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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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razzle-dazzle nibblets
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
sick primrose pit
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
cracking senate therapy
  03/02/12
Lulz
provocative pisswyrm boiling water
  03/02/12
lololol
fuchsia deep site
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
bateful wrinkle
  03/02/12
3-5%
Rambunctious histrionic menage dopamine
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
razzle-dazzle nibblets
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
bateful wrinkle
  03/02/12
at least once
razzle-dazzle nibblets
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
bateful wrinkle
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
twisted flesh crotch
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
bright pozpig electric furnace
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
underhanded sapphire lay stock car
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Avocado double fault church building
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Rambunctious histrionic menage dopamine
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
bateful wrinkle
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
underhanded sapphire lay stock car
  03/02/12
2-5%.
fuchsia deep site
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
twisted flesh crotch
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Rose newt theater stage
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
glittery stain athletic conference
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
sick primrose pit
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
twisted flesh crotch
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
sick primrose pit
  03/02/12
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mind-boggling trailer park
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Avocado double fault church building
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
sadistic wonderful market black woman
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Avocado double fault church building
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Tan Painfully Honest Bbw Striped Hyena
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Avocado double fault church building
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Tan Painfully Honest Bbw Striped Hyena
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Avocado double fault church building
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Thriller navy piazza
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Onyx heaven
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Free-loading anal genital piercing
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Titillating frum knife pistol
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Thriller navy piazza
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Very Tactful Wine Hall Milk
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Free-loading anal genital piercing
  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: razzle-dazzle nibblets



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: sick primrose pit

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: cracking senate therapy

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: provocative pisswyrm boiling water

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: fuchsia deep site

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: Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater

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: bateful wrinkle

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: Rambunctious histrionic menage dopamine

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: razzle-dazzle nibblets

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: bateful wrinkle

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: razzle-dazzle nibblets

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: bateful wrinkle

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: twisted flesh crotch

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: bright pozpig electric furnace

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: Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater

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: underhanded sapphire lay stock car

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: Avocado double fault church building

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: Rambunctious histrionic menage dopamine

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: bateful wrinkle

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: underhanded sapphire lay stock car

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: fuchsia deep site

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: twisted flesh crotch

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: Rose newt theater stage

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: glittery stain athletic conference

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: sick primrose pit

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: twisted flesh crotch

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: sick primrose pit

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: mind-boggling trailer park



(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: Avocado double fault church building

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: sadistic wonderful market 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: Avocado double fault church building

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: Tan Painfully Honest Bbw Striped Hyena

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: Avocado double fault church building

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: Tan Painfully Honest Bbw Striped Hyena

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: Avocado double fault church building

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: Thriller navy piazza

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: Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater

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: Tripping frozen crackhouse volcanic crater

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: Onyx heaven

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: Free-loading anal genital piercing

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: Titillating frum knife pistol

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: Thriller navy piazza

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: Very Tactful Wine Hall Milk

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: Free-loading anal genital piercing

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)