Recent content by Podrat

Well when you jump you are creating a force more than your body weight, hence you leave the ground, but of course gravity pulls you back down. I am simply asking, if using that same idea, a person can essentially hold more weight down for a short period of time using self made force from...

So human arms/back/muscles can't generatena force to help hold you down?

Well let's say its the same weight as my body. So if i weigh 175 and the weight suspended on the other side of the 1 to 1 is 175, if i generate momentum to pull the weight down (lifting it on its side), shouldn't my applied force combined with my weight be able to move it? The human muscles...

Can you pull down/hold more weight than your body using your muscles? Imagine a 1 to 1. One side is suspended 190 pounds, the other is me, 175 pounds. Can i, using my muscles and standing on the ground, hold that suspended weight off the ground? I understand if i lock out my arms and...