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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Vivacious Hospital People Who Are Hurt
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Slippery meetinghouse
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
olive tank church building
  03/02/12
Lulz
odious slate theater stage dragon
  03/02/12
lololol
Flatulent swollen dilemma patrolman
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
floppy sienna community account location
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
canary heady hominid
  03/02/12
3-5%
big dun coldplay fan school
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Vivacious Hospital People Who Are Hurt
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
canary heady hominid
  03/02/12
at least once
Vivacious Hospital People Who Are Hurt
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
canary heady hominid
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
startled ladyboy space
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
bateful chrome french chef
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
floppy sienna community account location
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
turquoise provocative locus
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Mewling thriller halford potus
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
big dun coldplay fan school
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
canary heady hominid
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
turquoise provocative locus
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Flatulent swollen dilemma patrolman
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
startled ladyboy space
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
confused son of senegal queen of the night
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Cordovan Hairraiser Station
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Slippery meetinghouse
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
startled ladyboy space
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Slippery meetinghouse
  03/02/12
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Spectacular Wine Temple
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Mewling thriller halford potus
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
chocolate vibrant menage internal respiration
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Mewling thriller halford potus
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Aromatic shaky messiness mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Mewling thriller halford potus
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Aromatic shaky messiness mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Mewling thriller halford potus
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Sick foreskin
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
floppy sienna community account location
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
floppy sienna community account location
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
contagious lime library idea he suggested
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Awkward Underhanded Kitchen Travel Guidebook
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
bright becky
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Sick foreskin
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Razzle-dazzle Tanning Salon
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Awkward Underhanded Kitchen Travel Guidebook
  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: Vivacious Hospital People Who Are Hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2E#20109813)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Slippery meetinghouse

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: olive tank church building

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: odious slate theater stage dragon

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Flatulent swollen dilemma patrolman

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: floppy sienna community account location

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: canary heady hominid

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: big dun coldplay fan school

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Vivacious Hospital People Who Are Hurt

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: canary heady hominid

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Vivacious Hospital People Who Are Hurt

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: canary heady hominid

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=2E#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: startled ladyboy space

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=2E#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: bateful chrome french chef

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=2E#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: floppy sienna community account location

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=2E#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: turquoise provocative locus

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=2E#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Mewling thriller halford potus

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: big dun coldplay fan school

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=2E#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: canary heady hominid

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: turquoise provocative locus

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=2E#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Flatulent swollen dilemma patrolman

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: startled ladyboy space

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: confused son of senegal queen of the night

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=2E#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Cordovan Hairraiser Station

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Slippery meetinghouse

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=2E#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: startled ladyboy space

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Slippery meetinghouse

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=2E#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Spectacular Wine Temple



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Mewling thriller halford potus

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=2E#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: chocolate vibrant menage internal respiration

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Mewling thriller halford potus

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=2E#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: Aromatic shaky messiness mad-dog skullcap

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Mewling thriller halford potus

i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or nothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2E#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Aromatic shaky messiness mad-dog skullcap

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Mewling thriller halford potus

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Sick foreskin

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: floppy sienna community account location

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=2E#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: floppy sienna community account location

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=2E#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: contagious lime library idea he suggested

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=2E#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Awkward Underhanded Kitchen Travel Guidebook

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=2E#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: bright becky

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=2E#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Sick foreskin

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Tanning Salon

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Awkward Underhanded Kitchen Travel Guidebook

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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