ninja64x Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 hello, anyone have any opinions on the average grip strength of a 45 , almost 46 years old guy?? i've seen some medical charts , but by nature i suppose they are only estimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 hello, anyone have any opinions on the average grip strength of a 45 , almost 46 years old guy?? i've seen some medical charts , but by nature i suppose they are only estimates. Below my wife's. No seriously. Age doesn't really play into it until 50 I would say. Hell Chris Rice is in his 60s and has one of the strongest grips around. The average guy on the street has the grip of a wet noodle. So if you can close a #1 you're prolly at or better than most of what passes for the male species walkin the streets these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 hello, anyone have any opinions on the average grip strength of a 45 , almost 46 years old guy?? i've seen some medical charts , but by nature i suppose they are only estimates. I think there is a little booklet that they give you with a purchase of a Baseline Dynamometer that has lots of information. I am not at home right now, so I don't have access to it. Can't promise I will dig it up today either! Seems like they put people in about a dozen different age brackets. My own opinion is that in terms of what that number is, on a Dyno, is about 50kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja64x Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 hello, anyone have any opinions on the average grip strength of a 45 , almost 46 years old guy?? i've seen some medical charts , but by nature i suppose they are only estimates. I think there is a little booklet that they give you with a purchase of a Baseline Dynamometer that has lots of information. I am not at home right now, so I don't have access to it. Can't promise I will dig it up today either! Seems like they put people in about a dozen different age brackets. My own opinion is that in terms of what that number is, on a Dyno, is about 50kg. i priced one of those Jamar dynos recently. EUR 500. pretty steep to buy. in ireland . 50kg is only 110lbs. i reckon most fellas could beat that. so, i reckon a good #2 close would be great. working on that. we will see. thanks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 The average 46 year old what? A 46 year old block layer or tree trimmer will certainly have a much stronger grip than the average office worker. I have come to believe that the ability to increase grip strength lasts much longer than the ability to get and/or keep big muscle strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Closing a #2 will put you well ahead of the average male regardless of age. When I got my 1.5 I had about 50 different people try it of different ages, sizes, etc and only 3 closed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 The average 46 year old what? A 46 year old block layer or tree trimmer will certainly have a much stronger grip than the average office worker. I have come to believe that the ability to increase grip strength lasts much longer than the ability to get and/or keep big muscle strength. Averages take into consideration both the office guy and the tree trimmer etc. If you train grip then you'll blow averages out of the water. Most of the top grip guys are not youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Average normative data on grip strength possibly tested with a Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer: age 40-44 male R 116.8 L 112.8 female 70.4 62.3 age 45-49 male R 109.9 L 100.8 female R 62.2 L 56.0 The chart can be found on page 4 here: http://www.si-instruments.com/files/catalog/Download%20Centre/Lafayette/Operating%20Manuals/lafayette_jamar_hand_dynamometer_users_manual_.pdf Tested with a Harpenden Dynamometer: "960 subjects (480 men and 480 women) ranging in age from 7 to 84 years. In both hands, grip strength increased with chronological age and peaked between 30-39 years in males and 20-29 years in females. The student t-test result revealed that grip strength in males was consistently higher (p < 0.01) than females for all ages except during the first decade of life. After 30, male grip strength is nearly double female grip strength. The paired t-test showed that right hand grip strength was significantly (p < 0.0001) greater than left hand grip strength at all ages." http://www.jospt.org/issues/articleID.1655/article_detail.asp I guess Ironmind already knew that a strong average guy has a crushing power of 63kg when they created the "63,5kg / 140lbs" CoC#1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja64x Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 The average 46 year old what? A 46 year old block layer or tree trimmer will certainly have a much stronger grip than the average office worker. I have come to believe that the ability to increase grip strength lasts much longer than the ability to get and/or keep big muscle strength. Averages take into consideration both the office guy and the tree trimmer etc. If you train grip then you'll blow averages out of the water. Most of the top grip guys are not youngsters. thank you mobsterone for clarifying my question. climber511 obviously doesn't know what "average" means!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lol999 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Climber511 is an inspiration, beacon of hope for the future of us 40-somethings and a pain in the ass for us youngsters who he beats and wish he would sod off and act his age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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