One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl

One-Arm Cable Bicep 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 72 lb

Women 35 lb

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	6 lb	2 lb
Novice	29 lb	13 lb
Intermediate	72 lb	35 lb
Advanced	134 lb	68 lb
Elite	210 lb	110 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.

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	1	14	45	94	158
120	1	16	50	101	167
130	2	19	54	108	175
140	3	22	59	114	183
150	4	24	63	120	190
160	5	27	67	125	198
170	7	30	71	131	204
180	8	32	75	136	211
190	9	35	79	141	217
200	10	37	82	146	223
210	12	39	86	151	229
220	13	42	90	155	235
230	14	44	93	160	240
240	16	46	96	164	246
250	17	49	99	168	251
260	18	51	103	172	256
270	19	53	106	176	260
280	21	55	109	180	265
290	22	57	111	184	270
300	23	59	114	188	274
310	25	61	117	191	278

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	25	61	114	179
20	6	28	70	130	205
25	6	29	72	134	210
30	6	29	72	134	210
35	6	29	72	134	210
40	6	29	72	134	210
45	6	28	68	127	199
50	5	26	64	119	187
55	5	24	59	110	173
60	5	22	54	100	158
65	4	20	49	91	143
70	4	18	44	81	128
75	3	16	39	73	115
80	3	14	35	65	102
85	3	13	31	58	92
90	2	11	28	53	83

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	0	4	18	43	75
100	0	6	22	48	82
110	0	8	25	53	88
120	1	9	28	57	94
130	2	11	32	62	100
140	2	13	35	66	106
150	3	15	38	70	111
160	4	17	41	74	116
170	5	19	44	78	121
180	6	21	46	82	125
190	7	23	49	86	130
200	8	24	52	89	134
210	9	26	54	92	138
220	10	28	57	96	142
230	11	30	59	99	146
240	12	31	62	102	150
250	13	33	64	105	154
260	14	35	66	108	157

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	30	58	93
20	2	13	34	66	107
25	2	13	35	68	110
30	2	13	35	68	110
35	2	13	35	68	110
40	2	13	35	68	110
45	2	12	33	65	104
50	2	11	31	61	98
55	2	11	29	56	90
60	1	10	26	51	82
65	1	9	24	46	74
70	1	8	21	41	67
75	1	7	19	37	60
80	1	6	17	33	53
85	1	6	15	30	48
90	1	5	14	27	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	1	14	45	94	158
120	1	16	50	101	167
130	2	19	54	108	175
140	3	22	59	114	183
150	4	24	63	120	190
160	5	27	67	125	198
170	7	30	71	131	204
180	8	32	75	136	211
190	9	35	79	141	217
200	10	37	82	146	223
210	12	39	86	151	229
220	13	42	90	155	235
230	14	44	93	160	240
240	16	46	96	164	246
250	17	49	99	168	251
260	18	51	103	172	256
270	19	53	106	176	260
280	21	55	109	180	265
290	22	57	111	184	270
300	23	59	114	188	274
310	25	61	117	191	278

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	25	61	114	179
20	6	28	70	130	205
25	6	29	72	134	210
30	6	29	72	134	210
35	6	29	72	134	210
40	6	29	72	134	210
45	6	28	68	127	199
50	5	26	64	119	187
55	5	24	59	110	173
60	5	22	54	100	158
65	4	20	49	91	143
70	4	18	44	81	128
75	3	16	39	73	115
80	3	14	35	65	102
85	3	13	31	58	92
90	2	11	28	53	83

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	0	4	18	43	75
100	0	6	22	48	82
110	0	8	25	53	88
120	1	9	28	57	94
130	2	11	32	62	100
140	2	13	35	66	106
150	3	15	38	70	111
160	4	17	41	74	116
170	5	19	44	78	121
180	6	21	46	82	125
190	7	23	49	86	130
200	8	24	52	89	134
210	9	26	54	92	138
220	10	28	57	96	142
230	11	30	59	99	146
240	12	31	62	102	150
250	13	33	64	105	154
260	14	35	66	108	157

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	30	58	93
20	2	13	34	66	107
25	2	13	35	68	110
30	2	13	35	68	110
35	2	13	35	68	110
40	2	13	35	68	110
45	2	12	33	65	104
50	2	11	31	61	98
55	2	11	29	56	90
60	1	10	26	51	82
65	1	9	24	46	74
70	1	8	21	41	67
75	1	7	19	37	60
80	1	6	17	33	53
85	1	6	15	30	48
90	1	5	14	27	43

