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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Cerebral cordovan rehab
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
bespoke thirsty kitchen
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
rebellious swashbuckling mad cow disease bbw
  03/02/12
Lulz
tantric contagious property
  03/02/12
lololol
Fuchsia beady-eyed stag film
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
ungodly dingle berry
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Stimulating Corner
  03/02/12
3-5%
black foreskin
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Cerebral cordovan rehab
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Stimulating Corner
  03/02/12
at least once
Cerebral cordovan rehab
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Stimulating Corner
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Heady Lake Parlour Mental Disorder
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Honey-headed irate forum crotch
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
ungodly dingle berry
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
spectacular nudist liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Disturbing university police squad
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
black foreskin
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Stimulating Corner
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
spectacular nudist liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Fuchsia beady-eyed stag film
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Heady Lake Parlour Mental Disorder
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Useless crackhouse
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
racy grizzly people who are hurt
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
bespoke thirsty kitchen
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Heady Lake Parlour Mental Disorder
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
bespoke thirsty kitchen
  03/02/12
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Fluffy mauve hominid senate
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Disturbing university police squad
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
violent bawdyhouse becky
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Disturbing university police squad
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Coiffed Tank
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Disturbing university police squad
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Coiffed Tank
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Disturbing university police squad
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Hairraiser locale
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
ungodly dingle berry
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
ungodly dingle berry
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
french plaza
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Umber diverse nursing home filthpig
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
dark kitty
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Hairraiser locale
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
zippy medicated trailer park son of senegal
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Umber diverse nursing home filthpig
  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...
Needless Needles Need Less
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Cerebral cordovan rehab



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: bespoke thirsty kitchen

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109984)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: rebellious swashbuckling mad cow disease bbw

Around 25% brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109818)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: tantric contagious property

Lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109826)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Fuchsia beady-eyed stag film

lololol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109867)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: ungodly dingle berry

2-3%, and that is generous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109824)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Stimulating Corner

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109825)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: black foreskin

3-5%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109830)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Cerebral cordovan rehab

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109835)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Stimulating Corner

are we talking for reps or max?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109846)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Cerebral cordovan rehab

at least once

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109856)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Stimulating Corner

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\u0026show=week#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Heady Lake Parlour Mental Disorder

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\u0026show=week#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Honey-headed irate forum crotch

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\u0026show=week#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: ungodly dingle berry

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\u0026show=week#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: spectacular nudist liquid oxygen

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\u0026show=week#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Disturbing university police squad

you can bench 185... once?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109849)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: black foreskin

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\u0026show=week#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Stimulating Corner

not for reps, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109861)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: spectacular nudist liquid oxygen

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\u0026show=week#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Fuchsia beady-eyed stag film

2-5%.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109872)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Heady Lake Parlour Mental Disorder

yeah, less than 5%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20109915)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Useless crackhouse

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\u0026show=week#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: racy grizzly people who are hurt

just do both pansy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110026)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: bespoke thirsty kitchen

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\u0026show=week#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: Heady Lake Parlour Mental Disorder

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110090)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: bespoke thirsty kitchen

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\u0026show=week#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Fluffy mauve hominid senate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110184)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Disturbing university police squad

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\u0026show=week#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: violent bawdyhouse becky

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110136)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Disturbing university police squad

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\u0026show=week#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: Coiffed Tank

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110275)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Disturbing university police squad

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\u0026show=week#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Coiffed Tank

A shirt can't do much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110313)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Disturbing university police squad

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110332)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Hairraiser locale

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110350)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: ungodly dingle berry

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\u0026show=week#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: ungodly dingle berry

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\u0026show=week#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: french plaza

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\u0026show=week#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Umber diverse nursing home filthpig

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\u0026show=week#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: dark kitty

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\u0026show=week#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Hairraiser locale

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110369)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: zippy medicated trailer park son of senegal

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#20110327)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Umber diverse nursing home filthpig

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#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\u0026show=week#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\u0026show=week#49975087)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:43 PM
Author: Needless Needles Need Less

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\u0026show=week#49975104)