How Much Should The Average Man Bench?
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Ever wonder how much the average man should bench? Let's find out!
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No averege untrained man alive who can bench 225
64 year old. 4 years after a tough cancer journey. 225 for 3 reps. It was work to get there. But I did.
and that's what i'm talking about man, very well done. Still giving it your best through tough times, hope you're healthy again now and still pushing
Good Job!
Glad you survived that cancer, and congrats on a single of 185..
65 year old here. 3 years after a really tough cancer journey. 235 for 4 reps. It was a lot of work to get there. But I did it. I am very badass
Respect
Id be shocked to see the average man bench 135. The average man doesnt go to the gym
idk im 5'4 150lbs and when i got my bench my first try was a struggling 150 and i was fairly drunk.lol. maybe real skinny guys would bench less tho
Also balancing a 2.2 metre barbell can be tricky if you've never one before so 135 would be a decent weight.
Yeah, but it says "should". Just because average, normal men are sitting 15hrs a day, and sleeping 7hrs a day doesn't mean that their physical strength is good or as it should be
My favorite ever gym memory was the first time I benched 135 at age 17, this what got me to love lifting. By the time I hit 225 6 years later I knew I'm not a particularly good at benching, never hit 315
@@michaelrabich9635 thats great youre way above average
Do those gymgoers understand who the "average" man is 😂
should and could are 2 very different words. Mitch asked should, not could.
the average man, 5'9" 170lbs semi-fat, should be able to bench at least 150. also consider that the average man is actually quite old, since we have an aging population, so a better question might be the average man between 18-50. there are basically more 60-80 year olds than other demographics, and they get included in the stats which greatly skews them to make the average man look much weaker than what they would be if that age range was cut off.
The average guy could probably bench half their bodyweight but I think benching your bodyweight is something every man should train to be able to do. In terms of raw numbers, every guy should be able to train casually and be able to bench 225 within a couple of years of training imo.
@@bucko3353 I don't know 150 pounds (70 kg = 2x25kg plates +20kg bar) sounds a bit heave for the average gym going man. I've been going to the gym for about 2 years. weighs around 100kg (220 pounds) can do a pull up. and that is the weight I do for my normal bench press (3 x 10 sets). I'm 50 so I'm by no means a strong man, but I do not think that the average man can bench as much. I have rarely seen a beginner that can bench around that weight.
@edrianluyt8735 again, the difference between should and could. The average man could not bench 150lbs, however the average man should be able to.
Also notice you didn't give your 1 rep Max but you instead said you do thay weight for 3 sets of 10, your 1 rep max would be well above 150lbs if you can do 3 sets of 10 of that weight. You are also at the high end of what I consider as a better age range for the average man (18-50 rather than 18-90+), yet you can still bench that weight.
If the average man cared enough about his health to just go to the gym casually 2-3 times a week with casual sessions then he should be able to bench 150lbs for a 1 rep max. I have only been lifting weights for about 6 months, before that I did boxing, my first 1 rep max for bench was about 180lbs, my absolute 1 rep max is 220lbs (almost at 225, hopefully soon), I am 6 foot, 24 years, 185lbs, and I still do mostly boxing and only casually lift a few times a week to condition my body for boxing, yet I achieved a 220lbs bench, no supplements or dieting or perfect routine, just casual lifting for half a year. Lifting is just an auxiliary for my boxing.
Again, I would like to reiterate, consider the difference between "should" and "could" before responding, if you do. The average man cannot bench 150lbs but the average man should be able to bench 150lbs.
The average man could bench their body weight with a bit of training, 225 is realistic for everyone that isn’t extremely old or has any conditions if they train bench regularly
My answer would have been: The average untrained or severely deconditioned adult male should be able to bench 50% of their body weight and the relatively well-trained adult male should be able to bench 100% of their body weight.
Spot on with this answer because it’s not apples to apples across the board this helps to put it closer within ones reality based on their physique and size. This is why there’s weight classes after all. It wasn’t just a silly novelty.
I was thinking more like 70% of their weight would be for the average person. But after reading your 50% I think that would be more accurate.
Looking at myself, I have not lifted in over 15 years. I am 180 lbs and would consider to be average strength. My 50% would be 90lbs which I could do as a one max rep no problem. However 126lbs is my 70% and I feel that would be more closer to my one rep max.
Great answer honestly.
Perfectly said
Yeah, i had it at 85% and 115%....I think below those numbers and you are talking not only someone that doesn't train but also does nothing physical during the day...those people "should" be doing more than sitting on their ass all day. Now, your answer may be closer to what is true but that's only because people are soft as F anymore and rarely do anything physical...not just talking working out...but nothing at all physical. Those people shouldn't really be a standard for anything good.
you show me a man who's never lifted before benching 135 lbs, i'll show you a man that has well above average strength genetics.
Are you counting push ups as lifting?
@@AdroElectro1337 sure, calisthenics is lifting.
That's also not going to be a 150lb man. Bodyweight is relevant in this question.
@@AdroElectro1337most people can barely do a pushup
Agreed. And we're talking about a proper barbell bench. Not a press machine, which gives you an exaggerated sense of what you can actually lift.
I once had a dream where I was benching two Abrams tanks.
So my bench press
record is 290,000 lbs.
dang bro, i had a dream one time that i ran like a dog...
Marry me! 😍
Bench shirt or raw in your dream? Be honest.
That's just your dumbbell press by the sound of it 😂
Can't even imagine your bench
@@rpb8256
Nah, I use 30kg dumbbells for my dumbbell press 😂😂
I don’t think people actually know how heavy 225 is 😂.
It's not heavy🤣 I mean, anyone should be able to get there within six months of training.
@@pinksupremacy6076 six months ? hell nah
@@pinksupremacy6076You are just begging someone to argue with you.
