Barbell Curl

Activated Muscles

Muscle Group	Muscles
Primary muscles	Biceps Brachii
Secondary muscles	Brachialis, Brachioradialis
Stabilizer muscles	None
Grip muscles	Forearms (Flexors)

Muscle Group

Muscles

Primary muscles

Biceps Brachii

Secondary muscles

Brachialis, Brachioradialis

Stabilizer muscles

None

Grip muscles

Forearms (Flexors)

Barbell Curl Average

Level
	17 kg (38 lbs)	6 kg (14 lbs)
	30 kg (66 lbs)	14 kg (31 lbs)
	47 kg (103 lbs)	25 kg (54 lbs)
	68 kg (149 lbs)	39 kg (85 lbs)
	91 kg (201 lbs)	55 kg (120 lbs)

Level

17 kg
(38 lbs)

6 kg
(14 lbs)

30 kg
(66 lbs)

14 kg
(31 lbs)

47 kg
(103 lbs)

25 kg
(54 lbs)

68 kg
(149 lbs)

39 kg
(85 lbs)

91 kg
(201 lbs)

55 kg
(120 lbs)

Note: These standards are based on average lifters and may vary depending on individual factors such as body weight, age. More datailed data below.

Barbell Curl Standards [kg]

By Bodyweight
By Age

Table by Male and Bodyweight [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

BW
50	9	18	30	46	64
55	11	20	34	50	69
60	13	23	37	54	73
65	14	25	40	58	78
70	16	27	43	61	82
75	18	30	45	64	85
80	19	32	48	67	89
85	21	34	50	70	93
90	23	36	53	73	96
95	24	38	55	76	99
100	26	40	58	79	102
105	27	42	60	82	105
110	29	43	62	84	108
115	30	45	64	87	111
120	32	47	66	89	114
125	33	49	68	91	116
130	34	50	70	94	119
135	36	52	72	96	121
140	37	54	74	98	124

Table by Male and Age [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

Age
15	15	25	40	58	77
20	17	29	46	66	89
25	17	30	47	68	91
30	17	30	47	68	91
35	17	30	47	68	91
40	17	30	47	68	91
45	16	28	44	64	86
50	15	27	42	60	81
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	13	22	35	51	68
65	12	20	32	46	62
70	11	18	29	41	55
75	9	16	26	37	50
80	8	15	23	33	44
85	8	13	20	30	40
90	7	12	18	27	36

Table by Female and Bodyweight [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

BW
40	3	8	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	47
55	5	12	22	34	49
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	25	38	54
70	8	15	26	40	56
75	8	16	27	41	57
80	9	17	29	43	59
85	10	18	30	44	61
90	10	19	31	46	63
95	11	20	32	47	64
100	12	21	33	49	66
105	12	22	34	50	67
110	13	23	35	51	69
115	14	23	36	52	70
120	14	24	37	53	71

Table by Female and Age [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

Age
15	6	12	21	33	47
20	6	14	24	38	53
25	6	14	25	39	55
30	6	14	25	39	55
35	6	14	25	39	55
40	6	14	25	39	55
45	6	13	23	37	52
50	6	12	22	34	49
55	5	11	20	32	45
60	5	10	19	29	41
65	4	9	17	26	37
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	30
80	3	7	12	19	27
85	3	6	11	17	24
90	3	5	10	15	22

Note: Dumbbell weights in the table are for one dumbbell, The barbell at the gym basically weighs 20 kg / 44 lbs.

About Table

Level	Description	Percentile
Beg.	Adopt correct form and continue with your workouts for over a month.	Bottom 5%
Nov.	Continue with your workouts consistently for over 6 months.	Top 80%
Int.	Continue with your workouts consistently for over 2 years.	Top 50%
Adv.	Continue with your workouts consistently for over 5 years.	Top 20%
Pro	Specialize in the workout routine for over 5 years.	Top 5%

Level

Color

Description

Percentile

Beg.

Adopt correct form and continue with your workouts for over a month.

Bottom 5%

Nov.

Continue with your workouts consistently for over 6 months.

Top 80%

Int.

Continue with your workouts consistently for over 2 years.

Top 50%

Adv.

Continue with your workouts consistently for over 5 years.

Top 20%

Pro

Specialize in the workout routine for over 5 years.

Top 5%

Estimated Calorie Burn per 10 Minutes

Intensity	Calories Burned
Light	🔥 25-35 calories
Moderate	🔥 40-55 calories
Vigorous	🔥 60-75 calories
High-Intensity	🔥 80-100 calories

Intensity

Calories Burned

Light

🔥 25-35 calories

Moderate

🔥 40-55 calories

Vigorous

🔥 60-75 calories

High-Intensity

🔥 80-100 calories

Note: These are estimated values for an average adult. Actual calorie burn may vary based on individual factors such as weight, muscle mass, and exercise form.

Intensity levels:

Light: Warm-up sets or recovery work
Moderate: Standard working sets
Vigorous: Heavy lifting or higher volume
High-Intensity: Maximum effort or AMRAP sets

Activated Muscles

Barbell Curl Average [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

Barbell Curl Standards [kg]

Table by Male and Bodyweight [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

Table by Male and Age [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

Table by Female and Bodyweight [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

Table by Female and Age [1RM] One-Rep Max, the maximum amount of weight that a person can possibly lift for one repetition.

