stackyFACTSIn any given movement, there is an agonist muscle aggressively stealing all the mechanical credit. When you curl a dumbbell, the bicep acts as the prime mover, doing the vast majority of the agonizing labor while completely overshadowing the other structural muscles helping out.
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