Reverse Barbell Curl

Reverse Barbell 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 92 lb

Women 60 lb

Reverse Barbell Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	25 lb	2 lb
Novice	52 lb	20 lb
Intermediate	92 lb	60 lb
Advanced	143 lb	121 lb
Elite	202 lb	198 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	10	29	58	97	144
120	13	33	64	105	154
130	16	37	70	113	163
140	18	41	76	120	171
150	21	46	81	127	180
160	24	50	86	133	188
170	27	54	92	140	195
180	29	57	97	146	202
190	32	61	101	152	209
200	35	65	106	158	216
210	37	68	111	163	223
220	40	72	115	169	229
230	43	75	120	174	235
240	45	79	124	179	241
250	48	82	128	184	247
260	50	85	132	189	252
270	53	88	136	193	258
280	55	92	140	198	263
290	57	95	144	203	268
300	60	98	147	207	273
310	62	101	151	211	278

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	44	78	122	172
20	24	51	90	139	196
25	25	52	92	143	202
30	25	52	92	143	202
35	25	52	92	143	202
40	25	52	92	143	202
45	23	49	87	135	191
50	22	46	82	127	180
55	20	43	76	118	166
60	19	39	69	107	152
65	17	35	62	97	137
70	15	32	56	87	123
75	13	28	50	78	110
80	12	25	45	70	98
85	11	23	40	62	88
90	10	21	36	56	79

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	1	5	27	68	124
100	0	7	33	78	137
110	0	10	40	87	150
120	1	14	46	96	162
130	2	17	52	105	174
140	3	21	58	114	185
150	4	25	64	122	195
160	6	28	70	130	205
170	8	32	76	138	215
180	9	36	81	146	225
190	11	39	87	153	234
200	13	43	92	160	243
210	15	47	98	167	251
220	17	50	103	174	259
230	20	54	108	181	267
240	22	57	113	187	275
250	24	61	118	193	283
260	26	64	123	199	290

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	17	51	103	169
20	2	20	58	118	193
25	2	20	60	121	198
30	2	20	60	121	198
35	2	20	60	121	198
40	2	20	60	121	198
45	2	19	57	114	188
50	2	18	53	107	176
55	2	17	49	99	163
60	2	15	45	91	149
65	1	14	41	82	134
70	1	12	37	73	121
75	1	11	33	66	108
80	1	10	29	59	96
85	1	9	26	53	86
90	1	8	24	47	78

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	Forearm extensors
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	10	29	58	97	144
120	13	33	64	105	154
130	16	37	70	113	163
140	18	41	76	120	171
150	21	46	81	127	180
160	24	50	86	133	188
170	27	54	92	140	195
180	29	57	97	146	202
190	32	61	101	152	209
200	35	65	106	158	216
210	37	68	111	163	223
220	40	72	115	169	229
230	43	75	120	174	235
240	45	79	124	179	241
250	48	82	128	184	247
260	50	85	132	189	252
270	53	88	136	193	258
280	55	92	140	198	263
290	57	95	144	203	268
300	60	98	147	207	273
310	62	101	151	211	278

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	44	78	122	172
20	24	51	90	139	196
25	25	52	92	143	202
30	25	52	92	143	202
35	25	52	92	143	202
40	25	52	92	143	202
45	23	49	87	135	191
50	22	46	82	127	180
55	20	43	76	118	166
60	19	39	69	107	152
65	17	35	62	97	137
70	15	32	56	87	123
75	13	28	50	78	110
80	12	25	45	70	98
85	11	23	40	62	88
90	10	21	36	56	79

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	1	5	27	68	124
100	0	7	33	78	137
110	0	10	40	87	150
120	1	14	46	96	162
130	2	17	52	105	174
140	3	21	58	114	185
150	4	25	64	122	195
160	6	28	70	130	205
170	8	32	76	138	215
180	9	36	81	146	225
190	11	39	87	153	234
200	13	43	92	160	243
210	15	47	98	167	251
220	17	50	103	174	259
230	20	54	108	181	267
240	22	57	113	187	275
250	24	61	118	193	283
260	26	64	123	199	290

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	17	51	103	169
20	2	20	58	118	193
25	2	20	60	121	198
30	2	20	60	121	198
35	2	20	60	121	198
40	2	20	60	121	198
45	2	19	57	114	188
50	2	18	53	107	176
55	2	17	49	99	163
60	2	15	45	91	149
65	1	14	41	82	134
70	1	12	37	73	121
75	1	11	33	66	108
80	1	10	29	59	96
85	1	9	26	53	86
90	1	8	24	47	78

Reverse Barbell Curl

Average weight: Intermediate

Reverse Barbell Curl: Average weight [1RM]

Reverse Barbell 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	10	29	58	97	144
120	13	33	64	105	154
130	16	37	70	113	163
140	18	41	76	120	171
150	21	46	81	127	180
160	24	50	86	133	188
170	27	54	92	140	195
180	29	57	97	146	202
190	32	61	101	152	209
200	35	65	106	158	216
210	37	68	111	163	223
220	40	72	115	169	229
230	43	75	120	174	235
240	45	79	124	179	241
250	48	82	128	184	247
260	50	85	132	189	252
270	53	88	136	193	258
280	55	92	140	198	263
290	57	95	144	203	268
300	60	98	147	207	273
310	62	101	151	211	278

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	21	44	78	122	172
20	24	51	90	139	196
25	25	52	92	143	202
30	25	52	92	143	202
35	25	52	92	143	202
40	25	52	92	143	202
45	23	49	87	135	191
50	22	46	82	127	180
55	20	43	76	118	166
60	19	39	69	107	152
65	17	35	62	97	137
70	15	32	56	87	123
75	13	28	50	78	110
80	12	25	45	70	98
85	11	23	40	62	88
90	10	21	36	56	79

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	1	5	27	68	124
100	0	7	33	78	137
110	0	10	40	87	150
120	1	14	46	96	162
130	2	17	52	105	174
140	3	21	58	114	185
150	4	25	64	122	195
160	6	28	70	130	205
170	8	32	76	138	215
180	9	36	81	146	225
190	11	39	87	153	234
200	13	43	92	160	243
210	15	47	98	167	251
220	17	50	103	174	259
230	20	54	108	181	267
240	22	57	113	187	275
250	24	61	118	193	283
260	26	64	123	199	290

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	2	17	51	103	169
20	2	20	58	118	193
25	2	20	60	121	198
30	2	20	60	121	198
35	2	20	60	121	198
40	2	20	60	121	198
45	2	19	57	114	188
50	2	18	53	107	176
55	2	17	49	99	163
60	2	15	45	91	149
65	1	14	41	82	134
70	1	12	37	73	121
75	1	11	33	66	108
80	1	10	29	59	96
85	1	9	26	53	86
90	1	8	24	47	78