time under tension

English

Noun

time under tension (plural times under tension)

1. (bodybuilding) The amount of time a muscle or set of muscles are being continuously stressed.

   Synonym: (initialism) TUT

   • 2004, John Philbin, High-Intensity Training, page 33:

     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) .

   • 2015, David Groscup, The Revised Intensity Principle, page 13:

     A newer, and increasingly popular, way of determining the length of time a set is performed, is the time under tension method.

   • 2020, Nate Clark, ‎Jessica Hatch, How I Did It: A Fitness Nerd's Guide to Losing Fat and Gaining Lean Muscle:

     The second primary data point you might consider tracking is time under tension, a.k.a. TUT.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: lihasjännityksen kesto
• French: temps sous tension m
• Polish: czas pod napięciem m