Question

You realized musculature is very complexed. For instance, during push-ups, on top of agonist muscles, other muscles are (1) doing opposite movement to agonist muscles, (2) assisting joint movements with agonist muscles, or (3) stabilizing the body to perform the push-ups. Name the three types (roles) of muscles and list the specific muscles involved with the roles during push-ups.

Answer 1

Push ups is a calisthenic exercise, start doing from prone position. In this exercise body is raised and lowered using arms.

In this exercise number of abdominal, pectoral and limb muscle are involved.

Three types muscles plays main role in any exercise.

1. Agonists: muscles that enhances the movement
2. Antagonist: muscles that opposes the agonist
3. Stabilizer: stabilizes body posture

For push-up exercise the following muscles are involved.

Agonists:

• pectoralis major
• Biceps (shoulder flexion),
• Triceps (elbow extension), and
• serratus anterior,
• pec minor (scapular protraction)

Antagonist:

• Trapezius muscle
• Posterior deltoids and
• The rhomboids

Stabilizers:

• The erector spinae
• gluteus medius and gluteus minimus stabilizes the upper leg