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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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french mental disorder location
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Alcoholic theater stage puppy
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Arousing magical therapy stage
  03/02/12
Lulz
Bisexual Twinkling State International Law Enforcement Agency
  03/02/12
lololol
tan mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Sapphire laser beams nursing home
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
greedy gaping roast beef
  03/02/12
3-5%
Trip Thirsty Church Black Woman
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
french mental disorder location
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
greedy gaping roast beef
  03/02/12
at least once
french mental disorder location
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
greedy gaping roast beef
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
exhilarant brindle internal respiration jap
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
razzmatazz deer antler preventive strike
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Sapphire laser beams nursing home
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
mewling keepsake machete
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Trip Thirsty Church Black Woman
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
greedy gaping roast beef
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
mewling keepsake machete
  03/02/12
2-5%.
tan mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
exhilarant brindle internal respiration jap
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
misunderstood mood striped hyena
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
overrated base
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Alcoholic theater stage puppy
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
exhilarant brindle internal respiration jap
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Alcoholic theater stage puppy
  03/02/12
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Citrine Cruise Ship Sex Offender
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Adventurous space
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
ungodly chest-beating fortuitous meteor
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
ungodly chest-beating fortuitous meteor
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Vibrant deep abode
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Sapphire laser beams nursing home
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Sapphire laser beams nursing home
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
dull filthy office
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Amber dopamine
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
ocher goal in life
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Vibrant deep abode
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
180 flesh temple
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Amber dopamine
  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: french mental disorder location



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Alcoholic theater stage puppy

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Arousing magical therapy stage

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Bisexual Twinkling State International Law Enforcement Agency

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: tan mad-dog skullcap

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Sapphire laser beams nursing home

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: greedy gaping roast beef

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Trip Thirsty Church Black Woman

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: french mental disorder location

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: greedy gaping roast beef

are we talking for reps or max?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: french mental disorder location

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: greedy gaping roast beef

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...id.#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: exhilarant brindle internal respiration jap

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...id.#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: razzmatazz deer antler 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...id.#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Sapphire laser beams nursing home

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...id.#20109969)



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

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...id.#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Trip Thirsty Church Black Woman

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...id.#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: greedy gaping roast beef

not for reps, right?

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



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

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...id.#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: tan mad-dog skullcap

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: exhilarant brindle internal respiration jap

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: misunderstood mood striped hyena

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...id.#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: overrated base

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Alcoholic theater stage puppy

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...id.#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: exhilarant brindle internal respiration jap

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Alcoholic theater stage puppy

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...id.#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Citrine Cruise Ship Sex Offender



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker

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...id.#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Adventurous space

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker

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...id.#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: ungodly chest-beating fortuitous meteor

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker

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...id.#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: ungodly chest-beating fortuitous meteor

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Dun awkward crackhouse weed whacker

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Vibrant deep abode

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Sapphire laser beams nursing home

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...id.#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Sapphire laser beams nursing home

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...id.#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: dull filthy office

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...id.#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Amber dopamine

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...id.#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: ocher goal in life

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...id.#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Vibrant deep abode

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: 180 flesh temple

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Amber dopamine

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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