Bench thread was good but, How much can the average untrained man DEADLIFT?

[Whiteheart]

Id say 160-190lbs and that might be a bit much.

[rockhuddy]

1 million pounds.

[SDFlip]

1 million pounds.

with or without straps?

[ThickAsABrick]

my first guess would be "who cares," but after some additional thought, I'm going with "who cares"

[rockhuddy]

with or without straps?

With. 750,000 without.

[Sullyx44]

my first guess would be "who cares," but after some additional thought, I'm going with "who cares"

x's 2

[GoJu]

there's a thread like this on the powerlifting section, actually saw some high numbers (like in the 350's for first time deadlifters) but these guys were probably squatting heavy weight already when they did that.

[Ajk_Lpool]

my first guess would be "who cares," but after some additional thought, I'm going with "who cares"

lmao. /thread.

[rockhuddy]

my first guess would be "who cares," but after some additional thought, I'm going with "who cares"

I care.
























That's right. What now?

[ThickAsABrick]

I care.
That's right. What now?

Eh, I got nothin'.

[RIPcookiethief]

I think the average man would be capable of deadlifting his own bodyweight without any type of training.

[TheGrandmaster1]

Id say 160-190lbs and that might be a bit much.

It has to be more than that I would think.

[TheGrandmaster1]

my first guess would be "who cares," but after some additional thought, I'm going with "who cares"

All jokes aside, in all seriousness, I care, a lot. I want to know how I measure up against Joe Everyman. It's important to me. It helps my self -esteem a great deal, which is something that has always been a problem for me.

[Get some]

All jokes aside, in all seriousness, I care, a lot. I want to know how I measure up against Joe Everyman. It's important to me. It helps my self -esteem a great deal, which is something that has always been a problem for me.

Well, short of interviewing every man out there and possibly taking the time to get them to actually perform a deadlift because they don't know what the hell you're talking about, you're never really going to know, which is going to leave your self-esteem in a very confused and unenlightened state. Be happy with whatever you're lifting, that's the one that counts.

[TheGrandmaster1]

Well, short of interviewing every man out there and possibly taking the time to get them to actually perform a deadlift because they don't know what the hell you're talking about, you're never really going to know, which is going to leave your self-esteem in a very confused and unenlightened state. Be happy with whatever you're lifting, that's the one that counts.

Not necessarily. One would only have to take a sampling of say, 500 regular males to draw a fairly accurate generalization over the entire populous. After 500, the results would likely not change much, and so, such a study could easily be done I think. I think even 100 randomly sampled males from a verity of demographics could yield us a fairly accurate idea of what the average deadlift for a male would be.

[Brooks15]

id say 200-225

[qb-killa]

More than likely well over 200 pounds. I deadlifted almost 315 the first time I deadlifted and I'm only 16 (not a "man"). However, I have really good leverages for deadlifting, and all summer I dug holes and carried rocks around for my dads landscaping business.

This is kinda a dumb question cuz nobody will ever know.

[nitrored]

Its low... very low... again the average man does not work out, has a weak lower back and no grip...

[/\/\ichael]

I think an untrained adult male would probably lift his bodyweight

[rogan181]

i think it ranges greatly on how big they are and how much of that weight is fat or muscle, theres some naturally big guys who im sure coudl do aroudn 300 with straps first try and then theres some tiny guys who would struggle at 185

[nitrored]

Most men (90% +) would be "untrained"...
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...Standards.html

[ozzybob]

There is a standard:

[DJAuto]

There is a standard:

Seems about right.

Of course, I don't train and I can deadlift a locomotive, but that's just me.

[DoubleWide]

Most men (90% +) would be "untrained"...
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...Standards.html

That's based on weight class so now I need to know how much the average untrained man weighs or should I take the number of untrained men per weight class then average the weight?

I can see wanting to know how you compare to other lifters, but untrained people??? Why don't you look at how much you could deadlift when you started? You were untrained then.

[papi93]

We're talking about the general population here. Most people have such poor neuromuscular coordination that they couldn't even deadlift with proper form. We are not talking about former athletes who are aware of their body. I'm amazed that people would think that a noffice worker could step in the gym and start performing perfect deadlifts with a weight greater than their bodyweight.

[Kane Fan]

I think the average man would be capable of deadlifting his own bodyweight without any type of training.

I would say that as well
also it is kind of dependant on general weight
I mean if your a 300lb fat guy every time you get out of a chair you are training your squat/deadlift
so that would be in there
but I'd think like 250 lbs for a 180 lb guy isn't uncommon

[Andrew69]

my first guess would be "who cares," but after some additional thought, I'm going with "who cares"

Good call.

[Andrew69]

Its low... very low... again the average man does not work out, has a weak lower back and no grip...

Yes

I think an untrained adult male would probably lift his bodyweight

And no.
JMO, of course

[aiwass]

Some can pull close to 500 lbs their first time, others will struggle with 120 lbs. People are very, very different.

[nitrored]

Some can pull close to 500 lbs their first time.

yes someone squatting 6-700lbs and doing very heavy rows but for some reason never deadlifted may deadlift 500lbs the first time... somehow I dont think this is a lot of people...