Overhead Cable Curl

Overhead Cable 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 111 lb

Women 58 lb

Overhead Cable Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	24 lb	12 lb
Novice	59 lb	30 lb
Intermediate	111 lb	58 lb
Advanced	181 lb	95 lb
Elite	263 lb	138 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.

Overhead Cable Curl: Strength standards (lb)

By bodyweight
By age

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	9	31	69	122	187
120	11	36	77	132	200
130	14	41	84	142	212
140	17	46	91	151	223
150	20	51	98	160	234
160	24	56	105	169	244
170	27	61	111	177	254
180	30	65	118	185	263
190	33	70	124	193	272
200	36	74	130	200	281
210	39	79	135	207	290
220	42	83	141	214	298
230	45	87	147	221	306
240	48	92	152	227	314
250	51	96	157	234	321
260	54	100	162	240	328
270	57	104	167	246	335
280	60	107	172	252	342
290	63	111	177	258	349
300	65	115	181	263	356
310	68	118	186	269	362

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	50	95	154	224
20	23	57	109	176	256
25	24	59	111	181	263
30	24	59	111	181	263
35	24	59	111	181	263
40	24	59	111	181	263
45	23	56	106	172	249
50	21	52	99	161	234
55	20	48	92	149	216
60	18	44	84	136	197
65	16	40	76	123	178
70	15	36	68	110	160
75	13	32	61	99	143
80	12	29	54	88	128
85	11	26	49	79	115
90	9	23	44	71	103

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	37	66	101
100	6	19	41	72	108
110	8	22	45	77	115
120	9	25	49	82	121
130	11	27	53	87	127
140	12	30	56	91	132
150	14	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	100	142
170	17	37	66	104	147
180	19	40	69	107	152
190	20	42	72	111	156
200	22	44	75	115	160
210	24	46	78	118	164
220	25	48	81	121	168
230	26	50	83	125	172
240	28	52	86	128	175
250	29	54	88	131	179
260	31	56	91	134	182

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	26	49	81	117
20	12	29	56	92	134
25	12	30	58	95	138
30	12	30	58	95	138
35	12	30	58	95	138
40	12	30	58	95	138
45	12	29	55	90	131
50	11	27	52	84	123
55	10	25	48	78	113
60	9	23	44	71	104
65	8	21	39	64	94
70	7	18	35	58	84
75	7	16	32	52	75
80	6	15	28	46	67
85	5	13	25	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54

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	9	31	69	122	187
120	11	36	77	132	200
130	14	41	84	142	212
140	17	46	91	151	223
150	20	51	98	160	234
160	24	56	105	169	244
170	27	61	111	177	254
180	30	65	118	185	263
190	33	70	124	193	272
200	36	74	130	200	281
210	39	79	135	207	290
220	42	83	141	214	298
230	45	87	147	221	306
240	48	92	152	227	314
250	51	96	157	234	321
260	54	100	162	240	328
270	57	104	167	246	335
280	60	107	172	252	342
290	63	111	177	258	349
300	65	115	181	263	356
310	68	118	186	269	362

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	50	95	154	224
20	23	57	109	176	256
25	24	59	111	181	263
30	24	59	111	181	263
35	24	59	111	181	263
40	24	59	111	181	263
45	23	56	106	172	249
50	21	52	99	161	234
55	20	48	92	149	216
60	18	44	84	136	197
65	16	40	76	123	178
70	15	36	68	110	160
75	13	32	61	99	143
80	12	29	54	88	128
85	11	26	49	79	115
90	9	23	44	71	103

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	37	66	101
100	6	19	41	72	108
110	8	22	45	77	115
120	9	25	49	82	121
130	11	27	53	87	127
140	12	30	56	91	132
150	14	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	100	142
170	17	37	66	104	147
180	19	40	69	107	152
190	20	42	72	111	156
200	22	44	75	115	160
210	24	46	78	118	164
220	25	48	81	121	168
230	26	50	83	125	172
240	28	52	86	128	175
250	29	54	88	131	179
260	31	56	91	134	182

