Grip Strength Calculator

Understand your hand grip strength in the context of scientific surveys studying the strength of both men and women throughout the human lifespan.

Demographic grip strength calculator

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Select Gender or Average of Both Genders

  • Left Hand Grip
  • Right Hand Grip
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Comparative age: Enter age / grip strength / gender

Grip strength by age - Single hand average,
both genders,
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150-190+ cm

Percentile ranking within
both genders,
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age 17-90,
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height 150-190+ cm

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Your Grip Strength

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Demographic Peer Group for Comparison

M&F (Avg.)
17-90 yrs
150-190+ cm
Average Single Hand Grip and Std. dev. in Peer Group

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ฯƒ St. Dev. = โ€“โ€“.โ€“ kg

Grip Strength Assesment

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Strength Comparison (You vs. Peer Group)

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ฮ”/ฯƒ = -.- standard deviations below

Muscular Strength Symmetry

Left-Right Strength Imbalance (lower is better)
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Grip Measurement Instructions

Hand grip strength is measured with a device called a hand grip dynamometer. Most dynamometers are fairly accurate and produce similar measurements.

To use the calculator, perform the grip strength measurement:
  • standing,
  • upper arm next to torso,
  • elbow at a right angle,
  • squeezing as hard as possible for 3-5 seconds,
  • recording the maximum value for both left and right hand and then obtaining the average.

Study and Data Source

The calculator is based on the SOEP survey and a 2016 study based on its data. Data is from five waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel (2006โ€“2014). It involved a total of 11,790 persons living in Germany (providing 25,285 observations).

References

1. Kolimechkov, Stefan & Castro-Piรฑero, Josรฉ & Petrov, Lubomir & Alexandrova, Albena. (2020). The effect of elbow position on the handgrip strength test in children: validity and reliability of TKK 5101 and DynX dynamometers. Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports. 24. 240-247. 10.15561/26649837.2020.0504.

2. Steiber N (2016) Strong or Weak Handgrip? Normative Reference Values for the German Population across the Life Course Stratified by Sex, Age, and Body Height. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0163917. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163917

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DEXDIA Grip Explorer

Smart Hand Grip Dynamometer

  • Wirelessly syncs your grip strength measurement with the GripMeter app (iOS and Android).
  • Automatic analysis of your (or your client's) grip strength.
  • Keeps track of all your measurements to understand your progress over time.
  • Used by professional athletes, coaches, trainers, kinesiologists, and more.