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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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navy space
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
cerebral jap filthpig
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
hateful mind-boggling parlour chad
  03/02/12
Lulz
disgusting self-centered reading party
  03/02/12
lololol
irradiated hell hairy legs
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Passionate insecure hospital dragon
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
soul-stirring affirmative action
  03/02/12
3-5%
Bateful Gaping
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
navy space
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
soul-stirring affirmative action
  03/02/12
at least once
navy space
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
soul-stirring affirmative action
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Crimson Indian Lodge Foreskin
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Haunting cracking business firm
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Passionate insecure hospital dragon
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Kink-friendly brethren
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Violet marvelous bbw chapel
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Bateful Gaping
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
soul-stirring affirmative action
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Kink-friendly brethren
  03/02/12
2-5%.
irradiated hell hairy legs
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Crimson Indian Lodge Foreskin
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
Turquoise exhilarant range famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Wonderful institution
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
cerebral jap filthpig
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Crimson Indian Lodge Foreskin
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
cerebral jap filthpig
  03/02/12
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painfully honest dog poop set
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Violet marvelous bbw chapel
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
abusive heady trailer park idiot
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Violet marvelous bbw chapel
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
stimulating gaped useless brakes
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Violet marvelous bbw chapel
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
stimulating gaped useless brakes
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Violet marvelous bbw chapel
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Racy magical kitchen corn cake
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Passionate insecure hospital dragon
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Passionate insecure hospital dragon
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
big nubile puppy
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Hot Lascivious Generalized Bond Windowlicker
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Multi-colored water buffalo
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Racy magical kitchen corn cake
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Thriller pontificating telephone
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Hot Lascivious Generalized Bond Windowlicker
  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: navy space



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: cerebral jap filthpig

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: hateful mind-boggling parlour chad

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: disgusting self-centered reading party

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: irradiated hell hairy legs

lololol

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Passionate insecure hospital dragon

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: soul-stirring affirmative action

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Bateful Gaping

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: navy space

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: soul-stirring affirmative action

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: navy space

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: soul-stirring affirmative action

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: Crimson Indian Lodge Foreskin

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)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: Haunting cracking business firm

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Passionate insecure hospital dragon

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: Kink-friendly brethren

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Violet marvelous bbw chapel

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Bateful Gaping

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: soul-stirring affirmative action

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Kink-friendly brethren

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: irradiated hell hairy legs

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: Crimson Indian Lodge Foreskin

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: Turquoise exhilarant range famous landscape painting

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: Wonderful institution

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: cerebral jap filthpig

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: Crimson Indian Lodge Foreskin

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: cerebral jap filthpig

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: painfully honest dog poop set



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Violet marvelous bbw chapel

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: abusive heady trailer park idiot

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: Violet marvelous bbw chapel

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: stimulating gaped useless brakes

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: Violet marvelous bbw chapel

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: stimulating gaped useless brakes

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Violet marvelous bbw chapel

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Racy magical kitchen corn cake

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Passionate insecure hospital dragon

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Passionate insecure hospital dragon

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: big nubile puppy

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Hot Lascivious Generalized Bond Windowlicker

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Multi-colored water buffalo

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)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Racy magical kitchen corn cake

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Thriller pontificating telephone

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Hot Lascivious Generalized Bond Windowlicker

lmao @ the manlets on this site

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