Time Under Tension

Random question I've received on time under tension, simplified, should we be concerned about
time under tension? 

My answer is that TUT isn't important in and of itself, forget about it, it only applies to fresh sets, as soon as you start factoring in pre-fatigue it all goes out the window. As I've already said an 8-12RM falls within the optimal TUT zone for your first set. TUT is just another way of describing the tension and fatigue ratio, for example during low rep heavy sets there's high tension but low fatigue, the TUT is short, during high rep light sets there's low tension but high fatigue, the TUT is long, during moderate rep sets the tension and fatigue are both moderate, TUT is moderate. So what really matters is tension and fatigue, not TUT, TUT is just a way of expressing the ratio of tension and fatigue. By using an 8-12RM we have the optimal amount of tension and by taking our sets to failure and using rest-pause sets we also have plenty of fatigue. As I said, time under tension in and of itself isn't important, it just so happens that the optimal TUT during straight sets equates to an 8-12RM load.

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