Neck Curl

Neck Curl shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for shoulders. Primary muscles: Sternocleidomastoid.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 82 lb

Women 35 lb

Neck Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	2 lb	9 lb
Novice	26 lb	20 lb
Intermediate	82 lb	35 lb
Advanced	170 lb	54 lb
Elite	284 lb	77 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	0	16	64	142	247
120	0	18	67	148	254
130	0	20	71	153	261
140	1	22	74	158	268
150	1	24	78	163	274
160	2	25	81	168	280
170	2	27	84	172	286
180	2	29	87	176	291
190	3	30	89	180	296
200	3	32	92	184	301
210	4	33	95	187	305
220	4	35	97	191	310
230	5	36	99	194	314
240	5	38	102	197	318
250	6	39	104	201	322
260	7	40	106	204	326
270	7	42	108	207	330
280	8	43	110	209	333
290	8	44	112	212	337
300	9	45	114	215	340
310	9	47	116	217	343

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	22	70	145	242
20	2	25	80	166	277
25	2	26	82	170	284
30	2	26	82	170	284
35	2	26	82	170	284
40	2	26	82	170	284
45	2	24	78	161	269
50	1	23	73	152	253
55	1	21	68	140	234
60	1	19	62	128	213
65	1	18	56	116	193
70	1	16	50	104	173
75	1	14	45	93	155
80	1	13	40	83	138
85	1	11	36	74	124
90	1	10	32	67	112

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	14	26	43	62
100	6	15	28	45	65
110	7	16	30	48	68
120	8	18	32	50	71
130	9	19	33	52	73
140	10	20	35	54	75
150	11	21	36	55	77
160	11	22	38	57	79
170	12	23	39	59	81
180	13	24	40	60	83
190	13	25	42	62	85
200	14	26	43	63	87
210	15	27	44	65	88
220	15	28	45	66	90
230	16	29	46	67	91
240	17	30	47	68	93
250	17	30	48	70	94
260	18	31	49	71	96

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	17	30	46	65
20	9	19	34	53	75
25	9	20	35	54	77
30	9	20	35	54	77
35	9	20	35	54	77
40	9	20	35	54	77
45	9	19	33	52	73
50	8	18	31	48	68
55	8	16	29	45	63
60	7	15	26	41	58
65	6	14	24	37	52
70	6	12	21	33	47
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	5	10	17	26	37
85	4	9	15	24	33
90	4	8	14	21	30

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Sternocleidomastoid
Secondary muscles	None
Stabilizers	Trapezius
Grip	None

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	0	16	64	142	247
120	0	18	67	148	254
130	0	20	71	153	261
140	1	22	74	158	268
150	1	24	78	163	274
160	2	25	81	168	280
170	2	27	84	172	286
180	2	29	87	176	291
190	3	30	89	180	296
200	3	32	92	184	301
210	4	33	95	187	305
220	4	35	97	191	310
230	5	36	99	194	314
240	5	38	102	197	318
250	6	39	104	201	322
260	7	40	106	204	326
270	7	42	108	207	330
280	8	43	110	209	333
290	8	44	112	212	337
300	9	45	114	215	340
310	9	47	116	217	343

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	22	70	145	242
20	2	25	80	166	277
25	2	26	82	170	284
30	2	26	82	170	284
35	2	26	82	170	284
40	2	26	82	170	284
45	2	24	78	161	269
50	1	23	73	152	253
55	1	21	68	140	234
60	1	19	62	128	213
65	1	18	56	116	193
70	1	16	50	104	173
75	1	14	45	93	155
80	1	13	40	83	138
85	1	11	36	74	124
90	1	10	32	67	112

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	14	26	43	62
100	6	15	28	45	65
110	7	16	30	48	68
120	8	18	32	50	71
130	9	19	33	52	73
140	10	20	35	54	75
150	11	21	36	55	77
160	11	22	38	57	79
170	12	23	39	59	81
180	13	24	40	60	83
190	13	25	42	62	85
200	14	26	43	63	87
210	15	27	44	65	88
220	15	28	45	66	90
230	16	29	46	67	91
240	17	30	47	68	93
250	17	30	48	70	94
260	18	31	49	71	96

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	17	30	46	65
20	9	19	34	53	75
25	9	20	35	54	77
30	9	20	35	54	77
35	9	20	35	54	77
40	9	20	35	54	77
45	9	19	33	52	73
50	8	18	31	48	68
55	8	16	29	45	63
60	7	15	26	41	58
65	6	14	24	37	52
70	6	12	21	33	47
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	5	10	17	26	37
85	4	9	15	24	33
90	4	8	14	21	30

Neck Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Neck Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Neck Curl: Strength standards (lb)

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Men by age [1RM]

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Women by age [1RM]

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	0	16	64	142	247
120	0	18	67	148	254
130	0	20	71	153	261
140	1	22	74	158	268
150	1	24	78	163	274
160	2	25	81	168	280
170	2	27	84	172	286
180	2	29	87	176	291
190	3	30	89	180	296
200	3	32	92	184	301
210	4	33	95	187	305
220	4	35	97	191	310
230	5	36	99	194	314
240	5	38	102	197	318
250	6	39	104	201	322
260	7	40	106	204	326
270	7	42	108	207	330
280	8	43	110	209	333
290	8	44	112	212	337
300	9	45	114	215	340
310	9	47	116	217	343

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	1	22	70	145	242
20	2	25	80	166	277
25	2	26	82	170	284
30	2	26	82	170	284
35	2	26	82	170	284
40	2	26	82	170	284
45	2	24	78	161	269
50	1	23	73	152	253
55	1	21	68	140	234
60	1	19	62	128	213
65	1	18	56	116	193
70	1	16	50	104	173
75	1	14	45	93	155
80	1	13	40	83	138
85	1	11	36	74	124
90	1	10	32	67	112

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	5	14	26	43	62
100	6	15	28	45	65
110	7	16	30	48	68
120	8	18	32	50	71
130	9	19	33	52	73
140	10	20	35	54	75
150	11	21	36	55	77
160	11	22	38	57	79
170	12	23	39	59	81
180	13	24	40	60	83
190	13	25	42	62	85
200	14	26	43	63	87
210	15	27	44	65	88
220	15	28	45	66	90
230	16	29	46	67	91
240	17	30	47	68	93
250	17	30	48	70	94
260	18	31	49	71	96

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	8	17	30	46	65
20	9	19	34	53	75
25	9	20	35	54	77
30	9	20	35	54	77
35	9	20	35	54	77
40	9	20	35	54	77
45	9	19	33	52	73
50	8	18	31	48	68
55	8	16	29	45	63
60	7	15	26	41	58
65	6	14	24	37	52
70	6	12	21	33	47
75	5	11	19	30	42
80	5	10	17	26	37
85	4	9	15	24	33
90	4	8	14	21	30