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Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:27 am to Fat and Happy
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At almost 40, I’m easily the strongest i have ever been.
Same here. I started working out again in April after going many many years without lifting and right now I’m benching 50 lbs more than what I could when I was 17. And back then I started lifting at age 13 all the way through high school
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:31 am to sabes que
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Hand-Grip Strength: Normative Reference Values and Equations for Individuals 18 to 85 Years of Age Residing in the United States
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2018 Volume:48 Issue:9 Pages:685–693 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7851
Background
Hand-grip strength is an indicator of overall strength and a predictor of important outcomes. Up-to-date, population-specific reference values for measurements of grip strength are needed to properly interpret strength outcomes.
Objectives
To provide population-based grip-strength reference values and equations for US residents 18 to 85 years of age.
Methods
Hand-grip data from 1232 participants 18 to 85 years of age were extracted from the database of the 2011 normative phase of the US National Institutes of Health Toolbox project in this cross-sectional study. Descriptive reference values and equations were derived from the data.
Results
The authors present grip-strength reference values using summary statistics (mean, standard deviation, and percentile). The mean grip strength ranged from 49.7 kg for the dominant hand of men 25 to 29 years of age to 18.7 kg for the nondominant hand of women 75 to 79 years of age. The researchers also present reference regression equations for the dominant and nondominant sides of men and women. The explanatory variables in the equations are age, height, and weight.
Conclusion
The normative reference values and equations provided in this study may serve as a guide for interpreting grip-strength measurements obtained from tested individuals. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(9):685–693. Epub 23 May 2018. doi:10.2519/jospt.2018.7851
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:32 am to sabes que
So then an old retard from the country must be = Superman?
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:36 am to bakersman
This video from Mardi Gras a few years back is a good example of Grown Man Strength. Ole Baw and his wife beat the snot out of these punk as kids.
Alexander Mardi Gras Fight
Alexander Mardi Gras Fight
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:38 am to sabes que
I equate it to " farm boy" strong...i can go to the gym and bench press 250 in a linear motion and develop "cut" phsyique ...my dad can can move bundles of shingles getva range of motion that is difficult to impossible to replicate. Do movements like that for 30 years andv you'll have old man strenght
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:49 am to bakersman
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Grown man or old man strength is more about knowledge of proper body and lifting mechanics. Young guys try to use brute strength when lifting objects and struggle doing so. Grown men learn to use leverage over time and use less strain to lift more.
No it's not. It's biological. The average 50 year old man is, for whatever reason, slightly stronger than the average 45 year old. With regard to raw strength, a 50 year old is biologically comparable to a 20 year old. But the average man is stronger at age 21-45ish than at 50 years old. Peak strength occurs at around 25-35 years of age.
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Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:01 am to Vestigial Morgan
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equate it to " farm boy" strong...i can go to the gym and bench press 250 in a linear motion and develop "cut" phsyique ...my dad can can move bundles of shingles
This is old man strength to me.
It’s basically an old dude that’s been doing physical labor or working with his hands his whole life and has developed tremendous functional strength, particularly in the forearms and grip. This would be opposed to us young bucks that just hit the gym and bench press to get a chiseled chest.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:19 am to 632627
Best example I have is working around the house and building things. I’m in my late 30s and have three kids to chase around. I have a typical desk job and don’t work out as much as I used to. I was building a set of cabinets to go over our washer and dryer. Something like 5 feet across, 4 feet tall, with three shelves. Built out of half inch solid oak. When it came time to mount them to the wall, I just got under it and in one move had it off the ground and onto the ledge I had attached to the studs about 4 feet off the ground. No idea how much it weighed but a younger me would have been asking a neighbor for help. Older me knows I can do it. Same thing loading and unloading the new appliances out of my wife’s van. Just have to manhandle things some times and get it done.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:24 am to 632627
quote:Thats a good point but I feel like that’s a branch of old man strength which exceeds regular old man strength. Everyone knows those guys that are like 60 that are big but not really jacked or fat with calluses on their hands and massive forearms. I could spend the rest of my life in a gym and not be able to beat that old man in arm wrestling. A life of manual labor went into building that functional strength.
It’s basically an old dude that’s been doing physical labor or working with his hands his whole life and has developed tremendous functional strength, particularly in the forearms and grip. This would be opposed to us young bucks that just hit the gym and bench press to get a chiseled chest.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:29 am to BurningHeart
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Retard strength is NGAF about hurting yourself in the process of overpowering someone else.
Nope. It's the strength a retarded person has.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:39 am to biglego
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So this is the thread where we pretend our 85 yr old paw paws aren’t frail.
No, it isn't, dumbass.
It’s where you think that grown man strength is the same thing as being completely physically fit.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:54 am to Robin Masters
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So then an old retard from the country must be = Superman?
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:59 am to indytiger
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retard strength
Who was the comedian talking about retard strength and how adult chimpanzees have the strength of ten men?
The punchline was about a retarded chimp being the strongest thing on Earth.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:03 am to Vestigial Morgan
quote:Is that not "country strong"?
" farm boy" strong.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:06 am to TeddyPadillac
You’re weaker than 85 yr olds
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:16 am to thesoccerfanjax
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It takes a lot of years of training to get really really strong. Decades really.
Agreed. One of my strongest buddies has been doing cross-fit for years pretty consistently. His first year re-shaped his body, but to start making legitimate strength gains... he's been at it 3 years consistently and is just now getting to what you would consider even competition participant levels.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:54 am to sabes que
I am at the ole man stremf age. I can’t bench or lift a ton but, when necessary, I can move heavy objects, or do something that makes me think “Wow”, how did I do that? 
Posted on 10/4/19 at 11:07 am to Yewkindewit
I put a dryer on my roof rack the other day.
After I did, I had a moment of... How the hell am I going to get that down
After I did, I had a moment of... How the hell am I going to get that down
Posted on 10/4/19 at 12:26 pm to sabes que
I’m in healthcare and I predominantly see elderly patients. I saw an 83 year old man yesterday who was a personal trainer. Along with a lot of chastisement for my being “skinny-fat,” he told me that building muscle, and not cardio, is the fountain of youth. This fella was built like a brick and could certainly have strangled anyone in our clinic.
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