Bent-Arm Hang: Males, Age 16

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 16

Percentile Distribution (s)

Percentile distribution (s) 5th 5th: 5.19 s 5.19 25th 25th: 12.67 s 12.67 50th 50th: 21.75 s 21.75 75th 75th: 35.86 s 35.86 95th 95th: 66.71 s 66.71 0 14 28 42 56 70 s Percentile distribution (s) 5th 5th: 5.19 s 5.19 25th 25th: 12.67 s 12.67 50th 50th: 21.75 s 21.75 75th 75th: 35.86 s 35.86 95th 95th: 66.71 s 66.71 0 14 28 42 56 70 s
Percentile Value (s) Rating
5th 5.19 Poor
25th 12.67 Below average
50th 21.75 Average
75th 35.86 Above average
95th 66.71 Excellent

What these numbers mean for males aged 16

A score around 21.75 s is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 35.86 s fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 12.67 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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