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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Bat-shit-crazy Shitlib Useless Brakes
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
lascivious crackhouse personal credit line
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
deep public bath pistol
  03/02/12
Lulz
Titillating crawly crotch partner
  03/02/12
lololol
unhinged sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Curious disgusting school
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Awkward hairraiser selfie
  03/02/12
3-5%
Outnumbered appetizing bawdyhouse foreskin
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Bat-shit-crazy Shitlib Useless Brakes
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Awkward hairraiser selfie
  03/02/12
at least once
Bat-shit-crazy Shitlib Useless Brakes
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Awkward hairraiser selfie
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
sexy aromatic dysfunction
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Filthy international law enforcement agency
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Curious disgusting school
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Vermilion seedy locus marketing idea
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
wild pink son of senegal death wish
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Outnumbered appetizing bawdyhouse foreskin
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Awkward hairraiser selfie
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Vermilion seedy locus marketing idea
  03/02/12
2-5%.
unhinged sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
sexy aromatic dysfunction
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Snowy Jap Cuckoldry
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
pea-brained big mad cow disease dog poop
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
lascivious crackhouse personal credit line
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
sexy aromatic dysfunction
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
lascivious crackhouse personal credit line
  03/02/12
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nudist beady-eyed dilemma
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
wild pink son of senegal death wish
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Canary ticket booth pocket flask
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
wild pink son of senegal death wish
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
dun plaza
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
wild pink son of senegal death wish
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
dun plaza
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
wild pink son of senegal death wish
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
razzmatazz stag film mental disorder
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Curious disgusting school
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Curious disgusting school
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
drab buck-toothed water buffalo
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
indigo electric dragon
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
wonderful bearded windowlicker
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
razzmatazz stag film mental disorder
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
flushed senate nibblets
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
indigo electric dragon
  03/02/12
When looking at the entire world population, the percentage ...
fighting toaster whorehouse
  07/01/26
When we narrow the lens down to 18–35-year-old males g...
fighting toaster whorehouse
  07/01/26
100% of men 18-50 should be able to put up at least a couple...
Cerise institution haunted graveyard
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Shitlib Useless Brakes



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: lascivious crackhouse personal credit line

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: deep public bath pistol

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Titillating crawly crotch partner

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: unhinged sweet tailpipe

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Curious disgusting school

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Awkward hairraiser selfie

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Outnumbered appetizing bawdyhouse foreskin

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Shitlib Useless Brakes

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Awkward hairraiser selfie

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Shitlib Useless Brakes

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Awkward hairraiser selfie

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=2Vannesa#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: sexy aromatic dysfunction

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=2Vannesa#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Filthy international law enforcement agency

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=2Vannesa#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Curious disgusting school

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=2Vannesa#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Vermilion seedy locus marketing idea

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=2Vannesa#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: wild pink son of senegal death wish

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Outnumbered appetizing bawdyhouse foreskin

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=2Vannesa#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Awkward hairraiser selfie

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Vermilion seedy locus marketing idea

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=2Vannesa#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: unhinged sweet tailpipe

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: sexy aromatic dysfunction

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Snowy Jap Cuckoldry

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=2Vannesa#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: pea-brained big mad cow disease dog poop

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: lascivious crackhouse personal credit line

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=2Vannesa#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: sexy aromatic dysfunction

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: lascivious crackhouse personal credit line

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=2Vannesa#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: nudist beady-eyed dilemma



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: wild pink son of senegal death wish

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=2Vannesa#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Canary ticket booth pocket flask

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: wild pink son of senegal death wish

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=2Vannesa#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: dun plaza

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: wild pink son of senegal death wish

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: dun plaza

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: wild pink son of senegal death wish

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: razzmatazz stag film mental disorder

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Curious disgusting school

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=2Vannesa#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Curious disgusting school

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=2Vannesa#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: drab buck-toothed water buffalo

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=2Vannesa#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: indigo electric dragon

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=2Vannesa#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: wonderful bearded windowlicker

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=2Vannesa#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: razzmatazz stag film mental disorder

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: flushed senate nibblets

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: indigo electric dragon

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2Vannesa#20110481)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:15 PM
Author: fighting toaster whorehouse

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=2Vannesa#49975085)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:16 PM
Author: fighting toaster whorehouse

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=2Vannesa#49975087)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:43 PM
Author: Cerise institution haunted graveyard

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=2Vannesa#49975104)