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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Bespoke Multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Exciting jade ladyboy
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
irradiated gay theatre
  03/02/12
Lulz
jet jet-lagged theater stage
  03/02/12
lololol
cordovan location
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Startled Autistic Filthpig
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Duck-like messiness
  03/02/12
3-5%
curious coffee pot
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Bespoke Multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Duck-like messiness
  03/02/12
at least once
Bespoke Multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Duck-like messiness
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Light lascivious roommate nowag
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
hairless theater dopamine
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Startled Autistic Filthpig
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Trip center circlehead
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
maize laser beams stag film
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
curious coffee pot
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Duck-like messiness
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Trip center circlehead
  03/02/12
2-5%.
cordovan location
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Light lascivious roommate nowag
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
pink codepig patrolman
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Medicated underhanded stock car
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Exciting jade ladyboy
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Light lascivious roommate nowag
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Exciting jade ladyboy
  03/02/12
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Chestnut rebellious market sneaky criminal
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
maize laser beams stag film
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
swashbuckling puce bawdyhouse regret
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
maize laser beams stag film
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
idiotic toilet seat
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
maize laser beams stag film
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
idiotic toilet seat
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
maize laser beams stag film
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Violet quadroon meetinghouse
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Startled Autistic Filthpig
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Startled Autistic Filthpig
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Heady pearl site windowlicker
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Peach Headpube Abode
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Vivacious Mad Cow Disease Parlor
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Violet quadroon meetinghouse
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Razzle pungent kitty
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Peach Headpube Abode
  03/02/12
When looking at the entire world population, the percentage ...
Mint Gunner
  07/01/26
When we narrow the lens down to 18–35-year-old males g...
Mint Gunner
  07/01/26
100% of men 18-50 should be able to put up at least a couple...
very tactful jap mexican
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Bespoke Multi-billionaire



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Exciting jade ladyboy

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: irradiated gay theatre

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: jet jet-lagged theater stage

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: cordovan location

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: Startled Autistic Filthpig

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: Duck-like messiness

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: curious coffee pot

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: Bespoke Multi-billionaire

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: Duck-like messiness

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: Bespoke Multi-billionaire

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: Duck-like messiness

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: Light lascivious roommate nowag

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: hairless theater dopamine

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: Startled Autistic Filthpig

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: Trip center circlehead

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: maize laser beams stag film

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: curious coffee pot

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: Duck-like messiness

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: Trip center circlehead

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: cordovan location

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: Light lascivious roommate nowag

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: pink codepig patrolman

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: Medicated underhanded stock car

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: Exciting jade ladyboy

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: Light lascivious roommate nowag

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: Exciting jade ladyboy

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: Chestnut rebellious market sneaky criminal



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: maize laser beams stag film

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: swashbuckling puce bawdyhouse regret

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: maize laser beams stag film

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: idiotic toilet seat

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: maize laser beams stag film

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: idiotic toilet seat

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: maize laser beams stag film

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: Violet quadroon meetinghouse

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: Startled Autistic Filthpig

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: Startled Autistic Filthpig

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: Heady pearl site windowlicker

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: Peach Headpube Abode

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: Vivacious Mad Cow Disease Parlor

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: Violet quadroon meetinghouse

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: Razzle pungent kitty

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: Peach Headpube Abode

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: Mint Gunner

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: Mint Gunner

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: very tactful jap mexican

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)