climber511 Posted September 30 Posted September 30 https://www.ladbible.com/news/health/dr-ed-jones-early-mortality-test-grip-strength-972185-20240930 It says as a test to hold a dumbbell equal to 3/4 of your bodyweight for one minute. So for a 200# man - that's a 150# dumbbell for one minute - sounds like quite a test really. First finding a DB that big. 3 2 Quote When people used to ask him how it was he became so incredibly strong, it was always the same, "strengthen your mind, the rest will follow". The Mighty Atom Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Being prepared for any random task is not the same thing as preparing randomly for any task. Greg Everett
kurtwpg Posted September 30 Posted September 30 I think it's a lousy test for lifespan if you specifically train grip. Because you've changed it from a general health test. 1 Quote
Luke Blackwell Posted September 30 Posted September 30 6 minutes ago, kurtwpg said: I think it's a lousy test for lifespan if you specifically train grip. Because you've changed it from a general health test. You're right. I still did it though☺️ 2 Quote "Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart." -Manfred Von Richthofen
Luke Blackwell Posted September 30 Posted September 30 ....But I can't imagine doing it having never trained grip of any sort. Quote "Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart." -Manfred Von Richthofen
C8Myotome Posted September 30 Posted September 30 This is a weird protocol, there may be many reasons someone cannot weight bear 75% their body weight through one arm (neck/shoulder arthritis, etc) despite having the adequate grip strength to do so. A 1 arm dumbbell hold is a compound lift, and a 1 minute hold is now testing endurance, not strength. There has already been a ton of research on using hand dynos to predict mortality, which is a more reliable measure as being unable to weight bear that amount of load through other joints/tissues for other reasons no longer is a limiting factor. I wrote a paper on this research during graduate school. Here is just 1 research article on the topic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877981/ Anyone can use a dyno, even someone bedridden. When a ton of americans are also around 400 lbs, none of those people are going to be lifting a 300 lb dumbbell in 1 hand Quote 186 PB350 MMS, 183 CoC 3.5 MMS, 180 CoC 3.5 38 mm, 178 GHP8 30 mm, 175 GHP8 CCS
Climber028 Posted September 30 Posted September 30 12 minutes ago, C8Myotome said: Anyone can use a dyno, even someone bedridden. When a ton of americans are also around 400 lbs, none of those people are going to be lifting a 300 lb dumbbell in 1 hand Being 400lbs is already going to shorten your lifespan, taking bodyweight into account is a feature not a bug. Heavier people don't live as long, and being heavy and weak is the worst of all 1 Quote
Slipshod Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Grip is one of the last things to go in terms of strength, so having strong grip (relatively at least) into your later years is a good indication regarding muscular atrophy and neurological health. Not sure it really means anything else though Quote
climber511 Posted September 30 Author Posted September 30 At 76 I still have a fair grip - but the rest of me is falling apart. 5 Quote When people used to ask him how it was he became so incredibly strong, it was always the same, "strengthen your mind, the rest will follow". The Mighty Atom Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Being prepared for any random task is not the same thing as preparing randomly for any task. Greg Everett
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