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Thread: The average male in his 20s can bench 185 lbs for reps

post 1542048901 01-27-2018, 09:18 PM
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At the end of the day no one knows for sure how much we're lifting because they have to cut a hole in the plate before it can go on the bar, no telling how much it actually weighs after that
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post 1542048931 01-27-2018, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted By nm1891⏩
You said you were 15 and then that it was 15 years ago, so close enough.
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post 1542053351 01-27-2018, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted By chappy86⏩
I agree with this. Heck the average man can barely do 10 pushups. We are losing are manliness as a society.
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post 1542053601 01-27-2018, 10:27 PM
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Average lifting male in his 20s you mean.
post 1542054931 01-27-2018, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted By Dorich⏩
Yanosh meant average guy as in untrained.
Yanosh is stupid.
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post 1542055541 01-27-2018, 10:59 PM
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I mean my dad who is 52 years old went to the gym for the first time since his 20s and got 185. Weighs like 220 but age tho
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post 1542055611 01-27-2018, 11:01 PM
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I'm an average dude I don't feel 185
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post 1542056331 01-27-2018, 11:16 PM
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The average guy is incredibly weak. Tradies have very good forearm strength though...sometimes massive forearms with rest of body skinnyfat.
post 1542057501 01-27-2018, 11:38 PM
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The Game can bench 405 for 6 reps

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post 1542057641 01-27-2018, 11:41 PM
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avrg gym goer that has some years of training yes
random guy from street cant do 40 push ups lol
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post 1542057961 01-27-2018, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted By Dorich⏩
My friend Yanosh says that the average male in his 20s can bench 185 lbs for reps.

Is it true?
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post 1542059881 01-28-2018, 12:39 AM
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post 1542113491 01-28-2018, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted By buckeyenutz⏩
lulz
post 1542130821 01-28-2018, 07:14 PM
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it's amazing how average football players can bench 225 for like 30 reps
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lol'd @ the name Yanosh
post 1542131581 01-28-2018, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted By travellingbrah⏩
Yanosh is stupid.
This. Unless he was referring to the average Samoan in his 20's.
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Originally Posted By Dasser⏩
it's amazing how average football players can bench 225 for like 30 reps
Yea and even smaller defensive backs and recievers get 15+. McCaffrey got blasted last combine because he only got 10 as a rb, where your average gym goer would kill to get 10 reps of 225.
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post 1542131901 01-28-2018, 07:28 PM
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The average guy can barely rep the bar for 10.
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What kind of weak ass gyms do you guys go to? I see half the males at the gym repping 225lbs on the bench. A lot of them actually using good form too.

Unlike say on the squat, where 90% of people I see are doing slight knee bends. Forget 90 degrees, they barely break 180 degrees. Legit looks like they are bending their knees for a 2-3" range of motion.
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Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
It depends

If someone is short and fat it should be easy

If the person doesn't lift but plays a lot of sports it should be easy
I played sports all my life, and I started with 88lbs (8 reps). But I was 16 so i dont know.
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Jesus at the estaters....

BRB broke the world record for my age/weight class no biggie. If only I kept lifting...

I started out at 85 lbs @ 135 and 3 months later I was 165 @ 155. Not abnormal for a puberty age teen.
Originally Posted By shoelaces⏩
What kind of weak ass gyms do you guys go to? I see half the males at the gym repping 225lbs on the bench. A lot of them actually using good form too.

Unlike say on the squat, where 90% of people I see are doing slight knee bends. Forget 90 degrees, they barely break 180 degrees. Legit looks like they are bending their knees for a 2-3" range of motion.
and this. That being said you are probably at a legit gym. I have been at gyms where 2 plates turns heads and also been at gyms were you have 5 people legit benching 4 plates.
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average male can bench 185 and end up killing himself
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post 1542137231 01-28-2018, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted By Austanian⏩
Jesus at the estaters....

BRB broke the world record for my age/weight class no biggie. If only I kept lifting...

I started out at 85 lbs @ 135 and 3 months later I was 165 @ 155. Not abnormal for a puberty age teen.



and this. That being said you are probably at a legit gym. I have been at gyms where 2 plates turns heads and also been at gyms were you have 5 people legit benching 4 plates.
I got to a gym occupied by old people and younger kids mostly and I've seen other than me like 5 people do above 225 and only one other can do 315 other than me. Most common people don't care much, even at local LA fitness people barely bench 225
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Originally Posted By Austanian⏩
Jesus at the estaters....

BRB broke the world record for my age/weight class no biggie. If only I kept lifting...

I started out at 85 lbs @ 135 and 3 months later I was 165 @ 155. Not abnormal for a puberty age teen.



and this. That being said you are probably at a legit gym. I have been at gyms where 2 plates turns heads and also been at gyms were you have 5 people legit benching 4 plates.
lol...one of the gyms that I go is full of professional bodybuilders who do 3+ plates bench easily.
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I highly doubt it.
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Originally Posted By shoelaces⏩
What kind of weak ass gyms do you guys go to? I see half the males at the gym repping 225lbs on the bench. A lot of them actually using good form too.

Unlike say on the squat, where 90% of people I see are doing slight knee bends. Forget 90 degrees, they barely break 180 degrees. Legit looks like they are bending their knees for a 2-3" range of motion.
This is the average man. And no they would crush themselves if they tried to bench 185 without months of training
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Average guy, not gymgoer? For reps, probably more like 100lbs. Stat I heard that seemed likeliest was 135lbs for 1RM.

Pretty sure I could not have benched 135lbs for even 1 rep on my first visit.
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lol, no. I was in good shape when I started lifting in my 20's and could barely bench 95. Seems poverty now after lifting a few years, but non lifters can't put up much weight.
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Originally Posted By Chrysippus⏩
****ing nope

It's an amazing phenomenon. Nonlifters are unaware of how strong the average consistent gym goer is compared to the general population. Lifters arealsounaware of it quite often, maybe they forgot, maybe they are simply naturally strong and so they overestimate the average person.

I introduced a friend of mine to the gym. He was 5'11, maybe 190lb, not visibly fat, not muscular, just a big frame. He could not bench 135lb his first day. He responded fast as **** though.

Regular consistent gym goers are practically superhuman compared to the average population. I'd say they the average male goes to the gym occasionally. That makes them practically a nonlifter. I'd be surprised if the average male is repping more than 135.
My gut reaction was to agree. After all these years and regularly seeing brahs come in and bench 225+ I kinda forgot how hard it was to get to 185...I used to think I'd be godmode once I could max it LOL. Bought my 250lbs+ roommate to the gym and he could barely bench 135 so I doubt the non lifters could do 185. Avg lifter definitely.
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Originally Posted By BigBadBootyBrah⏩
The Game can bench 405 for 6 reps

"I be watching Power while I benchpress four plates on each side, maxed out, 6 reps on my Drizzy Drake, yeah 6 rep"

How tall is he? Unless he's 6'3 I doubt he could rep 405...you know how rappers like to talk, he probably maxes around 315.
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