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time under tension

noun

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  1. 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) .
    • A newer, and increasingly popular, way of determining the length of time a set is performed, is the time under tension method.
    • The second primary data point you might consider tracking is time under tension, a.k.a. TUT.

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