Incline Dumbbell Curl

Incline Dumbbell 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 43 lb

Women 28 lb

Incline Dumbbell Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	13 lb	7 lb
Novice	26 lb	16 lb
Intermediate	43 lb	28 lb
Advanced	64 lb	44 lb
Elite	89 lb	62 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 Dumbbell Curl: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

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

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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	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24