Average male bench press?

Running Bing

Just wondering would anybody have any idea of what the average male one rep max for the BP is?

Obviously it will vary by weight and age but what would people say some of the averages are?

What percentage of men can bench press their bodyweight for example?

billyhead

I have a similiar wuery in that I am weighiing 65kG at the moment and just a tad over 6ft in height and I can do 8 good reps of 65Kg (including the barbell weight) in a bench press. I was just wondering would this be considered an ok standard of strentgh for my weight and size. I know I am light for my weight but I find it perfect for my favoured sport i.e cycling.

Nate--IRL--

Stength standards (in lbs)

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html

Nate

Jumpy

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

Stength standards (in lbs)

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html

Nate

I was actually feeling quite bad about that until I copped it was 1RM.

WHIP IT!

Halfway between Intermediate and Advanced - Score!

The_Kew_Tour

im 104kg and at moment can lift 92.5kg for one rep.

Im hoping get to 100 by end 2010

Iron Hide

I'm 95kg atm and can lift 120kg for one rep.. Far cry from the likes of some pro rugby boys

mindaugelis

not much left to elite

rubadub

Running Bing wrote: »

What percentage of men can bench press their bodyweight for example?

I would say this is VERY low, if you are literally talking about the real average for the entire population, seeing as the majority of people do no weight training, and the average male is probably overweight too.

I do not train the bench press, last attempt I did I think was a measly 47kg in a floor press and I failed. But I have done 6 dips in the past with 45kg, and 32unweighted dips the other day, and I have a good coat of winter fat on me

I find it makes a huge difference if you have not trained exercises before/recently, I went from 6 to 12 reps in a single workout on a new exercise recently.

Running Bing

billyhead wrote: »

I have a similiar wuery in that I am weighiing 65kG at the moment and just a tad over 6ft in height and I can do 8 good reps of 65Kg (including the barbell weight) in a bench press. I was just wondering would this be considered an ok standard of strentgh for my weight and size. I know I am light for my weight but I find it perfect for my favoured sport i.e cycling.

I think 8xbodyweight is really good.

I wouldnt be as lean as yourself (about 67kg at 5' 11) but my BP is nothing short of embarrassing tbh.

I do a bit of running myself and find it very hard to stick to a weight training programme.

InKonspikuou2

I'm 98 kgs as of today which is the heaviest i have ever been and i also benched the heaviest i have ever benched today. 160 kgs for 1 rep. It was after 6 heavy sets so it may have been a bit higher (maybe 165-170?) if i had of warmed up and just went for my 1RM. I usually just do 5x5 at the same weight so before today i was unsure what my 1RM was.

But from being in various gyms 70-80 kgs seems to be the heaviest lift i see the average person bench. Well so i have perceived anyways.

Nonoperational

Never tried a 1RM, I lift 60kgs doing 8x2 and about 4-5 in the third set. Any rough idea what my 1rm would be?

BrianD3

My 1 RM is 107.5 kgs @ 78 kg with legal powerlifting form. That is a poor bench by powerlifting standards but a fairly good one for someone who just "lifts weights".

If you are thin and tall you probably have long arms and a small chest. The result is you can have a long bench press ROM. Powerlifters would often try to reduce this ROM by arching. Check out the below pic of legendary powerlifter Lamar Gant. Imagine how much longer his ROM would be if his back was flat on the bench

papu

I thought that arching your back was just better form?

itsallaboutheL

adrian280582 wrote: »

im 104kg and at moment can lift 92.5kg for one rep.

Im hoping get to 100 by end 2010

Jesus don't set your sights too high!!:rolleyes:

rccaulfield

papu wrote: »

I thought that arching your back was just better form?

Nah- i use books under my feet to keep my lower back flat against the bench.

itsallaboutheL

*cracks face off table

connundrum

I've only started back at the BPs in the last month or so.

I'm about 95kgs meself, started 8x3 at 55kgs and have worked up to 8x2 at 70kgs with 3-4 reps in the 3rd set.

The aim is to be lifting the 95kgs by next March/April if I got at it at a steady enough pace.

Parsley

Doesn't look like lamar's arse is on the bench though, ain't that illegal?

Hanley

I don't like averages. Worldwide, the average person has one ball and one tit.

The_Kew_Tour

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Jesus don't set your sights too high!!:rolleyes:

wheres the gun

FFPW_Dean

papu wrote: »

I thought that arching your back was just better form?

Nah it just makes it easier, the process is known as kinetic linking, basically you're transferring the energy generated by digging your feet into the ground through your body to move the bar. Arching your back helps this along as it allows less resistence

KevinH

FFPW_Dean wrote: »

Nah it just makes it easier, the process is known as kinetic linking, basically you're transferring the energy generated by digging your feet into the ground through your body to move the bar. Arching your back helps this along as it allows less resistence

And is that not better ?

(for someone training for power and absolute strength, as opposed to a bodybuilder who might want to isolate the chest, shoulders and triceps).

mindaugelis

Hanley wrote: »

I don't like averages. Worldwide, the average person has one ball and one tit.

+1

FFPW_Dean

KevinH wrote: »

And is that not better ?

(for someone training for power and absolute strength, as opposed to a bodybuilder who might want to isolate the chest, shoulders and triceps).

Ahh yeah if you just want a high bench then it's a sound strategy, however if you're not in any sort of competition I fail to see the point of doing it, as your chest, shoulders & triceps will benefit a lot more from the traditional bodybuilding form in both size & strength. Just my personal opinion of course.

KevinH

FFPW_Dean wrote: »

Ahh yeah if you just want a high bench then it's a sound strategy, however if you're not in any sort of competition I fail to see the point of doing it, as your chest, shoulders & triceps will benefit a lot more from the traditional bodybuilding form in both size & strength. Just my personal opinion of course.

In most sports you transfer force from your feet to your upper body, so why not train the bench press that way, i.e. using your whole body as much as you can ?

That's just the way i'd look at it.

FFPW_Dean

KevinH wrote: »

In most sports you transfer force from your feet to your upper body, so why not train the bench press that way, i.e. using your whole body as much as you can ?

That's just the way i'd look at it.

Well think of it this way, if you have a strict bench press 1RM of 130kg for example, your powerlifting form bench will be higher, perhaps 150kg 1RM because not only will you be using your well trained chest, you'll also be using the form which enables you to get the most from it.

However if you dont train to a strict bench press at all, your chest will naturally be weaker (because it isn't exercised as strictly) and your 1RM with powerlifting form may be lower.

Just my opinion here but I never got the point of strictly training with competition form unless you're competing