Bryan Johnson· Author
grip strength it's one of the most powerful predictors of longevity
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grip strength it's one of the most powerful predictors of longevity
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grip strength has been correlated with longevity
It’s one of the strongest physical associations with longer life.
people often ask me steuart why do you think grip strength is such a great proxy for longevity and um I I say it's the same reason I think V2 Max is a great proxy for longevity those are probably the two best biomarkers we have it sounds crazy by the way that your V2 Max and your grip strength are better predictors of how long you're going to live than whether or not you smoke drink uh what your family history is for cancer like those things all matter but it's amazing how dwarfed they are by those two
I will take any day over how much you deadlift yeah uh people often ask me steuart why do you think grip strength is such a great proxy for longevity and um I I say it's the same reason I think V2 Max is a great proxy for longevity
The importance of of grip strength I will take any day over how much you deadlift.