One-Arm Pulldown

One-Arm Pulldown shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Latissimus dorsi, Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii.

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Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 83 lb

Women 30 lb

One-Arm Pulldown: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	8 lb	7 lb
Novice	34 lb	17 lb
Intermediate	83 lb	30 lb
Advanced	154 lb	47 lb
Elite	243 lb	67 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	1	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Latissimus dorsi, Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Teres major, Deltoids
Stabilizers	Rectus abdominis, External obliques
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	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27

One-Arm Pulldown

Average weight: Intermediate

One-Arm Pulldown: Average weight [1RM]

One-Arm Pulldown: 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	1	16	53	111	185
120	2	19	58	118	195
130	3	22	63	125	203
140	4	25	68	131	212
150	5	28	72	137	219
160	6	30	76	143	227
170	7	33	81	149	234
180	8	35	85	155	241
190	9	38	88	160	247
200	11	41	92	165	254
210	12	43	96	170	260
220	13	45	99	174	266
230	15	48	103	179	271
240	16	50	106	184	277
250	17	52	110	188	282
260	18	55	113	192	287
270	20	57	116	196	292
280	21	59	119	200	297
290	22	61	122	204	302
300	24	63	125	208	306
310	25	65	128	211	311

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	29	71	131	207
20	7	33	81	150	237
25	7	34	83	154	243
30	7	34	83	154	243
35	7	34	83	154	243
40	7	34	83	154	243
45	7	32	79	146	230
50	6	30	74	137	216
55	6	28	68	127	200
60	5	25	62	116	182
65	5	23	56	105	165
70	4	20	51	94	148
75	4	18	45	84	132
80	3	16	40	75	118
85	3	15	36	67	106
90	3	13	33	61	96

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	11	22	36	53
100	5	12	23	38	56
110	6	13	25	41	59
120	6	15	27	43	61
130	7	16	28	45	64
140	8	17	30	46	66
150	9	18	31	48	68
160	9	19	33	50	70
170	10	20	34	51	72
180	11	21	35	53	74
190	11	22	36	54	75
200	12	23	37	56	77
210	13	23	38	57	78
220	13	24	40	58	80
230	14	25	41	60	81
240	14	26	42	61	83
250	15	27	43	62	84
260	15	27	43	63	86

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	6	14	26	40	57
20	7	16	29	46	66
25	8	17	30	47	67
30	8	17	30	47	67
35	8	17	30	47	67
40	8	17	30	47	67
45	7	16	28	45	64
50	7	15	27	42	60
55	6	14	25	39	56
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	5	11	20	32	46
70	5	10	18	29	41
75	4	9	16	26	37
80	4	8	15	23	33
85	3	7	13	21	29
90	3	7	12	19	27