It might be time to throw the ego lifting out the window and trade it in for a muscle-building strategy lifters have been raving about for decades: A concept known as time under tension (TUT).

While the likes of high intensity interval training (HIIT), heavy lifting and high ... muscles will still be under tension as they control the descent of the bar (the eccentric phase).

The back half of the lift is equally as important as the front half. If you lower the bar back down in an incorrect position, tension will roll into the low back, making injury possible.

“Time under tension might not be as effective as explosive ... down to your chest and another eight to 10 seconds while lifting the bar back up. Lagree says as you get comfortable with lifting ...

When you lift heavier loads to failure, you still build muscle too, due to the specificity of the training weight and mechanical tension—or tension exerted on the muscle from the heavier weight ...