Time Under Tension - What It Means, How to Do It in Strength Training
Mireya AciertoGetty Images If you’ve long been quickly trying to squeeze in as many reps as humanly possible before your muscles fatigue during a strength workout, you might want to literally slow your roll. There’s a new (-ish) strength-training practice to get familiar with that has nothing to do with speed, and everything to do with slow, controlled movements. Learn this phrase: time under tension (TUT). Trainers everywhere agree the TUT technique is one of the most effective ways of increasing hypertrophy, the term for increasing strength and muscle. “TUT is a type of exercise tec...