@@trampoline2000Ragebait
@@AhmedBATTLEFIELD got there in 5 months lol
hahaha the fucking "2x bodyweight" guy had me rolling
Yeah, I loved that too... 😂
What you can’t bench 2x your bodyweight ?
He said you should “have” to do 2x Bodyweight??? Wtf that’s a life goal
Not as much as the guy that said 405. Like WTF
@@thetowndrunk988 lol if I had to bench twice my bodyweight I’d be benching 500 lbs. i had a 4 year layoff from benching due to a shoulder injury. Partly because I was scared I’d reinjure it. I’ve recently gotten back into benching and right now my one rep max is 275 lbs. at 245 lbs bodyweight. That imo is weak. The last time I was benching 315 for reps. 4-5 reps. I got hurt before I maxed out so I don’t know what I was maxing at that time. According to an online bench press calculator I should’ve been at 350-360 max. That was when I was at 215lbs bodyweight. So I was stronger back then. I was 39 I’m 43 now so we’ll see if I can get back to that injury free 👍🏼
I dont think people realise what average is. The average man would be lucky to bench press 135 lbs.
The average man today can hold a cellphone all day without putting it down. They at least have the endurance to do that.😂😂😂😂😂 And in the United States,the average age of a man is around 34.
@@Musicman-y7v holding a cellphone to your head all day is actually hard as hell, I can bench 195 for 3 sets of 8 yet I get doms from holding a phone to my head for too long lol
you confuse endurance with power
Sadly, I think you are correct.
@@Musicman-y7vand sometimes, they know their gender 😂
Was finally able to hit 185lb as a 1-rep max the other day. Excited to keep pushing!
Awesome!
Nice! Get it!
🙌🏾🙌🏾💪🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Good stuff bro kept going. I seen a kid that was at 135 for 4 an now 185 for 2. Put in the hard work
Congratulations
All men should be able to bench half their body weight and a good target is being able to bench their full body weight.
I think every healthy man should be able to bench their body weight.
A push up is around 50-75% body weight so I'd say the target for a beginner bench press should be 62.5% with the end goal being 100% body weight.
Sounds reasonable. You should target a number linked to your own bodyweight not some absolute number. Otherwise a 50kg man and 100kg man would target the same number which is IMHO nonsense
@@vvkUh, bench your body weight is linked to your weight...
Half their bodyweight? That's very very very light for the majority of men. That's not even 150lbs for most men
Of course a bunch of gym guys would think 225 is "average", statistics would put that in the top 5% of men worldwide.
not true 5 out of 100 average men cant bench 100 kg. id say 5 % maybe lift but not that much
I honestly used to think hitting 225 was something that would be unobtainable. These days I'm pretty sure pretty much any healthy guy that wants to actually put in the work to train could get there.
I feel like less than 5
@@MrMalditor yep but many don't put in the work
@@MrMalditor Average guys potential is well above 225. Average guys actual bench is wayyyyyyyyyyyy below 225. Untrained people seriously underestimate how uncoordinated and wonky they will be the first time they try bench pressing.
People claiming that the average man should bench at least 225 doesn't know that the average man is an east Asian 35 yo man with a low income that's never been to a gym and weighs about 147 lbs.
Your statement lacks context in regards to where the questions were asked and that the answers will reflect that (US, and in a gym).
Even more, the question was how much "should" the average male be able to bench, not how much "would" they be able to bench. And the answers from US gymgoers will be higher as gymgoers most probably think that an average male should press a certain weight. When you will ask endurance runner coaches, their answers will be probably be much lower, because they will think that physical strenght is not as important as for lifters/gymgoers.
@@foldinghomealone yes 80kg bench I would say is a must otherwise your weak
@@foldinghomealone The statement doesn't lack context, but you're right that the people asked assumed it (which means they didn't answer correctly)
@@adamingerman1139 No, they are not wrong. Their expectation what someone should bench is just different, in this case probably higher than the average. Everyone has expectations what is good and what is bad. So take math teachers. They have an expectation about what the average person should! know about math. But this expectation differs if you ask math professors and differs very much if you ask English teachers about what math knowledge an average person should have. The extremes of a certain group might be wrong, but the average of a group is not.
Average man is not east asian....BTW why the dig on east Asians...I am east Asians and I can bench 225 for 10 reps....almost all of the Olympics weightlifting champions is east Asian particularly from china....
I've been a fitness professional since 1990. A few points- 1/100 men can bench their body weight without prior training. I believe that the average man should be able to bench press their body weight. When I tried my first bench at 17 years old I could do 95lb. at a body weight of 165. It took me three months to bench 135lb (big plates!), a year to bench 185lb. and two years to bench 225lb. This was in the mid 1980's. With today's understanding of nutrition I could have made faster progress but I didn't eat nearly enough. To give the audience an idea of how much the average high school football player has improved- On my high school team (city champs), we had a half a dozen players who could bench 225 lb, a couple who hit 250 lb., one 275lb., one 300lb and believe it or not one who benched 445lb. Our all-city wide receiver was always teased in the weight room when he attempted 135 lb because his right arm would extend right away to the top but he could barely get the bar off the left side of his chest. To give another example of the evolution of the bench press- when Earl Bruce got fired as Head Coach at Ohio State in 1986 it was reported that only one Ohio State player could bench press 400lb. and they were a top 20 team.
I try to tell people the same thing... I was an all-conf CB in College running the WI Badgers training program back in the 90s, and I'm MILES stronger now at 45, than I was at 25. The stuff now is FAAAAR superior. A lot of people don't realize the difference between what you *can do, versus what you are *going to do. If everybody was dedicated and have a decent program, the real goal should be 2x BW bench if you weigh less than 300lbs.
