Am I below the average man in terms of strength?

[Anonymous]

I'm a 20 year old male (5'8" 140 lbs), and these two guys who I was talking to said that I'm below the strength for the average man.

I can only bench press 155 lbs for 1 rep max, bicep barbell curl 70 lbs for 1 rep max, tricep rope pulldown for 72.5 lbs for 1 rep max, overhead barbell press for 95 lbs, and squat for 125 lbs 1 rep max.

Is it true that I am below the strength of the average man? Feel free to be honest.

[Oliverlogan263]

Hm, not gonna lie those numbers do seem a bit on the lower side compared to average. But seriously dude, don't sweat it too much.

For reference, I'm about your size and my maxes are a bit higher - 175 bench, 85 curls, 95 triceps, 115 press, 145 squat. But I've been lifting seriously for years so don't compare.

You're still young and have tons of potential to gain muscle and strength naturally. As long as you're consistent in the gym with a good program, your numbers will shoot up fast.

Who cares what those other dudes say? Not like you wanna be "average." Train to be better than before. And don't neglect compounds - focus on building your bench, squat and deadlift especially.

The most important thing is that YOU know you're progressing each week. Fuck what anyone else thinks, as long as you're happy with how you're improving. Keep your head up dude, you got this!

[AaronKrieger]

Probably, although I am also and actually weaker than you. I have been very skinny all my life, but started working out a few months ago. It's not

I don't think it matters how strong you are as long as you're working towards improving.

[AaronKrieger]

It's not something to worry about.*

[Lokiion]

Yeah that’s low tbh I was doing that when I first started and had crazy improvement since then (I started 2 months ago and am currently a junior in highschool) also when I say low I mean squat is just insanely low bench is solid for your weight bicep curl might need some work also other then that everything looks fine to me at least (take my words with a grain of salt like I said I’ve only been lifting for 2 months)

[Redstang88]

You’re squat is extremely low, other than that those aren’t bad numbers for a newbie your size

[Anonymous]

The squat is low. Just wow, are your legs like thin or something? When I was your age I was able to squat over 500..

[Lokiion]

Hoping to get that by mid 17 max