Skull Crusher

Skull Crusher shows average weight and strength standards as a reference for arms. Primary muscles: Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii.

Log Skull Crusher

Average weight: Intermediate

Reference for an intermediate lifter.

Men 96 lb

Women 49 lb

Skull Crusher: Average weight [1RM]

Level
Beginner	34 lb	13 lb
Novice	60 lb	28 lb
Intermediate	96 lb	49 lb
Advanced	140 lb	76 lb
Elite	189 lb	107 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.

Men by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	13	29	52	83	118
120	17	35	60	92	129
130	21	40	67	101	139
140	25	46	74	109	149
150	29	51	81	117	159
160	33	56	87	125	168
170	37	61	94	133	177
180	41	67	100	141	186
190	45	72	106	148	194
200	49	77	113	155	202
210	53	82	118	162	210
220	57	86	124	169	218
230	60	91	130	175	225
240	64	96	135	182	233
250	68	100	141	188	240
260	72	105	146	194	247
270	75	109	151	200	253
280	79	113	156	206	260
290	82	118	161	212	266
300	86	122	166	217	273
310	89	126	171	223	279

Men by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	51	82	119	161
20	33	59	93	136	184
25	34	60	96	140	189
30	34	60	96	140	189
35	34	60	96	140	189
40	34	60	96	140	189
45	32	57	91	132	179
50	30	54	85	124	168
55	28	50	79	115	156
60	26	45	72	105	142
65	23	41	65	95	128
70	21	37	58	85	115
75	19	33	52	76	103
80	17	29	47	68	92
85	15	26	42	61	83
90	13	24	38	55	74

Women by bodyweight (lb) [1RM]

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	8	19	37	60	87
100	9	21	39	63	91
110	10	23	42	66	95
120	11	25	44	69	98
130	12	26	46	72	102
140	14	28	48	75	105
150	15	29	50	77	108
160	16	31	52	79	110
170	17	32	54	81	113
180	18	34	56	84	115
190	19	35	57	86	118
200	19	36	59	88	120
210	20	37	61	89	122
220	21	38	62	91	124
230	22	40	63	93	126
240	23	41	65	95	128
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	24	43	67	98	132

Women by age [1RM]

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	42	64	91
20	13	27	48	74	104
25	13	28	49	76	107
30	13	28	49	76	107
35	13	28	49	76	107
40	13	28	49	76	107
45	13	26	46	72	101
50	12	25	44	67	95
55	11	23	40	62	88
60	10	21	37	57	80
65	9	19	33	51	72
70	8	17	30	46	65
75	7	15	27	41	58
80	7	14	24	37	52
85	6	12	21	33	47
90	5	11	19	30	42

Note: A standard gym barbell usually weighs 44 lb.

Muscles worked

Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Triceps brachii, Biceps brachii
Secondary muscles	None
Stabilizers	Deltoids, External obliques
Grip	Forearm flexors

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How to read the table

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%

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Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	13	29	52	83	118
120	17	35	60	92	129
130	21	40	67	101	139
140	25	46	74	109	149
150	29	51	81	117	159
160	33	56	87	125	168
170	37	61	94	133	177
180	41	67	100	141	186
190	45	72	106	148	194
200	49	77	113	155	202
210	53	82	118	162	210
220	57	86	124	169	218
230	60	91	130	175	225
240	64	96	135	182	233
250	68	100	141	188	240
260	72	105	146	194	247
270	75	109	151	200	253
280	79	113	156	206	260
290	82	118	161	212	266
300	86	122	166	217	273
310	89	126	171	223	279

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	51	82	119	161
20	33	59	93	136	184
25	34	60	96	140	189
30	34	60	96	140	189
35	34	60	96	140	189
40	34	60	96	140	189
45	32	57	91	132	179
50	30	54	85	124	168
55	28	50	79	115	156
60	26	45	72	105	142
65	23	41	65	95	128
70	21	37	58	85	115
75	19	33	52	76	103
80	17	29	47	68	92
85	15	26	42	61	83
90	13	24	38	55	74

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	8	19	37	60	87
100	9	21	39	63	91
110	10	23	42	66	95
120	11	25	44	69	98
130	12	26	46	72	102
140	14	28	48	75	105
150	15	29	50	77	108
160	16	31	52	79	110
170	17	32	54	81	113
180	18	34	56	84	115
190	19	35	57	86	118
200	19	36	59	88	120
210	20	37	61	89	122
220	21	38	62	91	124
230	22	40	63	93	126
240	23	41	65	95	128
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	24	43	67	98	132

