Bent-Arm Hang: Males, Age 15

The Bent-Arm Hang (also called the flexed arm hang) is the Eurofit battery measure of upper-body muscular endurance. The participant hangs from a bar with arms bent (chin above bar level) and holds for as long as possible. Data are from Tomkinson et al. (2018), a pooled analysis of 189,673 European children and adolescents from 23 countries aged 9–17.

Data source: Tomkinson et al. 2018 (Eurofit) (2018) · n=189.7K About this study

Bent-Arm Hang Strength Males 15

Percentile Distribution (s)

Percentile distribution (s) 5th 5th: 3.73 s 3.73 25th 25th: 9.66 s 9.66 50th 50th: 17.43 s 17.43 75th 75th: 30.45 s 30.45 95th 95th: 61.48 s 61.48 0 14 28 42 56 70 s Percentile distribution (s) 5th 5th: 3.73 s 3.73 25th 25th: 9.66 s 9.66 50th 50th: 17.43 s 17.43 75th 75th: 30.45 s 30.45 95th 95th: 61.48 s 61.48 0 14 28 42 56 70 s
Percentile Value (s) Rating
5th 3.73 Poor
25th 9.66 Below average
50th 17.43 Average
75th 30.45 Above average
95th 61.48 Excellent

What these numbers mean for males aged 15

A score around 17.43 s is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 30.45 s fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 9.66 s fall near the 25th percentile, about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Percentiles show how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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