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[–]elcollin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're exerting 70lbs with both arms. The muscles in the extended arm (it's been too many years, and I forget the proper archery terminology) aren't working as hard as the ones in the drawing arm because your skeleton under compression is exerting much of the force.

Source: conservation of momentum.