The Relation of Grip Strength and Grip-Strength Endurance to Age

Abstract

Data relative to maximum grip strength and grip-strength endurance as related to age were collected from 311 male subjects ranging in age from 12 to 79 years. The data presented indicate the following: there is a rapid increase in both maximum grip strength and grip-strength endurance from 12 to 25 years of age. After the 25th year there is a gradual decrease in both maximum grip strength and grip-strength endurance up to age 79 years. The maximum grip strength and grip-strength endurance of the 75- to 79-year-age group was approx. equal to that of the 12- to 15-year-age group.