For barbell exercises, can most people lift heavier weights when benching or squatting?
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2The answer here provides bench:squat ratios: Compared to their overall strength, do women have greater lower body strength in proportion to their upper body than men do?– BeckApr 23 at 19:44
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2Just because a question is answered somewhere else does not make it a duplicate. That is a different question that just happens to answer this one, so this one should stay open. Voting to reopen.– Thomas Markov ♦Apr 24 at 5:50
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@ThomasMarkov is correct.– JohnP ♦May 20 at 14:47
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For trained lifters, the squat should generally be significantly higher than the bench: Compare “full meet squat” and “full meet bench” at open powerlifting records.
That being said, there are certainly bench specialists that bench more than they squat. On the other end of the spectrum, beginners not-infrequently have higher bench presses, as the squat is somewhat more technical and can take longer to develop proficiency in.
