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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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ultramarine mediation
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
mint dingle berry pit
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Bateful Hateful Dragon Roommate
  03/02/12
Lulz
drab mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
lololol
Mildly Autistic Point
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Pearl hospital brethren
  03/02/12
3-5%
bronze parlor
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
ultramarine mediation
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Pearl hospital brethren
  03/02/12
at least once
ultramarine mediation
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Pearl hospital brethren
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
yapping lodge
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
trip doobsian people who are hurt
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
aromatic keepsake machete forum
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Claret At-the-ready School
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
bronze parlor
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Pearl hospital brethren
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
aromatic keepsake machete forum
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Mildly Autistic Point
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
yapping lodge
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
electric ladyboy coffee pot
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
blathering bawdyhouse
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
mint dingle berry pit
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
yapping lodge
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
mint dingle berry pit
  03/02/12
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Coral flatulent friendly grandma
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Claret At-the-ready School
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Vigorous adulterous temple death wish
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Claret At-the-ready School
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
free-loading masturbator garrison
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Claret At-the-ready School
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
free-loading masturbator garrison
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Claret At-the-ready School
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Aquamarine Community Account
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
chrome home sneaky criminal
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
house-broken apoplectic stag film
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
seedy 180 hairy legs
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Aquamarine Community Account
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Dull outnumbered shrine candlestick maker
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
house-broken apoplectic stag film
  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: ultramarine mediation



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: mint dingle berry pit

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Bateful Hateful Dragon Roommate

Around 25% brother.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: drab mad-dog skullcap

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Mildly Autistic Point

lololol

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Pearl hospital brethren

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: bronze parlor

3-5%

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: ultramarine mediation

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Pearl hospital brethren

are we talking for reps or max?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: ultramarine mediation

at least once

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Pearl hospital brethren

i'd say 20 percent

a max lift is a poor indicator of strength, imo

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: yapping lodge

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=2Reputation#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: trip doobsian people who are hurt

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=2Reputation#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse

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=2Reputation#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: aromatic keepsake machete forum

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=2Reputation#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Claret At-the-ready School

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: bronze parlor

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=2Reputation#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Pearl hospital brethren

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: aromatic keepsake machete forum

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=2Reputation#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Mildly Autistic Point

2-5%.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: yapping lodge

yeah, less than 5%

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: electric ladyboy coffee pot

bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. dead lift is tc lift.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: blathering bawdyhouse

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: mint dingle berry pit

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=2Reputation#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: yapping lodge

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: mint dingle berry pit

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=2Reputation#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Coral flatulent friendly grandma



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Claret At-the-ready 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=2Reputation#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Vigorous adulterous temple death wish

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

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Claret At-the-ready 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=2Reputation#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: free-loading masturbator garrison

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Claret At-the-ready 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=2Reputation#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: free-loading masturbator garrison

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Claret At-the-ready School

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Aquamarine Community Account

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse

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=2Reputation#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Multi-colored Boistinker Crackhouse

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=2Reputation#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: chrome home sneaky criminal

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=2Reputation#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: house-broken apoplectic stag film

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=2Reputation#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: seedy 180 hairy legs

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=2Reputation#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Aquamarine Community Account

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Dull outnumbered shrine candlestick maker

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: house-broken apoplectic stag film

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2Reputation#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=2Reputation#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=2Reputation#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=2Reputation#49975104)