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	26	49	81	117
20	12	29	56	92	134
25	12	30	58	95	138
30	12	30	58	95	138
35	12	30	58	95	138
40	12	30	58	95	138
45	12	29	55	90	131
50	11	27	52	84	123
55	10	25	48	78	113
60	9	23	44	71	104
65	8	21	39	64	94
70	7	18	35	58	84
75	7	16	32	52	75
80	6	15	28	46	67
85	5	13	25	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Forearm flexors
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	9	31	69	122	187
120	11	36	77	132	200
130	14	41	84	142	212
140	17	46	91	151	223
150	20	51	98	160	234
160	24	56	105	169	244
170	27	61	111	177	254
180	30	65	118	185	263
190	33	70	124	193	272
200	36	74	130	200	281
210	39	79	135	207	290
220	42	83	141	214	298
230	45	87	147	221	306
240	48	92	152	227	314
250	51	96	157	234	321
260	54	100	162	240	328
270	57	104	167	246	335
280	60	107	172	252	342
290	63	111	177	258	349
300	65	115	181	263	356
310	68	118	186	269	362

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	50	95	154	224
20	23	57	109	176	256
25	24	59	111	181	263
30	24	59	111	181	263
35	24	59	111	181	263
40	24	59	111	181	263
45	23	56	106	172	249
50	21	52	99	161	234
55	20	48	92	149	216
60	18	44	84	136	197
65	16	40	76	123	178
70	15	36	68	110	160
75	13	32	61	99	143
80	12	29	54	88	128
85	11	26	49	79	115
90	9	23	44	71	103

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	37	66	101
100	6	19	41	72	108
110	8	22	45	77	115
120	9	25	49	82	121
130	11	27	53	87	127
140	12	30	56	91	132
150	14	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	100	142
170	17	37	66	104	147
180	19	40	69	107	152
190	20	42	72	111	156
200	22	44	75	115	160
210	24	46	78	118	164
220	25	48	81	121	168
230	26	50	83	125	172
240	28	52	86	128	175
250	29	54	88	131	179
260	31	56	91	134	182

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	26	49	81	117
20	12	29	56	92	134
25	12	30	58	95	138
30	12	30	58	95	138
35	12	30	58	95	138
40	12	30	58	95	138
45	12	29	55	90	131
50	11	27	52	84	123
55	10	25	48	78	113
60	9	23	44	71	104
65	8	21	39	64	94
70	7	18	35	58	84
75	7	16	32	52	75
80	6	15	28	46	67
85	5	13	25	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54

Overhead Cable Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Overhead Cable Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Overhead Cable Curl: Strength standards (lb)

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Men by age [1RM]

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Women by age [1RM]

Muscles worked

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	9	31	69	122	187
120	11	36	77	132	200
130	14	41	84	142	212
140	17	46	91	151	223
150	20	51	98	160	234
160	24	56	105	169	244
170	27	61	111	177	254
180	30	65	118	185	263
190	33	70	124	193	272
200	36	74	130	200	281
210	39	79	135	207	290
220	42	83	141	214	298
230	45	87	147	221	306
240	48	92	152	227	314
250	51	96	157	234	321
260	54	100	162	240	328
270	57	104	167	246	335
280	60	107	172	252	342
290	63	111	177	258	349
300	65	115	181	263	356
310	68	118	186	269	362

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	50	95	154	224
20	23	57	109	176	256
25	24	59	111	181	263
30	24	59	111	181	263
35	24	59	111	181	263
40	24	59	111	181	263
45	23	56	106	172	249
50	21	52	99	161	234
55	20	48	92	149	216
60	18	44	84	136	197
65	16	40	76	123	178
70	15	36	68	110	160
75	13	32	61	99	143
80	12	29	54	88	128
85	11	26	49	79	115
90	9	23	44	71	103

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	4	16	37	66	101
100	6	19	41	72	108
110	8	22	45	77	115
120	9	25	49	82	121
130	11	27	53	87	127
140	12	30	56	91	132
150	14	33	60	96	137
160	16	35	63	100	142
170	17	37	66	104	147
180	19	40	69	107	152
190	20	42	72	111	156
200	22	44	75	115	160
210	24	46	78	118	164
220	25	48	81	121	168
230	26	50	83	125	172
240	28	52	86	128	175
250	29	54	88	131	179
260	31	56	91	134	182

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	10	26	49	81	117
20	12	29	56	92	134
25	12	30	58	95	138
30	12	30	58	95	138
35	12	30	58	95	138
40	12	30	58	95	138
45	12	29	55	90	131
50	11	27	52	84	123
55	10	25	48	78	113
60	9	23	44	71	104
65	8	21	39	64	94
70	7	18	35	58	84
75	7	16	32	52	75
80	6	15	28	46	67
85	5	13	25	41	60
90	5	12	23	37	54