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Arm Wrestling?
My girlfriend and I have arm wrestling matches occasionally. Most of the time I am able to get an advantage on her. But then, she goes into a "defensive" mode where she will bend her wrist backwards, and most of the time I can't advance her arm any further. On 2 separate occasions she managed to get the advantage while in this "defensive" position. I don't feel as if I'm being overpowered, but most of the time she is able to hold me off. I've always wanted her to do good against me, but I wanted her to win with both of us trying. At first I wondered if I was really trying, but then when we put a time limit on it, or a bet, she was still able to hold me off. The only way that I win is when she just stops trying. Do you think that I am really not giving it my all or is it that she is just better at arm wrestling than me or possibly stronger, since she says that she really doesn't like arm wrestling?
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- elhighLv 74 years agoFavorite Answer
Letting her wrist bend back like that means that you are now pushing against a shorter lever. If you're keeping your wrist straight - I consider it a cardinal rule but that's me - then you've got a much longer lever to push with against her shorter one, giving her a huge torque advantage over you. She may not be able to advance against you, but she could hold you off all day, so long as it doesn't hurt her wrist too much. If her wrist can take it and she's strong enough, it's a tough move to beat.