65	11	33	68	116	174
70	10	29	61	104	156
75	9	26	55	93	140
80	8	23	49	83	125
85	7	21	44	75	112
90	6	19	39	67	101

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	14	30	52	80
100	5	16	33	57	85
110	7	18	36	61	90
120	8	20	39	65	95
130	9	22	42	69	100
140	11	24	45	72	104
150	12	26	48	75	108
160	13	28	50	79	112
170	14	30	53	82	115
180	16	32	55	85	119
190	17	34	57	88	122
200	18	35	60	90	125
210	19	37	62	93	128
220	20	39	64	96	131
230	22	40	66	98	134
240	23	42	68	100	137
250	24	43	70	103	140
260	25	45	72	105	143

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	9	21	39	64	92
20	10	24	45	73	105
25	10	24	46	75	108
30	10	24	46	75	108
35	10	24	46	75	108
40	10	24	46	75	108
45	10	23	44	71	103
50	9	22	41	66	96
55	8	20	38	61	89
60	8	18	35	56	81
65	7	17	31	51	73
70	6	15	28	45	66
75	6	13	25	41	59
80	5	12	22	36	53
85	4	11	20	33	47
90	4	10	18	29	43