How & Why You Should Measure Your Hand Grip Strength at Home

Famous Physical Therapists Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck demonstrate how to measure your hand grip strength at home. They also discuss why you should measure your grip strength.
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[@RapIsDrug]

First time i watched them i thought they'd just be some boring old dudes. But they're fun old dudes

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wrd 2

[@markdwyer5301]

Old??

[@gyinko8248]

I was truly wondering how I could test my grip at home 💁🏽‍♀️ I was wringing out some hand washables for laundry today and hurt my left wrist. Thank you for the informative video because it was exactly what I needed! Kudos on the theme song as well! Needed that giggle 🤭 Have an outstanding day! 💞👋🏽

[@adelaidee6053]

love the intro so much

[@austinluhtala8092]

Son: "Hey dad, can you show me how to make a KZbin video?" Dad: "Sure son. Grab your scale and we'll head to the office."

[@MDPaulo]

very entertaining - love the youthful banter lads

[@pattyfluegel7816]

Its also an indicator for survival with an optimal strength/weight ratio of 0.42 in women and 0.50 in men. This means that a man whose hand-grip strength (measured in kg) is half of the person’s body weight has the best prospect for survival.

[@tylerm7300]

What if your grip strength is greater than your body weight?. I weigh 180lbs and I maxed out the device at 200lbs.

[@HadezRaps]

@@tylerm7300 you live forever

[@followedtodeath5850]

@@tylerm7300 you already survived, time for pleasures only

[@thegoldendoggo7706]

I hit over .50 with each hand on their own

[@notundermywatch3163]

* longevity

[@yoyokum1483]

It would be interesting to compare grip strength on the dynamometer versus the Scale.

[@jeffreyharrison3731]

Grip strength, along with walking gate and number of pushups are good predictors of longevity - perhaps better than BP or BMI.

[@chickflickone]

What’s the walking gate?

[@Grunchy005]

Walking "gait".

[@chocolates5615]

I recovered from carpal tunnel syndrome about 8 years ago and my right is 30 lb weaker than my left. I lift weights but right side always gives out more.

[@davidklein5322]

Thanks for the video. Problem with this method is you cant uni-laterally test each hand separately. Also for the extra 10-15 bucks, I invested in a digital dynamometer which provides easy to measure, accurate and consistent results. With scales, if you place your hands even a few millimeters out, you will effect your reading.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Thanks for the tip, digital dynamometer

[@scarred10]

You can easily measure them seperately,they just did it.Its also a sign of Central nervous system fatigue,as in if you arent recovering from your training load if your grip drops off.

[@josedaniel4725]

Cool 👍🏼 where and how much did you obtain your dynamometer?

[@traceybea]

Can you share a link to what dynamometer you purchased?

[@ultraali453]

Love your videos guys. Have a nice day!

[@MrPanetela]

let's talk about the exception to the rule: Bruce Lee... phenomenal hand strength but died at an early age. so instead of thinking the hand strength longevity connection i would think the healthiness of the hands and arms in that they are in shape...now is there a way to measure toe gripping strength? bats hang from their toes so if you want to have strong toes how would one go about it

[@hiedla6590]

old shool scale gripping, no fancy equipment needed, very nice

[@dammitjim9131]

From my own experience. this will measure pinch, not grip strength. The positioning on the scale (any scale) will prevent the fingers/hands to form a grip-like position but rather a pinch (which, in itself, is a known measure of a feat of strength). You can't wrap your fingers around the scale like you can with a dynamometer and/or a traditional grip strength exerciser (the upside-down "V" shape device).

[@gashyrawr]

I wonder what's up with my grip though. With my digital scale, with one hand I can get barely 15kg (33lbs) (32kg/70lbs with both hands pressing the scale together) which according to internet is very poor for an adult male. (I'm 35yo, 6'1, 200lbs) Yet I can do 7-10 pullups and dead hang for 1min20sec which are above average arm/grip strength numbers... So I'm confused if my grip is bad or good? Is the digital scale the wrong thing to use for this kinda test?

[@BobandBrad]

Hmmm, shouldn't be.

[@nisharoy6845]

You guys are too cute haha....thanks for this !!

[@waterbottleguy772]

Simp! Simp! Simp!

[@MrCmon113]

My scale is so fat that it only measures pinching grip (badly).

[@gmgupta2439]

Excellent information

[@isaacalzate8262]

Im going to buy one of these just so i can measure my grip i think mine is around 110 pounds althougb woudnt be surprised if its lower

[@genesis204]

Thumbs up for the intro

[@jazzochannel]

Awesome stuff!

[@ooglyga6100]

my finger grip strength with my finger and thumb is 22 lbs. is that good

[@mociczyczki]

what diffrence beetwen bathroom scale and hand special equipment to measure grip strenght because way how you grip bathroom scale and this eqquipment is little difrent what give other lever so if you for egzample push 30 kg one hand o bathroom scale like on vvideo than how much on this special equipment ?

[@MrCmon113]

Depends on your scale and how trained you are. But no less than 30kg.

[@rosehutchful6548]

good stuff

[@asseel70iraq99]

just broke my scale no kidding

[@UizaiyrenWeetari]

haha rip 😂/😭

[@CrazyMan-xf4nw]

The bottom of my scale has a button to check weight but I could only fit 2 fingers

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

My grip is around 65 pounds is it normal?