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	42	64	91
20	13	27	48	74	104
25	13	28	49	76	107
30	13	28	49	76	107
35	13	28	49	76	107
40	13	28	49	76	107
45	13	26	46	72	101
50	12	25	44	67	95
55	11	23	40	62	88
60	10	21	37	57	80
65	9	19	33	51	72
70	8	17	30	46	65
75	7	15	27	41	58
80	7	14	24	37	52
85	6	12	21	33	47
90	5	11	19	30	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	13	29	52	83	118
120	17	35	60	92	129
130	21	40	67	101	139
140	25	46	74	109	149
150	29	51	81	117	159
160	33	56	87	125	168
170	37	61	94	133	177
180	41	67	100	141	186
190	45	72	106	148	194
200	49	77	113	155	202
210	53	82	118	162	210
220	57	86	124	169	218
230	60	91	130	175	225
240	64	96	135	182	233
250	68	100	141	188	240
260	72	105	146	194	247
270	75	109	151	200	253
280	79	113	156	206	260
290	82	118	161	212	266
300	86	122	166	217	273
310	89	126	171	223	279

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	51	82	119	161
20	33	59	93	136	184
25	34	60	96	140	189
30	34	60	96	140	189
35	34	60	96	140	189
40	34	60	96	140	189
45	32	57	91	132	179
50	30	54	85	124	168
55	28	50	79	115	156
60	26	45	72	105	142
65	23	41	65	95	128
70	21	37	58	85	115
75	19	33	52	76	103
80	17	29	47	68	92
85	15	26	42	61	83
90	13	24	38	55	74

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	8	19	37	60	87
100	9	21	39	63	91
110	10	23	42	66	95
120	11	25	44	69	98
130	12	26	46	72	102
140	14	28	48	75	105
150	15	29	50	77	108
160	16	31	52	79	110
170	17	32	54	81	113
180	18	34	56	84	115
190	19	35	57	86	118
200	19	36	59	88	120
210	20	37	61	89	122
220	21	38	62	91	124
230	22	40	63	93	126
240	23	41	65	95	128
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	24	43	67	98	132

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	42	64	91
20	13	27	48	74	104
25	13	28	49	76	107
30	13	28	49	76	107
35	13	28	49	76	107
40	13	28	49	76	107
45	13	26	46	72	101
50	12	25	44	67	95
55	11	23	40	62	88
60	10	21	37	57	80
65	9	19	33	51	72
70	8	17	30	46	65
75	7	15	27	41	58
80	7	14	24	37	52
85	6	12	21	33	47
90	5	11	19	30	42

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
110	13	29	52	83	118
120	17	35	60	92	129
130	21	40	67	101	139
140	25	46	74	109	149
150	29	51	81	117	159
160	33	56	87	125	168
170	37	61	94	133	177
180	41	67	100	141	186
190	45	72	106	148	194
200	49	77	113	155	202
210	53	82	118	162	210
220	57	86	124	169	218
230	60	91	130	175	225
240	64	96	135	182	233
250	68	100	141	188	240
260	72	105	146	194	247
270	75	109	151	200	253
280	79	113	156	206	260
290	82	118	161	212	266
300	86	122	166	217	273
310	89	126	171	223	279

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	29	51	82	119	161
20	33	59	93	136	184
25	34	60	96	140	189
30	34	60	96	140	189
35	34	60	96	140	189
40	34	60	96	140	189
45	32	57	91	132	179
50	30	54	85	124	168
55	28	50	79	115	156
60	26	45	72	105	142
65	23	41	65	95	128
70	21	37	58	85	115
75	19	33	52	76	103
80	17	29	47	68	92
85	15	26	42	61	83
90	13	24	38	55	74

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
90	8	19	37	60	87
100	9	21	39	63	91
110	10	23	42	66	95
120	11	25	44	69	98
130	12	26	46	72	102
140	14	28	48	75	105
150	15	29	50	77	108
160	16	31	52	79	110
170	17	32	54	81	113
180	18	34	56	84	115
190	19	35	57	86	118
200	19	36	59	88	120
210	20	37	61	89	122
220	21	38	62	91	124
230	22	40	63	93	126
240	23	41	65	95	128
250	24	42	66	96	130
260	24	43	67	98	132

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
15	11	24	42	64	91
20	13	27	48	74	104
25	13	28	49	76	107
30	13	28	49	76	107
35	13	28	49	76	107
40	13	28	49	76	107
45	13	26	46	72	101
50	12	25	44	67	95
55	11	23	40	62	88
60	10	21	37	57	80
65	9	19	33	51	72
70	8	17	30	46	65
75	7	15	27	41	58
80	7	14	24	37	52
85	6	12	21	33	47
90	5	11	19	30	42