It looks like he's way more interested in this than the actual Oscars.

I think the fact that he’s alive is the biggest testament to his grip strength

For those commenting on his average grip strength, you need to remember the kind of climbing Alex does. He doesn't just just have a grip strength of 93lbs, he can maintain that strength for hours

Guy at the oscars is more concerned with his asymmetrical hand strength than the fact that he’s being interviewed at the oscars!

I like how he’s legitimately concerned about it

It’s really nice of him to get dressed up just for a grip strength test.

I heard this guy comes from a great family his mom being a teacher and his dad a mountain goat.

Top athlete and gentleman with nothing to prove in a world of show offs. Just does incredible feats of intelligent endurance and doesn’t boast.

He looks 18 and 40 at the same time.

He looks waaaaaaaay more concerned than he ever was on El Cap lol

Just watched 'free solo'. This man has achieved the most incredible physical achievement of all time. Beautiful.

All jokes aside, I do understand why he is concerned since his life literally depends on his grip strength

Well now we know which hand he goes "solo" with. 🙊✊🏼

Is it just me or does this guy look like a combination of 10 people you know

Its really cool how much hes thinking about the difference thats how serious he is about climbing.

this dude is always so calm lol

Nah he knows EXACTLY why he’s left hand has more grip 😂

I was expecting him to crush the device like how Vegeta destroyed the punching machine at the world martial arts tournament

This man is a absolute anomaly of a human being. He thinks like a robot the way he analyzes everything and breaks everything down.

Physical therapist here. The thing to consider when testing grip strength is placement of fingers while testing. There are four muscles that flex 3 joints of each finger, each one doing a specific job. The most important one for climbers being the flexor digitorum profundus which is only muscle to flex all three finger joints (DIP, PIP, MP). DIP being distal or joint furthest away from body. When hes climbing he’s promoting that joint and muscle the most. However, the grip test has him measuring PIP and MPs only bc his finger pads are not being test. This means the muscle he uses the most is not being tested. It is possible that he might not need handshake grip strength muscles to be as active bc theyre not used as much when climbing.

Great now you made him worried about muscle imbalances 😂

He's worried because now everyone knows which hand he uses during lonely nights in his van.

prolly the most interesting thing he found at oscars

I love his geekiness… it’s infectious right? One of the worlds greatest climbers

Girl: Do you play tennis? Me: No why? Girl: One arm feels more muscular than the other Me: Oh yeah I play *all the tennis*

My palms have only just stopped sweating from watching that movie a couple of weeks ago

My dad was a truck driver for 35 years. I remember going to a doctors appointment with him cause we was developing arthritis in his hands. The doctor had him do this and he had 200lbs in each hand. That’s as crazy to me

his personality and looks is like a normal human being,a moviestar,a tv show star,rockstar,athlete,that dude who is always high,a funny guy,that dude who always have no idea on whats happenin all put and combined together.just weird and cool man

I like this video. Shows the type of person he is. Obsessed with his craft and not with the fruits that come (oscars) in a suit but acts like it’s any day climbing. This guy is a champ

When you realise the surgeons lied and that only one arm is bionic.

I love that he tries each hand a few times, you can tell that he's interested in testing the results.

Why tf is someone walking around with a grip strength meter at the oscars anyway?

He's very convincing at being a human, he'd nearly fool ya

He always just seems like a really curious toddler lol

This guy always seem like such a nice guy. Sure hope he never falls off a cliff

This should be mandatory for everyone at the Oscars

whenever I see the name alex honnold, my palms starts sweating

lol, when a random stunt instantly turns into a deep analytical investigation.

Down to earth guy, if some celebratie does something they would just do it once and leave, but Alex actually repeats it a few times.

You gave a perfectionist a new thing.

“Very unusual” Sounds like Alex

Literally the most interesting man at the Oscars

Knowing Alex Honnold, I feel like the next day he began to work on increasing the grip strength of his right hand.

This man is not made of what normal people are. Is an inspiration for everyone.

This would be a lot more interesting if I knew what the average is.

Now he's gonna be subconsciously thinking about how weak he is while he's climbing. Just perfect.

I remember watching this video in my recommended, without knowing who the guy actually is. Meanwhile I have never heard of free solo rock climbing and I see this guy. Time flies and this video is in my recommended months and months much after until now and I finally recognize his face. It’s him.

I love how hes so interested and excited to find out

Cancel everything. Get therapy. Left hand stronger than right.

Yeah, the combine is the best part of the Oscars.

