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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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blue tank
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Marvelous ticket booth
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
learning disabled main people
  03/02/12
Lulz
Maize Rigpig Goyim
  03/02/12
lololol
Drab community account
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Spectacular obsidian den
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Silver degenerate parlor
  03/02/12
3-5%
Trip mauve blood rage corner
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
blue tank
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Silver degenerate parlor
  03/02/12
at least once
blue tank
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Silver degenerate parlor
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Rough-skinned National Security Agency
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Brindle histrionic office tattoo
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Spectacular obsidian den
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Cheese-eating laser beams
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Sable filthpig
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Trip mauve blood rage corner
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Silver degenerate parlor
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Cheese-eating laser beams
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Drab community account
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Rough-skinned National Security Agency
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Sienna Volcanic Crater
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Soggy institution toilet seat
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Marvelous ticket booth
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Rough-skinned National Security Agency
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Marvelous ticket booth
  03/02/12
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Very tactful aromatic athletic conference casino
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Sable filthpig
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
fiercely-loyal charismatic hospital
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Sable filthpig
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
cracking fluffy university factory reset button
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Sable filthpig
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
cracking fluffy university factory reset button
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Sable filthpig
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Useless bat shit crazy masturbator
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Spectacular obsidian den
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Spectacular obsidian den
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Mustard Galvanic Police Squad Stead
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
bateful gaped psychic
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Adventurous Impertinent Corn Cake Point
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Useless bat shit crazy masturbator
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Mind-boggling national potus
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
bateful gaped psychic
  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: blue tank



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Marvelous ticket booth

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: learning disabled main people

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Maize Rigpig Goyim

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Drab community account

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Spectacular obsidian den

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Silver degenerate parlor

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Trip mauve blood rage corner

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: blue tank

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Silver degenerate parlor

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: blue tank

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Silver degenerate parlor

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),#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Rough-skinned National Security Agency

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),#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Brindle histrionic office tattoo

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),#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Spectacular obsidian den

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),#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Cheese-eating laser beams

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),#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Sable filthpig

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Trip mauve blood rage corner

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),#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Silver degenerate parlor

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Cheese-eating laser beams

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),#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Drab community account

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Rough-skinned National Security Agency

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Sienna Volcanic Crater

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),#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Soggy institution toilet seat

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Marvelous ticket booth

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),#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: Rough-skinned National Security Agency

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Marvelous ticket booth

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),#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: Very tactful aromatic athletic conference casino



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Sable filthpig

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),#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal charismatic hospital

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Sable filthpig

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),#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: cracking fluffy university factory reset button

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Sable filthpig

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),#20110282)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: cracking fluffy university factory reset button

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Sable filthpig

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Useless bat shit crazy masturbator

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Spectacular obsidian den

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),#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Spectacular obsidian den

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),#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: Mustard Galvanic Police Squad Stead

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),#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: bateful gaped psychic

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),#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Adventurous Impertinent Corn Cake Point

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),#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Useless bat shit crazy masturbator

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Mind-boggling national potus

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: bateful gaped psychic

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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