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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:27 PM Author: Mustard multi-colored indian lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109813) |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM Author: Vibrant lake garrison patrolman Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1888889&forum_id=2#20109984) |
Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:28 PM Author: fuchsia giraffe plaza 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: 180 nowag community account 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: Twisted passionate newt temple 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: Jet-lagged Stage Keepsake Machete 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: big-titted tattoo 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: bespoke messiness theater 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: Mustard multi-colored indian lodge 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: big-titted tattoo 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: Mustard multi-colored indian lodge 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: big-titted tattoo i'd say 20 percent
a max lift is a poor indicator of strength, imo |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:38 PM Author: Wine University Death Wish 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: Odious bat-shit-crazy station 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: Jet-lagged Stage Keepsake Machete I'll have to disagree.
A max lift is the best indicator of absolute strength. |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:29 PM Author: free-loading range 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: Clear point 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: bespoke messiness theater 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: big-titted tattoo 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: free-loading range 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: Twisted passionate newt temple 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: Wine University Death Wish 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: Mauve Excitant Den Incel 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: Exciting base 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: Vibrant lake garrison patrolman 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: Wine University Death Wish 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: Vibrant lake garrison patrolman 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: Rambunctious motley area (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: Clear point 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: Dull big round eye menage 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: Clear point 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. |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:22 PM Author: Out-of-control hall 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: Clear point 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: Out-of-control hall 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: Clear point 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: ruby sanctuary filthpig 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: Jet-lagged Stage Keepsake Machete 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: Jet-lagged Stage Keepsake Machete Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total body strength, regardless of limb length.
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:12 PM Author: Fishy Reading Party Kitchen 2% can 4 plate.
and I think a combined DL/BP is a good indicator of power and strength. |
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Date: March 2nd, 2012 11:26 PM Author: Comical travel guidebook 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: Disrespectful fear-inspiring pozpig circlehead 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: ruby sanctuary filthpig 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: vigorous library mental disorder 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: Comical travel guidebook 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. |
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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. |
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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=2#49975104) |