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Flex Magazine: Recently, a North Carolina couple decided to a self-inquired experiment to determine just exactly how much the average American can bench press. The results were conducted randomly, by asking gymgoers in approximately 18 regional gyms to perform a bench press 225 pounds for one repetition. To be considered for correctly benching, the subject must touch the bar to the chest and re-rack the weight without any spotter or assistance. Those who could not perform once successful repetition were added to the error pool. After the four month experiment and 2,453 test subjects later, the results were calculated. Out of the 2,453 a massive 2,171 could not correctly bench 225 pounds or used a spotter. Leaving 282 subjects who could correctly bench the 225 pounds. Of course, there are always errors with experiments but it just goes to show it takes time to earn that club membership into 225.
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Flex Magazine: Recently, a North Carolina couple decided to a self-inquired experiment to determine just exactly how much the average American can bench press. The results were conducted randomly, by asking gymgoers in approximately 18 regional gyms to perform a bench press 225 pounds for one repetition. To be considered for correctly benching, the subject must touch the bar to the chest and re-rack the weight without any spotter or assistance. Those who could not perform once successful repetition were added to the error pool. After the four month experiment and 2,453 test subjects later, the results were calculated. Out of the 2,453 a massive 2,171 could not correctly bench 225 pounds or used a spotter. Leaving 282 subjects who could correctly bench the 225 pounds. Of course, there are always errors with experiments but it just goes to show it takes time to earn that club membership into 225.
Yes, six months or so. ::)
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Yes, six months or so. ::)
lol
Hopefully they're referring to incline press? ???
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Not surprised by that.
The majority of guys I see benching do so with around 80kg (around 175lbs) weight.
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I bench 225 with my feet on the bench. Feet on the ground makes it easier.
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Yes, six months or so. ::)
For me it'll be eternity... :(
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For me it'll be eternity... :(
I don't think I've ever seen a girl at my gym bench over 95.
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Thanks, Roger. i feel significantly better about myself reading this.
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I bench 132 8) My joints are not feeling right when i go higher. Having narrow torso and long ass arms is not helping it either.
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This is not hard to believe at all. Just go to any LA/Planet fitness and look at the average person there. Fatties and twinks are the majority.
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Since I can bench 112.5lbs for 2 reps, i`m in......
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Self-selecting study of peace.
11.4% of gym goers. Big diff from 11.4% adult males. I'll bet that goes down to <1% then.
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Sounds about right.
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Self-selecting study of peace.
11.4% of gym goers. Big diff from 11.4% adult males. I'll bet that goes down to <1% then.
Non gym people think a 200lb lift is impressive...
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Self-selecting study of peace.
11.4% of gym goers. Big diff from 11.4% adult males. I'll bet that goes down to <1% then.
Yup, was just about to type this. 225 is a pipe dream for those who don't work out.
I hit it at age 17 when I was a massive 130.....
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I'd say the average untrained male benches around 110 pounds for a single, and has 11inch arms if lean, 12.5 if fatceps
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I don't think I've ever seen a girl at my gym bench over 95.
You are talking to a man.
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For me it'll be eternity... :(
If you were at the gym working out instead of gimmicking around you would get there.
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You are talking to a man.
Lower your voice, "fucko".
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You are talking to a man.
Bertha wouldn't do that to me :D
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You are talking to a man.
Then he's clearly not talking to you.
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there is only 3 people in my local gym can bench 225 or more. At my works gym ive ever seen anyone bench more than 135....
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I was wondering what percentage are in the 500lb club. Then I realized I only needed to find out how many are members of getbig. Minus the gimmicks of course.
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Hahahaha....225....I could rep 225 while I was shaving.....Tiny Tits ;D
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I was wondering what percentage are in the 500lb club. Then I realized I only needed to find out how many are members of getbig. Minus the gimmicks of course.
Any list of the 500 club starts with The Trainer.
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The number would be way way lower then that when you consider that most people that suck at the bench would not participate in this.
