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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Fiercely-loyal crackhouse
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Boyish Naked Boistinker
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
charismatic queen of the night ladyboy
  03/02/12
Lulz
Iridescent school cafeteria kitty
  03/02/12
lololol
ruby business firm weed whacker
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge
  03/02/12
3-5%
Aphrodisiac Blue Theater Feces
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Fiercely-loyal crackhouse
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge
  03/02/12
at least once
Fiercely-loyal crackhouse
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Zombie-like scarlet digit ratio mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
vigorous legal warrant
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
white goyim
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Chartreuse Community Account Native
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Aphrodisiac Blue Theater Feces
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
white goyim
  03/02/12
2-5%.
ruby business firm weed whacker
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Zombie-like scarlet digit ratio mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
razzle senate tattoo
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
concupiscible misanthropic field
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Boyish Naked Boistinker
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Zombie-like scarlet digit ratio mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Boyish Naked Boistinker
  03/02/12
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pontificating filthpig associate
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Chartreuse Community Account Native
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Slippery wine stage sex offender
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Chartreuse Community Account Native
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Multi-colored office alpha
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Chartreuse Community Account Native
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Multi-colored office alpha
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Chartreuse Community Account Native
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
trip shimmering water buffalo orchestra pit
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
spruce spot faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Twisted psychic
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
emerald milk fortuitous meteor
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
trip shimmering water buffalo orchestra pit
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Glittery generalized bond partner
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Twisted psychic
  03/02/12
When looking at the entire world population, the percentage ...
fuchsia nowag
  07/01/26
When we narrow the lens down to 18–35-year-old males g...
fuchsia nowag
  07/01/26
100% of men 18-50 should be able to put up at least a couple...
Shivering amethyst cuckoldry
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal crackhouse



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Boyish Naked Boistinker

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: charismatic queen of the night ladyboy

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Iridescent school cafeteria kitty

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: ruby business firm weed whacker

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness

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: Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac Blue Theater Feces

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal crackhouse

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal crackhouse

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge

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=2Reputation#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Zombie-like scarlet digit ratio mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous legal warrant

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: Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness

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: white goyim

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: Chartreuse Community Account Native

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: Aphrodisiac Blue Theater Feces

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: Buff Hairy Legs Indian Lodge

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: white goyim

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: ruby business firm weed whacker

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Zombie-like scarlet digit ratio mad-dog skullcap

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: razzle senate tattoo

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=2Reputation#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: concupiscible misanthropic field

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: Boyish Naked Boistinker

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: Zombie-like scarlet digit ratio mad-dog skullcap

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: Boyish Naked Boistinker

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: pontificating filthpig associate



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Chartreuse Community Account Native

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: Slippery wine stage sex offender

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Chartreuse Community Account Native

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: Multi-colored office alpha

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: Chartreuse Community Account Native

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: Multi-colored office alpha

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: Chartreuse Community Account Native

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: trip shimmering water buffalo orchestra pit

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: Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness

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: Rough-skinned hell twinkling uncleanness

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: spruce spot faggot firefighter

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: Twisted psychic

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: emerald milk fortuitous meteor

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: trip shimmering water buffalo orchestra pit

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Glittery generalized bond partner

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: Twisted psychic

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: fuchsia nowag

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: fuchsia nowag

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: Shivering amethyst cuckoldry

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)