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

Level

Beg.

17 kg
(38 lb)

6 kg
(14 lb)

Nov.

30 kg
(66 lb)

14 kg
(31 lb)

Int.

47 kg
(103 lb)

25 kg
(54 lb)

Adv.

68 kg
(149 lb)

39 kg
(85 lb)

Pro

91 kg
(201 lb)

55 kg
(120 lb)

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 (lb)

By Bodyweight
By Age

Table by Male and Bodyweight [1RM]

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
110	20	39	67	102	142
120	23	44	73	110	151
130	27	49	79	117	160
140	30	54	85	124	169
150	34	58	91	131	177
160	37	63	97	138	184
170	41	67	102	145	192
180	44	72	108	151	199
190	47	76	113	157	206
200	50	80	118	163	213
210	54	84	122	168	219
220	57	88	127	174	225
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	63	95	136	184	237
250	66	99	140	189	243
260	69	102	144	194	248
270	71	106	148	199	254
280	74	109	152	203	259
290	77	112	156	208	264
300	80	115	160	212	269
310	82	119	164	217	274

Table by Male and Age [1RM]

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	32	56	88	127	171
20	37	64	101	145	195
25	38	66	103	149	201
30	38	66	103	149	201
35	38	66	103	149	201
40	38	66	103	149	201
45	36	63	98	141	190
50	34	59	92	133	179
55	31	54	85	123	165
60	29	50	78	112	151
65	26	45	70	101	136
70	23	40	63	91	122
75	21	36	56	81	109
80	19	32	50	73	98
85	17	29	45	65	88
90	15	26	41	59	79

Table by Female and Bodyweight [1RM]

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	21	41	67	98
110	10	24	45	71	103
120	12	26	48	75	108
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	16	33	56	86	121
160	18	35	59	90	125
170	19	37	62	93	128
180	21	39	64	96	132
190	22	41	67	99	135
200	23	43	69	102	139
210	25	44	71	104	142
220	26	46	73	107	145
230	27	48	75	109	148
240	28	49	77	112	151
250	29	51	79	114	153
260	31	52	81	116	156

Table by Female and Age [1RM]

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	12	26	46	72	103
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	81	114
50	13	27	48	76	107
55	12	25	45	70	99
60	11	23	41	64	91
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	66
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47

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 (lb)

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
110	20	39	67	102	142
120	23	44	73	110	151
130	27	49	79	117	160
140	30	54	85	124	169
150	34	58	91	131	177
160	37	63	97	138	184
170	41	67	102	145	192
180	44	72	108	151	199
190	47	76	113	157	206
200	50	80	118	163	213
210	54	84	122	168	219
220	57	88	127	174	225
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	63	95	136	184	237
250	66	99	140	189	243
260	69	102	144	194	248
270	71	106	148	199	254
280	74	109	152	203	259
290	77	112	156	208	264
300	80	115	160	212	269
310	82	119	164	217	274

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	32	56	88	127	171
20	37	64	101	145	195
25	38	66	103	149	201
30	38	66	103	149	201
35	38	66	103	149	201
40	38	66	103	149	201
45	36	63	98	141	190
50	34	59	92	133	179
55	31	54	85	123	165
60	29	50	78	112	151
65	26	45	70	101	136
70	23	40	63	91	122
75	21	36	56	81	109
80	19	32	50	73	98
85	17	29	45	65	88
90	15	26	41	59	79

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	21	41	67	98
110	10	24	45	71	103
120	12	26	48	75	108
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	16	33	56	86	121
160	18	35	59	90	125
170	19	37	62	93	128
180	21	39	64	96	132
190	22	41	67	99	135
200	23	43	69	102	139
210	25	44	71	104	142
220	26	46	73	107	145
230	27	48	75	109	148
240	28	49	77	112	151
250	29	51	79	114	153
260	31	52	81	116	156

