When you work the opposite muscle group, almost all the same muscles are engaged, but this time the roles are changed
as the antagonist muscle group takes most of the load.
It also stimulates the agonist muscle (triceps) as well
as the antagonist muscles (rear delts / biceps), simultaneously and non-stop.
Not exact matches
But there are also other
muscle groups involved, such
as stabilizing
muscles and the
antagonists to help you control the movement.
As a catabolic hormone, cortisol is the primary
antagonist of testosterone, breaking down the
muscle tissues in the body that the anabolic hormone testosterone builds.
As such, the
muscle is an
antagonist to the rhomboids.
The opposite
muscle is referred to
as the
antagonist.
The transverse abdominis (TA) and internal obliques play an expiratory role in breathing, acting
as antagonists to the diaphragm; when lower crossed syndrome causes these
muscles to become lengthened, they can not optimally partner with the diaphragm and assist in expiration.
As you can see above all the agonist and
antagonist muscle groups are placed at least 48 hours apart for full recovery.
Magnesium,
as a calcium
antagonist, allows the heart
muscles and the smooth
muscles of the arteries to rest and relax, reducing blood pressure.
Note that supersets are the most effective for
antagonist muscles, such
as the triceps and the biceps.
Force produced by the prime mover
muscles is greater, because they are working to co-contract with the
antagonist and synergist or stabilizer
muscles in order to hold the body and / or the weights in place,
as well
as move them through space.