And that is gym goers which only ends up being less then 10% of the total population
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That is highly fucked up.....I was benching 225 in the 9th grade....always kind of assumed anyone who "lifted" was doing the same thing
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That is highly fucked up.....I was benching 225 in the 9th grade....always kind of assumed anyone who "lifted" was doing the same thing
Haha, sure you were
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225 is a good bench for a freshman - props !
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Ive said before, there is about 3-5 people at my gym (including me) that can bench 315+. There is 0 people at my gym that can bemch 405
There is maybe 7 that can bench 225.
The majority of people do sets with 135-185.
Which makes me laugh when some people on here who mock people for how much they bench... as they obviously have no clue about most peoples strength. It automaticallt makes me think they dont lift.
"Oh, you only lift 345? Thats weaksauce bro I did 345 as a 180lb natty"
Uh huh, sure you did.
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Sure but on getbig it would be 86%.
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Ive said before, there is about 3-5 people at my gym (including me) that can bench 315+. There is 0 people at my gym that can bemch 405
There is maybe 7 that can bench 225.
The majority of people do sets with 135-185.
Which makes me laugh when some people on here who mock people for how much they bench... as they obviously have no clue about most peoples strength. It automaticallt makes me think they dont lift.
"Oh, you only lift 345? Thats weaksauce bro I did 345 as a 180lb natty"
Uh huh, sure you did.
excellent post, spot on, 315 is highly respectable
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I don't think I've ever seen a girl at my gym bench over 95.
The reason why in our gym is obvious: the rack is too high. Everything is made for men over 6 ft, not for short women... :'(
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I could bench 225 with my dick.
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The majority of people do sets with 135-185.
Which makes me laugh when some people on here who mock people for how much they bench... as they obviously have no clue about most peoples strength. It automaticallt makes me think they dont lift.
This.
Go to any commercial gym around the world, and that's the usual weight being benched (and bear in mind that's still more than the average untrained man).
At the more hard-core BB gyms I've been to, bench sets were usually done with around 225-275lbs.
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I was getting reps with 225 decades ago as a kid weighing 126 pounds.
Gyms today suck, as do the nitwits who inhabit them.
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The thing about benching weight- and all you good benchers know this - it is a commitment, and today a lot of people seem to lack this, they want the easy way out, that 'magic program" that will get them there etc...
225 seems ridiculous to most serious gym rats, but the serious gym rat takes for granted that everyone in the gym thinks like him .... not the case
What are the numbers for guys in their 30's, 40's, 50's benching 225, gotta be crazy low for sure, but also it probably isn't a top priority either
Big benchers get a certain respect in any gym, more so I think than a big squatter or dead lifter, when is the last time you heard " how much you squat or dead lift" ?
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The thing about benching weight- and all you good benchers know this - it is a commitment, and today a lot of people seem to lack this, they want the easy way out, that 'magic program" that will get them there etc...
225 seems ridiculous to most serious gym rats, but the serious gym rat takes for granted that everyone in the gym thinks like him .... not the case
What are the numbers for guys in their 30's, 40's, 50's benching 225, gotta be crazy low for sure, but also it probably isn't a top priority either
Big benchers get a certain respect in any gym, more so I think than a big squatter or dead lifter, when is the last time you heard " how much you squat or dead lift" ?
Yeah. If I bench (a BIG if), I rarely go over 225, and I usually get less than 12 reps. I am almost purely a DB, dip and push-up guy these days. Fuck the bench. At my age (49), with the injuries starting to accumulate, the last thing I need is a blown pec.
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I think AJ is correct pretty much, very high risk ratio as you get into your 40's and up
DB work, flyes, dips etc.. all work better than BP for developing a solid physique, or just trying to stay in shape and have decent joints
The power lifting guys or the silver backs who just like to lift big weights - need to be careful at any age with the BP
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Yeah. If I bench (a BIG if), I rarely go over 225, and I usually get less than 12 reps. I am almost purely a DB, dip and push-up guy these days. Fuck the bench. At my age (49), with the injuries starting to accumulate, the last thing I need is a blown pec.
I`m 46 and can hit 225 for 8, I wanted to hit 315 last year and worked hard going after it only to have my shoulder tear up at 300. I just stay at 225 now, 250 if I am feeling good.