My freshman year of high school in 1998 I had a gym class that was strictly weight lifting. Nobody in my class was benching more than 240lbs. The guys that could do 225 could only do one to two reps and they were big guys. I was 6'2 at 175lbs and struggled to do 135. By the end of the class I do 185 for a rep or two. The teacher didn't even try to train or teach us. It was just a free for all. It's a miracle no one was hurt. People today have no idea how far nutrition and training have come.
also a huge factor is genetics and bio mechanics pending your build. Myself I was way ahead genetically at a young age compared to everyone in my school minus height lol but as a freshman in HS 14 years old about 140ish lbs I could do 305lbs bench. Senior year by the end of school I was at 365lbs at 155lbs weight then sat there for a long time till I matured. At 28 I was at 455lbs at which time life took over and having kids and family I didnt have time to dedicate anymore to pushing but thats life but I would say when I deployed in 2008 I had 6 months to hit the gym hard and did but also dropped 30lbs gets hot in the middle east lol but, set the base record of 455lbs at 180lbs body weight. For me genetics, really strong tendons and being short pretty much a 5 6" inch mesomorph.
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Had a major stroke 2 years ago, total paralysis, loss of speech, followed up with heart surgery. Slowly got back to full movement and just got back to 3 reps at 225lbs last week
Sorry to hear about your stroke... I had one as well 3 weeks before my 72nd b'day (3 1/2 years ago). I've recovered about 90%. Cant' walk very fast, like 2.6 mph is tops. Left fingers are all over the place when I type a message like this. Glad that you are still working out... I still hit the gym 3 times per week and do what I can... it's a total body workout, treadmill + bike for 1/2 an hour, 4 leg machines... before my hands touch a weight I've spent 50 minutes. Remainder of my workout is long... total is around 2.5 hours... but I feel good.
Glad to hear you're doing better, and especially after your surgery, you getting back to a 225 bench particularly for reps is very impressive. I can't wait until you hit 300Ib bench.
no excuses bro
Important not to overdo strength training and do a bit more lighter weights controlled. Heavy lifting strains the heart. Pushing numbers is not the healthiest way of doing it.
@Wawawiwa7 yeah, appreciate the feedback mate. I'm not going too hard, just very slowly pushing myself. Just keeping fit
When I started lifting a year ago, I was 130lbs soaking wet, I've always been a skinny dude. At that time, I could only bench about 90 pounds for 1 rep. A year later, I am 165 pounds trying to cut down some fat and can bench 155 for 1 and can do 135 for about 7.
Not a super quick timeframe for building up to 1 plate for reps, but from where I started it's a big improvement in terms of strength. I'm very proud of how far I've come, even if someone can walk into the gym on their first day and do my working weight or more. Comparison is the thief of joy.
I applaud your progress, progression is different for everyone, as long as you are continually getting better and stronger and more resilient. This is all that matters and as far as your body fat percentage goes as long as you aren't at over 20% body fat then you are fine as far as the body fat percentage goes and it can actually help build more muscle mass and long term endurance as long as your diet is mostly healthy.
When I started lifting weights I could barely get a one rep at 135...we all start somewhere...going from 90 lbs to 165 is a huge improvement...keep working on improving, even if it's small improvements here and there...eventually those small improvements become big improvements.
And 'comparison IS the thief of joy'...the only competition is yourself and trying to get better.
@@javierdelgado1554 His bench press went from 90 pounds to 155 pounds for 1 rep. His bodyweight went from 130 pounds to 165 pounds.
@@javierdelgado1554 eloquently put, I like it.
None of those people who said ‘225’ could actually bench 225
There is no man alive that doesn't lie about his p-nis size and how much he can bench..
@@michellesanders9619you spelled penis wrong😒
@@michellesanders9619you gotta talk to more secure dudes
@@michellesanders9619I don't lie about that
@michellesanders9619 People actually lie about their bench? Corny af
Average = half body weight. Optimal goal = body weight
I say, if you can bench press your own body weight, that's good enough.
That's my ultimate goal. I'm hoping to bring my weight down and my bench up enough to have them meet at 185 lbs.
Lots of us going to gym are no after big muscles, huge records, just some fun and functional bodies . Maybe also a 1 arm hang, not easy if weight 90KG/200lbs , being able to do a 1 leg squat ( probably not a pistol one , unless good flexibility ) , maybe 10 dips , and 10 pullups ( or even a couple of each if starting from way back ) .
Also bench press seems such an artificial thing , how does it help in day to day life. Ie hard to find any natural fit guy who gets big pecs from daily work , or hobbies. Lots of people with incredibly powerful legs and core . Some skilled tradesmen with huge grip strength and forearms . The odd person with good shoulder or biceps . Maybe someone can chime in what activity in life builds pecs . Construction workers, firemen , removal guys probably , but not really large, just more developed.
The first guy who said 405 must have a room temperature IQ.
Maybe he meant 4.05 lb?
If you have hands you can bench 660 😂😂
Pretty sure he was joking
And that room is kept at a cool 65F.
He's clearly trolling
In my experience a healthy man With no training on bench should be able to press the bar plus 25lbs on each side 95lbs total. With moderate training his own body weight.
I agree. That was pretty much what i did my first time and what most of my friends could do first time. But then you have guys who never lift and can do 135 for 10 reps
This is actually correct. A friend started the gym, and on the first day we benched, now he’s never lifted like that in his life, he’s in his late 30’s and he was able to put up the bar with 25 on each side for like 8-10 reps
Yeah, for a healthy man I'd expect 95 to be beginner weight for a little while if they've just learned the technique.
Are you considering that the age of the average man in the United States is around 34 and most have probably only held a cellphone in their hand. At least I give them credit for having the endurance to hold it all day without putting it down.😂😂😂😂😂
@@Musicman-y7v that’s true, I guess a “healthy man” is a little different these days. As for age I’d say between 18-40 should be able to press 95 for one rep.
About 60-80 kg for the average fairly fit and trained male. 90 kg and above takes some effort to get to.