[@aphunt12]

Yes, that is perfectly fine. 🤙

[@davidwatson5005]

very informative

[@zechariahhambone3841]

I just had a pre-employment physical and I squeezed 180lbs on the right and 170lbs on the left. How can I make a lot of money with my awesome grip strength?

[@aphunt12]

Well, Bryan Shaw does around 340 sooo, yeah, if you keep at it

[@thejackel1844]

@@aphunt12 So ?, he weighs over 400 pounds, can't squeeze his own weight...

[@Seedy446]

Mob enforcer? Arm wrestler? Competitive grip strength athlete!

[@mehjabeennaz4189]

Thank you 👍

[@abcdefg54321x]

Strong like bull

[@Shanaoh]

So wanted to test my grip strength and measured it using my scale, I only could get 20 lbs no matter how hard I try. Is 20 lbs like "normally" weak or is it like unrealistically weak to the point that I need to buy a new scale?

[@followedtodeath5850]

It's extremely weak , get a new scale, but first work on your technique, maybe that's why you get such results.

[@MrCmon113]

That's because your scale is thick. Pinching grip is much weaker than crushing grip. My crushing grip is between 50 and 60kg, but my scale is so thick that I can only get 15kg on it with one hand.

[@Shanaoh]

@@MrCmon113 oh okay, thanks for the info.

[@Shanaoh]

@@followedtodeath5850 I’ll work on it, thanks!

[@asul4190]

110 kg thank you

[@connormcgregor4500]

Love that intro

[@josedaniel4725]

Brad has been using his right hand too much 😂

[@llcey1818]

They cute personal ity wise

[@KateandBree]

Good tips, especially since I'm a horseback rider.

[@ryanperson6307]

KateandZena What does that have to do with grip strength?

[@tafarii5428]

Hi GuysI am experiencing pain when I flay my hands in the morning. That is spread out my fingers like a fan. I think that when using dumb bells to work out, I am gripping the weights to tightly for fear of dropping them. I am only using 20lbs to do dumb bell curls.Any advice please?

[@tafarii5428]

***** Thanks Chaps . I will give it a try.

[@josedaniel4725]

What was the answer my friend?

[@user-ho7yh3td6z]

I can never hear your videos. If you're using a cell phone you can get a cheap microphone to plug into it. It'll make a huge improvement.

[@RockClimberAlex]

I was looking to buy a dynamometer to test my grip strength for climbing and I stumbled over this video. I feel like such an imbecile for not thinking of this simple solution. *facepalm*

[@komkom3425]

You are not an imbecile, the scale is not calibrated to measure a true hand strength, it's wobbly and depends on how big one hand's is

[@jere.nurkka]

Dont squeeze scale with one hand if you are strong enough you can break it

[@droppoint495]

Hey grab a scale post your results here mine both hands 185.

[@Heritagepostfarms]

187

[@topnow777]

the digital is in pounds

[@mamorris23]

You stole this from a Jeff Cavaliere video! Haha, great info guys. Keep working on that broken heart!

[@thisisamor8905]

I accidentally broke my hand grip test thigy

[@dork5339]

Wow how?

[@UizaiyrenWeetari]

​@@dork5339i think it's because he's to strong

[@charlesall363]

cringe intro... love it

[@Desneaky.larrat]

Just buy a adjustable gripper.

[@Z_Belphemon]

i get 70 kg on shity scale

[@michaelallan5317]

Only 70kg?

[@Z_Belphemon]

@@michaelallan5317 damn did i get 70kg on the Scale back then? oh wait i still get pretty bad on that same trash scale (i get 80 now). even know i know get 72kg on my hand dyanomometer

[@thejackel1844]

Think you have a good grip ?, anyone who thinks so should be able to squeeze their own weight, using both hands that is...

[@josephbohme7917]

They really do need the other. Just when you think one has no substance or credibility etc. the other guy rescues the duo from their doom. On their own, well they are not a 1+1 =2 they are

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[@followedtodeath5850]

2.46M currently, got anything to say now?

[@JR-jc7oj]

I got 160 with both hands

[@tanneroakley3594]

I’m 13 and I get 140

[@walitas747]

I’m 14 and I get 210 lole

[@gwcoty0715]

I'm 18 and get 235

[@Clarkkent163]

I'm 4 years old and I always get 360 kg

[@gwcoty0715]

@@Clarkkent163 you're supposed to squeeze it not step on it

[@RockClimberAlex]

Brad is cheating, he's using his thumb, big no-no. Bob did it correctly with his left hand. I can see his thumb, it's not pressing the back of the scale.

[@BobandBrad]

Good catch.

[@chromecannon2536]

lol. Strong like bull. #stronglikebull

[@charlie65725]

Go Vikings 😀

[@josedaniel4725]

Go GMEN 👍🏼

[@aituarov]

Not just pretty... We're pretty ugly bob.

[@aituarov]

Great videos. You guys are cool and funny. I wanna be like you two when I grow up.

[@aubreynoftall3830]

garbage

[@fredhellsire115]

Haha at the blue shirt guy 🤣🤣