\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

...
fuchsia pontificating mental disorder
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Sickened lavender library useless brakes
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
razzmatazz faggotry
  03/02/12
Lulz
Citrine station
  03/02/12
lololol
silver theater stage feces
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Big-titted stage
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
arousing useless new version round eye
  03/02/12
3-5%
Sienna Jewess Cuckold
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
fuchsia pontificating mental disorder
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
arousing useless new version round eye
  03/02/12
at least once
fuchsia pontificating mental disorder
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
arousing useless new version round eye
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
boyish brass location pozpig
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
flushed vibrant university
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Big-titted stage
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
talking marvelous factory reset button
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
zombie-like base
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Sienna Jewess Cuckold
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
arousing useless new version round eye
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
talking marvelous factory reset button
  03/02/12
2-5%.
silver theater stage feces
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
boyish brass location pozpig
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
salmon low-t dysfunction
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Glittery mother pit
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Sickened lavender library useless brakes
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
boyish brass location pozpig
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Sickened lavender library useless brakes
  03/02/12
...
fragrant chestnut ratface
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
zombie-like base
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Charismatic Carmine Crackhouse Partner
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
zombie-like base
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
chrome alcoholic shitlib corner
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
zombie-like base
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
chrome alcoholic shitlib corner
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
zombie-like base
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Ebony well-lubricated property goyim
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Big-titted stage
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Big-titted stage
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
fiercely-loyal ruby multi-billionaire
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Cobalt trailer park
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Stirring navy meetinghouse
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Ebony well-lubricated property goyim
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
bearded flesh abode
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Cobalt trailer park
  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...
Netizen Vigilante
  07/01/26


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: fuchsia pontificating mental disorder



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: Sickened lavender library useless brakes

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: razzmatazz faggotry

Around 25% brother.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Citrine station

Lulz

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: silver theater stage feces

lololol

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Big-titted stage

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: arousing useless new version round eye

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Sienna Jewess Cuckold

3-5%

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: fuchsia pontificating mental disorder

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: arousing useless new version round eye

are we talking for reps or max?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: fuchsia pontificating mental disorder

at least once

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: arousing useless new version round eye

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=2Elisa#20109871)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: boyish brass location pozpig

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=2Elisa#20109960)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: flushed vibrant university

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=2Elisa#20140541)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Big-titted stage

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=2Elisa#20109969)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: talking marvelous factory reset button

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=2Elisa#20109840)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: zombie-like base

you can bench 185... once?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Sienna Jewess Cuckold

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=2Elisa#20109853)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: arousing useless new version round eye

not for reps, right?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: talking marvelous factory reset button

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=2Elisa#20110040)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: silver theater stage feces

2-5%.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: boyish brass location pozpig

yeah, less than 5%

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: salmon low-t dysfunction

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=2Elisa#20110021)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Glittery mother pit

just do both pansy.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Sickened lavender library useless brakes

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=2Elisa#20110039)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: boyish brass location pozpig

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Sickened lavender library useless brakes

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=2Elisa#20110142)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: fragrant chestnut ratface



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: zombie-like base

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=2Elisa#20110130)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Charismatic Carmine Crackhouse Partner

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

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: zombie-like base

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=2Elisa#20110232)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: chrome alcoholic shitlib corner

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: zombie-like base

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

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: chrome alcoholic shitlib corner

A shirt can't do much.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: zombie-like base

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Ebony well-lubricated property goyim

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Big-titted stage

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=2Elisa#20110326)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Big-titted stage

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=2Elisa#20110349)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal ruby multi-billionaire

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=2Elisa#20110207)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Cobalt trailer park

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=2Elisa#20110294)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Stirring navy meetinghouse

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=2Elisa#20110308)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Ebony well-lubricated property goyim

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: bearded flesh abode

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

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Cobalt trailer park

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2Elisa#20110481)



Reply Favorite

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=2Elisa#49975085)



Reply Favorite

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=2Elisa#49975087)



Reply Favorite

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=2Elisa#49975104)