I disagree, for a an adult male, assuming someone who isnt under 18, 225 when your 150-190lbs should not take a ridiculous amount of training to get to (I hit 225 at at 147 at 16)
@@k0yam Ok dude, enough flexing. You have good strength genetics. You can't just proliferate your anecdote to other people. I couldn't do a single push-up(at around 150lbs) when I started working out. I have done 85kg for 8 reps after years of training(mostly for hypertrophy)so I could probably get the 100kg.
@@k0yamthe average man should not have a anime pfp weeb
@@k0yam15 167lbs and start 155lbs now at 200lbs with half a year of medium training
All of my friends (19-21) started off their gym journey trying a max bench as you do. Most of them 6ft or around that. They all got over 60kg except 2 (8 total) I’d say 60 is untrained average
I had some real construction workers 6 feet tall 200 pounds pretty strong guys in gym first day. They pressed 135 for a few reps. After 6 months they should have been able to push 225, but they said the don't pay to work. 😂😂
It’s crazy people thinking you should be able to bench 225 on average everyone I know and a friend of mine who has world record bench started at the bottom and it took a couple years of hard training to get to 225, just like it took a couple years for 315 and another year for 405….shits not that easy for the average
People are lying a lot, even when they post anonymously on the Internet
No real record holder took 2 years to bench 225 unless they weigh 100 pounds
Listen, on UA-cam.... You can claim anything that you want and some people will believe you. Your comment is 100 percent correct. It takes time for the average person. Some people have better genes than others.
@@VargVikernes1488 EXACTLY
I think if the average man could only do one strict pushup, then a bench might be around 60% of average bodyweight, so about 50kg give or take?
Yeah, I was thinking half their body weight.
Pathetic
While a pushup may be lifting 60% of your bodyweight, it’s probably easier for most people to push the groups away than to perform a bench press. I Would expect the number for the bench to be lower than the equivalent weight of a pushup
That's what an average man can do probably. But that isn't the same as what he should be able to do. I mean being able to do only one isn't very athletic.
@@mac5917probably correct. I remember my dad talked about not being able to do a 60 kg bench a the trial for the police Academy. This was sometime in the 70s when lifting weights was very much NOT normal people did in Norway, I think it was actually looked down upon for soccer, handball, boxing etc training and regarded as quite weird, so dad had never touched a barbell. He was however a very fit, tall guy recently out of a relatively "serious" coastal "jaeger' unit som must have been able to churn out a lot of pushups, and looking very much like myself on period photos so been close to 90kgs which should equate to a 50kg pushup.
My point with this uniteresting family Chronicle:
Youre entirely correct, a pushup is EAY easier than an equivalent bench if youre not used to the bench movement.
My poi
My guess was that everyone would say 225 like everyone says 7 is their favorite number.
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I think I got 225 up once or twice in college. I'm 42 now, can do a couple of sets of 4-5 reps at 185 and my max is 205 for 2 reps. Trying to work my way back up to 225+ but at my age I'm just happy to be strong and lifting, not pushing a max and risking injury. All the gyms I worked out in over the years I think I remember maybe 1 or 2 guys that could do 250-300+. I'd say your "average" man might be able to do 85 lbs. because your average man isn't working out, is probably obese, and lacks strength.
I started at 126lbs body weight, benching 80-90 pounds MAX for 1 rep. Started in april, and by the END of august, sept 1st you could say I could rep 225 for one, at 143ish body weight. My heighit is 5'9, early 20's of age.
Can = 100lbs (45kg)
Goal = 200lbs (90kg)
Gym rat = 300lbs (135kg)
One of Our senior Defensive line was repping 315 almost 20 times dude was fucking massiiivvveee and tall no body came close to that weight for bench
Then by my Jr year most of us hit the 300lb club for bench, not working and eating a shit ton with sleep did wonders for gains 😂😂😂
Agree. With a little training 150-185 is definitely attainable for the average man.
For someone who has never lifted - i'd say 2/3 their body weight and that would be a struggle for some. Thats 60kg for a 90Kg guy - which to someone who lifts and is around a gym a lot feels like its not much at all, but when you start to take notice of the new guys in the gym, you start to realize that your expectations of what the average person can lift needs to be re-set a little
the comments section is pretty wild with how delulu some people are with what's "average" and attainable in short time frames. You're "average guy" isn't pulling 400lbs on a deadlift with 6 months of training and they aren't benching 315 in under a year without some 'roids or being an already large strong individual. I work out at a military gym where it's all obsessive gym goers and most of the guys there aren't benching any more than 200-225. working out is basically their job and they aren't hitting some of the stuff im seeing in the comments
I’d be happy if the average man could do one push-up. We aren’t even there yet.
there's absolutely no way half the population of all men if not more can't do a single push up...
@@AutisticChimp42you'd be surprised
@@AutisticChimp42 I wish I could be a glass half full kinda guy.
@@AutisticChimp42 god I’d love to be a glass half full kinda guy. 🤣
When I first went into a gym, unfit and inactive, I got taught how to benchpress and struggled to lift reps of half of my body weight. After about 18 months I could do reps of just a bit over my body weight.
So I think that a totally sedentary man would do half their body weight while a man who has been to gym long enough to be ending his beginner phase can do their body weight.
People dont realize chest is a secondary muscle. So often guys that are strong naturally one way like construction workers when they go to bench they dont know how to properly so they cant lift heavy. But I would say starting average is anywhere from 95lb-185lbs. If starting and you bench over 200 for reps youre genetically gifted.
When I started benching( with barbells) 30kg was hard for me. Now I have switched over to dumbells and doing a maximum of 32kg (per db) for 8 reps. Still not great but better than before. I'm not genetically gifted but I'm only comparing against myself. My goal with dumbells is 40kg for 8 reps but I take what I can get. 😂😅😅😂😂
@emilv376 benching and all lifting is difficult. Only the internet makes it look and sound easy. But you're doing great!! Keep it up!!
