How much should a 17 year old bench?

What Is The Average Bench Press For A 17 Year Old? The average bench for a male 17-year-old is 1.2 times bodyweight. The average bench for a female 17-year-old is 0.8 times bodyweight.
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How much should a 17 year old lift?

A good rule of thumb is to start with a weight you can easily lift 10 times, with the last two repetitions being increasingly difficult. For some teens, this might be 1 pound to 2 pounds. If you are strong and fit, you might start at 15 pounds to 20 pounds. When lifting, move the weights in a smooth, steady motion.
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How much can the average teenager bench?

Standards for More Experienced Lifters

For 120-pound boys, this means benching about 101 pounds. At 130 pounds, the standard is 113 pounds. Your 115-pound daughter might be able to bench between 53 or 54 pounds. If she weighs closer to 125 pounds, she might be able to bench closer to 60 pounds as a novice lifter.
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Is 135 bench good for a 16 year old?

A 16 year old can bench 225 lbs but it's normally not the best for teens with a low muscle mass or those just starting. A 16 year old who has been training consistently can bench 135-185lbs. Those who are experienced (with well-formed builds) can do 225 pounds without much trouble.
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Is 50 kg a lot to bench?

What is the average Bench Press? The average Bench Press weight for a female lifter is 51 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.
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Is benching 225 impressive?

But if you go to an elite athletics gym, there are a lot of people benching 225 here, so your 225 bench wouldn't be impressive. It'd be one white hair among many. So the weaker and less-trained the person is that you're talking to, the more impressive a 225 bench press would be.
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How rare is a 300 lb bench press?

Generally, about 1 out of every 8-10 males attending the school will be able to bench 300 or more by the time they graduate. Of course, the people attending a personal training school are more fit than the normal population, but it just isn't that rare.
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How much should a 18 year old bench?

The average bench for a male 18-year-old is 1.3 times bodyweight. The average bench for a female 18-year-old is 0.9 times bodyweight.
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How much can a gorilla bench?

A Silverback gorilla can lift 4,000 lb (1,810 kg) on a bench press, while a well-trained man can only lift up to 885 lb (401.5 kg.
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How much should a 17 year old squat?

What Is The Average Squat For A 17 Year Old? The average squat for male 17 year olds is 1.8 times bodyweight. The average squat strength of 17 year old females is 1.4 times bodyweight.
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Is benching 150 good?

If you weight between 123 and 132, the average bench is 95 pounds while 150 is seen as an elite level. If you're between 132 and 148, the average bench is 105, while a top flight strength standard is 165. This goes up through 200 pounds. If you weigh 200 pounds you should bench at least 140 to be considered average.
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Is benching 135 good?

An untrained guy will be able to bench 135 pounds right off the bat. What is this? A 20-something guy should be able to do one rep maximum with 106% of his body weight. So, if he weighs 120 pounds, this would be around 127lbs.
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Is it OK to lift weights at 17?

Teenagers absolutely can lift weights safely and effectively. It's not dangerous and doesn't stunt growth. Don't worry about getting “shredded” until you're older and your body is fully developed. Supplements don't build great physiques.
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What is the world record deadlift for a 17 year old?

Antonio “TJ” Marrero has claimed the title in the 74-kilogram weight class with a 283-kilogram (623.9-pound) deadlift. The 17-year-old set the new American Record at the 2021 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Massachusetts/Rhode Island State Championships on Aug.
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Is 45 kg bench press good?

The average bench for a male 20-year-old is 1.4 times bodyweight. The average bench for a female 20-year-old is 0.9 times bodyweight. Depending on the weight class, bench presses will range from 78kg to 159kg for men and 45kg to 74kg for women.
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How long does it take to go from 135 to 225 bench?

To bench 225 pounds (two plates) for reps seems to take about one year of serious training on average. Some people reach it a lot faster (4-5 months or so) while others are slower (2 years or more).
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Why is my bench so weak?

If you're weak off the chest in the bench press it's either because (1) you have weak contributing muscle groups, namely the pecs, or (2) you have inefficient technique, ranging from an inconsistent touch point, bringing the bar down to slow, lacking a bench press arch, or picking the wrong grip.
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Is it possible to bench 1000 pounds?

Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press over 1,000 lb with a lift of 1,004 lb (455 kg) in November. Scot Mendelson presses 457 kg (1,008 lb) (February 18) in a powerlifting exhibition called Fit Expo in Pasadena, California.
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How rare is a 500 pound bench press?

500 Bench is a 1% of 1%er. 500 bench is a 1% because it's not a goal. Put it this way. If you trained every single male in the world, with a lifetime goal of benching 500 pounds, I'd easily say 30% of males at a minimum could lift 500.
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Can someone bench 405 naturally?

If you want to bench 225, 315 or 405, you probably won't get there by missing that weight over and over again week in and week out. You'll get it by spending a lot of time, effort, sets and reps with a lot less weight. If your goal is 300 or 315, you'll likely need to spend a lot of time benching in the 200's.
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What can the average man bench?

The average American adult man weighs about 199 pounds, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. And the average, untrained 198-pound man bench presses about 135 pounds, according to ExRx.net.
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