Bent-Arm Hang: Age Trend

Boys' Bent-Arm Hang time triples from 7.5 s at age 9 to 24.5 s at age 17, driven by pubertal muscle development; girls remain flat at 5–6 s from age 9–14 with a modest improvement thereafter.

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

Bent-Arm Hang Strength Trend

Bent-Arm Hang by Age (s)

Bent-Arm Hang Median Values

Age Male (s) Female (s)
9 7.48 5.14
10 7.92 5.15
11 8.32 5.16
12 8.79 5.17
13 9.81 5.18
14 12.7 5.23
15 17.43 5.35
16 21.75 5.63
17 24.46 6.16

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Eurofit Battery

This metric is part of the Eurofit, a standardised 9-test battery for children and adolescents aged 6-18.