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Antagonist

A muscle that produces the opposite movement to the agonist and relaxes or controls the movement while the agonist works.

Triceps is the antagonist to biceps at the elbow. Routines often work both sides of a joint, such as the quadriceps and the hamstrings.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Anatomical terms of muscle