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The antagonist muscle used in a leg curl is the quadriceps, located at the front of the thigh. During a leg curl, the hamstrings contract to flex the knee, while the quadriceps must relax and lengthen to allow this movement. This reciprocal inhibition helps facilitate smooth and controlled leg movements.
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What is the agonist muscle when performing a leg curl?
The agonist muscle used in a side leg raise is the adductor.
Leg curl is a muscular resistance exercise that primarily works which muscle group?
The leg curl and leg extension exercises strengthens two muscle groups. The two muscle groups are the hamstring muscles and the quads or quadricep muscles.
The leg curl is a muscular exercise that primarily works which muscle group?
The leg curl whether standing or sitting works the hamstring muscles, biceps femoris, which are on the back of the thigh.
Which muscle group is primarily worked by the leg curl?
The leg curl is a muscular resistance exercise that primarily works the quadriceps. It involves the knee joint and develops strength in the quadriceps at the front of the thigh.
What bones are used in a leg curl?
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The leg curl is a muscluar resistance what muscle group does it work?
hamstrings mostly, and glutes to a lesser extent
What is the antagonist muscle when performing leg curl?
The triceps lengthens when the biceps contracts, making the triceps the antagonist.
What is the properties of the biceps muscle?
Most muscles in the body have "counterparts", one pulls and your leg curls up, the other pulls and the leg straightens. They would be on opposite sides of your leg. The "biceps" are the upper arm top muscle, and the tri-ceps (I think) is the upper arm bottom muscle. They work in conjunction to let you 'curl a barbell'' or do a chin-up.
What muscles are used when riding a scooter?
leg muscle
What is the primary muscle used in a leg raise?
it works your abs
What is the smallest muscle in your leg?
The plantaris is the smallest muscle in the human leg. It is used to flex the knee joint and is absent in about 7 percent of the human population.
Which machine works with hamstring muscules?
Leg Curl