This is definitely true as a gym goer for long time I noticed my bench get weaker elbows little shakey repping weight. Just focusing on training my grip and forearms alone made my bench feel hella stable. A construction worker also would have hella grip
Yep benching is a skill, you can be strong from manual labor but that doesn't mean that you automatically know how to do the bench for efficient power transfer to the bar. Construction and farm workers tend to mostly have great grip and pulling strength as that's what they do most of the time not pushing stuff off of their chests which is why the tend to do crazy at deadlifts first try but their first bench is nothing impressive.
My 2 cents on the matter as someone who's still at the beginning of the video is that a person should be able to bench their bodyweight, which I feel is very attainable for most people in not too long of a time
When I started benching I was wobbling with just the bar now I’m benching 275lb for reps love telling people this because it shows you can reach great progress naturally and don’t have to take shortcuts or give up
Based on coaching high school thrower i think 100 is average. I always told my throwers to shoot for their body weight at least once and told them strong is your body weight 5 times
The average person is untrained, and untrained people shouldn't be trying for one rep maxes, so I feel the one rep max question is funky. I'd be curious about a five rep max as a more attenuated estimate. From my experiences with very average untrained individuals, 45lbs to 95lbs is a challenging and muscle growth inducing amount of weight to bench.
I was that average person. I was a highschool athlete(basketball) and then spent the next 12 years not very active at all. I just started training seriously again in January, I can't remember if I started with the bar, or 55(3x8), but I wasn't doing a ton.. I am 5"9 and 220lbs, and was roughly the same weight in Jan, but less muscle mass and I just hit 145 4x6 at the end of August before taking a couple weeks off and needing to work back up now.
These guys who think an untrained person can put any weight on that bar are so delusional it is crazy.
But the average person can be trained and even 6 months of basic training should have most men pushing at least 125lbs
When I started lifting 5 months ago I struggled to do 15 kg (~32lbs?)incline dumbbell bench press, I’m now doing 30kg (~65lbs?) and there is no way I’ve doubled my muscle size. Neurological efficiency is crazy
I think a 1 rep max of 150lb is a good target for a healthy man.
I could do this in my first few months of training at 14 years old. This isn’t anything to aim for
@@Jon-xc3xdIt’s a good target for a healthy man who doesn’t strength train during their first few bench sessions.
I'm an average man weighing in at 150 lbs...I was able to lift 165 lbs the first time I benched about 10 years ago....I did do a lot of pushups and pullups though, so that probably helped....I did hit a wall for a long time, where I couldn't lift past 205 lbs...I don't have good genetics either but if you keep pushing forward eventually you will get stronger... sometimes it feels like your being tested to see if you will quit or keep persevering.
@@Jon-xc3xdHe said an average healthy man not a narcissistic ego lifter.
Started lifting a few months ago, pretty skinny guy. Haven't benched with a barbell yet but I'm doing 65 lb dumbbells for 5 reps.
As one tiny voice; I recently got back into lifting after not touching a weight since my teens, in my mid 30's now. 6'1" heavily overweight and my 1RM was right around 60kg. I'm at 88kg now after two months back so that gives you an idea of how detrained I was (obviously big increases through improved form apply it's not just raw strength increase).
When I started college I was 6’9” 200lbs. I benched 115 lbs 1rm. I was a basketball player. When I left college I was 225 benching 185. I became a correctional officer. I Eventually bulked to 320 and improved bench to 325.
That tall with a 325 bench is crazy.
Massive dude 😮
At 6'9", you probably have massively long limbs. Exercises like the bench and squat are going to naturally be much more difficult for you than someone who's 5'9"
You're a foot taller than me Lee (5'9 1/4" barefoot). How is life being 6'9" (I'm assuming that is barefoot and not in basketball shoes)?
I'm a coach, and most of my competent new male clients hit a 5RM of around 60-70kg after a few weeks training, which works out to around 155lbs for one rep. But there are as many people who do not have the mobility or coordination to press the bar.
I don’t know where you live but where I live even old mfs with giant beer bellies and noodle arms could bench 225 for reps (I only noticed this cuz I can’t)
@@私はクソな中国人ですI mean the guy who you are replying to is actually a coach and trains people, you just "see" and "assume" - you have no idea how long they trained to get there. Strength is more in tendons and is built over time, noodle arms and belly has little to do with this. So don't feel bad about it all, rather it's safer to assume they trained shit loads to get there
I am a personal trainer, and what i see with all man from skinny up to very big man.
All people that never have bench before they all come between 40 to max 60 kilo
So 90 lbs up to 125 lbs.
For one rep max .
People are not so strong when never have traint .
Maybe 70% of bodyweight is realistic for people who are not training actively? So a guy weighing 100 kg would bench press 70 kg while a guy weighing 80 kg would bench press 56 kg
@@AgentSmith911 nope even people that weight 140 kilo bench up to 60 kilo max .
Whenever I bring a complete novice to the gym I can usually get them to bench one plate. For 135. Sample size 6. 4 of them could.
Guess you don't bring many skinny guys to the gym. Drags that average wayyy down
When I started taking lifting seriously after a few years of mainly focusing on MMA, I remember practically getting pinned under 95lbs as a 180lbs 26 yr old. It must have taken me atleast 2 years of seriously consistent training to be able to comfortably bench 225lbs. I wouldnt have even considered myself "average" as I trained diligently just not in compound lifting and it was still hard. I feel many people get a skewed idea of what average should bench bc so many people hit 225lbs now in the gym. What they dont take into consideration and something I have seen time and time again is that atleast 50% or more of individuals that rush to 225lbs end up with some kind of shoulder injury or irritation that results in them hardly benching near that weight again for a very long time.
I have been lifting for the last 9 years and my current 1rm on bench is 350lbs. I feel like its taken me forever to get here but I got here with no injuries, no shoulder issues, nada. Just takes patience, consistency and persistence.
