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Originally posted by foolinthedeck
you may think that you can lift weights and not be too tense, but your own feeling of tesnion is relative. most of us think we are relaxed. it takes another person to do chi sau with you to tell you that no you're not relaxed.
and the pole is heavy enough - ouch!
Can you explain why lifting weights is meant to make you tense? Are you built like a stick insect? If not, chances are that you have actually used your muscles at some stage during your life, causing them to undergo some growth. Has that made you tense?