Mofome Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 A man’s hands say a lot about him. My own father, at 66, still has the calloused, gnarled hands of a guy who did competitive weightlifting in college and spent much of his career grappling with 1,500-pound dairy cattle as a large animal veterinarian. I, on the other hand, have the soft palms of a modern-day desk jockey. My hands are delicate, well-moisturized, and prone to blisters if I spend too much time in the garden. And I’m not the only one. A new study in press at the Journal of Hand Therapy (yes, a real thing) finds that millennial men may have significantly weaker hands and arms than men the same age did 30 years ago. Researchers measured the grip strength (how strongly you can squeeze something) and pinch strength (how strongly you can pinch something between two fingers) of 237 healthy full-time students aged 20 to 34 at universities in North Carolina. And especially among males, the reduction in strength compared to 30 years ago was striking. The average 20-to-34-year-old today, for instance, was able to apply 98 pounds of force when gripping something with his right hand. In 1985, the average man could squeeze with 117 pounds of force. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/08/15/todays-men-are-nowhere-near-as-strong-as-their-dads-were-researchers-say/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Anyone surprised? We're a nation of pussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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timetopay Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I have sledgehammer hands. You want to try me please get a physical with full blood work and call me in 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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