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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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irate nighttime library sandwich
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Mahogany Knife Gas Station
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
odious temple
  03/02/12
Lulz
godawful out-of-control sweet tailpipe plaza
  03/02/12
lololol
Painfully Honest Seedy Space Private Investor
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
federal stirring locale wagecucks
  03/02/12
3-5%
Harsh Field
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
irate nighttime library sandwich
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
federal stirring locale wagecucks
  03/02/12
at least once
irate nighttime library sandwich
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
federal stirring locale wagecucks
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Titillating pearly property gaping
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Diverse cuck idea he suggested
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Purple orchestra pit
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
hyperventilating bbw
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Harsh Field
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
federal stirring locale wagecucks
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Purple orchestra pit
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Painfully Honest Seedy Space Private Investor
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Titillating pearly property gaping
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
bossy bipolar garrison
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Brindle Station Police Squad
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Mahogany Knife Gas Station
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Titillating pearly property gaping
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Mahogany Knife Gas Station
  03/02/12
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Flushed church
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
hyperventilating bbw
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
aphrodisiac green house
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
hyperventilating bbw
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Slippery fragrant range partner
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
hyperventilating bbw
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Slippery fragrant range partner
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
hyperventilating bbw
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Frisky Misunderstood Den Corn Cake
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Turquoise stimulating center
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
hot area
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
flirting navy tank
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Frisky Misunderstood Den Corn Cake
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
exhilarant indecent boiling water
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
hot area
  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: irate nighttime library sandwich



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Mahogany Knife Gas Station

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: odious temple

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: godawful out-of-control sweet tailpipe plaza

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: Painfully Honest Seedy Space Private Investor

lololol

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur

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: federal stirring locale wagecucks

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: Harsh 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: irate nighttime library sandwich

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: federal stirring locale wagecucks

are we talking for reps or max?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: irate nighttime library sandwich

at least once

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: federal stirring locale wagecucks

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: Titillating pearly property gaping

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: Diverse cuck idea he suggested

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: Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur

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: Purple orchestra pit

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: hyperventilating bbw

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: Harsh 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: federal stirring locale wagecucks

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: Purple orchestra pit

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: Painfully Honest Seedy Space Private Investor

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: Titillating pearly property gaping

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: bossy bipolar garrison

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: Brindle Station Police Squad

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: Mahogany Knife Gas Station

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: Titillating pearly property gaping

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: Mahogany Knife Gas Station

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: Flushed church



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: hyperventilating bbw

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: aphrodisiac green house

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: hyperventilating bbw

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: Slippery fragrant range partner

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: hyperventilating bbw

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: Slippery fragrant range partner

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: hyperventilating bbw

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: Frisky Misunderstood Den Corn Cake

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: Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur

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: Khaki Abnormal Stag Film Voyeur

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: Turquoise stimulating center

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: hot area

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: flirting navy tank

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: Frisky Misunderstood Den Corn Cake

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: exhilarant indecent boiling water

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: hot area

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)