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How much can your mid-teen boy bench press?

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Melissa K:
Do any of you have a smaller-than-average teen boy (age 14 to 16 or so) who has tried weightlifting? How much can he lift?

I'm most interested in knowing what a really scrawny kid could reasonably bench press on free weights, assuming he's been working on it a while.

jojohn:
My almost 15 year old weighs 110 lbs and can bench press about 95 lbs with decent form. He is about 5'5" small, thin build, going into his sophomore year and usually is mistaken for an 8th grader. I don't think he looks that small, but he says he is much smaller than most kids his age. His same aged friend who is also a thinner build, weighs 135, can bench 150 and is about 5'9." Most kids with a similar build as as the almost 15 year old but taller and of the same age group can bench around 110 according to my almost 17 year old very strong son who is about 5'7" weighs 155 and can bench 225 lbs. (for comparison) and who provided all of this data.

JFriday:
Just asked my 20-year-old and he said when he was around 15 he could bench press around 150 or 160. He wasn't scrawny, but he wasn't muscular, either, although he was strong. He was around 6'1 at that time. That's definitely not smaller than average, but it might help to know a range.

Melissa K:
Thanks!

christine:
I don't know about boys, but in case you want him to be beaten by a girl :embarrassed2, my 15-year-old daughter said her team works between 125-145 lbs.

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