[Lone Rager]

"In a study of Americans ages 20-34, occupational therapists found that men younger than 30 have significantly weaker hand grips than their counterparts in 1985 did."

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/13/481590997/millennials-may-be-losing-their-grip

 

[fmendes]

Interesting. Makes a lot of sense. My 9yo son cannot even grab a hammer without getting tired. At his age I used to build (and go downhill) in one of those:

 

[Shark]

Not surprising.... Lazy kids these days.

 

[Mudguard]

I guess there are more fun things to do than needing a vice grip?

 

[Chicane32]

I figured they would have a stronger grip due to holding their smart phones 22hrs a day.

 

[scottzg]

Grip strength is often used as a proxy for physical strength- depending on how you read this it could imply that millennials are weaker overall than their predecessors.

As someone who was reassigned as a millennial 4-5 years ago, i blame the proliferation of pornography. The GenX'ers had to work it much harder to that victoria's secret catalogue than the millennials, pampered with PornHub. Something something, ten miles in the snow.