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Is work done when you hold a heavy object for a long time?

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Holding heavy objects has you exert force but does not make the object move so no work is done.

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Well holding a heavy thing makes you exert force but doesn't make a object move so no work is done.

Unless you are talking about calories. Then yes. You burn some calories by picking up something heavy.

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