I like your honest comment. At 64 ,I gave up benching years ago because it started to hurt my shoulders real bad and have only been doing dumbbell flys. But many lifters over the years end up getting shoulder pain while benching with a bar. Remember it's not what you can do now, it's what you can do in your old age. Lifting is for life.
@@Musicman-y7v thank you and impressive to see at 64 youre still at it with dumbbells! It really is a lifestyle and longevity game if done right. My ultimate goal is to still be going strong into my later years as well
Yeah no injuries is the key. I see a lot a guys looking at me benching (10 reps, 5 sets) 130-155 with a weird look when Im bigger than them and look much more in shape than they do. It’s because I’m training to stay fit and healthy. Naturally overtime, with consistency I’ve built muscle but never really for PRs or ego lifting. Not even sure what my one bench max is right now. Probably could do 225 just haven’t tried in years.
For a non obese person, after a few months of training, you should be able to bench your own weight.
5:44 1500 pounds?^^
"Average adult should be able to bench" around 80% of bodyweight. Thats just my guess
My life experience tells me that a lot (at least 30%) of average men can't do a single pushup. So I would say 30Kg to 40Kg should be a norm. But it is a relative number to your weight, lifestyle, activity etc. At my 42 I see myself as a relative active guy that plays basketball 2 times a week. I can bench press for one max at around 70Kg for one time. And my body weight is 82Kg. I think that people overestimate the ability of an average human. Move, train and don't compare.
Benchpress is very unusual movement for the human body.
It is not an exercise that people do, so it would be extraordinary if an average man could benchpress their body weight .
It's not that much different from a push up. Not unusual in the slightest. Testament to that is that every novice bencher understands the movement within 5 minutes. Coordination might be lacking but for most it's very intuitive.
@@stoempert It is unusual in the sense that it is not a functional movement. How many times in everyday life do you need to lie on your back and push a weight above you?
@@stoempert nobody does push ups in their day to day life, so it is unusual for people who don't specifically train push ups. Something like a squat or curl is an everyday utility movement so people won't need to train much for those to hit their true max's like they would have to with a bench press. Push-ups and pull-ups have huge newbie gains because it's just about teaching the body to activate the muscles that are already there.
@@ah4598When you bench you push. Ever pushed anything in real life? If your chest and arms are strong then pushing with legs too would be even better. You sound ridiculous.
@@stoempertAll the people with names and a number after it are bots or someone with multiple accounts. They are idiots. You can tell by the names.
For example, 81 kg x 2.2 = roughly 178 lbs.
A similar video on TikTok had an insane comment section filled with teens who believed that the average teenager could and should hit 315 lbs. Steroid availability and social media combined with the tendency for people to move goalposts based on the strongest recorded lifts have totally warped people's sense of "strength."
Yeah and the sad thing is they get it into their heads that they have to get on drugs right away. It's very sad and concerning to see people who didn't even do a single year naturally.
been lifitng forever, started in the early 80s as a young teenager…early 90s I put up 365lbsx3 with no spot on bench at 195lb body weight. Days later had a brutal mtn bike crash and destroyed my shoulder. Quit lifting heavy (and benching completely) for decades as career and family took over. Turn 54 in November and have been back lifting heavy for about a year. 210lbs and doing 275x4-5 on bench. In spite of my previous and current strength, when I started benching again maybe 2 years ago, 135x5 was work. It was embarrassing to be that “weak”, but it also really changed my understanding of what untrained people (the averages) are capable of. Most of us who love going to the gym and challenging ourselves forget what it was like when we started. Too many people in the 20 to 40 age group who lift heavy don’t realize how smart non-gym rats are. As much as I love being strong and muscular in my 50s, I pay for it every day with aches and pains that I wouldn’t have if I didn’t go so hard in the gym for so many years… it all comes down to priorities and balance!
Motorcycle accident my early 20s destroyed my right AC joint, never thought I'd bench again. Now a decade plus later I'm stronger than I was before.
Good on you for getting back into it.
Well stated and a good read - thank you!
Thanks for sharing that! I would add that you are in my humble opinion, You are in the top 3 percentile for Bench Press strength capability, Congratulations on fighting your way back to peak strength!
I use 50kg as a great marker for an average 1rpm for men, and a marker that is obtainable for anyone as a first real goal to set when seriously getting into strength training. I think it's easy to fall into a fallacy and inflate numbers when you have been benching for ages yourself - it's almost like a body dysmorphia but with lift numbers instead of body image - and forget that the average person or even the vast majority of people don't bench even if they are into some sport. I still remember thinking how much 100kg was when I started lifting, and yet I think it's an insignificant weight now.
The same would probably happen if you'd ask a swimmer how fast the average person should be able to swim or a football player how many kick ups the average person should be able to do.
50 kg must be a really low marker. I was doing 60 kg when I was 14 (more than I weighed at the time). At the time I worked out with bench pressing two times a week. So if a 14 year old pre puberty boy can 60 kg, 50 kg is a really low marker!
Or are people actually that weak on average?
@@Magnus_Loov Yes, and your numbers are absolutely insignificant for someone else. My friend did 90kg on his first time benching, while my first 1rm was 40kg (it's 140kg now). People are different, and that might be a good lesson to carry on with, especially if you're going to PT one day.
50kg is a low marker indeed, and it is so for a reason. Not everyone works out; not everyone who works out goes to the gym; not everyone who goes to the gym benches. It's a great goal for what a man should be able to do.
@@Magnus_Loov i do 75kg at 14 and you are wrong lol
135lbs for the avg male IMO.
You must remember, the average male is working and probably doing very little exercise if any at all. Work a 10hr shift, come home mow the grass, fix a few things, tend to the family, etc... The gym probably doesn't fit into the schedule. That was the situation for me, started back in the gym, 1rm was 135lbs. I have no idea what it is now after 7 months but I can now bench 185lbs for nearly 3 sets of 10. I lift 5 days a week though now.
