Showing posts with label Time under tension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Time under tension. Show all posts

Wednesday 30 January 2019

Tic-Toc - The importance of keeping time

Photo by Linda Perez Johannessen on Unsplash

During any phase of training one of the most important acute variables which is often overlooked is keeping track of your time under tension. For most average gym goers the tempo of each specific part of a repetition is an after thought if even a thought. Some might willingly focus on faster tempo's for speed and power, whilst others focus on slower to work the muscle more.

Monday 23 July 2018

Time under tension, the importance of tempo

A fundamental element of exercise is the amount of time you keep your muscle under tension during each repetition. It can have a dramatic effect on what adaptations you seek to achieve. In this post I aim to help show you how to manipulate this acute variable to your advantage.