WHY I’M AGAINST TIME UNDER TENSION

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[@456882]

That guy at the end getting pissy because someone walked in front of his camera lol

[@grunkis3646]

last clip made me chuckle

[@nikobutterbar928]

Wow, this is incredibly useful information! This is literally going to change how I do most of my lifts lmao, thank you so much!

[@milescawthra3048]

watching this guy squat never gets old

[@xUSMC1775x]

who the hell is doing a rep for 8 seconds

[@arpitchoudhary2821]

What was the last clip... I still don't get why that guy threw down the bar lol

[@mattvena226]

Walked in front of camera, whole gym session ruined

[@egertkohal5250]

@@mattvena226 it was a skit

[@mattvena226]

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[@beautruex7012]

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[@egertkohal5250]

@@mattvena226 it was a skit

[@ezravall1677]

Yeah, for hypertrophy, the focus should be the amount of tension, not time under tension

[@ezravall1677]

@fire trails I should've clarified. MEASURING/TRACKING time under tension isn't necessary. I never said it wasn't important. You should be in control of the weight at all times.

[@christopherseat9871]

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[@Youngster543210]

I'm always skeptical of studies because I didn't see the level if intensity the subjects used during their workouts. Ultimately what produces the stimulus for muscle growth is the intensity of effort. A maximum effort attempt moves slowly but not because you're intentionally slowing down the repetition. When I do my work sets I move the weight about 3-5 seconds up and 3-5 seconds down, the last 3-4 reps are always super slow but I'm ATTEMPTING to move it as fast as possible. The same would be true in a set performed to FAILURE with reps over 8 seconds.

[@CeedLegacy]

When Matt say, you do that s all

[@takashi-lee3943]

I wouldn't worry about it but I think time under SIGNIFICANT tension is what matters more I've herd this from others and I think it applys, if you're doing 50 reps to failure, what did the first 40 do? Probably close to nothing. Still though I wouldn't worry about it too much

[@mattvena226]

1st

[@TheTacoMan]

man even the creator says first

[@blackphoenix8932]

Most recent at the time of posting.

[@roblane-50yearoldpowerlift18]

Thanks Matt. But then two questions. Why are tempo sets so popular these days with powerlifters? What about pause reps (deadlifts just off the floor and squat or bench at the bottom of the range of motion)?

[@tselski]

Tempo and pauses are more used to work on technique, bar path, staying tight, not losing position, etc.

[@florentardizio]

it's popular for technic practice and actually great. Helped me a loooot

[@johnsalera4985]

Pause reps seem to train the main movers to generate the most force from a disadvantaged position(no momentum, highest contracted point) at least as far as the squat and bench are concerned. Like in a bench, your chest is most activated at the bottom of the lift, quads most activated in the hole during a squat. And having to push out of these positions from a dead stop requires the most force generation by these muscles For the deadlift, I've heard people refer to pause reps as double reps or one and a half reps. As breaking the floor is one of the main points of failure in a deadlift, training by essentially breaking the bar off the floor twice is more effective. It also heavily taxes the lats to retain bracing while paused, further increasing the stimulus. I know personally pause deadlifts have definitely made my bracing way more secure and the carryover has been great Not sure about tempo sets specifically but it also probably has to do with training bracing and stability for all of the same reasons. Personally, tempo bench presses have helped me gain a lot of control in the eccentric, even while going for PRs

[@danielrushford4393]

I think it could also be valuable for gaining movement quality?

[@Dylonysus]

You should do a talk with Bald Omni man would be good content

[@A_Turner]

But what about pausing between reps versus continuing with no rest between reps?

[@chriswatkins282]

So 3 count bench, and paused sqauts and deadlifts are not as good as we think? 🤔 what do you recommend we replace them with?

[@lucashenriques4242]

So in terms of gaining strenght doing the rep faster is the best you can do? interesting, i heard athlean x also says that but i never understood why.

[@pandat_t4873]

Thoughts on touch and go deadlift ?

[@ole3304]

@fire trails why is that?

[@ole3304]

@fire trails oh okay thank you. I was unsure

[@gableclark3272]

You say it doubled for strengthen are you referring to as fast as you can?

[@Jacob-pj5gj]

“I’m a powerlifter lol”

[@artratengo]

They are for time in the gym

[@noel9568]

Wait... I always thought you have to slow down the eccentric, is that really only for bodybuilders and power builders?!

[@florentardizio]

He doesn't say to not slow down the eccentric, he says to not over slow it down. There's a difference btw 1s and 8s.

[@moistmayonese1205]

Most advisable would be to control your reps so you get consistent technique. But other than that going down slow is not beneficial.

[@noel9568]

@@florentardizio at the end he says slowing it down is only effective for hypertrophy(for eccentric)

[@blainejb7]

this only applies to strength training and power training. Time under tension is still a requirement for muscle growth (hypertrophy)

[@blackphoenix8932]

My layman-ass 2 cents: there's obviously a difference between strength in the most general sense of the word *(which is increased by improving one's physiology in favour of contractile mass)* & the ability to *display* strength at a specific activity, which is in part based on neurological & biomechanical factors as well as one's "strength potential" *(or swoleness).* The advantage of slow training is that it can allow one to develop a comparable amount of muscular hypertrophy as lifting fast *(providing one takes their sets to a point of momentary muscular fatigue)* whilst mitigating the risk of injury. Which is handy for older trainees or people that don't like getting snapped up. Obviously, the caveat with lifting with a slower cadence is that if you're a competitive lifter it's not an effective way of training competition lifts in which force production plays a substantial role. But for general strength athletes/physique athletes/recreational trainees that don't want to get sand kicked in their face at the beach, it's a perfectly valid way to train. 👍💪

[@leonelmartinez2486]

Don't you advocate for pause reps?

[@blainejb7]

You don't address the actual time under tension for hypertrophy and then talked about 'strength gain' which is not associate with time under tension. You only went against time under tension arguement for a single rep at 8 seconds or more, not the culminative property of time under tension in relation to a set of reps that the arguement is made for muscle growth at about 40 seconds time under tension for a set.

[@mattvena226]

It wasn’t only a single rep up to 8 seconds. It was any tempo up to as long as 8 seconds. And there is still no evidence that different sets promote better hypetrophy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28834797/

[@lifting_weab]

Matt senpai, how do I aquire muscular waifu?

[@theWOTONguy]

This is why youtube shouldn't have removed dislike numbers

[@austinlincoln3414]

Bro nice overhead press 225 is not easy at all

[@steelmongoose4956]

First!

[@saywhat4082]

Idk man, look at male gymnasts

[@potatomaster3d661]

This guy is vaccinated since he is not wearing a mask there...i feel sad about him.