I say any man should be able to bench half his BW for 10 reps pretty comfortably
I like that as I'd be above average.
Definitely, this should correlate to 10~15 solid push-ups.
@@stoempert you're pushing 60-70% of your BW at best in a pushup.
The UK army once made the "perfect cockpit" for the average pilot that didn't fit anybody.
Nobody actually IS the average person so don't worry if you don't start out being able to lift ~70Kg ;)
I thought 225 was an impossible goal about 8 months ago, I was only able to do 185 and now I can do 265 and 225 for 4 reps 👍👍
Their body weight I think is a good number.
Bench your body weight
Squat 1.5 body weight
Deadlift 2X body weight
Should be completely standard
source? your a$$
So a guy who weighs 100 kg should be able to deadlift 200 kg? We're talking about an average dude off the street here, it's likely he's never seen the inside of a gym before. A more realistic number would be 70% of bodyweight in the bench press, 90% in squat and 95% in deadlift.
squatting is easier than deadlifting for alot of people
These are what I would set as achievable goals for the average man but not what I would expect any random guy to do raw
@@AgentSmith911 yes, they should, but they probably won't lol, if you weigh 100kg and can't pull 200kg you probably only have ever deadlifted mama's mashed potatos!!!
I work with a bunch of really functionally strong carpenters, I was surprised some of them couldn’t do more the 185. Not sure how much bench really means because i have seen these dudes lift huge beams into place on houses
Log press
Bench means something but imo it’s a bad measure of overall upper body static strength. OHP is much better
I’ve met people (especially when I was first starting) that were definitely stronger than me but I could bench more just cause I’m good at bench, and bench is somewhat specialized. Technique is also a bigger factor than people realize.
Yeah, construction workers will be better at deadlifts and ohp on average
If they can’t bench 185, then they aren’t necessarily functionally strong as a whole. Construction work is mainly arms and core and a little back. They’d have weak shoulders, legs and chests because they wouldn’t be worked
after my spine injury i was glad i was able to pickup empty bar off the floor and walk properly.
Try your best, and where you end up is where your bench should be.
“Double your body weight” “200lbs”😂😂
You need to take the geometric mean for the jelly beans in a jar wisdom of crowds experiment.
In the actual experiment, they used arithmetic mean. The geometric mean is more appropriate when you are dealing with multiplicative processes, like growth rates, proportions, or numbers that vary across several orders of magnitude. The jellybean guessing experiment is not multiplicative; the guesses are direct estimates, not factors or rates that multiply together. Applying the geometric mean in this context would tend to undervalue the final result.
@@rolandfisherindeed. geometric means are better for some right skewed data.
⚠️Do not flat-bench press alone. If you fail, the bar can roll back to your neck and choke you to death. Many people have died this way. Ways to make it safer: (1) lift with a spotter; (2) incline the bench slightly (upon failure the bar will roll to your waist, better than neck); (3) do not use collars so you can dump the weights; (4) use dumbbells or substitute weighted deficit decline pushups. If one person sees this comment who needs to see it, could make a difference. Be safe! 🙏
Bench in a power cage or with safeties set at a proper height. Problem solved. It boggles my mind why most gyms don't have benches with (adjustable) spotter arms. I can't count how many times I would have been pinned under 3 plates without them, plus it allows you to go to failure whenever you want.
@@DANA-lx8cv seriously, I got a rack just for the safety arms alone as I couldn't progress further in my home gym without that very real concern. Commercial gyms should have half racks at minimum at each bench IMO.
Anyone man who lifts consistently for five years should bench 315.
To put this into perspective for people. Andy Bolton, the first man to deadlift over 1000lbs and who weighed over 225lbs at age 18, could only bench press about 160lbs at that age when he first started training.
His squat and deadlift were around bodyweight.
The “strongest man never to win World’s Strongest Man”, Riku Kiri, who benched raw 667lbs was asked in an interview how much should a man bench press to be considered strong. Riku answered “his own body weight”. Great answer and a feat most men cannot do.
135 seems like a reasonable amount. If you can bench single-plates then you're reasonably strong enough for everything else life can throw at you.
People are missing the point. "Should" is not the same as "average". Different ideas of masculinity being presented here.
no one caught the last girl saying 1,500 pounds lmao
That 1400-pound bench press was simultaneously impressive and not impressive.
Hey that's cool! My Dad's video was used at 3:13 👍🏻
I'm a 49 year old man. I'm 5'10" and currently weigh 215 lbs. At my heaviest in 2019 I was 419 lbs (all fat). I have lost all the weight through just diet and walking, but I have plateaued over the last 2 months. Along with all the body fat I have also lost a TON of muscle. I think I need to start putting some muscle on to boost my weight loss journey as I still probably have another 40-50 lbs to go, to get to my ideal weight. At 1 point in my early 30s I was able to do a set of 10 on the bench press at 205, and a 3 rep max of 225. This weekend I attempted to bench, and I was barely able to put up 10 reps of 95 lbs 3 times. I actually had to have my 10 year old son spot me on the last rep, and I barely got it back up on my own. My legs are still fairly strong. I did 3 sets of 10 at 205 on squats. I don't remember ever having such a weak upper body. Any tips, other than just starting slow, to start getting some of my strength back? I'm not sure at my age if I will ever be able to bench as much as I could in my 30s, but I would like to try.
Are you eating enough protein? Should probably be in the 180-220g/day range, which is a LOT if you're just watching calories without really engineering your macros. I can tell you I lost ~140 lbs myself since Nov. '22, with no exercise at all for the first 18 mos or so. I know from using a tracker that I averaged only ~120 g/day of protein during this time, so I definitely lost some strength, but have been lifting since late spring and have pushed protein to 45-50% of daily calories, and it's coming back pretty easily (48, btw). Very easy to do with shakes (~30g on 150 kcals). It won't do anything to return what's lost, but will help prevent further loss and provide the fuel for actual growth if you pursue the lifting seriously.
