Average Barbell Row: Real Numbers from 23,740 Lifters
The average barbell row for men who lift is 180 lb (estimated one-rep max): the median of 19,307 men who log the barbell row on Gravitus. For women who lift, the average is 88 lb, measured across 4,433 female lifters. These are medians of real logged sets, not numbers scaled from a formula. People who track their workouts train more than the average person, so treat these as averages for lifters, not the general population.
is the median estimated 1RM across the 19,307 men who log the barbell row on Gravitus. The middle half sit between 147 lb and 226 lb.
Updated weekly from Gravitus workout data. Last computed Jul 17, 2026.
How Men's Row 1RMs Are Distributed
19,307 lifters, estimated one-rep max
Men: 25th percentile 147 lb · median 180 lb · 75th percentile 226 lb, from 19,307 lifters
Women: 25th percentile 67 lb · median 88 lb · 75th percentile 113 lb, from 4,433 lifters
Average Barbell Row by Bodyweight
| Bodyweight (lbs) | Average: Men (lbs) | Average: Women (lbs) |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | - | 85 |
| 120 | - | 90 |
| 130 | - | 95 |
| 140 | 160 | 100 |
| 150 | 175 | 100 |
| 160 | 185 | 100 |
| 170 | 190 | 105 |
| 180 | 205 | 105 |
| 190 | 205 | 105 |
| 200 | 205 | 105 |
| 210 | 210 | - |
| 220 | 215 | - |
| 230 | 215 | - |
| 240 | 215 | - |
| 250 | 215 | - |
| 260 | 215 | - |
The average is the median (50th percentile) estimated 1RM of real Gravitus lifters at each bodyweight. Brackets without enough logged lifters are omitted rather than filled with a formula.
Average vs. Strength Standards
The average tells you where the middle is: half of real lifters sit above it, half below. Strength standards answer a different question, what good looks like at your bodyweight, from Beginner to Elite. If you want targets instead of a midpoint, the barbell row strength standards break the same real data into five levels, and the strength calculator places you on them from any recent set.
Average Barbell Row by Age
Strength on the barbell row typically climbs fast through your first training years, peaks somewhere in the late 20s to 30s, and declines only gradually after 40. Training history matters far more than the calendar: a well-trained 50-year-old beats most untrained 25-year-olds, and lifters who keep training into their 60s hold on to most of their strength.
Only 5.6% of Gravitus lifters share a birthday, so we can't measure honest age averages. We won't dress a formula up as data; when enough lifters share their age, we'll publish the real numbers.
Until then, treat the medians and by-bodyweight averages above as your benchmark at any age, and judge progress against your own logged history rather than an age chart someone extrapolated.
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