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	None
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	1	14	45	94	158
120	1	16	50	101	167
130	2	19	54	108	175
140	3	22	59	114	183
150	4	24	63	120	190
160	5	27	67	125	198
170	7	30	71	131	204
180	8	32	75	136	211
190	9	35	79	141	217
200	10	37	82	146	223
210	12	39	86	151	229
220	13	42	90	155	235
230	14	44	93	160	240
240	16	46	96	164	246
250	17	49	99	168	251
260	18	51	103	172	256
270	19	53	106	176	260
280	21	55	109	180	265
290	22	57	111	184	270
300	23	59	114	188	274
310	25	61	117	191	278

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	25	61	114	179
20	6	28	70	130	205
25	6	29	72	134	210
30	6	29	72	134	210
35	6	29	72	134	210
40	6	29	72	134	210
45	6	28	68	127	199
50	5	26	64	119	187
55	5	24	59	110	173
60	5	22	54	100	158
65	4	20	49	91	143
70	4	18	44	81	128
75	3	16	39	73	115
80	3	14	35	65	102
85	3	13	31	58	92
90	2	11	28	53	83

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	0	4	18	43	75
100	0	6	22	48	82
110	0	8	25	53	88
120	1	9	28	57	94
130	2	11	32	62	100
140	2	13	35	66	106
150	3	15	38	70	111
160	4	17	41	74	116
170	5	19	44	78	121
180	6	21	46	82	125
190	7	23	49	86	130
200	8	24	52	89	134
210	9	26	54	92	138
220	10	28	57	96	142
230	11	30	59	99	146
240	12	31	62	102	150
250	13	33	64	105	154
260	14	35	66	108	157

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	30	58	93
20	2	13	34	66	107
25	2	13	35	68	110
30	2	13	35	68	110
35	2	13	35	68	110
40	2	13	35	68	110
45	2	12	33	65	104
50	2	11	31	61	98
55	2	11	29	56	90
60	1	10	26	51	82
65	1	9	24	46	74
70	1	8	21	41	67
75	1	7	19	37	60
80	1	6	17	33	53
85	1	6	15	30	48
90	1	5	14	27	43

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

One-Arm Cable Bicep Curl: Average weight [1RM]

One-Arm Cable Bicep 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	1	14	45	94	158
120	1	16	50	101	167
130	2	19	54	108	175
140	3	22	59	114	183
150	4	24	63	120	190
160	5	27	67	125	198
170	7	30	71	131	204
180	8	32	75	136	211
190	9	35	79	141	217
200	10	37	82	146	223
210	12	39	86	151	229
220	13	42	90	155	235
230	14	44	93	160	240
240	16	46	96	164	246
250	17	49	99	168	251
260	18	51	103	172	256
270	19	53	106	176	260
280	21	55	109	180	265
290	22	57	111	184	270
300	23	59	114	188	274
310	25	61	117	191	278

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	5	25	61	114	179
20	6	28	70	130	205
25	6	29	72	134	210
30	6	29	72	134	210
35	6	29	72	134	210
40	6	29	72	134	210
45	6	28	68	127	199
50	5	26	64	119	187
55	5	24	59	110	173
60	5	22	54	100	158
65	4	20	49	91	143
70	4	18	44	81	128
75	3	16	39	73	115
80	3	14	35	65	102
85	3	13	31	58	92
90	2	11	28	53	83

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	0	4	18	43	75
100	0	6	22	48	82
110	0	8	25	53	88
120	1	9	28	57	94
130	2	11	32	62	100
140	2	13	35	66	106
150	3	15	38	70	111
160	4	17	41	74	116
170	5	19	44	78	121
180	6	21	46	82	125
190	7	23	49	86	130
200	8	24	52	89	134
210	9	26	54	92	138
220	10	28	57	96	142
230	11	30	59	99	146
240	12	31	62	102	150
250	13	33	64	105	154
260	14	35	66	108	157

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	11	30	58	93
20	2	13	34	66	107
25	2	13	35	68	110
30	2	13	35	68	110
35	2	13	35	68	110
40	2	13	35	68	110
45	2	12	33	65	104
50	2	11	31	61	98
55	2	11	29	56	90
60	1	10	26	51	82
65	1	9	24	46	74
70	1	8	21	41	67
75	1	7	19	37	60
80	1	6	17	33	53
85	1	6	15	30	48
90	1	5	14	27	43