which muscle is an antagonist for elbow flexion
During elbow flexion where the bicep is the agonist, the tricep muscle is the antagonist. While the agonist contracts causing the movement to occur, the antagonist typically relaxes so as not to impede the agonist, as seen in the image above.gonist: The agonist in a movement is the muscle(s) that provides the major force to complete the movement. Because of this agonists are known as the âprime moversâ. In the bicep curl which produces flexion at the elbow, the biceps muscle is the agonist, as seen in the image below.