I figure if you can bench your body weight for 10 or more at 46 you are doing OK.
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Flex Magazine: Recently, a North Carolina couple decided to a self-inquired experiment to determine just exactly how much the average American can bench press. The results were conducted randomly, by asking gymgoers in approximately 18 regional gyms to perform a bench press 225 pounds for one repetition. To be considered for correctly benching, the subject must touch the bar to the chest and re-rack the weight without any spotter or assistance. Those who could not perform once successful repetition were added to the error pool. After the four month experiment and 2,453 test subjects later, the results were calculated. Out of the 2,453 a massive 2,171 could not correctly bench 225 pounds or used a spotter. Leaving 282 subjects who could correctly bench the 225 pounds. Of course, there are always errors with experiments but it just goes to show it takes time to earn that club membership into 225.
i did it for reps in 9 th grade for football at a whopping 150 lb bdwt by the end of freshman year i was at 185 w a 275 lb bench pretty pathetic by getbig standards though. :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
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Self-selecting study of peace.
11.4% of gym goers. Big diff from 11.4% adult males. I'll bet that goes down to <1% then.
Good point..
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I haven`t benched in years now.......just saying.
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Ive said before, there is about 3-5 people at my gym (including me) that can bench 315+. There is 0 people at my gym that can bemch 405
There is maybe 7 that can bench 225.
The majority of people do sets with 135-185.
Which makes me laugh when some people on here who mock people for how much they bench... as they obviously have no clue about most peoples strength. It automaticallt makes me think they dont lift.
"Oh, you only lift 345? Thats weaksauce bro I did 345 as a 180lb natty"
Uh huh, sure you did.
pretty much spot on for my gym
and you're a fellow nyc er too right? so im sure you gym has upwards of a couple hundred people during prime time, so it's not a small sample size
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I was getting reps with 225 decades centuries ago as a kid weighing 126 pounds.
Gyms today suck, as do the nitwits who inhabit them.
Fixed for accuracy.
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Agree totally with that around 11% benching.
Between 220 to 245 (always seems like a kind of mental block when approaching the 250 mark.) seems about right for even experienced men. Have to be more or less born to be well above the average for serious benching. It just seems to come naturally to some trainees. like I personally know that two of my cousins benched 400+ in high school. No special workouts, that just what they did. Have to have that genetic balanced of triceps, pec's, delts, plus the back/lat structure working in harmony to get max effort for any style bench. Heavier joints also help.
Just to note: seem women lifters get within the mid 300's in a honest bench. Seen 400 lbs lockouts, partials off of pins for quite a few more women.. Power rack pin positions can really advance the bench for a lot of lifters, men or women. Guy's don't seriously work the weakest link of the bench; the starting position off the chest. If they did, that 11% average would be much, much higher. And perhaps 300 lbs would be the mean average. As far as a 3 to 4 inch lockout, for benches, 400 is easily within range for most guy's. and even 500+ is not out of the question. Your adapting the body to be using heavier weights with this type training.
Wonder what the percentage would be for military pressing a weight equal to a lifters own bwt.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
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a standing non kneed push ohp? that's gotta be well less than 1% that can do their own bw.
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Haha, sure you were
Groink was born with muscle maturity.
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pretty much spot on for my gym
and you're a fellow nyc er too right? so im sure you gym has upwards of a couple hundred people during prime time, so it's not a small sample size
Nope, im from seattle.
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Agree totally with that around 11% benching.
Between 220 to 245 (always seems like a kind of mental block when approaching the 250 mark.) seems about right for even experienced men. Have to be more or less born to be well above the average for serious benching. It just seems to come naturally to some trainees. like I personally know that two of my cousins benched 400+ in high school. No special workouts, that just what they did. Have to have that genetic balanced of triceps, pec's, delts, plus the back/lat structure working in harmony to get max effort for any style bench. Heavier joints also help.
True. I started lifting with my partner at the same time. First day in the gym he was benching 110 for reps, while I was hitting a solid 65 for 6 (not joking...). Twelve months later I was repping 275, hitting a 315 single, and he had only progressed to 135 for reps. Similar diet, exact same routine. Almost all men are capable of 225 for a single, it's just that for some it comes easy, others have to work at it for years.