He is insane I respect him so much

This is the greatest athlete of all time. He is an individual testament of human strength and will.

immediately after, Alex was seen climbing the theatre.

I want this man to continue doing what he loves, but I also want a 90 year old Alex Honnold someday.

Legend! So humble, even in a tux, at the Oscars! Awesome bro

Best climber ever. Hung out in Yosemite with him once. He’s very cool. We are lucky to have him 🙏🏽

The craziest thing about this video is that Alex looks like he's barely squeezing

"It is kind of, like, huh" Best summary

such a pure soul

This guy is in a dimension all of his own

he s authentic and funny...he doesn't care much about the Oscar's cheesy world...but he knows will bring a lot of opportunities for his life!

This is the most enjoy thing he's doing at oscar. He rather be on the rock somewhere lol

I remember at the Oscars and “Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi” one of the directors got up and thanked Soni and everyone else but Alex Honnold who climbed the freakin wall. That’s pretty low.

This guy's a straight G. Still super young it'll be amazing to see what other crazy records he sets

He wasn't even shaking lol.

In case anyone was wondering, what is considered a strong grip for a person his age (33) is 55-56

It doesn’t matter if his grip strength is 95 lbs or. 395 lbs - the man completed a free solo climb of El Capitan. No other measurements are necessary. You cannot beat that accomplishment. He wins.

Man .. this guy is a living legend 🙌. He's accomplished something no one has done it 👏👌👍 congratulations

Legend says he's testing his hand strength to this day.

Your left hand carries the groceries, you’re right hand opens the door.

Big respect to this guy 🙏

It's not surprising that Honold does not have an impressive amount of grip strength. He's an excellent climber not because he has extreme strength but because he has extreme strength to weight ratio. And of course he has the skills and cojones to back it up.

You can literally see him putting things together in his head with regards to his most recent climb. If he slipped he just figured out why type thing hahaha

“93 with this hand. Interesting” Narrator: “In fact, it was NOT interesting...”

He’s such a climbing nerd. Awesome

This guy is a bonafide genius. And his body keeps pace with his mind. He's so casual about being at the Oscars. 😂 In true genius fashion.

lol he immediately starts getting in his head about it

He is so analytical that he immediately went into Rainman mode! I love that dude

I feel like I’ve inadvertently learned something very personal about Alex.

I have used this tester before at work with the other plumbers. Dominant hand 160lbs and off hand is 178 which I found odd at the time. That said I bet Alex could hold that grip forever when I would get fatigued in less than a minute, and even more importantly I outweigh him by a good bit. That’s a really strong grip for his body weight

I really like the guy.. He's shy and awkward in the right way and confident at the same time

His grip is not crazy strong he just has crazy high endurance on his hands.

This is normal example of what hand dominance does, and it's not limited to strength as the bones in our dominant arm tend to be denser due to our dominant arm getting more use. We also have a dominant foot/leg, which is the one we tend to lead with when moving or doing things like walking up or down stairs.

Google tells me that the average male grip strength is 70 pounds, would've expected much better from the goat himself🤔

I was his Lyft driver once. Drove his dia to his van in Boulder, CO. Super nice guy.

Common misconception that climbers have an abnormal tight handshake: You are training your fingers and hands to hold on a wall and not to break a broomstick by just squishing it. Just different motions.

So happy for this guy. He seems like a good person.

Grip strength of 93 and on the spectrum. Nice 👍

I could see something stupid like this going around school as kids. “If your right arm is weaker than your left arm you’ve got cancer”. And a bunch of kids panicking as they realize one hand is weaker lol

Just the coolest dude

It's the entire United States of America population then this Guy, this guy displays incredible mental, physical strengths that cannot be replicated

One of my friends brought this to our climbing gym. I think it has all to do with weight and how much strength you actually need. I weigh 210lb and pinched 160lb on both hands. It’s pretty cool

This guy is crazy smart. Crazy strong. And crazy brave. But I bet he’s not on KZfaq right now leaving comments. I still got that.

I’m captain obvious, and this man is tougher with his left hand than he is with his right.

This guy is the most child and calmest person I ever sae

Alex is one of the bravest souls He was unintentionally using his thumb on his left hand both times which would indicate a previous wrist or radius injury that he uses his thumb for stability and support.

Left has more static power in right handers. Right hand is for nimble accurate actions while left hand favors sustained contractions.

His hands look like they belong to a different person. Makes me feel weird.

His total grip strength is actually kind of low. But I'm sure he's able to produce near that maximum force for a stupid amount of time. This was interesting

He’s a legend.