Why Is It Easier for a Gymnast Doing Giant Swings

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Short Answer

Why is it easier for a gymnast doing giant swings to stop in a handstand at the top of the bar than to stop in a long hang at the bottom of the bar?

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Definitions:

Cellular Tolerance

Cellular tolerance is a physiological adaptation where increased exposure to a substance, like a drug, leads to a decrease in the substance's effect on cells or tissues.

Intoxicated

The condition of having physical and mental faculties impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink or any substance, leading to altered mood, behavior, and coordination.

Psychoactive Drugs

Substances that alter perception, mood, consciousness, or behavior by affecting the brain's chemistry.

Synapse

Spatial junction between one neuron and another; forms the information transfer site between neurons.