[robreke]

I know there's a fair share of millennial-bashing threads on the forum.

So, I thought 'why not add one more?'

Especially, since it just came out;

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...chers-say/

From the article:

"I, on the other hand, have the soft palms of a modern-day desk jockey. My hands are delicate, well-moisturized, and prone to blisters if I spend too much time in the garden.

And I’m not the only one. A new study in press at the Journal of Hand Therapy (yes, a real thing) finds that millennial men may have significantly weaker hands and arms than men the same age did 30 years ago.

Researchers measured the grip strength (how strongly you can squeeze something) and pinch strength (how strongly you can pinch something between two fingers) of 237 healthy full-time students aged 20 to 34 at universities in North Carolina. And especially among males, the reduction in strength compared to 30 years ago was striking.

Of course, this begs the question 'why is this so?' Too much estrogen in the water/soy in the food/ hormones in the meats? Those or maybe it's just too much laziness and gaming on the couch as opposed to getting out and doing physical shit like young men did years ago. Likely, a combination.


This article, of course, is based on the general population. There's anomalies outside the norm. I'm guessing serious RVF millennials tend to work out and lift more and in general, are stronger than their peers.

Still, it's an interesting study that, when I heard it, didn't surprise me.