Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Agonist and antagonist

Agonist and antagonist. An agonist muscle is generally the muscle we are exercising. An antagonist muscle is the opposing muscle and acts in contrast to the agonist. For example, the biceps and triceps muscles act as the agonist and antagonist muscles during a barbell curl weight lifting exercise.
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