Barbell Curl

Muscles Activated

Muscle Group	Muscles
Primary Muscles	Bicep
Secondary Muscles	Forearm Flexors
Stabilizer Muscles	None
Grip Muscles	Forearm Flexors

Muscle Group

Muscles

Primary Muscles

Bicep

Secondary Muscles

Forearm Flexors

Stabilizer Muscles

None

Grip Muscles

Forearm Flexors

Barbell Curl Average Weight [1RM]

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

Level

Beg.

17 kg
(38 lbs)

6 kg
(14 lbs)

Nov.

30 kg
(66 lbs)

14 kg
(31 lbs)

Int.

47 kg
(103 lbs)

25 kg
(54 lbs)

Adv.

68 kg
(149 lbs)

39 kg
(85 lbs)

Pro

91 kg
(201 lbs)

55 kg
(120 lbs)

Note: These standards are based on the average lifter and may vary depending on individual factors such as body weight and age. More detailed data is provided below.

Barbell Curl Standard (kg)

By Bodyweight
By Age

Table by Male and Bodyweight [1RM]

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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]

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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]

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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]

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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: The dumbbell weights listed in the table refer to the weight of a single dumbbell. Standard gym barbells typically weigh 20 kg / 44lbs.

About Tables

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.	上位 20%
Pro	Specialize in the workout routine for over 5 years.	Top 5%

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.

上位 20%

Pro

Specialize in the workout routine for over 5 years.

Top 5%

Estimated Calorie Burn per 10 Minutes

Intensity	Calories Burned
Easy	🔥 25～35 Calories
Medium	🔥 40～55 Calories
Hard	🔥 60～75 Calories
Max	🔥 80～100 Calories

Intensity

Calories Burned

Easy

🔥 25～35 Calories

Medium

🔥 40～55 Calories

Hard

🔥 60～75 Calories

Max

🔥 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：

Easy：Warm-up sets or recovery work
Medium：Standard workout sets
Hard：Heavy lifting or higher volume
Max：Maximum effort or AMRAP sets

Muscles Activated

Barbell Curl Average Weight [1RM]

Barbell Curl Standard (kg)

Table by Male and Bodyweight [1RM]

Table by Male and Age [1RM]

Table by Female and Bodyweight [1RM]

Table by Female and Age [1RM]

About Tables

Estimated Calorie Burn per 10 Minutes

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
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