US men aged between 20–34 can grip 98 pounds of force. 98 pounds of grip strength is a 16% drop from what young men were capable of in 1985 Canadian men of the same age can grip 107 pounds of force A small sample of American college football players showed they could grip 126 pounds of force
What is the average strength of a grip?Grip strength is typically measured in pounds, kilograms, or Newtons by squeezing a type of muscle strength testing equipment, known as a dynamometer, about three times in each hand. The average healthy grip strength for men is a squeeze of about 72.6 pounds while women typically measure around 44 pounds.
How does grip strength define you?Grip strength is your hands’ ability to be mostly responsible for the proper execution of a movement. Grocery shopping, carrying your children, doing laundry, and shoveling snow all require grip strength. Virtually every sport also requires grip strength, including rock climbing, baseball or softball, tennis, golf, hockey, lacrosse, wrestling, obstacle course racing, powerlifting, and CrossFit.
