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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM Author: elite orchestra pit (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: balding immigrant idea he suggested Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2)#20109984) |
Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM Author: House-broken Idiot Son Of Senegal 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: mind-boggling laser beams space 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: Spectacular french background story resort 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: Cruel-hearted fanboi kitty cat 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: transparent theatre 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: appetizing sooty volcanic crater 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: elite orchestra pit 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: transparent theatre 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: elite orchestra pit 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: transparent theatre i'd say 20 percent
a max lift is a poor indicator of strength, imo |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM Author: cyan bateful stead roommate 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: Bronze Dopamine 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: Cruel-hearted fanboi kitty cat I'll have to disagree.
A max lift is the best indicator of absolute strength. |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM Author: Hyperactive Therapy Community Account 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: nighttime odious cruise ship 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: appetizing sooty volcanic crater 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: transparent theatre 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: Hyperactive Therapy Community Account 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: Spectacular french background story resort 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: cyan bateful stead roommate 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: Know-it-all pistol 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: pungent iridescent fat ankles indian lodge 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: balding immigrant idea he suggested 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: cyan bateful stead roommate 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: balding immigrant idea he suggested 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: Cracking sepia whorehouse (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: nighttime odious cruise ship 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: milky coldplay fan black woman 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: nighttime odious cruise ship 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. |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM Author: Submissive depressive 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: nighttime odious cruise ship 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: Submissive depressive 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: nighttime odious cruise ship 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: vivacious friendly grandma native 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: Cruel-hearted fanboi kitty cat 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: Cruel-hearted fanboi kitty cat Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total body strength, regardless of limb length.
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM Author: Obsidian Angry Spot 2% can 4 plate.
and I think a combined DL/BP is a good indicator of power and strength. |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM Author: twisted shimmering property french chef 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: Zippy Philosopher-king 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: vivacious friendly grandma native 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: Beady-eyed pearl locus chad 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: twisted shimmering property french chef 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. |
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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. |
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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:43 PM Author: Netizen Vigilante 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) |