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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Supple obsidian famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
buff haunting spot
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Fuchsia Flickering Resort Philosopher-king
  03/02/12
Lulz
Flirting multi-billionaire stage
  03/02/12
lololol
milky laughsome mental disorder
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
3-5%
Cream Depressive Station
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Supple obsidian famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
at least once
Supple obsidian famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
flatulent national
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
swashbuckling indian lodge fanboi
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
gaped ratface ticket booth
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Rebellious red native idea he suggested
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Cream Depressive Station
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
gaped ratface ticket booth
  03/02/12
2-5%.
milky laughsome mental disorder
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
flatulent national
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
stubborn pozpig
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Adventurous School Cafeteria
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
buff haunting spot
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
flatulent national
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
buff haunting spot
  03/02/12
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walnut house antidepressant drug
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Rebellious red native idea he suggested
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
low-t cerebral therapy
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Rebellious red native idea he suggested
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
demanding aphrodisiac bawdyhouse
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Rebellious red native idea he suggested
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
demanding aphrodisiac bawdyhouse
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Rebellious red native idea he suggested
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Snowy hateful blood rage
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Rose Sanctuary
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Cracking parlour
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
bateful fluffy office
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Snowy hateful blood rage
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Vermilion old irish cottage kitty
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Cracking parlour
  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: Supple obsidian famous landscape painting



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: buff haunting spot

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Fuchsia Flickering Resort Philosopher-king

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Flirting multi-billionaire stage

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: milky laughsome mental disorder

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Cream Depressive Station

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Supple obsidian famous landscape painting

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Supple obsidian famous landscape painting

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe

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=2most#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: flatulent national

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=2most#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: swashbuckling indian lodge fanboi

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=2most#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault

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=2most#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: gaped ratface ticket booth

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=2most#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Rebellious red native idea he suggested

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Cream Depressive Station

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=2most#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Yellow medicated trailer park sweet tailpipe

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: gaped ratface ticket booth

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=2most#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: milky laughsome mental disorder

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: flatulent national

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: stubborn pozpig

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=2most#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Adventurous School Cafeteria

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: buff haunting spot

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=2most#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: flatulent national

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: buff haunting spot

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=2most#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: walnut house antidepressant drug



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Rebellious red native idea he suggested

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=2most#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: low-t cerebral therapy

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Rebellious red native idea he suggested

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=2most#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: demanding aphrodisiac bawdyhouse

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Rebellious red native idea he suggested

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: demanding aphrodisiac bawdyhouse

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Rebellious red native idea he suggested

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Snowy hateful blood rage

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault

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=2most#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Bisexual diverse deer antler double fault

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=2most#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: Rose Sanctuary

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=2most#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Cracking parlour

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=2most#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: bateful fluffy office

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=2most#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Snowy hateful blood rage

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Vermilion old irish cottage kitty

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Cracking parlour

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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