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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Tantric old irish cottage
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
maroon electric sanctuary black woman
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
curious shivering liquid oxygen national
  03/02/12
Lulz
Anal theater stage
  03/02/12
lololol
ruby adventurous blood rage rehab
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
swollen sex offender
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid
  03/02/12
3-5%
charismatic mad cow disease police squad
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Tantric old irish cottage
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid
  03/02/12
at least once
Tantric old irish cottage
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
costumed galvanic cruise ship
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
rough-skinned clown
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
swollen sex offender
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
mind-boggling glassy trump supporter native
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
brilliant abusive reading party
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
charismatic mad cow disease police squad
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
mind-boggling glassy trump supporter native
  03/02/12
2-5%.
ruby adventurous blood rage rehab
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
costumed galvanic cruise ship
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Cheese-eating excitant locale
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Bearded garrison national security agency
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
maroon electric sanctuary black woman
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
costumed galvanic cruise ship
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
maroon electric sanctuary black woman
  03/02/12
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dark space factory reset button
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
brilliant abusive reading party
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
transparent irradiated messiness piazza
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
brilliant abusive reading party
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
lascivious fishy pistol doctorate
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
brilliant abusive reading party
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
lascivious fishy pistol doctorate
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
brilliant abusive reading party
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Peach lodge azn
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
swollen sex offender
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
swollen sex offender
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Elite beady-eyed organic girlfriend
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Comical stock car
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Contagious Know-it-all Circlehead Stag Film
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Peach lodge azn
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Bearded gay foreskin
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Comical stock car
  03/02/12
When looking at the entire world population, the percentage ...
free-loading crackhouse
  07/01/26
When we narrow the lens down to 18–35-year-old males g...
free-loading crackhouse
  07/01/26
100% of men 18-50 should be able to put up at least a couple...
hyperactive stain institution
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: Tantric old irish cottage



(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: maroon electric sanctuary black woman

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: curious shivering liquid oxygen national

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: Anal theater stage

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: ruby adventurous blood rage rehab

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: swollen sex offender

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: adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid

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: charismatic mad cow disease police squad

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: Tantric old irish cottage

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: adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid

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: Tantric old irish cottage

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: adulterous mildly autistic forum 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=2Vannesa#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: costumed galvanic cruise ship

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: rough-skinned clown

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: swollen sex offender

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: mind-boggling glassy trump supporter native

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: brilliant abusive reading party

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: charismatic mad cow disease police squad

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: adulterous mildly autistic forum hominid

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: mind-boggling glassy trump supporter native

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: ruby adventurous blood rage rehab

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: costumed galvanic cruise ship

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: Cheese-eating excitant locale

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: Bearded garrison national security agency

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: maroon electric sanctuary black woman

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: costumed galvanic cruise ship

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: maroon electric sanctuary black woman

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: dark space factory reset button



(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: brilliant abusive reading party

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: transparent irradiated messiness piazza

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: brilliant abusive reading party

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: lascivious fishy pistol doctorate

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: brilliant abusive reading party

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: lascivious fishy pistol doctorate

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: brilliant abusive reading party

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: Peach lodge azn

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: swollen sex offender

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: swollen sex offender

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: Elite beady-eyed organic girlfriend

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: Comical stock car

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: Contagious Know-it-all Circlehead Stag Film

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: Peach lodge azn

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: Bearded gay foreskin

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: Comical stock car

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: free-loading crackhouse

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: free-loading crackhouse

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: hyperactive stain institution

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)