Bench Press Ratio (Cooper DVR): Age Trend

Cooper DVR bench press ratio declines steadily with age for both sexes, from a male median of 1.06× at age 20-29 to 0.68× at age 60+.

Bench Press Ratio (Cooper DVR) Strength Trend

Bench Press Ratio (Cooper DVR) by Age

Bench Press Ratio (Cooper DVR) Median Values

Age Male Female
24.5 1.06 0.65
34.5 0.93 0.57
44.5 0.84 0.52
54.5 0.75 0.46
65 0.68 0.45

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