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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Marvelous principal's office party of the first part
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
sapphire cracking shitlib
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Exhilarant Pink Sweet Tailpipe
  03/02/12
Lulz
translucent heady sandwich house
  03/02/12
lololol
razzle silver corner wrinkle
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
laughsome son of senegal
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Submissive vengeful plaza
  03/02/12
3-5%
awkward jade sanctuary
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Marvelous principal's office party of the first part
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Submissive vengeful plaza
  03/02/12
at least once
Marvelous principal's office party of the first part
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Submissive vengeful plaza
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
big rehab
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Sinister internal respiration institution
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
laughsome son of senegal
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Federal double fault heaven
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
awkward jade sanctuary
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Submissive vengeful plaza
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Federal double fault heaven
  03/02/12
2-5%.
razzle silver corner wrinkle
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
big rehab
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Arrogant Hospital
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Cyan persian alpha
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
sapphire cracking shitlib
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
big rehab
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
sapphire cracking shitlib
  03/02/12
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Abnormal Dog Poop
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Titillating Rose Home Corn Cake
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
charcoal nighttime pistol friendly grandma
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
charcoal nighttime pistol friendly grandma
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
provocative cocky step-uncle's house incel
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
laughsome son of senegal
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
laughsome son of senegal
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
spruce rambunctious tattoo
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Effete Histrionic Casino
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
henna whorehouse keepsake machete
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
provocative cocky step-uncle's house incel
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
purple forum pisswyrm
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Effete Histrionic Casino
  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: Marvelous principal's office party of the first part



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: sapphire cracking shitlib

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Exhilarant Pink Sweet Tailpipe

Around 25% brother.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: translucent heady sandwich house

Lulz

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: razzle silver corner wrinkle

lololol

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: laughsome son of senegal

2-3%, and that is generous.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Submissive vengeful plaza

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: awkward jade sanctuary

3-5%

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Marvelous principal's office party of the first part

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Submissive vengeful plaza

are we talking for reps or max?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Marvelous principal's office party of the first part

at least once

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Submissive vengeful plaza

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: big 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: Sinister internal respiration institution

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: laughsome son of senegal

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: Federal double fault heaven

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: Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole

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: awkward jade sanctuary

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: Submissive vengeful plaza

not for reps, right?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Federal double fault heaven

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: razzle silver corner wrinkle

2-5%.

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

yeah, less than 5%

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Arrogant Hospital

bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. dead lift is tc lift.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Cyan persian alpha

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: sapphire cracking shitlib

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: big 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: sapphire cracking shitlib

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: Abnormal Dog Poop



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole

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: Titillating Rose Home Corn Cake

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

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole

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: charcoal nighttime pistol friendly grandma

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: Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole

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: charcoal nighttime pistol friendly grandma

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: Up-to-no-good glittery parlor prole

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: provocative cocky step-uncle's house incel

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: laughsome son of senegal

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: laughsome son of senegal

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: spruce rambunctious tattoo

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: Effete Histrionic Casino

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: henna whorehouse keepsake machete

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: provocative cocky step-uncle's house incel

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: purple forum pisswyrm

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: Effete Histrionic Casino

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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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)