Types of exercise for given muscles

Types of exercise for given muscles
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In training, it is vital for one to be aware of the different contraction performed by muscles. Walking and squatting are movements that involve different muscles in order to move smoothly and effectively. To achieve this, they take up suitable type of contraction and have a role to play during contraction. There are different roles that muscles fulfill during movement and there are exercises that can help fulfill the roles. Agonist or the prime mover is the target muscle and are usually subject to a selection of an exercise. The antagonist muscles oppose the agonists while the synergists are the stabilizers in an exercise.
In a free weight exercise, there is a number of muscles involved. The pectoral and the bicep muscles take the role of agonist. The antagonist muscle is the triceps and the anterior muscle as the synergist to the pectoral
When using a leg extension machine to exercise, your knee is straightened against resistance. The agonist muscles are the quadriceps attached to your hip. The secondary muscles which act as the synergists become the trapezius. Abdominal and also the gluteus also help to stabilize. The antagonist muscles in the exercise are the hamstring found in the thigh.
The front squat as a body exercise will involve the quadriceps as the agonists. The abdominal muscles play role of synergist while other muscles; hamstrings, trapezius and the gluteus are the antagonists
A standing calf muscle raise exercise builds the muscle in the lower leg. The agonist in this exercise is the posterior. The trapezius plays the role of antagonist while the synergist role is played by t...