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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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provocative location
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
curious silver pisswyrm
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
effete arousing university
  03/02/12
Lulz
buff house hominid
  03/02/12
lololol
Green skinny woman
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
odious primrose french chef
  03/02/12
3-5%
Irradiated Main People Church
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
provocative location
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
odious primrose french chef
  03/02/12
at least once
provocative location
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
odious primrose french chef
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
hideous purple plaza laser beams
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
floppy territorial tanning salon preventive strike
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
haunting jade idea he suggested
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
mustard locus famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Irradiated Main People Church
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
odious primrose french chef
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
haunting jade idea he suggested
  03/02/12
2-5%.
Green skinny woman
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
hideous purple plaza laser beams
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
180 fighting bbw shrine
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
tripping confused site
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
curious silver pisswyrm
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
hideous purple plaza laser beams
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
curious silver pisswyrm
  03/02/12
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filthy beady-eyed theatre
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
mustard locus famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
aphrodisiac overrated stag film kitty cat
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
mustard locus famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
fragrant ultramarine den mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
mustard locus famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
fragrant ultramarine den mad-dog skullcap
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
mustard locus famous landscape painting
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Nubile spot
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
lascivious meetinghouse
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Embarrassed to the bone native hissy fit
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Frisky fiercely-loyal macaca goyim
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Nubile spot
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
navy racy patrolman chad
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Embarrassed to the bone native hissy fit
  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...
Needless Needles Need Less
  07/01/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM
Author: provocative location



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: curious silver pisswyrm

Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: effete arousing university

Around 25% brother.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: buff house hominid

Lulz

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Green skinny woman

lololol

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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness

2-3%, and that is generous.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: odious primrose french chef

225 has got to be in the 90 percentile

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM
Author: Irradiated Main People Church

3-5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: provocative location

what % of LS bros can bench 225?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: odious primrose french chef

are we talking for reps or max?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: provocative location

at least once

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: odious primrose french chef

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=2betting#20109871)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM
Author: hideous purple plaza laser beams

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=2betting#20109960)



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Date: March 6th, 2012 7:20 PM
Author: floppy territorial tanning salon preventive strike

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=2betting#20140541)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:39 PM
Author: Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness

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=2betting#20109969)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Author: haunting jade idea he suggested

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=2betting#20109840)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: mustard locus famous landscape painting

you can bench 185... once?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: Irradiated Main People Church

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=2betting#20109853)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:30 PM
Author: odious primrose french chef

not for reps, right?

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: haunting jade idea he suggested

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=2betting#20110040)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:31 PM
Author: Green skinny woman

2-5%.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:35 PM
Author: hideous purple plaza laser beams

yeah, less than 5%

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: 180 fighting bbw shrine

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=2betting#20110021)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: tripping confused site

just do both pansy.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: curious silver pisswyrm

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=2betting#20110039)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:56 PM
Author: hideous purple plaza laser beams

having short arms sucks for the deadlift.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: curious silver pisswyrm

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=2betting#20110142)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:10 PM
Author: filthy beady-eyed theatre



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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: mustard locus famous landscape painting

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=2betting#20110130)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: aphrodisiac overrated stag film kitty cat

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:16 PM
Author: mustard locus famous landscape painting

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=2betting#20110232)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM
Author: fragrant ultramarine den mad-dog skullcap

Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:23 PM
Author: mustard locus famous landscape painting

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: fragrant ultramarine den mad-dog skullcap

A shirt can't do much.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: mustard locus famous landscape painting

it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Nubile spot

It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness

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=2betting#20110326)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:34 PM
Author: Aquamarine home twinkling uncleanness

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=2betting#20110349)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM
Author: lascivious meetinghouse

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=2betting#20110207)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone native hissy fit

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=2betting#20110294)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:29 PM
Author: Frisky fiercely-loyal macaca goyim

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=2betting#20110308)



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:35 PM
Author: Nubile spot

do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:32 PM
Author: navy racy patrolman chad

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

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



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:46 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone native hissy fit

lmao @ the manlets on this site

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2betting#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=2betting#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=2betting#49975087)



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Date: July 1st, 2026 11:43 PM
Author: Needless Needles Need Less

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=2betting#49975104)