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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Insecure concupiscible stead
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
aromatic aquamarine piazza legal warrant
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
dashing private investor
  03/02/12
Lulz
Orchid erotic lay pocket flask
  03/02/12
lololol
Comical mildly autistic blood rage
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Copper market
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Buff Trip Pistol Chad
  03/02/12
3-5%
Irradiated Preventive Strike Fat Ankles
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Insecure concupiscible stead
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Buff Trip Pistol Chad
  03/02/12
at least once
Insecure concupiscible stead
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Buff Trip Pistol Chad
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Vibrant institution indirect expression
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Razzmatazz Bonkers Community Account
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Copper market
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Emerald milk
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
exhilarant queen of the night
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Irradiated Preventive Strike Fat Ankles
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Buff Trip Pistol Chad
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Emerald milk
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Comical mildly autistic blood rage
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Vibrant institution indirect expression
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Electric Arrogant Prole
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
spectacular pit
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
aromatic aquamarine piazza legal warrant
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Vibrant institution indirect expression
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
aromatic aquamarine piazza legal warrant
  03/02/12
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Awkward state
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
exhilarant queen of the night
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
titillating iridescent theater stage
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
exhilarant queen of the night
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
180 mauve circlehead son of senegal
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
exhilarant queen of the night
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
180 mauve circlehead son of senegal
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
exhilarant queen of the night
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Balding Giraffe Feces
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Copper market
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Copper market
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
odious bisexual location sex offender
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Beady-eyed Ruddy French Chef
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
carnelian cruise ship
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Balding Giraffe Feces
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
grizzly coiffed mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Beady-eyed Ruddy French Chef
  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


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Insecure concupiscible stead



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: aromatic aquamarine piazza legal warrant

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: dashing private investor

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: Orchid erotic lay pocket flask

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: Comical mildly autistic blood rage

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: Copper market

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: Buff Trip Pistol Chad

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: Irradiated Preventive Strike Fat Ankles

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: Insecure concupiscible stead

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: Buff Trip Pistol Chad

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: Insecure concupiscible stead

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: Buff Trip Pistol Chad

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: Vibrant institution indirect expression

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: Razzmatazz Bonkers Community Account

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: Copper market

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: Emerald milk

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: exhilarant queen of the night

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: Irradiated Preventive Strike Fat Ankles

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: Buff Trip Pistol Chad

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: Emerald milk

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: Comical mildly autistic blood rage

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: Vibrant institution indirect expression

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: Electric Arrogant Prole

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: spectacular pit

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: aromatic aquamarine piazza legal warrant

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: Vibrant institution indirect expression

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: aromatic aquamarine piazza legal warrant

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: Awkward state



(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: exhilarant queen of the night

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: titillating iridescent theater stage

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: exhilarant queen of the night

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: 180 mauve circlehead son of senegal

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: exhilarant queen of the night

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: 180 mauve circlehead son of senegal

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: exhilarant queen of the night

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: Balding Giraffe Feces

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: Copper market

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: Copper market

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: odious bisexual location sex offender

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: Beady-eyed Ruddy French Chef

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: carnelian cruise ship

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: Balding Giraffe Feces

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: grizzly coiffed mad-dog skullcap

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: Beady-eyed Ruddy French Chef

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: 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)