What is a good barbell curl for an 80 kg man?

Around 40 kg is intermediate and 56 kg is advanced (estimated one-rep max).

What is a good barbell curl for a 60 kg woman?

Around 20 kg is intermediate and 27 kg is advanced (estimated one-rep max).

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Barbell Curl standards

One-rep max needed for each level, by bodyweight. Intermediate means about 0.50× bodyweight for men and 0.33× for women.

Men

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
55 kg	11 kg	19 kg	28 kg	39 kg	50 kg
60 kg	12 kg	21 kg	30 kg	42 kg	54 kg
65 kg	13 kg	23 kg	33 kg	46 kg	59 kg
70 kg	14 kg	25 kg	35 kg	49 kg	63 kg
75 kg	15 kg	26 kg	38 kg	53 kg	68 kg
80 kg	16 kg	28 kg	40 kg	56 kg	72 kg
85 kg	17 kg	30 kg	43 kg	60 kg	77 kg
90 kg	18 kg	32 kg	45 kg	63 kg	81 kg
95 kg	19 kg	33 kg	48 kg	67 kg	86 kg
100 kg	20 kg	35 kg	50 kg	70 kg	90 kg
110 kg	22 kg	39 kg	55 kg	77 kg	99 kg
120 kg	24 kg	42 kg	60 kg	84 kg	108 kg
130 kg	26 kg	46 kg	65 kg	91 kg	117 kg

Women

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
45 kg	6 kg	10 kg	15 kg	20 kg	26 kg
50 kg	7 kg	11 kg	16 kg	23 kg	29 kg
55 kg	7 kg	13 kg	18 kg	25 kg	32 kg
60 kg	8 kg	14 kg	20 kg	27 kg	35 kg
65 kg	8 kg	15 kg	21 kg	30 kg	38 kg
70 kg	9 kg	16 kg	23 kg	32 kg	41 kg
75 kg	10 kg	17 kg	24 kg	34 kg	44 kg
80 kg	10 kg	18 kg	26 kg	36 kg	47 kg
90 kg	12 kg	20 kg	29 kg	41 kg	53 kg
100 kg	13 kg	23 kg	33 kg	46 kg	59 kg

These are estimated one-rep maxes. Don't know yours? Use the 1RM calculator with any recent set. See who's lifting the most on the barbell curl leaderboard.

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