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Originally Posted by Normagene

A guy hubby worked w/his 14 yr old son was benching in the mid 300s. Trained under the guidance of a Pro Female Bodybuilder. Seems too young for that kind of intensity. At 16 he held the school record for most bench press reps at body weight, something like 36 reps! Although it does seem like a very fair way to strength test. Instead of a set amount of weight, everyone gets on the scale and you lift your own weight.

It's a good measure of strength endurance but not maximal strength.

Sports in school, scholarships, etc is much more "competitive" now than when we were in school.