Purpose

To measure the maximum grip force.

Material

A dynamometer, a chair.

Instructions

The subject is seated on a chair, with the forearm on the side being tested resting on the thigh, palm of the hand facing up, arm and elbow in contact with the body. At the evaluator’s signal, the subject should squeeze the dynamometer as hard as possible.

Measurements

The subject should alternately perform two trials on each hand; record the better of the two trials on each hand and then add them together and average them. (Results to the nearest 0.5 kilos).

Namely

This test is not necessarily necessary if you only want to measure the shape.