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a standing non kneed push ohp? that's gotta be well less than 1% that can do their own bw.
American adult males? That'll be 1 in 10,000 or more.
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American adult males? That'll be 1 in 10,000 or more.
Many gyms I know nobody presses at all. I have seen quite a few big roided guys struggle with 225 in the strict press. So 1 in 10,000 or even much, much less.
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I was getting reps with 225 decades ago as a kid weighing 126 pounds.
Gyms today suck, as do the nitwits who inhabit them.
this.
back when I started out, if you couldn't bench 225 you were a pussy
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Even pressing overhead, with the bar resting in a PR, on a "A" frame, supports, etc might prove a challenge. Imagine if that same BB'er had to clean that bar into position and than press it overhead with a weight equal to his own bwt. Hate to think of how low that percentage would be.
Funny thing is, cleans & overhead presses, by themselves, have proven to be two of the better upper body mass builders. Which most BB'ers seemed to have overlooked when looking for size and power, and getting that size & power fairly quickly. Treat them with regular BB'ing reps of 7-10 and 3 to 4 sets, and most guy's may surprise themselves with the results.
Good Luck.
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I can't take anyone seriously on BB advice if they can't do 225 for an easy 8 reps .
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Even pressing overhead, with the bar resting in a PR, on a "A" frame, supports, etc might prove a challenge. Imagine if that same BB'er had to clean that bar into position and than press it overhead with a weight equal to his own bwt. Hate to think of how low that percentage would be.
Funny thing is, cleans & overhead presses, by themselves, have proven to be two of the better upper body mass builders. Which most BB'ers seemed to have overlooked when looking for size and power, and getting that size & power fairly quickly. Treat them with regular BB'ing reps of 7-10 and 3 to 4 sets, and most guy's may surprise themselves with the results.
Good Luck.
Very true...I use to clean and press for reps, but I gave it up a few years ago....it's a very ballistic movement and I don't want any injuries
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Oh snap, broskei, these are startling statistics. More startling statistics that link obesity to heart disease.
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When I started lifting I could press about 65 lbs for a few wobbly reps. I was in high school....junior at the time.
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When I started lifting I could press about 65 lbs for a few wobbly reps. I was in high school....junior at the time.
When I started lifting again after my health problems in april of 2013, I put up exactly 95lbs for 8 reps. Fast forward to april of this year and I lifted 345. I think I was put on TRT around july of last year, and I started adding in compounds in the total of 750mg range around december. So geared up in less than a year I went from benching maybe 135 to 345, and I always bench 12-15 reps, never actually worked for bench strength.
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I would enjoy some muscle poses of you in a towel or pair of daisy dukes.....you pick.
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I would enjoy some muscle poses of you in a towel or pair of daisy dukes.....you pick.
I have a white towel I bought off ebay from user 'grapefruitfucker69', I hear its quite the collectible to be seen in.
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there is only 3 people in my local gym can bench 225 or more. At my works gym ive ever seen anyone bench more than 135....
Are you a prison guard in Auschwitz communicating through time?
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345 for 12-15 reps? That's pretty serious poundage man! Respect.
No, a single. I did it last week just to see what I could do.
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I don't think I've ever seen a girl at my gym bench over 95.
There was a chick who worked out at my gym in grad school who benched a shaky 135 (I saw her do two reps once) but she normally did 95 for reps.
She had big boobs and was hot.
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I haven`t benched in years now.......just saying.
smart man!
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In my first 4 months of training, I went from 135lbs to 225lbs. At age 16.
It wasn't until age 20 that I did 315 for the first time.
I did 400 at age 25 in a raw bench-only meet (read: high school auditorium viewed by all of 33 people - a true highlight in my life). I have not added a single pound to my bench press since then. In fact, I'll never hit 400 again and if push came to shove (no pun), I'm sure I could press no more than 365. Joints are too f'd and that one rep would cost me a month on the couch.
Still, at least I can say I did it. A long time ago. But I had my moment.
