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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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fighting business firm jap
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
Thriller crackhouse juggernaut
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
claret theater stage turdskin
  03/02/12
Lulz
Laughsome alcoholic forum
  03/02/12
lololol
alcoholic field
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
grizzly buck-toothed blood rage
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
3-5%
sickened bright office
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
fighting business firm jap
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
at least once
fighting business firm jap
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Impressive concupiscible yarmulke sneaky criminal
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Domesticated Cruise Ship Organic Girlfriend
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
grizzly buck-toothed blood rage
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
Plum boyish private investor
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
exhilarant pit regret
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
sickened bright office
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
Plum boyish private investor
  03/02/12
2-5%.
alcoholic field
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Impressive concupiscible yarmulke sneaky criminal
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
carnelian hunting ground
  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
Blue rebellious ladyboy
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
Thriller crackhouse juggernaut
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Impressive concupiscible yarmulke sneaky criminal
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
Thriller crackhouse juggernaut
  03/02/12
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Umber Property Degenerate
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
exhilarant pit regret
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
marvelous step-uncle's house trump supporter
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
exhilarant pit regret
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Big love of her life cuckoldry
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
exhilarant pit regret
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Big love of her life cuckoldry
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
exhilarant pit regret
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
talented chocolate spot
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
grizzly buck-toothed blood rage
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
grizzly buck-toothed blood rage
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Jet old irish cottage
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Hateful nursing home selfie
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Frisky Ticket Booth
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
talented chocolate spot
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
sticky state
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Hateful nursing home selfie
  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: fighting business firm jap



(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: Thriller crackhouse juggernaut

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: claret theater stage turdskin

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: Laughsome alcoholic forum

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: alcoholic field

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: grizzly buck-toothed blood rage

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: curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter

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: sickened bright office

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: fighting business firm jap

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: curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter

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: fighting business firm jap

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: curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter

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: Impressive concupiscible yarmulke sneaky criminal

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: Domesticated Cruise Ship Organic Girlfriend

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: grizzly buck-toothed blood rage

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: Plum boyish private investor

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: exhilarant pit regret

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: sickened bright office

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: curious idiotic senate faggot firefighter

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: Plum boyish private investor

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: alcoholic field

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: Impressive concupiscible yarmulke sneaky criminal

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: carnelian hunting ground

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: Blue rebellious ladyboy

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: Thriller crackhouse juggernaut

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: Impressive concupiscible yarmulke sneaky criminal

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: Thriller crackhouse juggernaut

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: Umber Property Degenerate



(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: exhilarant pit regret

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: marvelous step-uncle's house trump supporter

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: exhilarant pit regret

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: Big love of her life cuckoldry

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: exhilarant pit regret

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: Big love of her life cuckoldry

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: exhilarant pit regret

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: talented chocolate spot

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: grizzly buck-toothed blood rage

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: grizzly buck-toothed blood rage

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: Jet old irish cottage

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: Hateful nursing home selfie

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: Frisky Ticket Booth

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: talented chocolate spot

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: sticky state

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: Hateful nursing home selfie

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: 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)