\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

...
Puce aromatic quadroon
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Blue unholy cuckoldry
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
autistic doctorate
  03/02/12
Lulz
canary range
  03/02/12
lololol
Iridescent hyperactive meetinghouse mood
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
wonderful trust fund senate
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks
  03/02/12
3-5%
Deep den rigpig
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Puce aromatic quadroon
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks
  03/02/12
at least once
Puce aromatic quadroon
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
twisted cream crackhouse antidepressant drug
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Motley church preventive strike
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
wonderful trust fund senate
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Arousing internal respiration
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
talented citrine hairy legs school
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Deep den rigpig
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Arousing internal respiration
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Iridescent hyperactive meetinghouse mood
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
twisted cream crackhouse antidepressant drug
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
excitant mad cow disease
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Soggy whorehouse
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Blue unholy cuckoldry
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
twisted cream crackhouse antidepressant drug
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Blue unholy cuckoldry
  03/02/12
...
stimulating sooty chapel
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
talented citrine hairy legs school
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Charismatic white business firm
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
talented citrine hairy legs school
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
bistre sandwich
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
talented citrine hairy legs school
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
bistre sandwich
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
talented citrine hairy legs school
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
razzmatazz ebony faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
wonderful trust fund senate
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
wonderful trust fund senate
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
passionate ticket booth
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
lascivious hateful therapy hall
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Cracking Fanboi Corner
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
razzmatazz ebony faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Dashing Fishy Gaming Laptop Background Story
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
lascivious hateful therapy hall
  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


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Puce aromatic quadroon



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Blue unholy cuckoldry

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: autistic doctorate

Around 25% brother.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: canary range

Lulz

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Iridescent hyperactive meetinghouse mood

lololol

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: wonderful trust fund senate

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Deep den rigpig

3-5%

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Puce aromatic quadroon

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks

are we talking for reps or max?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Puce aromatic quadroon

at least once

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: twisted cream crackhouse antidepressant drug

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Motley church preventive strike

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: wonderful trust fund senate

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Arousing internal respiration

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: talented citrine hairy legs school

you can bench 185... once?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Deep den rigpig

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Vibrant trump supporter wagecucks

not for reps, right?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Arousing internal respiration

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Iridescent hyperactive meetinghouse mood

2-5%.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: twisted cream crackhouse antidepressant drug

yeah, less than 5%

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: excitant mad cow disease

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Soggy whorehouse

just do both pansy.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Blue unholy cuckoldry

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: twisted cream crackhouse antidepressant drug

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Blue unholy cuckoldry

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: stimulating sooty chapel



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: talented citrine hairy legs school

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Charismatic white business firm

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

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: talented citrine hairy legs school

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: bistre sandwich

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: talented citrine hairy legs school

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: bistre sandwich

A shirt can't do much.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: talented citrine hairy legs school

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: razzmatazz ebony faggot firefighter

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: wonderful trust fund senate

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: wonderful trust fund senate

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: passionate ticket booth

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: lascivious hateful therapy hall

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Cracking Fanboi Corner

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: razzmatazz ebony faggot firefighter

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Dashing Fishy Gaming Laptop Background Story

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

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: lascivious hateful therapy hall

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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



Reply Favorite

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)



Reply Favorite

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)



Reply Favorite

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)