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	12	26	46	72	103
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	81	114
50	13	27	48	76	107
55	12	25	45	70	99
60	11	23	41	64	91
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	66
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
110	20	39	67	102	142
120	23	44	73	110	151
130	27	49	79	117	160
140	30	54	85	124	169
150	34	58	91	131	177
160	37	63	97	138	184
170	41	67	102	145	192
180	44	72	108	151	199
190	47	76	113	157	206
200	50	80	118	163	213
210	54	84	122	168	219
220	57	88	127	174	225
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	63	95	136	184	237
250	66	99	140	189	243
260	69	102	144	194	248
270	71	106	148	199	254
280	74	109	152	203	259
290	77	112	156	208	264
300	80	115	160	212	269
310	82	119	164	217	274

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	32	56	88	127	171
20	37	64	101	145	195
25	38	66	103	149	201
30	38	66	103	149	201
35	38	66	103	149	201
40	38	66	103	149	201
45	36	63	98	141	190
50	34	59	92	133	179
55	31	54	85	123	165
60	29	50	78	112	151
65	26	45	70	101	136
70	23	40	63	91	122
75	21	36	56	81	109
80	19	32	50	73	98
85	17	29	45	65	88
90	15	26	41	59	79

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	21	41	67	98
110	10	24	45	71	103
120	12	26	48	75	108
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	16	33	56	86	121
160	18	35	59	90	125
170	19	37	62	93	128
180	21	39	64	96	132
190	22	41	67	99	135
200	23	43	69	102	139
210	25	44	71	104	142
220	26	46	73	107	145
230	27	48	75	109	148
240	28	49	77	112	151
250	29	51	79	114	153
260	31	52	81	116	156

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	12	26	46	72	103
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	81	114
50	13	27	48	76	107
55	12	25	45	70	99
60	11	23	41	64	91
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	66
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
110	20	39	67	102	142
120	23	44	73	110	151
130	27	49	79	117	160
140	30	54	85	124	169
150	34	58	91	131	177
160	37	63	97	138	184
170	41	67	102	145	192
180	44	72	108	151	199
190	47	76	113	157	206
200	50	80	118	163	213
210	54	84	122	168	219
220	57	88	127	174	225
230	60	91	131	179	231
240	63	95	136	184	237
250	66	99	140	189	243
260	69	102	144	194	248
270	71	106	148	199	254
280	74	109	152	203	259
290	77	112	156	208	264
300	80	115	160	212	269
310	82	119	164	217	274

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	32	56	88	127	171
20	37	64	101	145	195
25	38	66	103	149	201
30	38	66	103	149	201
35	38	66	103	149	201
40	38	66	103	149	201
45	36	63	98	141	190
50	34	59	92	133	179
55	31	54	85	123	165
60	29	50	78	112	151
65	26	45	70	101	136
70	23	40	63	91	122
75	21	36	56	81	109
80	19	32	50	73	98
85	17	29	45	65	88
90	15	26	41	59	79

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
90	7	19	38	62	92
100	9	21	41	67	98
110	10	24	45	71	103
120	12	26	48	75	108
130	13	29	51	79	112
140	15	31	54	83	117
150	16	33	56	86	121
160	18	35	59	90	125
170	19	37	62	93	128
180	21	39	64	96	132
190	22	41	67	99	135
200	23	43	69	102	139
210	25	44	71	104	142
220	26	46	73	107	145
230	27	48	75	109	148
240	28	49	77	112	151
250	29	51	79	114	153
260	31	52	81	116	156

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Pro
15	12	26	46	72	103
20	14	30	53	83	117
25	14	31	54	85	120
30	14	31	54	85	120
35	14	31	54	85	120
40	14	31	54	85	120
45	14	29	52	81	114
50	13	27	48	76	107
55	12	25	45	70	99
60	11	23	41	64	91
65	10	21	37	58	82
70	9	19	33	52	73
75	8	17	30	46	66
80	7	15	27	41	59
85	6	13	24	37	53
90	6	12	21	33	47