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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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bright thriller church building
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Outnumbered cordovan casino
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Pink Market
  03/02/12
Lulz
unholy abode blood rage
  03/02/12
lololol
embarrassed to the bone aphrodisiac doctorate
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Mind-boggling dark space
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Mildly autistic garnet pozpig
  03/02/12
3-5%
Nubile kink-friendly theater electric furnace
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
bright thriller church building
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Mildly autistic garnet pozpig
  03/02/12
at least once
bright thriller church building
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Mildly autistic garnet pozpig
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Beady-eyed offensive stead internal respiration
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Fiercely-loyal fragrant locale
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Mind-boggling dark space
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Khaki address legend
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Carnelian Theater Stage
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Nubile kink-friendly theater electric furnace
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Mildly autistic garnet pozpig
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Khaki address legend
  03/02/12
2-5%.
embarrassed to the bone aphrodisiac doctorate
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Beady-eyed offensive stead internal respiration
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
startled chest-beating lay
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Jet pea-brained french chef
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Outnumbered cordovan casino
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Beady-eyed offensive stead internal respiration
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Outnumbered cordovan casino
  03/02/12
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rose hairraiser area
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Carnelian Theater Stage
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Exciting feces
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Carnelian Theater Stage
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Impressive Curious Affirmative Action
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Carnelian Theater Stage
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Impressive Curious Affirmative Action
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Carnelian Theater Stage
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Chestnut soul-stirring dilemma ape
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Mind-boggling dark space
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Mind-boggling dark space
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Navy razzmatazz personal credit line center
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
at-the-ready big-titted nibblets
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Iridescent Rehab Goyim
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Chestnut soul-stirring dilemma ape
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
submissive milk heaven
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
at-the-ready big-titted nibblets
  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: bright thriller church building



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Outnumbered cordovan casino

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Pink Market

Around 25% brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109818)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: unholy abode blood rage

Lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109826)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone aphrodisiac doctorate

lololol

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Mind-boggling dark space

2-3%, and that is generous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109824)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Mildly autistic garnet pozpig

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109825)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Nubile kink-friendly theater electric furnace

3-5%

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: bright thriller church building

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Mildly autistic garnet pozpig

are we talking for reps or max?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: bright thriller church building

at least once

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Mildly autistic garnet pozpig

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=2,5#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Beady-eyed offensive stead internal respiration

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=2,5#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal fragrant locale

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=2,5#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Mind-boggling dark space

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=2,5#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Khaki address legend

i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Carnelian Theater Stage

you can bench 185... once?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109849)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Nubile kink-friendly theater electric furnace

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=2,5#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Mildly autistic garnet pozpig

not for reps, right?

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Khaki address legend

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=2,5#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone aphrodisiac doctorate

2-5%.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109872)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Beady-eyed offensive stead internal respiration

yeah, less than 5%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20109915)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: startled chest-beating lay

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=2,5#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Jet pea-brained french chef

just do both pansy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110026)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Outnumbered cordovan casino

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=2,5#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: Beady-eyed offensive stead internal respiration

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110090)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Outnumbered cordovan casino

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=2,5#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: rose hairraiser area



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Carnelian Theater Stage

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=2,5#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Exciting feces

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

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Carnelian Theater Stage

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=2,5#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: Impressive Curious Affirmative Action

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110275)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Carnelian Theater Stage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Impressive Curious Affirmative Action

A shirt can't do much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110313)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Carnelian Theater Stage

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110332)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Chestnut soul-stirring dilemma ape

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110350)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Mind-boggling dark space

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=2,5#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Mind-boggling dark space

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=2,5#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: Navy razzmatazz personal credit line 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=2,5#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: at-the-ready big-titted nibblets

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=2,5#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Iridescent Rehab Goyim

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=2,5#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Chestnut soul-stirring dilemma ape

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: submissive milk heaven

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#20110327)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: at-the-ready big-titted nibblets

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2,5#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=2,5#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=2,5#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=2,5#49975104)