A concentric muscle action occurs when:

  1. THE PULLING FORCE OF A MUSCLE IS GREATER THAN THE RESISTANCE FORCE
  2. THE PULLING FORCE OF A MUSCLE IS LESS THAN THE RESISTANCE FORCE
  3. THE PULLING FORCE OF A MUSCLE IS EQUAL TO THE RESISTANCE FORCE
  4. THE PULLING FORCE OF A MUSCLE IS GREATER THAN THE FORCE OF GRAVITY