Peter Attia· MD
some biological structures are stronger in tension than they are in compression a child is actually weaker in compression in a bending bone and then the adult is weaker on the tensil side
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some biological structures are stronger in tension than they are in compression a child is actually weaker in compression in a bending bone and then the adult is weaker on the tensil side
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when you take a long bone and you bend it the upper surface goes into tension it's trying to pull apart the lower surface goes into compression