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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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talking transparent piazza juggernaut
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Razzmatazz Stubborn Public Bath Elastic Band
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
tan place of business
  03/02/12
Lulz
very tactful chartreuse box office background story
  03/02/12
lololol
domesticated razzle-dazzle coffee pot
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
mentally impaired famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Salmon resort son of senegal
  03/02/12
3-5%
thriller hairless whorehouse
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
talking transparent piazza juggernaut
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Salmon resort son of senegal
  03/02/12
at least once
talking transparent piazza juggernaut
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Salmon resort son of senegal
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Know-it-all 180 dog poop doctorate
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
trip international law enforcement agency pit
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
mentally impaired famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
bronze violent round eye theatre
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Mint mind-boggling circlehead
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
thriller hairless whorehouse
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Salmon resort son of senegal
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
bronze violent round eye theatre
  03/02/12
2-5%.
domesticated razzle-dazzle coffee pot
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Know-it-all 180 dog poop doctorate
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
vibrant disrespectful liquid oxygen incel
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
French Brass Location Faggotry
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Razzmatazz Stubborn Public Bath Elastic Band
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Know-it-all 180 dog poop doctorate
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Razzmatazz Stubborn Public Bath Elastic Band
  03/02/12
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hairraiser offensive jap lodge
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Mint mind-boggling circlehead
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Beady-eyed Field
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Mint mind-boggling circlehead
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
marvelous tattoo
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Mint mind-boggling circlehead
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
marvelous tattoo
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Mint mind-boggling circlehead
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
flickering range psychic
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
mentally impaired famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
mentally impaired famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Doobsian black woman
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
turquoise community account menage
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Passionate area immigrant
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
flickering range psychic
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Exhilarant Charcoal Deer Antler State
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
turquoise community account menage
  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: talking transparent piazza juggernaut



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Stubborn Public Bath Elastic Band

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: tan place of business

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: very tactful chartreuse box office background story

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: domesticated razzle-dazzle coffee pot

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: mentally impaired famous landscape painting

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: thriller hairless whorehouse

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: talking transparent piazza juggernaut

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Salmon resort son of senegal

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: talking transparent piazza juggernaut

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Salmon resort son of senegal

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/#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Know-it-all 180 dog poop doctorate

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/#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: trip international law enforcement agency pit

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/#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: mentally impaired famous landscape painting

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/#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: bronze violent round eye theatre

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/#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling circlehead

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: thriller hairless whorehouse

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/#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Salmon resort son of senegal

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: bronze violent round eye theatre

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/#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: domesticated razzle-dazzle coffee pot

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Know-it-all 180 dog poop doctorate

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: vibrant disrespectful liquid oxygen incel

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/#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: French Brass Location Faggotry

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Stubborn Public Bath Elastic Band

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/#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: Know-it-all 180 dog poop doctorate

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Stubborn Public Bath Elastic Band

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/#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: hairraiser offensive jap lodge



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling circlehead

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/#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Field

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling circlehead

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/#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: marvelous tattoo

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling circlehead

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/#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: marvelous tattoo

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling circlehead

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: flickering range psychic

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: mentally impaired famous landscape painting

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/#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: mentally impaired famous landscape painting

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/#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: Doobsian black woman

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/#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: turquoise community account menage

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/#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Passionate area immigrant

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/#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: flickering range psychic

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Exhilarant Charcoal Deer Antler State

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: turquoise community account menage

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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