About Table

Estimated Calorie Burn per 10 Minutes

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BW
50	9	18	30	46	64
55	11	20	34	50	69
60	13	23	37	54	73
65	14	25	40	58	78
70	16	27	43	61	82
75	18	30	45	64	85
80	19	32	48	67	89
85	21	34	50	70	93
90	23	36	53	73	96
95	24	38	55	76	99
100	26	40	58	79	102
105	27	42	60	82	105
110	29	43	62	84	108
115	30	45	64	87	111
120	32	47	66	89	114
125	33	49	68	91	116
130	34	50	70	94	119
135	36	52	72	96	121
140	37	54	74	98	124

Age
15	15	25	40	58	77
20	17	29	46	66	89
25	17	30	47	68	91
30	17	30	47	68	91
35	17	30	47	68	91
40	17	30	47	68	91
45	16	28	44	64	86
50	15	27	42	60	81
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	13	22	35	51	68
65	12	20	32	46	62
70	11	18	29	41	55
75	9	16	26	37	50
80	8	15	23	33	44
85	8	13	20	30	40
90	7	12	18	27	36

BW
40	3	8	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	47
55	5	12	22	34	49
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	25	38	54
70	8	15	26	40	56
75	8	16	27	41	57
80	9	17	29	43	59
85	10	18	30	44	61
90	10	19	31	46	63
95	11	20	32	47	64
100	12	21	33	49	66
105	12	22	34	50	67
110	13	23	35	51	69
115	14	23	36	52	70
120	14	24	37	53	71

Age
15	6	12	21	33	47
20	6	14	24	38	53
25	6	14	25	39	55
30	6	14	25	39	55
35	6	14	25	39	55
40	6	14	25	39	55
45	6	13	23	37	52
50	6	12	22	34	49
55	5	11	20	32	45
60	5	10	19	29	41
65	4	9	17	26	37
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	30
80	3	7	12	19	27
85	3	6	11	17	24
90	3	5	10	15	22

BW
50	9	18	30	46	64
55	11	20	34	50	69
60	13	23	37	54	73
65	14	25	40	58	78
70	16	27	43	61	82
75	18	30	45	64	85
80	19	32	48	67	89
85	21	34	50	70	93
90	23	36	53	73	96
95	24	38	55	76	99
100	26	40	58	79	102
105	27	42	60	82	105
110	29	43	62	84	108
115	30	45	64	87	111
120	32	47	66	89	114
125	33	49	68	91	116
130	34	50	70	94	119
135	36	52	72	96	121
140	37	54	74	98	124

Age
15	15	25	40	58	77
20	17	29	46	66	89
25	17	30	47	68	91
30	17	30	47	68	91
35	17	30	47	68	91
40	17	30	47	68	91
45	16	28	44	64	86
50	15	27	42	60	81
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	13	22	35	51	68
65	12	20	32	46	62
70	11	18	29	41	55
75	9	16	26	37	50
80	8	15	23	33	44
85	8	13	20	30	40
90	7	12	18	27	36

BW
40	3	8	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	47
55	5	12	22	34	49
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	25	38	54
70	8	15	26	40	56
75	8	16	27	41	57
80	9	17	29	43	59
85	10	18	30	44	61
90	10	19	31	46	63
95	11	20	32	47	64
100	12	21	33	49	66
105	12	22	34	50	67
110	13	23	35	51	69
115	14	23	36	52	70
120	14	24	37	53	71

Age
15	6	12	21	33	47
20	6	14	24	38	53
25	6	14	25	39	55
30	6	14	25	39	55
35	6	14	25	39	55
40	6	14	25	39	55
45	6	13	23	37	52
50	6	12	22	34	49
55	5	11	20	32	45
60	5	10	19	29	41
65	4	9	17	26	37
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	30
80	3	7	12	19	27
85	3	6	11	17	24
90	3	5	10	15	22

BW
50	9	18	30	46	64
55	11	20	34	50	69
60	13	23	37	54	73
65	14	25	40	58	78
70	16	27	43	61	82
75	18	30	45	64	85
80	19	32	48	67	89
85	21	34	50	70	93
90	23	36	53	73	96
95	24	38	55	76	99
100	26	40	58	79	102
105	27	42	60	82	105
110	29	43	62	84	108
115	30	45	64	87	111
120	32	47	66	89	114
125	33	49	68	91	116
130	34	50	70	94	119
135	36	52	72	96	121
140	37	54	74	98	124

Age
15	15	25	40	58	77
20	17	29	46	66	89
25	17	30	47	68	91
30	17	30	47	68	91
35	17	30	47	68	91
40	17	30	47	68	91
45	16	28	44	64	86
50	15	27	42	60	81
55	14	25	39	56	75
60	13	22	35	51	68
65	12	20	32	46	62
70	11	18	29	41	55
75	9	16	26	37	50
80	8	15	23	33	44
85	8	13	20	30	40
90	7	12	18	27	36

BW
40	3	8	17	28	41
45	4	10	19	30	44
50	5	11	20	32	47
55	5	12	22	34	49
60	6	13	23	36	51
65	7	14	25	38	54
70	8	15	26	40	56
75	8	16	27	41	57
80	9	17	29	43	59
85	10	18	30	44	61
90	10	19	31	46	63
95	11	20	32	47	64
100	12	21	33	49	66
105	12	22	34	50	67
110	13	23	35	51	69
115	14	23	36	52	70
120	14	24	37	53	71

Age
15	6	12	21	33	47
20	6	14	24	38	53
25	6	14	25	39	55
30	6	14	25	39	55
35	6	14	25	39	55
40	6	14	25	39	55
45	6	13	23	37	52
50	6	12	22	34	49
55	5	11	20	32	45
60	5	10	19	29	41
65	4	9	17	26	37
70	4	8	15	23	33
75	4	8	13	21	30
80	3	7	12	19	27
85	3	6	11	17	24
90	3	5	10	15	22