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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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galvanic crystalline school hunting ground
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Big-titted Wine Famous Landscape Painting University
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Orchid indirect expression
  03/02/12
Lulz
mahogany supple orchestra pit voyeur
  03/02/12
lololol
bateful national
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Ultramarine stead
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Red Contagious Property
  03/02/12
3-5%
maroon site chad
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
galvanic crystalline school hunting ground
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Red Contagious Property
  03/02/12
at least once
galvanic crystalline school hunting ground
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Red Contagious Property
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
gay adventurous lay love of her life
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Chocolate menage coldplay fan
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Ultramarine stead
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Brilliant trip resort boistinker
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Charismatic theater liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
maroon site chad
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Red Contagious Property
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Brilliant trip resort boistinker
  03/02/12
2-5%.
bateful national
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
gay adventurous lay love of her life
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Wonderful flushed theater stage hissy fit
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Razzle-dazzle Black Trust Fund
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Big-titted Wine Famous Landscape Painting University
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
gay adventurous lay love of her life
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Big-titted Wine Famous Landscape Painting University
  03/02/12
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Cerise puppy private investor
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Charismatic theater liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Diverse institution mexican
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Charismatic theater liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Irradiated Bronze Indian Lodge Pisswyrm
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Charismatic theater liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Irradiated Bronze Indian Lodge Pisswyrm
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Charismatic theater liquid oxygen
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Coral alpha faggotry
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Ultramarine stead
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Ultramarine stead
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
fear-inspiring office
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
cobalt exciting new version
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
stimulating puce tank school cafeteria
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Coral alpha faggotry
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Khaki lascivious cruise ship
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
cobalt exciting new version
  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: galvanic crystalline school hunting ground



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Big-titted Wine Famous Landscape Painting University

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Orchid indirect expression

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: mahogany supple orchestra pit voyeur

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: bateful national

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Ultramarine stead

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Red Contagious Property

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: maroon site chad

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: galvanic crystalline school hunting ground

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Red Contagious Property

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: galvanic crystalline school hunting ground

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Red Contagious Property

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...id..#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: gay adventurous lay love of her life

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...id..#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Chocolate menage coldplay fan

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...id..#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Ultramarine stead

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...id..#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Brilliant trip resort boistinker

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...id..#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Charismatic theater liquid oxygen

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: maroon site chad

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...id..#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Red Contagious Property

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Brilliant trip resort boistinker

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...id..#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: bateful national

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: gay adventurous lay love of her life

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Wonderful flushed theater stage hissy fit

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...id..#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Black Trust Fund

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Big-titted Wine Famous Landscape Painting University

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...id..#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: gay adventurous lay love of her life

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Big-titted Wine Famous Landscape Painting University

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...id..#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Cerise puppy private investor



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Charismatic theater liquid oxygen

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...id..#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Diverse institution mexican

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Charismatic theater liquid oxygen

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...id..#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: Irradiated Bronze Indian Lodge Pisswyrm

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Charismatic theater liquid oxygen

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...id..#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Irradiated Bronze Indian Lodge Pisswyrm

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Charismatic theater liquid oxygen

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Coral alpha faggotry

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Ultramarine stead

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...id..#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Ultramarine stead

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...id..#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: fear-inspiring office

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...id..#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: cobalt exciting new version

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...id..#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: stimulating puce tank school cafeteria

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...id..#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Coral alpha faggotry

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Khaki lascivious cruise ship

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: cobalt exciting new version

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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