I believe that if you stiffen your arm, you’re tightening opposing muscles, so you’re working against yourself.
This is the explanation I’ve heard. When you stiffen your arm, you basically fire up all your arm muscles, and they oppose themselves in such a way that the net effect is zero. But this makes it very easy for anyone to bend your arm because the you’ve essentially canceled out your resistance.
This is the explanation I’ve heard. When you stiffen your arm, you basically fire up all your arm muscles, and they oppose themselves in such a way that the net effect is zero. But this makes it very easy for anyone to bend your arm because the you’ve essentially canceled out your resistance.
It’s interesting that being able to feel your own strength means you aren’t able to use it.
This sounds like a useful metaphor to add to the standard Deep Wisdom.