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Aug 22, 2024
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Das_Countach
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lol, not only is your math bad, but comprehension as well
…and you’re prob a beta lib that would struggle pushing up 95 😉
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POLL: They said on the radio that 1 in 1000 men can bench press 225. Let's see how CB compares to the general population
Skeptical Optimist
Political Junky
Aug 22, 3:17pm
That's the number that I curl
MaxxPower
Aug 22, 3:19pm
Boardname checks out
Skeptical Optimist
Aug 22, 3:20pm
All men or American men?
Magneto
Aug 22, 3:21pm
that seems incredibly low
SuperTank
Aug 22, 3:22pm
Mid 40s and still able to multi rep 225
Das_Countach
Aug 22, 3:23pm
1/1000 is ridiculous. The average American man probably weighs close to 200ish
Durden
Aug 22, 3:24pm
Most people can bench their body weight?
Skeptical Optimist
Aug 22, 3:26pm
Hmm, ok maybe I am overestimating people.
Durden
Aug 22, 3:28pm
Most people can't do that on average or even close to average
Baron
Aug 22, 3:34pm
You are
Mjolnir
Aug 22, 3:54pm
Have you been to the gym?
Viva Campeche
Aug 22, 3:26pm
I go everyday. Maybe that’s my bias is that people at the gym seem to generally
Durden
Aug 22, 3:27pm
I go 4-5 times per week. I’d bet that in the gym community it’s not 1-20 people
Viva Campeche
Aug 22, 3:32pm
really? I feel like its 1 in 5 or 10 (I do feel like there are a lot of younger
Das_Countach
Aug 22, 3:42pm
I have a membership at anytime fitness and Vasa. Vasa isn’t even close to 1/20.
Viva Campeche
Aug 22, 3:43pm
Probably depends on what gym you go to
BaseCoug
Aug 22, 3:43pm
I meant it generally, including your cross fitters
Viva Campeche
Aug 22, 3:44pm
I don’t think an untrained person can bench their body weight.
BaseCoug
Aug 22, 3:31pm
Not even close.
RoaroftheCougartails
Aug 22, 3:44pm
I've taken several beginners to the gym over the years
deliciousmocha
Aug 22, 3:47pm
That's a good warm-up.
Tesla Coug
Aug 22, 3:26pm
Even in this poll, I’m sure a lot of the yes answers are guys who don’t lift but believe they’re pretty strong so
JollyGreenGiant
Aug 22, 3:34pm
Exactly. I doubt almost half of CB can bench that much.
VirginiaPeanut
Aug 22, 3:37pm
Just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t
Odysseus
Aug 22, 8:34pm
They'd probably bounce the weight off their chest anyway.
TheLoneCougar
Aug 22, 9:33pm
If you haven’t recently actually benched 225 you can’t bench 225
DanSmith
Aug 22, 3:39pm
Define recently. There are times where I will go 6 months or more without
allaboutthegainz
Aug 22, 3:59pm
Not true. I hadn't lifted in over a year. To test your theory I just went down
jtm0001
Aug 22, 4:39pm
I just cold benched 225 50 times in my basement setup. Pretty easy.
JohnnyComeLately
Aug 22, 5:46pm
I wonder how many in this poll benched 225 within the last month
deliciousmocha
Aug 22, 3:39pm
my thoughts exactly
PabloSanchezz
Aug 22, 4:15pm
Number apparently goes up to 1/100,000 for 315lbs
RoaroftheCougartails
Aug 22, 3:44pm
Proud member of the club.
deliciousmocha
Aug 22, 3:49pm
Id say 315 amongst the general population is prob 1/10K, but those that lift
Das_Countach
Aug 22, 3:52pm
If you base the general population stats on what you observe on the gym,
Baron
Aug 22, 3:57pm
Hence why I separated the two
Das_Countach
Aug 22, 4:01pm
It is okay not everyone is good at math or estimating.
Baron
Aug 22, 4:03pm
lol, not only is your math bad, but comprehension as well
Das_Countach
Aug 22, 4:08pm
The 1/100,000 seems way off.
Durden
Aug 22, 4:34pm
I just googled the numbers, not vouching for their accuracy. Could for sure be MSM misinformation, who knows.
RoaroftheCougartails
Aug 22, 8:18pm
I was briefly in that club at 39 yrs old, then hurt my shoulder
Peter Venkman
Aug 22, 9:16pm
Im not saying it's a crazy number, but I do not think that any larger man can focus for a few months and get 315 up.
RoaroftheCougartails
Aug 23, 9:24am
That would be more than 150% of my body weight.
ForzaPuma
Aug 22, 3:58pm
I weigh 190lb and can bench 315lb.
Ron Mexico
Aug 22, 4:09pm
Whoa. You’re like my exact opposite.
SuperTank
Aug 22, 4:29pm
Nice. I'm 185 and can bench 290. 45 years old currently.
Rise Against
Aug 22, 5:55pm
4 years ago I could. Today it would take some time and effort to get back there
cheezedawg
Aug 22, 4:21pm
Sorry, 225 what?
bruincoug
Aug 22, 5:58pm
I assume we're talking kg, not lbs?
SingleStrapBackpack
Aug 22, 6:05pm
I cannot, but that percentage seems low.
bluecougar1985
Aug 22, 6:16pm
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