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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Passionate lime trust fund point
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Chestnut heady office pervert
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Razzle step-uncle's house faggotry
  03/02/12
Lulz
gay mewling preventive strike
  03/02/12
lololol
carnelian pistol parlor
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
transparent blathering parlour
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Olive Abode Dopamine
  03/02/12
3-5%
Onyx hunting ground lodge
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Passionate lime trust fund point
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Olive Abode Dopamine
  03/02/12
at least once
Passionate lime trust fund point
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Olive Abode Dopamine
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Sick anal tank stage
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
thriller masturbator famous landscape painting
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
transparent blathering parlour
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Mustard menage filthpig
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Concupiscible lemon field azn
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Onyx hunting ground lodge
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Olive Abode Dopamine
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Mustard menage filthpig
  03/02/12
2-5%.
carnelian pistol parlor
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Sick anal tank stage
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
racy feces
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Nighttime bossy mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Chestnut heady office pervert
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Sick anal tank stage
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Chestnut heady office pervert
  03/02/12
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supple stain partner
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Concupiscible lemon field azn
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
odious pearly son of senegal
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Concupiscible lemon field azn
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Ebony Corner
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Concupiscible lemon field azn
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Ebony Corner
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Concupiscible lemon field azn
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Cracking space knife
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
transparent blathering parlour
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
transparent blathering parlour
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
slippery psychic
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
fighting den persian
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Opaque Karate Rigor
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Cracking space knife
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Mind-boggling Bearded Casino
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
fighting den persian
  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: Passionate lime trust fund point



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Chestnut heady office pervert

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: Razzle step-uncle's house faggotry

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: gay mewling preventive strike

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: carnelian pistol parlor

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: transparent blathering parlour

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: Olive Abode Dopamine

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: Onyx hunting ground lodge

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: Passionate lime trust fund point

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: Olive Abode Dopamine

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: Passionate lime trust fund point

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: Olive Abode Dopamine

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: Sick anal tank stage

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: thriller masturbator famous landscape painting

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: transparent blathering parlour

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: Mustard menage filthpig

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: Concupiscible lemon field azn

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: Onyx hunting ground lodge

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: Olive Abode Dopamine

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: Mustard menage filthpig

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: carnelian pistol parlor

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: Sick anal tank stage

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: racy feces

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: Nighttime bossy mad-dog skullcap

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: Chestnut heady office pervert

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: Sick anal tank stage

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: Chestnut heady office pervert

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: supple stain partner



(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: Concupiscible lemon field azn

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: odious pearly son of senegal

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: Concupiscible lemon field azn

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: Ebony Corner

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: Concupiscible lemon field azn

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: Ebony Corner

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: Concupiscible lemon field azn

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: Cracking space knife

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: transparent blathering parlour

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: transparent blathering parlour

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: slippery psychic

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: fighting den persian

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: Opaque Karate Rigor

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: Cracking space knife

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: Mind-boggling Bearded Casino

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: fighting den persian

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)