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What % of men 18-30 can bench 225?

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Sadistic aromatic gay wizard public bath
  03/02/12
Fewer than 1 in 10 for sure.
soul-stirring theater stage twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
Around 25% brother.
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  03/02/12
Lulz
claret hairraiser juggernaut
  03/02/12
lololol
stirring nighttime heaven national security agency
  03/02/12
2-3%, and that is generous.
Stubborn balding space
  03/02/12
225 has got to be in the 90 percentile
Galvanic Station
  03/02/12
3-5%
Transparent Hilarious Haunted Graveyard
  03/02/12
what % of LS bros can bench 225?
Sadistic aromatic gay wizard public bath
  03/02/12
are we talking for reps or max?
Galvanic Station
  03/02/12
at least once
Sadistic aromatic gay wizard public bath
  03/02/12
i'd say 20 percent a max lift is a poor indicator of st...
Galvanic Station
  03/02/12
a max lift has a lot more to do with your mastery of the for...
Concupiscible Flirting Turdskin
  03/02/12
Average LS dude hasn't seen the inside of a gym in years. 13...
Heady tattoo organic girlfriend
  03/06/12
I'll have to disagree. A max lift is the best indicator o...
Stubborn balding space
  03/02/12
i can bench 185, I weigh 185. What do i do to get 225?
crawly stage
  03/02/12
you can bench 185... once?
Irradiated jewess
  03/02/12
Actually start working out. You should be able to bench you...
Transparent Hilarious Haunted Graveyard
  03/02/12
not for reps, right?
Galvanic Station
  03/02/12
bro ive been working out for like 4 months now. I cant get m...
crawly stage
  03/02/12
2-5%.
stirring nighttime heaven national security agency
  03/02/12
yeah, less than 5%
Concupiscible Flirting Turdskin
  03/02/12
bench is for shorts with their short stubby little arms. de...
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  03/02/12
just do both pansy.
citrine black woman
  03/02/12
Dead lift is about 1000x more credited than bench press. Ho...
soul-stirring theater stage twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
having short arms sucks for the deadlift.
Concupiscible Flirting Turdskin
  03/02/12
This is true, but having short legs helps. I guess to the e...
soul-stirring theater stage twinkling uncleanness
  03/02/12
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Aqua Coldplay Fan Field
  03/02/12
to an extent. the raw bench press record is still held by s...
Irradiated jewess
  03/02/12
but he's a topheavy ripped 350lbs...
Rough-skinned canary giraffe meetinghouse
  03/02/12
it seems like the additional weight reaches a point of very ...
Irradiated jewess
  03/02/12
Ryan Kenelley benched 1075.
Purple sandwich philosopher-king
  03/02/12
i don't even consider the bench-shirt records. go raw or no...
Irradiated jewess
  03/02/12
A shirt can't do much.
Purple sandwich philosopher-king
  03/02/12
it gave scott mendelson a 315lb boost.
Irradiated jewess
  03/02/12
It can do 360 pounds extra, apparently
Trip flesh site party of the first part
  03/02/12
Bodyweight and the return on bar weight is not linear. Ever...
Stubborn balding space
  03/02/12
Squat is still the overall most credited indicator of total ...
Stubborn balding space
  03/02/12
2% can 4 plate. and I think a combined DL/BP is a good in...
Thriller Lake Antidepressant Drug Corner
  03/02/12
30-40% of non-faggots who actually hit the gym. 225 is a com...
Demanding new version telephone
  03/02/12
who cares about bench press? i'm a crossfit bro. we dont do ...
Bonkers Brunch Degenerate
  03/02/12
do you do crossfit in vibram five fingers
Trip flesh site party of the first part
  03/02/12
very few. the 2-5% figure is probably right
Buck-toothed passionate mother shrine
  03/02/12
lmao @ the manlets on this site
Demanding new version telephone
  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: Sadistic aromatic gay wizard public bath



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Date: March 2nd, 2012 10:40 PM
Author: soul-stirring theater stage twinkling uncleanness

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: appetizing whorehouse hairy legs

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: claret hairraiser juggernaut

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: stirring nighttime heaven national security agency

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: Stubborn balding space

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: Galvanic Station

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: Transparent Hilarious Haunted Graveyard

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: Sadistic aromatic gay wizard public bath

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: Galvanic Station

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: Sadistic aromatic gay wizard public bath

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: Galvanic Station

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: Concupiscible Flirting Turdskin

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: Heady tattoo 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: Stubborn balding space

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: crawly stage

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: Irradiated jewess

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: Transparent Hilarious Haunted Graveyard

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: Galvanic Station

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: crawly stage

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: stirring nighttime heaven national security agency

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: Concupiscible Flirting Turdskin

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: gay personal credit line ticket booth

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: citrine black woman

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: soul-stirring theater stage twinkling uncleanness

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: Concupiscible Flirting Turdskin

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: soul-stirring theater stage twinkling uncleanness

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: Aqua Coldplay Fan Field



(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: Irradiated jewess

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: Rough-skinned canary giraffe meetinghouse

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: Irradiated jewess

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: Purple sandwich philosopher-king

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: Irradiated jewess

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: Purple sandwich philosopher-king

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: Irradiated jewess

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: Trip flesh site party of the first part

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: Stubborn balding space

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: Stubborn balding space

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: Thriller Lake Antidepressant Drug Corner

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: Demanding new version telephone

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: Bonkers Brunch Degenerate

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: Trip flesh site party of the first part

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: Buck-toothed passionate mother shrine

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: Demanding new version telephone

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: 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=2#49975104)