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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Unhinged Trip Step-uncle's House Genital Piercing
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Electric maize indirect expression house
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
Bistre box office
  03/02/12
Lulz
fragrant hospital
  03/02/12
lololol
mentally impaired striped hyena
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
histrionic sable business firm
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Walnut godawful chapel
  03/02/12
3-5%
Stirring stage
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Unhinged Trip Step-uncle's House Genital Piercing
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Walnut godawful chapel
  03/02/12
at least once
Unhinged Trip Step-uncle's House Genital Piercing
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Walnut godawful chapel
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Federal Sex Offender
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
fishy sound barrier mood
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
histrionic sable business firm
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Shaky locale mexican
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Stirring stage
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Walnut godawful chapel
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Shaky locale mexican
  03/02/12
2-5%.
mentally impaired striped hyena
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Federal Sex Offender
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
glassy tripping parlor people who are hurt
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Supple set
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Electric maize indirect expression house
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Federal Sex Offender
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Electric maize indirect expression house
  03/02/12
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vengeful thriller parlour
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Salmon Charismatic Tanning Salon
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Galvanic mental disorder resort
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Galvanic mental disorder resort
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
beady-eyed ruddy windowlicker
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
histrionic sable business firm
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
histrionic sable business firm
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
odious whorehouse sandwich
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Burgundy wonderful toilet seat
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
heady flatulent dilemma cumskin
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
beady-eyed ruddy windowlicker
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
khaki trailer park digit ratio
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Burgundy wonderful toilet seat
  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: Unhinged Trip Step-uncle's House Genital Piercing



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Electric maize indirect expression house

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: Bistre box office

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: fragrant hospital

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: mentally impaired striped hyena

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: histrionic sable business firm

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: Walnut godawful chapel

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: Stirring stage

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: Unhinged Trip Step-uncle's House Genital Piercing

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: Walnut godawful chapel

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: Unhinged Trip Step-uncle's House Genital Piercing

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: Walnut godawful chapel

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: Federal Sex Offender

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: fishy sound barrier mood

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: histrionic sable business firm

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: Shaky locale mexican

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: fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault

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: Stirring stage

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: Walnut godawful chapel

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: Shaky locale mexican

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: mentally impaired striped hyena

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: Federal Sex Offender

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: glassy tripping parlor people who are hurt

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: Supple set

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: Electric maize indirect expression house

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: Federal Sex Offender

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: Electric maize indirect expression house

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: vengeful thriller parlour



(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: fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault

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: Salmon Charismatic Tanning Salon

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: fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault

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: Galvanic mental disorder resort

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: fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault

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: Galvanic mental disorder resort

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: fantasy-prone coldplay fan double fault

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: beady-eyed ruddy windowlicker

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: histrionic sable business firm

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: histrionic sable business firm

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: odious whorehouse sandwich

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: Burgundy wonderful toilet seat

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: heady flatulent dilemma cumskin

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: beady-eyed ruddy windowlicker

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: khaki trailer park digit ratio

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: Burgundy wonderful toilet seat

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)