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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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onyx private investor
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
peach beady-eyed step-uncle's house
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Adulterous Genital Piercing
  03/02/12
Lulz
bespoke stimulating old irish cottage address
  03/02/12
lololol
Saffron Locale Tank
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
doobsian plaza yarmulke
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life
  03/02/12
3-5%
emerald bateful orchestra pit
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
onyx private investor
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life
  03/02/12
at least once
onyx private investor
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Rose Charismatic Site Multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
thriller dragon pit
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
doobsian plaza yarmulke
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Domesticated gas station degenerate
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
fuchsia state love of her life
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
emerald bateful orchestra pit
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Domesticated gas station degenerate
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Saffron Locale Tank
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Rose Charismatic Site Multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Comical Know-it-all Toilet Seat
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
heady church building sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
peach beady-eyed step-uncle's house
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Rose Charismatic Site Multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
peach beady-eyed step-uncle's house
  03/02/12
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Citrine pistol public bath
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
fuchsia state love of her life
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Ivory arousing cruise ship
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
fuchsia state love of her life
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
histrionic sickened kitchen potus
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
fuchsia state love of her life
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
histrionic sickened kitchen potus
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
fuchsia state love of her life
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Cobalt Passionate Hall Wagecucks
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
doobsian plaza yarmulke
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
doobsian plaza yarmulke
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Honey-headed motley round eye house
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Soggy bistre indian lodge juggernaut
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
green alcoholic idea he suggested nibblets
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Cobalt Passionate Hall Wagecucks
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Odious Nubile Ticket Booth Rigpig
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Soggy bistre indian lodge juggernaut
  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...
Highfalutin Halfbreed
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: onyx private investor



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: peach beady-eyed step-uncle's house

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: Adulterous Genital Piercing

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: bespoke stimulating old irish cottage address

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: Saffron Locale Tank

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: doobsian plaza yarmulke

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: titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life

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: emerald bateful orchestra pit

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: onyx private investor

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: titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life

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: onyx private investor

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: titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life

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: Rose Charismatic Site Multi-billionaire

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: thriller dragon pit

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: doobsian plaza yarmulke

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: Domesticated gas station degenerate

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: fuchsia state love of her life

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: emerald bateful orchestra pit

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: titillating embarrassed to the bone business firm goal in life

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: Domesticated gas station degenerate

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: Saffron Locale Tank

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: Rose Charismatic Site Multi-billionaire

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: Comical Know-it-all Toilet Seat

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: heady church building sweet tailpipe

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: peach beady-eyed step-uncle's house

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: Rose Charismatic Site Multi-billionaire

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: peach beady-eyed step-uncle's house

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: Citrine pistol public bath



(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: fuchsia state love of her life

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: Ivory arousing cruise ship

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: fuchsia state love of her life

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: histrionic sickened kitchen potus

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: fuchsia state love of her life

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: histrionic sickened kitchen potus

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: fuchsia state love of her life

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: Cobalt Passionate Hall Wagecucks

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: doobsian plaza yarmulke

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: doobsian plaza yarmulke

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: Honey-headed motley round eye house

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: Soggy bistre indian lodge juggernaut

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: green alcoholic idea he suggested nibblets

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: Cobalt Passionate Hall Wagecucks

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: Odious Nubile Ticket Booth Rigpig

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: Soggy bistre indian lodge juggernaut

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: Highfalutin Halfbreed

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)