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

[Dorich]

My friend Yanosh says that the average male in his 20s can bench 185 lbs for reps.

Is it true?

[MediocreGains]

Average guy? No. Average gym goer? Yes.

[deadhead6391]

No. The average male would be lucky to rep 135. Average gym goer sure.

[Dorich]

Average guy? No. Average gym goer? Yes.

Yanosh meant average guy as in untrained.

[albeezy512]

absolutely not. Not even the average gym goer. Always see guys with 45s on the bar

[Brozef]

Average American 22 y/o tight jean twink? lol no

Average German 22 y/o? I believe it.

[Jacobcapra]

Pretty sure the answer is no, but I was repping 185 at like 14 so it's kind of sad tbh.

[HockeyBacon18]

define reps


no either way, too many soyboys that cant bench 135

[KyleAaron]

No.

[Gayle1]

Average male checking in

[Diabolous]

I consider it an abomination if a man is his 20s cannot rep out 315 without having stepped foot in a gym before.

I consider it an atrocity to socialised civilization, you may as well be a girl if you cannot rep out 315 for reps and you're in your 20s NO EXCEPTIONS.

[MichaelDuong]

Gonna have to say no in regards to "repping" it out unless they are very high in bodyweight and do the occasional pushups here and there inbetween their tradie runs & possibly have an athletic background. Even so I would expect only 1-3 reps out of them MAX. To truly rep it out with ease? nah, gotta train for a few months for that IMO.

I think of the average male and I look at my dad, and there is no way he'd be benching anywhere NEAR 135 let alone 185.

If the dude's a big framed guy and a literal giant (not in a muscular way) then 185 might be possible.

[BobLoblawBrah]

I rarely see anyone with more than 135 on the bar. Even then I doubt theyre doing 3x10 either.

Sometimes I see people half rep a little more. Or people will load up 225 and hit it once or twice and drop back down. lol.

What I do see a lot of is people who put a 35 and a 25 on each side.... looks like more than a 45 and a 10.

Theres never any programming or clear progression either. It seems like every guy who benches just tries to figure out how much they can bench that day and then stops when their shoulder hurts.

[eod8989]

135 would be more likely. The average man can't touch 185

[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 are also unaware 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.

[MediocreGains]

Yanosh meant average guy as in untrained.

Unless the untrained guy is active and athletic he's going to struggle even with 135, let alone rep it.

[OdalfHilter]

Unless the untrained guy is active and athletic he's going to struggle even with 135, let alone rep it.

Zyzz was repping the bar only when he started. Imagine the average skinnyfat adult who can probably only lift a bit more and then you're being realistic

****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 are also unaware of it quite often, maybe they forgot, maybe they

Also this

[dipatel13]

Your friend might be a dumbass if he thinks that.

[Dorich]

Damn.

[chappy86]

135 would be more likely. The average man can't touch 185

I agree with this. Heck the average man can barely do 10 pushups. We are losing are manliness as a society.

[exxtracool]

i just started working out like a month ago. i started at 135lbs 3x5, touch and go.

[nm1891]

No way. Average guys who have never weight trained and arent genetically big or athletic will struggle repping 135. Ive seen it multiple times. Average male would be lucky to max 185 without prior lifting.

[Dorich]

i just started working out like a month ago. i started at 135lbs 3x5, touch and go.

If you truly started with that, it's pretty good. What's your height / weight / approx. bf % ?

[BobLoblawBrah]

average man would legit struggle to bench 115lbs for 1.

[Austanian]

Not even close... I would be surprised if average max is even 135.

[exxtracool]

If you truly started with that, it's pretty good. What's your height / weight / approx. bf % ?

im 6ft, 185lbs, maybe like 18% bf but im not too sure.

[Dorich]

im 6ft, 185lbs, maybe like 18% bf but im not too sure.

Cool.

Yeah, it's pretty good if you started with 3x5 135 lbs.

BTW, here's a dedicated thread for BF% estimates, if you ever get interested: https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...620211&page=94

[VoxExMachina]

Average guy on the street? No way in hell.

[SippyCups]

I feel like average guy can get to 185 just by learning the right form. Not for reps though

[RoxyFoxy22]

It's a lot, I don't think so, but on the leg press I can push at max with maybe 100 lbs , kind of 50 kilos , yey

I have weak arms, maybe 20 lbs lol