All I Can Think About Is 315!!!

[Dial_tone]

I'm reasonably impressed by anyone who can bench 100 lbs over their bodyweight with good form.

 

[TheOak84]

I'm reasonably impressed by anyone who can bench 100 lbs over their bodyweight with good form.

im reasonably impressed with your bootylicious avatars!!!

 

[SuperDawgy]

a point i never considered...
strength never was my goal.
it was always about lookin sharp.

but man... 315 is quite a bit of weight and anybody who is even flirting with those numbers is most certainly VERY strong... what percentage of men can actually lift even close to that??

I wish i could remember where i read it, but i know that within the last few years i saw an article either in Flex or Ironman that said that less than 10% of men could bench over 225. And when the poundage got to 300 it fell to around 4%. I keep an Atlantis oly bench on the floor in my showroom and usually keep 225 on the bar for quick pump sets and display purposes. (Btw the new Ivanko plates are sweet!) I can't count the times when a guy has walked in and said "Who the hell can lift that much! Arnold?" It's interesting to see how people who don't train view things.

 

[satchboogie]

I wish i could remember where i read it, but i know that within the last few years i saw an article either in Flex or Ironman that said that less than 10% of men could bench over 225. And when the poundage got to 300 it fell to around 4%. QUOTE]

that statistic sounds exaggerated..

i would approximate that MAYBE 1% of men can bench 225..
and maybe 1/10th of a percent that can bench 300+.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

are we sampling people from a gym? or do you mean walking the streets of lets say NYC and taking 100 random men and testing their bench?

 

[SuperDawgy]

I'm thinking that the polls were done in gyms across the country. I've been online all morning looking for that article. If i find it, i'll post it. I think out of all the men in the world...Satch's #s would be closer to accurate.

 

[satchboogie]

are we sampling people from a gym? or do you mean walking the streets of lets say NYC and taking 100 random men and testing their bench?

good point bro..
i was referring to average dudes on the street.
i'm sure bro was referring to people in gyms.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

good point bro..
i was referring to average dudes on the street.
i'm sure bro was referring to people in gyms.

i have no clue on the stats lol but i will say im surprised that it would be that low...

 

[SuperDawgy]

Here's an interesting chart i found on critcal bench.com
Still looking for national average, but that site has a comparison of div1 schools and i'm shocked to see how low some of the weights are.



Bench Press Ratings by Bodyweight
Body wt. 114 123 132 148 165 181 198 220 242 275 SHW
World Class 215 253 300 355 400 435 462 492 525 540 560
Natl. Class 175 230 275 340 380 420 450 485 515 529 540
College Star 160 180 200 250 300 330 340 350 375 390 400
Coll. Letter 140 155 180 200 250 275 300 315 320 340 350
HS Star 125 140 170 190 200 215 225 230 250 270 300
HS Letter 115 135 150 180 190 200 210 220 225 250 275
JH Star 90 100 135 160 180 190 200 210 220 230 240
JH Letter 80 90 115 130 150 170 175 180 185 190 200

 

[gjohnson5]

Bump

Boogieman, you hit that shit yet??