How much should a 65-year-old man hammer curl?
55 lb (25 kg) per dumbbell is a good hammer curl for a 65-year-old man: it sits at the 81st percentile of lifters who track their training (Advanced). The median man hammer curls 40 lb (18 kg) per dumbbell; Elite starts around 70 lb (32 kg) per dumbbell.
A 65-year-old man of average bodyweight (200 lb) who hammer curls 40 lb (18 kg) per dumbbell is at the 50th percentile among lifters who track their training, Intermediate on the Strength Level scale. No credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for the hammer curl, so this page ranks it against lifters only; the strength age on weyt.ai comes from the bench press and squat.
The ladder
Each weight a 65-year-old man of average bodyweight (200 lb) might hammer curl, ranked two ways. Weights are for ONE dumbbell, the Strength Level convention.
| Weight (lb) | kg | Percentile (lifters who track) | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 9 | 7th | BEGINNER |
| 25 | 11.5 | 15th | BEGINNER |
| 35 | 16 | 38th | NOVICE |
| 40MEDIAN | 18 | 50th | INTERMEDIATE |
| 50 | 22.5 | 72nd | INTERMEDIATE |
| 55 | 25 | 81st | ADVANCED |
| 60 | 27 | 86th | ADVANCED |
| 70 | 32 | 95th | ELITE |
| 75 | 34 | 97th | ELITE |
This page assumes average bodyweight (200 lb) and a single lift. The calculator uses your bodyweight and your best bench and squat set, in your browser, and gives you the Weyt Age the app would show.
Quick answers
What is a good hammer curl for a 65-year-old man?
Among lifters who track their training, a 65-year-old man at average bodyweight (200 lb) reaches Intermediate (the 50th percentile) at about 40 lb (18 kg) per dumbbell, Advanced (the 80th percentile) at about 55 lb (25 kg) per dumbbell, and Elite (the 95th percentile) at about 70 lb (32 kg) per dumbbell.
Is 55 lb a good hammer curl for a 65-year-old man?
55 lb (25 kg) per dumbbell puts a 65-year-old man of average bodyweight at the 81st percentile of lifters who track their training, Advanced on the Strength Level scale.
How this is computed
vs general population is not shown: no credible general-population one-rep-max norms exist for this lift, only lifter-population data. vs lifters who track uses Strength Level community standards (one-rep-max thresholds by sex and bodyweight, with their age adjustment), a self-selected crowd of people who log their training, which is why its median sits well above the general population's. Weights are one-rep maxes or estimated one-rep maxes (Epley, from any set of one to ten reps).
Sources: The Cooper Institute, Physical Fitness Assessments and Norms for Adults and Law Enforcement, as reprinted in ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th ed., Table 4.9; Strength Level strength standards, strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/hammer-curl/lb. This is the same math the weyt.ai app runs on your logged sets. Not medical advice.
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Other lifts
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- Squat standards for men, age 65
- Romanian deadlift standards for men, age 65
- Deadlift standards for men, age 65
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- Close-grip bench press standards for men, age 65
- Front squat standards for men, age 65
- Hip thrust standards for men, age 65
- Overhead press standards for men, age 65
- Barbell row standards for men, age 65
- Bulgarian split squat standards for men, age 65
- Goblet squat standards for men, age 65
- Incline dumbbell press standards for men, age 65
- Dumbbell bench press standards for men, age 65
- Dumbbell shoulder press standards for men, age 65
- Dumbbell row standards for men, age 65
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlift standards for men, age 65
- Dumbbell lunge standards for men, age 65
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