eli5 why do muscles get tired after holding the same position for an extended period of time?

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eli5 why do muscles get tired after holding the same position for an extended period of time?

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Our muscles simply aren’t very efficient. Even though physics says there’s no energy needed to maintain a certain position our muscles don’t actually work like that. They require constant energy to maintain a certain force.

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