I got up to 225 for 4 reps back when I was in college, but I also was in a weight lifting class that taught us how to stretch and warm up properly. I think tight lats or rotator issues might be the reason lots of people have issues with it
How much weight should the avg male be able to bench?
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Son Goku
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The average man isn't working out though. If the average man did, 225 wouldn't be impressive as @Son Goku is saying. And truthfully I would be more impressed by the average man being able to squat 225 since most seem to avoid squats like the plague. But once again, 225 for an average gym goer should be warm up weight
Just from people- (read: plate-watching) at the gym, yeah, nah, 225 on bench really ain't shyt.
Some folks might call that an accomplishment or whatever, and if that's your goal, that what's up, but any gym regular ain't sweating a 2 plate bench.It's literally high school-looking cacs scrawny as fukk that are sniffing or touching that for a fugly single.
Even the little dudes that look like they bout 15 years old can put up more than 135.
I'd say at my gym at least, prolly 85% of dudes under AARP age can put up 225 at least once. Maybe 10% of cats can put up 315, and I only know of two cats that can touch 405 and at least one is self-proclaimed not natty.
One dude already told ya'll ITT that you could hit that in like 7-8 on SL 5x5 but coli dudes will continue to sleep on that program while still not hitting such light weights. (I ran the numbers right quick and you should actually hit 225 for 5 reps at the end of month 6, assuming you don't miss or slack.
)As far as squatting goes, you already know.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
lol at these
What Percent of the Population Can Bench 225? Less than You Think - Inspire US
In terms of global population, being capable of performing the bench press with 225 pounds of weight is a rather impressive feat that not many can do.www.inspireusafoundation.org
That 2% number is misleading; it includes women,
folks that are both too lazy to cancel their membership and too lazy to go lift, folks that don't even lift at the gym, old folks, all that.I wonder what the real number for military-age males is.
man just type the 2nd part, it's not gay
Niqqas can cite specific ass 11% for 315...but wants to guestimate that 85% can press 225?
Every man should be able to lift his body weight....
But nikkas be having all these muscles and be in the gym and be real life weak. Can't fight, don't really protect their woman, they just look the partwomen are the worst judges of what dudes character really is, and it's probably the same, most men aren't great character judges of women...
To be fair, most women not giving a fukk about the most muscled-up guy. You gotta have some shyt in you, not on you...
Very true. And it seems like muscles give a lot of dudes false sense of security. That father in the Brooklyn apartment building who got shot by the killer neighbor who also killed the son was swole.
Mandarin Duck
Majestic and Highfalutin
I'm not sure, but I do believe a man should have a regular exercise regimen after a certain age.
In fact, I think that should be more important than the amount they bench.
In fact, I think that should be more important than the amount they bench.
Only 10 pushups but an 8 minute mile? An 8 minute mile is not an average time. I run consistently (ran a half marathon last year) and I have to push myself to get to an 8 minute mile. Just cruising, I’m closer to around 9 minutes. But I’m bottom heavy so my legs get fatigued kinda fast.
Meanwhile I do pull-ups in sets of 8-10, I do pushups in sets of 30-40, and I can plank for about 1:45-2 minutes. My Garmin watch says I could run a 5k in under 23:30… probably not gonna find out any time soon, lol
Stronglifts is simple but dope. Started up again last month trying to de
myself. Surgery and COVID had me starting all the way over. Tough, but I'm feeling improved and notice the strength increases already. Glad I resisted selling my weight equipment during the COVID boom. I HATE going to gyms.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
See how coli nikkas just be making up bullshyt?
Even the oldest broads in Army boot have to do 11 push-ups to graduate. 
xXMASHERXx
Superstar
Not sure why I even do this to myself. One poster already admitted he had no idea what he was talking about. No wonder we never see any of these folks posting in the gym. They lift everything but a barbellJust from people- (read: plate-watching) at the gym, yeah, nah, 225 on bench really ain't shyt.
It's literally high school-looking cacs scrawny as fukk that are sniffing or touching that for a fugly single.
Even the little dudes that look like they bout 15 years old can put up more than 135.
I'd say at my gym at least, prolly 85% of dudes under AARP age can put up 225 at least once. Maybe 10% of cats can put up 315, and I only know of two cats that can touch 405 and at least one is self-proclaimed not natty.
One dude already told ya'll ITT that you could hit that in like 7-8 on SL 5x5 but coli dudes will continue to sleep on that program while still not hitting such light weights. (I ran the numbers right quick and you should actually hit 225 for 5 reps at the end of month 6, assuming you don't miss or slack.
As far as squatting goes, you already know.
The ironySee how coli nikkas just be making up bullshyt?
Bigblackted4
Superstar
Unless they weigh over 250 then at least 250