Performance standards for curls and other small muscle exercises
The Weightlifting Performance Standards by Dr Kilgore are quite motivating, giving targets to aim for and a sense of accomplishment when a level is reached.
I appreciate that these charts are based on classification systems used in competition, but are there respected figures for other popular type exercises, for example, bicep curls and lat pulldowns?
Even a basic list for a single bodyweight would be helpful (e.g. lat pulldowns: untrained 75kg, novice 90kg, intermediate.... for 100kg man) I respect the estimations of experienced lifters on this board just as much as many web pages, so a published chart is not necessary.
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A couple thoughts:
1) The lifts referred to in the standards are the core performance lifts. Enhancing these will help an athlete perform better. We have these standards so we know what their weaknesses are and what we need to work on.
2) The lifts that you are referring to work the synergists of the standard lifts. For example, you could say a bicep curl will help with grip strength for the Olympic lifts like cleans & snatches.
3) The smaller lifts are harder to standardize because it's easier to "cheat" the lift by swinging hips or using momentum.
Unless you are a bodybuilder working on increasing the girth of particular muscle groups, doing max or high percentage sub-max weights on smaller muscle groups isn't really advised. Focus on training the movement, not the muscle.
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