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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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racy dull depressive property
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Magenta private investor base
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
stimulating pontificating voyeur associate
  03/02/12
Lulz
Flickering Wild Market Roast Beef
  03/02/12
lololol
Indigo striped hyena area
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
irradiated irate casino
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Odious Translucent Piazza
  03/02/12
3-5%
white impertinent shrine
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
racy dull depressive property
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Odious Translucent Piazza
  03/02/12
at least once
racy dull depressive property
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Odious Translucent Piazza
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Abusive travel guidebook chapel
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Thriller Zombie-like Ceo
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
irradiated irate casino
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Drunken Sickened Goyim
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
orange main people cruise ship
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
white impertinent shrine
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Odious Translucent Piazza
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Drunken Sickened Goyim
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Indigo striped hyena area
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Abusive travel guidebook chapel
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
arousing fear-inspiring sneaky criminal
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Galvanic french abode
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Magenta private investor base
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Abusive travel guidebook chapel
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Magenta private investor base
  03/02/12
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Rough-skinned site
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
orange main people cruise ship
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
chestnut bearded trump supporter
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
orange main people cruise ship
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Pearl theater stage
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
orange main people cruise ship
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Pearl theater stage
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
orange main people cruise ship
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
contagious fighting macaca
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
irradiated irate casino
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
irradiated irate casino
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
floppy sadistic pit
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Well-lubricated theater keepsake machete
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
exhilarant pisswyrm
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
contagious fighting macaca
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Marvelous brunch
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Well-lubricated theater keepsake machete
  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: racy dull depressive property



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Magenta private investor base

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: stimulating pontificating voyeur associate

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: Flickering Wild Market Roast Beef

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: Indigo striped hyena area

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: irradiated irate casino

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: Odious Translucent Piazza

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: white impertinent shrine

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: racy dull depressive property

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: Odious Translucent Piazza

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: racy dull depressive property

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: Odious Translucent Piazza

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: Abusive travel guidebook chapel

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 Zombie-like Ceo

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: irradiated irate casino

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: Drunken Sickened Goyim

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: orange main people cruise ship

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: white impertinent shrine

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: Odious Translucent Piazza

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: Drunken Sickened Goyim

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: Indigo striped hyena area

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: Abusive travel guidebook chapel

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: arousing fear-inspiring sneaky criminal

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: Galvanic french abode

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: Magenta private investor base

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: Abusive travel guidebook chapel

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: Magenta private investor base

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: Rough-skinned site



(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: orange main people cruise ship

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: chestnut bearded trump supporter

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: orange main people cruise ship

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: Pearl theater stage

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: orange main people cruise ship

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: Pearl theater stage

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: orange main people cruise ship

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: contagious fighting macaca

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: irradiated irate casino

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: irradiated irate casino

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: floppy sadistic pit

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: Well-lubricated theater keepsake machete

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: exhilarant pisswyrm

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: contagious fighting macaca

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: Marvelous brunch

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: Well-lubricated theater keepsake machete

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)