Yup at 25 I maxed or maybe 26, have not surpassed those lifts, now I am 32 :'(
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I haven't benched more than 225 in a long long time.
My ego hurts but my shoulders are happy.
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Oh. My bad. Still, 345 is no joke.
I usually rep 275 for anywhere from 6-10 on my heavier days, and I do 225 for 4 sets of 12-15 on my normal days.
I do chest as the last bodypart during the week, so usually my tri's and shoulders are already shot from the days prior. I might acutally be able to get more if I reprioritized it to the 1st day of the week.
I have a monster ribcage depth and clavicle width so Im always trying to bring my limbs in line with the rest of my body. My skeletal structure is kinda cool, but it's a pain in the ass.
Im 6'3", my waist is huge, 38", but my clavicles are so wide It makes my waist look small-ish. I look monstrous in clothes, but I actually don't have that much tissue on my chest or shoulders.... and my arms always look puny in comparison. They're 17.5" but they look about 15" thanks to my huge ribcage and shoulder girdle. (Think Dorian's shoulder/waist look but with Dennis wolfs high lats thanks to my height).
I got an itch last week to see what I could max because I never, ever do singles. And I could tell. Going from doing high reps all the time to trying to do a max effort single was odd, I wasn't used to it at all and it felt awkward as fuck.
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Can use a medical, or even a carpenters, caliper to measure shoulder width and joint thickness. Also rib box/chest depth. Can use a tape to measure around the shoulder girdle, which can give a much truer ideas of the over all thickness of the shoulders. Next time passing by the local morgue ask to borrow one of their calipers.
No caliper...than a simple way is have a friend use a yard stick to measure shoulder width. Or, standing with the back against a wall, have this friend mark the end of the shoulder (each side). while holding a 12" ruler (or another flat object) against the outer delt.
Sorry no device invented yet to measure the ego's of some BB'ers. That would be off the charts.
I find that quite a few college and Pro basketball players have outstanding shoulder width. Also football players. Their called wide bodies, for a good reason. Just natural, that's all. A few actually have to move sideways a bit to get through a normal size door. Taylor made shirts and suits, of course. door.
Good Luck.
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Can use a medical, or even a carpenters, caliper to measure shoulder width and joint thickness. Also rib box/chest depth. Can use a tape to measure around the shoulder girdle, which can give a much truer ideas of the over all thickness of the shoulders. Next time passing by the local morgue ask to borrow one of their calipers.
No caliper...than a simple way is have a friend use a yard stick to measure shoulder width. Or, standing with the back against a wall, have this friend mark the end of the shoulder (each side). while holding a 12" ruler (or another flat object) against the outer delt.
Sorry no device invented yet to measure the ego's of some BB'ers. That would be off the charts.
I find that quite a few college and Pro basketball players have outstanding shoulder width. Also football players. Their called wide bodies, for a good reason. Just natural, that's all. A few actually have to move sideways a bit to get through a normal size door. Taylor made shirts and suits, of course. door.
Good Luck.
I might do that... I'd be curious to actually know how wide my shoulders are, to make a 38" waist look tapered. Lol.
Funny story, they had to snap my collar bone and fold my shoulder over in order to fit me through the birth canal, because my clavicles were so wide during birth that they got lodged coming out. My right shoulder is still slightly fucked to this day, it snaps and makes all sorts of noise.
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Funny story, they had to snap my collar bone and fold my shoulder over in order to fit me through the birth canal, because my clavicles were so wide during birth that they got lodged coming out. My right shoulder is still slightly fucked to this day, it snaps and makes all sorts of noise.
Sounds like a caesarian would have been a better option...
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Sounds like a caesarian punch in the pussy would have been a better option...
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Sounds like a caesarian would have been a better option...
Too late, head was already coming out and shoulders lodged on the inside.
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Too late, head was already coming out and shoulders lodged on the inside.
Yikes!
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I'm a shitty bencher with nerve damage in my chest and fucked shoulders, and I still knock out 225 for 4-5 sets of 20 on days my elbows hurt and only have 20mins to train chest. lol
woohoo for me. lol