@@drmwpn it's actually all protein. The diet I'm on is called Carnivore. I only eat animal based foods. Mostly red meat. So no carbs at all except what's in the little bit of dairy that I eat. It's mostly just fat and protein. I eat twice a day. Typically 2 eggs and 6 ounces of steak or ground beef for breakfast, and then for dinner I'll eat like a whole ribeye or NY Strip or 3/4 lbs of 80/20 ground beef. Sometimes I'll do fish or chicken or turkey for dinner and if I do I will eat eggs with those options as well. I don't snack much, but when I do it's home-made beef jerky, or like chicken wings or drums, or leftover steak or something.
The look on Mitchell's face when dude said "At least double his bodyweight." 🤣
I think a 2 plate bench is very achievable for most dudes. May take 3 or so years, but I don't think It's unreasonable.
i tend to believe most guys if they wanted to dedicate themselves have the potential to do a 3 plate bench for reps. Now if they can or can't depends more on much they're willing to work to obtain it.
Whatever your body weight is
That’s easier the lighter you are
Its harder the heavier you are so it works itself out.
I benched more than Hafthor Bjornsson, the strongest man to ever live, in relation to my Bodyweight before my sophomore year in high school but his lift was undoubtedly more impressive
@@joemama226 sure but the average person shouldn't weight as much as haftor
@@wade6282 even at a more realistic weight, a 140kg bw bench is a lot more impressive than a 60kg bw bench
I don't flat bench at all anymore. True self confidence is being happy doing the weight you can and being consistent year after year.
Based on 25++ years of lifting in the gym, i can tell you that the typical guy (older teens to middle age) usually maxes out at around 45s+15s on either side. I would say that applies to 80% of guys there (newbies and experienced). Maybe at most 5% go 225lbs and over.
It is intended for people who have been training for at least 6 months, and for beginners, because the relationship between lifting strength and muscle size is not only
I don’t know how ‘average men’ confidently walk the street with no fear. The standard is so low when you find out what ‘average’ is
Starting lifting six years ago my untrained 1RM was 150lbs.
Back in my 20's I trained bench with some consistency for about a year and didn't even make it to 200lbs.
Today my PR 1RM is 380lbs, and I give all the credit for that to getting a proper lifting cage with overbuilt safety pins which eliminates any fear of failing a lift. With the safety pins in place I can and do fail 1RM attempts almost every week, with zero negative consequences. I can push as hard as I like as often as I like.
Bench - 1x body weight
Squat - 2x body weight
Leg press - 2x body weight
I remember when my adult but malnourished friend tried benching for the first time. Dude couldn't lift the bar. Z-bar was shaking in his hands. I don't even know how much he trains these days, but that was I'd say the literal starting BENCHmark for regular people. As far as I'm concerned, if your BMI isn't above 25, you could look to bench anywhere between 60-100 kilos (135 to 225lbs) within a year or two of training. Couple of years of training, no steroids all natty, and 120 kilos (265lbs) are reachable numbers.
So I'm an 82 old male been going to the gym 3 to 5 days a week since I turned 50. I weight 143. Currently I bench about 3 times a week. My workout for the last 6 months as been 25 reps at 175 using as many sets as necessary. With this program I find I don't agrevate any old injuries. My first set is usually somewhere between 4-7 reps and I continue until I hit 25 total. The final sets are always several doubles. I measure my decline or improvement based on how long 25 total takes, anywhere from 12 to 20 minutes. I'm pretty serious about working out, but definitely not gifted, consider myself pretty average. I think I started out (when I was about 50 years old) benching around 90 pounds max.
The key word is “average”. Not a regular gym goer, not someone who has been training for X number of years. Just average. The guy who answered with a multiplier of body weight was the best overall concept of an answer.
That's not applicable either... My kid (18 year old)is well over 300lbs BW, and has at least half of my genetics (very good for bench). When he first started, he was at like 155ish...
Grateful I can still do one rep @ 300lbs. @ age 62. I've been lifting for about a decade. At my age, I have to stay with it, otherwise I will lose strength and muscle tone rapidly due to the body slowing in naturally making human growth hormone. I'm still going to have to look at lowering what I lift, don't want to wear out my joints.
I think percentage of bodyweight would be a better measure of what the average man should be able to bench. And that should be at least 1.5 times their bodyweight.
I’ve always maintained that if you can bench press your own body weight then you can be considered a strong person . That is relevant to the individual
I've lifted most of my life, albeit sporadically. After committing to a strength training regimen in May 2022, I could bench 175 for 3 reps, weighing the same. Now, nearly 2-1/2 years later, I'm at 325 for 1 rep, and I weigh 205. I'm 57 y/o. It can be done if you set your mind to it.
Idk about your average person off the street but I think I think a good realistic "goal" for a non competitor is 1 Plate Overhead, 2 Plate Bench, 3 Plate Squat and 4 Plate Deadlift.
I’m 50, weigh 170, and in decent shape. My best 1 rep is 205, but barely. I’m more comfortable at 185. I’m happy with that.
Without going to the gym you should be able to bench 135. Not rep the weight for 3 sets but lift it yes.
225 is so damn hard for the average Joe. This is crazy that gym lifters thought 225. That's not realistic at all good golly 💀
95-135 for untrained lifter. 185-225 for a few years experience. 315 and beyond is elite
255 (2 reps), 265 (1 rep), 225 (7 reps), 225 (7 reps), 225 (7 reps), 205 (12 reps), 205 (8 reps), 185(14 reps), 185(10 reps), 135 (25 reps)
These were my numbers recently. 😎
A simple push-up is around 60-70% of your body weight. When I was a trainer, the number of folks who could not perform a single full range push-up was astonishing. I would expect the average untrained male should be able to bench about half of their body weight off the street and an average untrained female about 1/3 of their body weight
Bench pressing has come a long way since floor pressing in 1899