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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Carmine Ladyboy
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
razzmatazz azn ticket booth
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
flirting trip famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
Lulz
Peach razzle corn cake juggernaut
  03/02/12
lololol
Hilarious Mood
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
stirring scourge upon the earth hospital
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
massive mint temple
  03/02/12
3-5%
henna beady-eyed shitlib
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Carmine Ladyboy
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
massive mint temple
  03/02/12
at least once
Carmine Ladyboy
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
massive mint temple
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
diverse disrespectful dopamine
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
doobsian university mental disorder
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
stirring scourge upon the earth hospital
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Boyish Boltzmann
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
180 chad internal respiration
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
henna beady-eyed shitlib
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
massive mint temple
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Boyish Boltzmann
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Hilarious Mood
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
diverse disrespectful dopamine
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Autistic mind-boggling market doctorate
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Nighttime mediation queen of the night
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
razzmatazz azn ticket booth
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
diverse disrespectful dopamine
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
razzmatazz azn ticket booth
  03/02/12
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charismatic church associate
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
180 chad internal respiration
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Motley keepsake machete
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
180 chad internal respiration
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Big tanning salon love of her life
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
180 chad internal respiration
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Big tanning salon love of her life
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
180 chad internal respiration
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Light feces
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
stirring scourge upon the earth hospital
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
stirring scourge upon the earth hospital
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Dark pocket flask
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Fantasy-prone titillating point jap
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Racy Library
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Light feces
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
metal chartreuse legal warrant volcanic crater
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Fantasy-prone titillating point jap
  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...
Netizen Vigilante
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Carmine Ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2)#20109813)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: razzmatazz azn ticket booth

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: flirting trip famous landscape painting

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: Peach razzle corn cake juggernaut

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: Hilarious Mood

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: stirring scourge upon the earth hospital

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: massive mint temple

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: henna beady-eyed shitlib

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: Carmine Ladyboy

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: massive mint temple

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: Carmine Ladyboy

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: massive mint temple

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: diverse disrespectful dopamine

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: doobsian university mental disorder

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: stirring scourge upon the earth hospital

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: Boyish Boltzmann

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: 180 chad internal respiration

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: henna beady-eyed shitlib

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: massive mint temple

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: Boyish Boltzmann

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: Hilarious Mood

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: diverse disrespectful dopamine

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: Autistic mind-boggling market doctorate

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: Nighttime mediation queen of the night

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: razzmatazz azn ticket booth

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: diverse disrespectful dopamine

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: razzmatazz azn ticket booth

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: charismatic church associate



(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: 180 chad internal respiration

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: Motley keepsake machete

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: 180 chad internal respiration

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: Big tanning salon love of her life

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: 180 chad internal respiration

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: Big tanning salon love of her life

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: 180 chad internal respiration

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: Light feces

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: stirring scourge upon the earth hospital

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: stirring scourge upon the earth hospital

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: Dark pocket flask

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: Fantasy-prone titillating point jap

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: Racy Library

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: Light feces

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: metal chartreuse legal warrant volcanic crater

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: Fantasy-prone titillating point jap

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: Netizen Vigilante

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)