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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in the bicep can make it difficult to straighten your arm because the muscle fibers have been damaged and are repairing themselves, causing stiffness and limited range of motion.

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When you straighten your arm the tricep and the bicep?

The tricep contracts and the bicep relaxes.


Which muscle relaxes when arm is strightened?

The bicep muscle. The tricep contracts to straighten the arm as the bicep relaxes.


What is the opposing muscle of the bicep?

bicep- it bends the arm while the triceps straighten the arm.


Why can't doms straighten their arm?

Doms, or delayed onset muscle soreness, occurs when muscles are overworked or strained. When a muscle is sore, it may be difficult to fully straighten the arm due to inflammation and muscle tightness. This can limit the range of motion and make it uncomfortable to fully extend the arm.


What muscle must contracts to straighten the arm?

When you straighten your arm your bicep is relaxed and your tricep is contracted.


Why can't I straighten my arm after bicep day?

After a bicep workout, your muscles may feel tight and sore, making it difficult to fully straighten your arm. This is due to the stress and strain placed on the bicep muscles during the workout, leading to temporary muscle fatigue and tightness. Stretching and rest can help alleviate this discomfort.


Why can't I straighten my arm after doing bicep curls?

After doing bicep curls, you may not be able to straighten your arm immediately because the muscles in your biceps are fatigued and temporarily unable to fully relax. This is a normal response to intense exercise and should improve with rest and proper stretching.


Do you use both the bicep and the tricep to straighten the arm?

No. Try and feel. Only triceps is contracted, biceps bend the arm over the elbow joint.


What happens to the triceps when you put your arm down?

Putting your arm down engages the triceps. The primary function of this muscle is to allow you to straighten your arm at the elbow. The tricep is the antagonist of the bicep.


Are tricep and biceps partners?

bicep is the muscle on the front upper arm used to bend arm. Tricep is on the back of the upper arm, used to straighten arm, so, I guess they could be considered partners.


Does the muscle pull the bone in one direction and the other in the opposite?

Let's take your arm as an example. you have the bicep and the tricep. all muscles come in pairs. they can only push, not pull. your bicep connects to the top of your hinge joint in your elbow, and your triceps connect to the bottom. your bicep pulls to bend your arm, and your triceps pulls to straighten your arm. Was that a too complicated answer?


How does the triceps and biceps work together to straighten your arm?

When lowering arm biceps relax and triceps contracts. When one contracts the other relaxes when you move it forward and downward.