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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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narrow-minded idiot preventive strike
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Unhinged Mind-boggling Telephone Dysfunction
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Fear-inspiring candlestick maker queen of the night
  03/02/12
Lulz
Stirring Hairy Legs
  03/02/12
lololol
Beady-eyed garrison
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Costumed Pit Incel
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend
  03/02/12
3-5%
supple nubile deer antler field
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
narrow-minded idiot preventive strike
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend
  03/02/12
at least once
narrow-minded idiot preventive strike
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Magical lodge
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Vermilion hell wrinkle
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Costumed Pit Incel
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Amethyst area goal in life
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Sickened cruise ship
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
supple nubile deer antler field
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Amethyst area goal in life
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Beady-eyed garrison
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Magical lodge
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Adventurous pearl forum fat ankles
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
irradiated abnormal pervert
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Unhinged Mind-boggling Telephone Dysfunction
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Magical lodge
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Unhinged Mind-boggling Telephone Dysfunction
  03/02/12
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lime provocative hunting ground
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Sickened cruise ship
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
very tactful out-of-control pistol temple
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Sickened cruise ship
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Amber sanctuary
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Sickened cruise ship
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Amber sanctuary
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Sickened cruise ship
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Gay station shitlib
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Costumed Pit Incel
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Costumed Pit Incel
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Orange bossy center haunted graveyard
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
high-end business firm
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
vibrant drab mood
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Gay station shitlib
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
racy ocher elastic band
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
high-end business firm
  03/02/12
When looking at the entire world population, the percentage ...
nyuug
  07/01/26
When we narrow the lens down to 18–35-year-old males g...
nyuug
  07/01/26
100% of men 18-50 should be able to put up at least a couple...
Needless Needles Need Less
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: narrow-minded idiot preventive strike



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Unhinged Mind-boggling Telephone Dysfunction

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109984)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring candlestick maker queen of the night

Around 25% brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109818)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Stirring Hairy Legs

Lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109826)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Beady-eyed garrison

lololol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109867)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Costumed Pit Incel

2-3%, and that is generous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109824)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109825)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: supple nubile deer antler field

3-5%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109830)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: narrow-minded idiot preventive strike

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109835)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend

are we talking for reps or max?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109846)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: narrow-minded idiot preventive strike

at least once

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109856)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend

i'd say 20 percent

a max lift is a poor indicator of strength, imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Magical lodge

a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the form of that lift than the number of reps you can do with say, 80% of your max. i'd agree with that. i don't see how you figure 20% of law school dudes can do 225 once. i'd say your average law school dude could put up around 160 for 1 rep if that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Vermilion hell wrinkle

Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 135 for a few reps, and that's being generous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Costumed Pit Incel

I'll have to disagree.

A max lift is the best indicator of absolute strength.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Amethyst area goal in life

i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Sickened cruise ship

you can bench 185... once?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109849)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: supple nubile deer antler field

Actually start working out. You should be able to bench your own body weight just by being a non fatass who gets a bit of physical activity and has played sports in the past.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle maroon organic girlfriend

not for reps, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109861)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Amethyst area goal in life

bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get more than this, what should i do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Beady-eyed garrison

2-5%.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109872)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Magical lodge

yeah, less than 5%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109915)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Adventurous pearl forum fat ankles

bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. dead lift is tc lift.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: irradiated abnormal pervert

just do both pansy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110026)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Unhinged Mind-boggling Telephone Dysfunction

Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. However, being short and stubby is no less mechanically advantageous for the DL than it is for the BP.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: Magical lodge

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110090)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Unhinged Mind-boggling Telephone Dysfunction

This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the extent a person is proportionately stubby, there is actually an advantage on the BP over the DL. I stand corrected.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: lime provocative hunting ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110184)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Sickened cruise ship

to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by scott mendelson, who is 5'11".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: very tactful out-of-control pistol temple

but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110136)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Sickened cruise ship

it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very sharply diminishing returns.

eg, the all-time record at any weight is mendelson's 715lbs. truly remarkable. but as you note, he was 350 when he did that.

now if we cut that weight almost in half - down to 181 - the bench record for that weight level is NOT cut in half. in fact, it's hanging out at 556lbs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: Amber sanctuary

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110275)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Sickened cruise ship

i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or nothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Amber sanctuary

A shirt can't do much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110313)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Sickened cruise ship

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110332)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Gay station shitlib

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110350)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Costumed Pit Incel

Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Every strength coefficient formula takes this into account.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Costumed Pit Incel

Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total body strength, regardless of limb length.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: Orange bossy center haunted graveyard

2% can 4 plate.

and I think a combined DL/BP is a good indicator of power and strength.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: high-end business firm

30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a completely unimpressive lift.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: vibrant drab mood

who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do that shit lift

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Gay station shitlib

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110369)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: racy ocher elastic band

very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110327)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: high-end business firm

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20110481)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:15 PM
Author: nyuug

When looking at the entire world population, the percentage of humans who can bench press 225 lbs (102.1 kg) at any given moment is exceptionally small—estimated to be well under 0.5%, and likely closer to 0.05% to 0.1%.

While hitting a "two-plate" bench press is a common milestone in fitness circles, expanding the data pool to include every human on Earth completely shifts the statistics.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#49975085)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:16 PM
Author: nyuug

When we narrow the lens down to 18–35-year-old males globally, we are looking at humanity’s absolute peak demographic for physical strength. Because of this, the number does jump noticeably compared to the general population, but it remains surprisingly low.

Globally, it is estimated that only 1% to 2% of males aged 18–35 can bench press 225 lbs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#49975087)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:43 PM
Author: Needless Needles Need Less

100% of men 18-50 should be able to put up at least a couple reps of 225, or they're not men at all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#49975104)