Idk what is that. Flexing doesn't do anything but up your morale. Hit some tricep extensions supersetted with pushups for maximum strength gain.
triceps brachii
triceps brachii
extensorThe triceps brachii is an extensor. It is the large muscle on the back of the arm and is primarily the muscle used for extension of the elbow joint or straightening of the arm. The triceps is also an antagonist of the biceps and the brachialis muscles.ExtensorsTriceps is not a flexor. It is extensor of the elbow joint.
supraspinatus muscle
The Biceps flex the elbow The Triceps extend the elbow
Antagonists of the biceps are triceps (the three head muscle). Biceps flex and triceps extend.
The biceps and triceps are muscles. They flex and extend the forearm, respectively, so they are considered antagonists.
Triceps (the muscles behind/under your arm) are NOT flexors. They are extensors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triceps_brachii_muscle You flex your biceps, not triceps.
Biceps Brachii flexes the forearm and the Triceps Brachii extends the forearm.
Biceps flex the arm at the elbow, and triceps (along with the brachialis) extend it. The deltoids raise the arms.
The triceps muscles extend (straighten) the arm, while the biceps muscles flex (bend) it at the elbow joint.
The Quadriceps extend just like the triceps, which include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. The Hamstrings flex just like the biceps, which include the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. Quads extend, Triceps extend Hamstrings flex, arm biceps (biceps brachii, brachialis) flex