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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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slippery therapy cuck
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Insane diverse pit crotch
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
razzle fuchsia senate laser beams
  03/02/12
Lulz
translucent trailer park giraffe
  03/02/12
lololol
navy adulterous house
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Racy sandwich
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
glassy contagious temple tattoo
  03/02/12
3-5%
titillating free-loading station
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
slippery therapy cuck
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
glassy contagious temple tattoo
  03/02/12
at least once
slippery therapy cuck
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
glassy contagious temple tattoo
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
bonkers brindle locale prole
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
drunken corner
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Racy sandwich
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
sickened principal's office
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
khaki parlor feces
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
titillating free-loading station
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
glassy contagious temple tattoo
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
sickened principal's office
  03/02/12
2-5%.
navy adulterous house
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
bonkers brindle locale prole
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
mint pontificating state
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
cracking pisswyrm
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Insane diverse pit crotch
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
bonkers brindle locale prole
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Insane diverse pit crotch
  03/02/12
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marvelous boltzmann nowag
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
khaki parlor feces
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Blathering Set
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
khaki parlor feces
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Salmon Brunch
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
khaki parlor feces
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Salmon Brunch
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
khaki parlor feces
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
dashing shrine police squad
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Racy sandwich
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Racy sandwich
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
sepia medicated coffee pot university
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
low-t casino
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Charcoal queen of the night
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
dashing shrine police squad
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
flesh unholy cruise ship
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
low-t casino
  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: slippery therapy cuck



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Insane diverse pit crotch

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: razzle fuchsia senate laser beams

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: translucent trailer park giraffe

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: navy adulterous house

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: Racy sandwich

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: glassy contagious temple tattoo

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: titillating free-loading station

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: slippery therapy cuck

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: glassy contagious temple tattoo

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: slippery therapy cuck

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: glassy contagious temple tattoo

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: bonkers brindle locale prole

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: drunken corner

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: Racy sandwich

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: sickened principal's office

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: khaki parlor feces

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: titillating free-loading station

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: glassy contagious temple tattoo

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: sickened principal's office

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: navy adulterous house

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: bonkers brindle locale prole

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: mint pontificating state

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: cracking pisswyrm

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: Insane diverse pit crotch

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: bonkers brindle locale prole

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: Insane diverse pit crotch

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: marvelous boltzmann nowag



(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: khaki parlor feces

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: Blathering Set

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: khaki parlor feces

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: Salmon Brunch

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: khaki parlor feces

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: Salmon Brunch

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: khaki parlor feces

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: dashing shrine police squad

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: Racy sandwich

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: Racy sandwich

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: sepia medicated coffee pot university

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: low-t casino

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: Charcoal queen of the night

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: dashing shrine police squad

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: flesh unholy cruise ship

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: low-t casino

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)