time under tension en · NOUN
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The amount of time a muscle or set of muscles are being continuously stressed.
Therefore, if an athlete sets a rep range between 10 and 12 reps, the time under tension range is between 50 seconds (10 reps x 5 seconds) and 84 seconds (12 reps × 7 seconds) .
2004, John Philbin, High-Intensity Training, page 33:A newer, and increasingly popular, way of determining the length of time a set is performed, is the time under tension method.
2015, David Groscup, The Revised Intensity Principle, page 13:The second primary data point you might consider tracking is time under tension, a.k.a. TUT.
2020, Nate Clark, Jessica Hatch, How I Did It: A Fitness Nerd's Guide to Losing Fat and Gaining Lean Muscle:
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fi lihasjännityksen kesto (Translations) · pl czas pod napięciem (Translations) · fr temps sous tension (Translations)