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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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bossy laughsome rigpig
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Razzmatazz Mustard Heaven
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Unhinged Striped Hyena Pistol
  03/02/12
Lulz
Electric black home
  03/02/12
lololol
Coiffed nofapping roommate
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Aromatic cowardly associate theatre
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Deep boyish hell
  03/02/12
3-5%
Shaky white field
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
bossy laughsome rigpig
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Deep boyish hell
  03/02/12
at least once
bossy laughsome rigpig
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Deep boyish hell
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
motley rehab
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
lascivious chestnut whorehouse
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Aromatic cowardly associate theatre
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
titillating green incel hominid
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Maroon newt center
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Shaky white field
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Deep boyish hell
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
titillating green incel hominid
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Coiffed nofapping roommate
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
motley rehab
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
provocative plum shrine
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Big garrison
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Razzmatazz Mustard Heaven
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
motley rehab
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Razzmatazz Mustard Heaven
  03/02/12
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Erotic Nudist Mad-dog Skullcap
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Maroon newt center
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Mahogany Odious Travel Guidebook
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Maroon newt center
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Ultramarine judgmental market
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Maroon newt center
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Ultramarine judgmental market
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Maroon newt center
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
saffron cruise ship
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Aromatic cowardly associate theatre
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Aromatic cowardly associate theatre
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Multi-colored Balding Kitchen Queen Of The Night
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
soul-stirring kitty
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Navy Federal Institution
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
saffron cruise ship
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
pearly school
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
soul-stirring kitty
  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: bossy laughsome rigpig



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Mustard Heaven

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Unhinged Striped Hyena Pistol

Around 25% brother.

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



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

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Coiffed nofapping roommate

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Aromatic cowardly associate theatre

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Deep boyish hell

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Shaky white field

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: bossy laughsome rigpig

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Deep boyish hell

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: bossy laughsome rigpig

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Deep boyish hell

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=2Firm#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: motley rehab

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=2Firm#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: lascivious chestnut whorehouse

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=2Firm#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Aromatic cowardly associate theatre

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=2Firm#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: titillating green incel hominid

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=2Firm#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Maroon newt center

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Shaky white field

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=2Firm#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Deep boyish hell

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: titillating green incel hominid

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=2Firm#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Coiffed nofapping roommate

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: motley rehab

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: provocative plum shrine

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=2Firm#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Big garrison

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Mustard Heaven

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=2Firm#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: motley rehab

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Mustard Heaven

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=2Firm#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Erotic Nudist Mad-dog Skullcap



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Maroon newt center

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=2Firm#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Mahogany Odious Travel Guidebook

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Maroon newt center

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=2Firm#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: Ultramarine judgmental market

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Maroon newt center

i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or nothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2Firm#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Ultramarine judgmental market

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Maroon newt center

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: saffron cruise ship

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Aromatic cowardly associate theatre

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=2Firm#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Aromatic cowardly associate theatre

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=2Firm#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: Multi-colored Balding Kitchen Queen Of The Night

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=2Firm#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: soul-stirring kitty

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=2Firm#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Navy Federal Institution

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=2Firm#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: saffron cruise ship

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: pearly school

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: soul-stirring kitty

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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