Arm Curl: Males, Age 65-69

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What these numbers mean

A value around 18 reps is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 21 reps fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 15 reps fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Also see: 60-64 · 70-74 · All ages

Data source: Rikli & Jones (SFT) (1999) · n=7.2K About this study

Reference population: Community-dwelling older adults aged 60-94 from 267 sites across 21 US states

Arm Curl Functional Fitness Males 65-69

Arm Curl Percentile Chart (reps)

Poor 10 reps
Below average 15 reps
Average 18 reps
Above average 21 reps
Excellent 27 reps
Arm Curl percentile distribution chart for Males, age 65-69 5th 5th: 10 reps (Poor) 10 Poor 25th 25th: 15 reps (Below average) 15 Below average 50th 50th: 18 reps (Average) 18 Average 75th 75th: 21 reps (Above average) 21 Above average 95th 95th: 27 reps (Excellent) 27 Excellent 0 6 12 18 24 30 reps Arm Curl percentile distribution chart for Males, age 65-69 5th 5th: 10 reps (Poor) 10 Poor 25th 25th: 15 reps (Below average) 15 Below average 50th 50th: 18 reps (Average) 18 Average 75th 75th: 21 reps (Above average) 21 Above average 95th 95th: 27 reps (Excellent) 27 Excellent 0 6 12 18 24 30 reps

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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60-6470-7475-7980-8485-8990-94 All
Females data Females, 65-69
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