11/14/2023 0 Comments Julius maddox max bench![]() Tell if that prediction is correct or not. I believe they are feasible and will be done Lifts at the highest level on this chart haven’t been reached yet. That timeframe as well, all you can do is analyze things in their current If it continues for another 15 years and even more people lift, then IĮxamined people living 50 years ago it would be even more rare for them to beįootball and soccer ability have significantly increased in We have seen an explosion in strength overĬontinue I don’t know, hopefully for a while. ![]() Time: Physical standards change over time. These are raw numbers, I don’t care about a belt and wrist wraps but no The butt on the bench, deadlifts are locked out, squats are to depth, and The bench press is touching the chest with ![]() Reach these numbers then of course our averages would be smaller. If you look at the number of people who actually compete and Very near a competition standard, although they don’t have to actually be I am assuming these lifts are performed at or If you are older thanĥ0 or younger than 20 the accomplishment is even more rare.įorm: Form obviously matters – we’ve all seen theĭude claiming to squat 400 who in reality would struggle hit 275 to depth. Specifically factor that in doesn’t seem super feasible at least to me, others Year old to hit these goals than a 30 year old, but again attempting to If you are noticeably heavier then it is easier to hit the weightsĪge: Age is also a factor and it is rarer for a 60 The standard, your odds are even lower to hit the weight so if you can hit aīenchmark it is an even greater accomplishment. Without saying that is more rare for a 150 lb person to bench 500 lbs than a In general, we are talking about a standard 200 lb male andĪ 150 lb female, but as the feats of strength increase the smaller sizes are On strength, but to try to factor that in further clouds an already cloudy So this is my “best guess”, take it or leaveīodyweight: Absolutely bodyweight has a large factor People all the way to world champion powerlifters. Hours in the gym (actually in a bunch of different gyms) working with regular Have spent 20 years training people and teaching others to become personal A Few CaveatsĪccuracy: I am not claiming that the statisticsĭid some gut checking on the 300 lb bench press stat, and I am doing even more (squat, bench press, deadlift, and strict curl) and we are going to look at 8ĭifferent levels of ability, starting with something quite common and moving We are going to examine the competitive lifts This article is my attempt to satisfy that goal. That position to include other lifts, other strength levels, and to give women For a long time, I have wanted to expand on Will bench press 300 lbs at some point in their life. My conclusion was that about 1 in a 100 men I did a fair amount of research as part of that articleĪlthough admittedly there was a “gut check” response to it. In that article, I used a variety of sources to try to establish how common it was for a man to bench press 300 lbs at some point in his life (some sites claim it is 1 in 3000 which I think is just BS). In this day and age it takes literally a 5 minute search to see some insaneĥ00 and you want to know how strong that really is?Ī while ago I published one of my more popular articles on Tnation entitled “ How rare is a 300 pound bench press”. Though the world is full of incredible lifters. Maybe you really are super strong? Then you jump on Instagram or watch your Facebook feed and suddenly you are asking yourself if you even lift? Walk around Walmart or take a stroll through the mall and it seems like almost no one lifts. It is easy to look around your gym and see what others are lifting, and if you are reading this blog and you own a copy of All About Powerlifting it is likely you are one of the strongest people in your gym. It is pretty natural for those who enjoy throwing around the weights to wonder how strong they are compared to others out there.
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