Machine Biceps Curl

Machine Biceps Curl shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Biceps brachii.

Log Machine Biceps Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 125 lb

Women 63 lb

Machine Biceps Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	47 lb	14 lb
Novice	80 lb	34 lb
Intermediate	125 lb	63 lb
Advanced	179 lb	101 lb
Elite	240 lb	146 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.

Machine Biceps Curl: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

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.

Muscles worked

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Forearm flexors
Stabilizers	Deltoids, External obliques
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	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	26	50	83	125	173
120	30	55	91	134	184
130	34	61	98	143	194
140	38	66	105	151	204
150	42	72	111	159	213
160	46	77	118	167	222
170	50	82	124	174	230
180	54	87	130	181	238
190	58	92	135	188	246
200	61	96	141	195	254
210	65	101	146	201	261
220	68	105	152	207	268
230	72	109	157	213	275
240	75	113	162	219	281
250	78	117	167	224	288
260	82	121	171	230	294
270	85	125	176	235	300
280	88	129	180	240	306
290	91	133	185	245	311
300	94	136	189	250	317
310	97	140	193	255	322

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	40	68	106	152	204
20	46	78	121	174	234
25	47	80	125	179	240
30	47	80	125	179	240
35	47	80	125	179	240
40	47	80	125	179	240
45	44	76	118	170	227
50	42	71	111	159	214
55	39	66	103	147	197
60	35	60	94	134	180
65	32	54	85	121	163
70	29	49	76	109	146
75	26	44	68	97	131
80	23	39	61	87	117
85	20	35	54	78	105
90	18	32	49	70	94

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	6	20	43	74	112
100	8	23	47	79	118
110	9	25	50	84	124
120	11	28	54	88	129
130	12	30	57	92	134
140	14	32	60	96	139
150	15	34	63	100	143
160	17	36	66	104	148
170	18	38	68	107	152
180	19	40	71	110	155
190	21	42	73	113	159
200	22	44	76	116	163
210	23	46	78	119	166
220	24	48	80	122	169
230	25	49	83	124	172
240	27	51	85	127	175
250	28	52	87	129	178
260	29	54	89	132	181

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	12	29	53	86	124
20	14	33	61	99	142
25	14	34	63	101	146
30	14	34	63	101	146
35	14	34	63	101	146
40	14	34	63	101	146
45	13	32	60	96	139
50	13	30	56	90	130
55	12	28	52	83	120
60	11	25	47	76	110
65	10	23	43	69	99
70	9	20	38	62	89
75	8	18	34	55	80
80	7	16	31	49	71
85	6	15	27	44	64
90	6	13	25	40	58