What's a good weight for a 14yr old to be able to bicep curl?

[Dom!]

I can do 10*11.5kg on each side and used to be able to do 15*11.5kg (when I was working out more).

Seeing as I'm trying to be strong but not too strong in the upper body (I have sprinting and rugby to think of so if I do too much upper body it tends to slow me down...)


Meaning: My barbell 1 rep max is 71lb

Anyway, is this an impressive weight?

[Halosoccer24]

How much is that in pounds and ill tell you?

[103wrestler125]

my lil bro is 15 at 105lbs and curls 80lbs a few times, hes tough tho so id say for a 14year old weighing near 105...a 75 lb max would be decent

[Dom!]

How much is that in pounds and ill tell you?

25.3532 lb

[Dom!]

my lil bro is 15 at 105lbs and curls 80lbs a few times, hes tough tho so id say for a 14year old weighing near 105...a 75 lb max would be decent

75lb?! 10 reps?! One arm?!

[BiggerWeighter]

it aint bad 4 ur weight, but def. not impressive.

[Dom!]

it aint bad 4 ur weight, but def. not impressive.

kk. thanks.
How the hell did he manage 80lb on 1 arm lol

[Lavoisier]

75lb?! 10 reps?! One arm?!

he meant 1 rep max I think. and sure ~25 pounds is not particularly impressive, but its not weak either

[wisdommaster1]

ya not impressive and also i dont like to use bicep curl as a good bicep strength measurment since its easy to cheat on...i like to compare preacher curl weight or another exercise that isolates the bicep well

[Lavoisier]

ya not impressive and also i dont like to use bicep curl as a good bicep strength measurment since its easy to cheat on...i like to compare preacher curl weight or another exercise that isolates the bicep well

yeah try your curls with your back against the wall-I guarantee that your weight will go down

[HY9]

my max on barbell is around 100-110 i think, never really tried

[Dom!]

ya not impressive and also i dont like to use bicep curl as a good bicep strength measurment since its easy to cheat on...i like to compare preacher curl weight or another exercise that isolates the bicep well

Ok well according to bodyspace...
...My barbell 1 rep max is 71lb

[TJ2000]

You guys are way too harsh. At 14 years old curling just 50lbs is pretty good imo. This isn't strength world, this is bodybuilding/fitness etc. when I was 14 I never touched a weight in my life and I bet I couldn't have gotten the 20lb dbs for 1 thats how small I was. I mean I see 200lb full grown men that only barbell curl between 50-110lbs and I bet 110 isn't that good ethier? Grow up guys, seriously. Its not about ego, if your arms are making gains thats all that matters.

[Halosoccer24]

Ok well according to bodyspace...
...My barbell 1 rep max is 71lb

No not if you can only do 25 per one arm.

On topic: I can do 25 each arm too and im 14 as well. I can probably do 30 at my max.

[Newtt]

wtf guys, who seriously maxes out on curls

[-themask-]

wtf guys, who seriously maxes out on curls

thats what i was thinking lol


and for it to be impressive its about how big you are compared to what you lift, like if som1 is 15 and 6'4 200lbs obviously he should be doing more then som1 5'8 130lbs

[castor_troy5896]

Not impressive, but it's a good start.

[Molotov!]

You guys are way too harsh. At 14 years old curling just 50lbs is pretty good imo. This isn't strength world, this is bodybuilding/fitness etc. when I was 14 I never touched a weight in my life and I bet I couldn't have gotten the 20lb dbs for 1 thats how small I was. I mean I see 200lb full grown men that only barbell curl between 50-110lbs and I bet 110 isn't that good ethier? Grow up guys, seriously. Its not about ego, if your arms are making gains thats all that matters.

I agree

[SS5800]

Im 15, 120 lbs now and i can rep 90 lbs like 5 times Max. But really, who cares about max curls anyway? If you think its good than its good for you.

[laxxxer]

id say around 110 is good and like 50 is average.

[wecndo]

kk. thanks.
How the hell did he manage 80lb on 1 arm lol

He didn't do it on one arm. Key word: BARBELL curl.

[_Mazza_]

No not if you can only do 25 per one arm.

On topic: I can do 25 each arm too and im 14 as well. I can probably do 30 at my max.

Barbell max not dumbbell, if he's doing 25lb on dumbbells for reps, his one rep max barbell curl will be more than double that, I'd say 65lb would be more accurate.

[eagles56]

I can already see the next thread... "what's a good weight for a 14yr old to be able to bench press?"

....

[User6763672]

wtf guys, who seriously maxes out on curls

ROFL omg. well said..well said.

[BULL RUSH 42]

Idk wut a good max would be but I squat 345

[boxingchamp93]

Around what I rep would be good.I do 65x10 or more on barbell and 35x8 on dumbells.

[dumac]

bicep curls isn't the best way to measure strength because you only use 3% of your body as opposed to 70% for squatting. for measuring raw strength the 3 best gauging exercises are bench press, dead lift, and squat.

here let me give you an example. one of my friends was maxing 65 with dumbbell curls. at the time i maxed around 30 lbs but my max bench was 20 or 30 pounds heavier then his. anyways i ended up beating him in a wrestling match.