: Why is it easierto lift people who stiffen as opposed to people who relax?

Question

On a same mass basis, people who “struggle” or “stiffen” are oddly much easier to lift or carry than people who “relax” or “let go”, and i cannot understand why.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Because it is easier to balance and use more muscle groups if the load is stiff as opposed to limp basically. If you have to focus on balancing and shifting to different muscles it will just be more work to accomplish the same goal.