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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Flatulent Ruddy Trailer Park Old Irish Cottage
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Red Cracking Area Codepig
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Tan Hilarious Brethren Dysfunction
  03/02/12
Lulz
Startling sapphire cuckoldry half-breed
  03/02/12
lololol
Wild Center
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
adulterous supple native travel guidebook
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
know-it-all school
  03/02/12
3-5%
lake indian lodge fortuitous meteor
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Flatulent Ruddy Trailer Park Old Irish Cottage
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
know-it-all school
  03/02/12
at least once
Flatulent Ruddy Trailer Park Old Irish Cottage
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
know-it-all school
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
iridescent mildly autistic nursing home
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
misanthropic razzle nowag
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
adulterous supple native travel guidebook
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
out-of-control bisexual stage dopamine
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
laughsome lilac doctorate
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
lake indian lodge fortuitous meteor
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
know-it-all school
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
out-of-control bisexual stage dopamine
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Wild Center
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
iridescent mildly autistic nursing home
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Comical Headpube
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
sick selfie
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Red Cracking Area Codepig
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
iridescent mildly autistic nursing home
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Red Cracking Area Codepig
  03/02/12
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Soul-stirring avocado rigor dog poop
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
laughsome lilac doctorate
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
poppy bawdyhouse becky
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
laughsome lilac doctorate
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
obsidian piazza
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
laughsome lilac doctorate
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
obsidian piazza
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
laughsome lilac doctorate
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Pink mentally impaired sex offender antidepressant drug
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
adulterous supple native travel guidebook
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
adulterous supple native travel guidebook
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
sickened wagecucks national
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
pale therapy site
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Big vermilion theatre
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Pink mentally impaired sex offender antidepressant drug
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Mischievous place of business
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
pale therapy site
  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: Flatulent Ruddy Trailer Park Old Irish Cottage



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Red Cracking Area Codepig

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: Tan Hilarious Brethren Dysfunction

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: Startling sapphire cuckoldry half-breed

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: Wild Center

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: adulterous supple native travel guidebook

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: know-it-all school

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: lake indian lodge fortuitous meteor

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: Flatulent Ruddy Trailer Park Old Irish Cottage

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: know-it-all school

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: Flatulent Ruddy Trailer Park Old Irish Cottage

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: know-it-all school

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: iridescent mildly autistic nursing home

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: misanthropic razzle nowag

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: adulterous supple native travel guidebook

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: out-of-control bisexual stage dopamine

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: laughsome lilac doctorate

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: lake indian lodge fortuitous meteor

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: know-it-all school

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: out-of-control bisexual stage dopamine

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: Wild Center

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: iridescent mildly autistic nursing home

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 Headpube

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: sick selfie

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: Red Cracking Area Codepig

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: iridescent mildly autistic nursing home

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: Red Cracking Area Codepig

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: Soul-stirring avocado rigor dog poop



(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: laughsome lilac doctorate

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: poppy bawdyhouse becky

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: laughsome lilac doctorate

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: obsidian piazza

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: laughsome lilac doctorate

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: obsidian piazza

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: laughsome lilac doctorate

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: Pink mentally impaired sex offender antidepressant drug

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: adulterous supple native travel guidebook

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: adulterous supple native travel guidebook

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: sickened wagecucks national

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: pale therapy site

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: Big vermilion theatre

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: Pink mentally impaired sex offender antidepressant drug

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: Mischievous place of business

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: pale therapy site

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)