The driver behind building strength is mechanical tension, ... more” is far from the reality of what’s needed along with the principle behind the length-tension relationship of muscle fibers.

The length-tension curve in muscle depends on lattice spacing. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 2013; 280 (1766): 20130697 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0697 Cite This Page : ...

Tension and force-resistant attachment are essential for myofibrillogenesis in Drosophila flight muscle. Current Biology , March 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.032 Cite This Page : ...

For anyone wanting to discover how to gain muscle, it’s no exaggeration to say that, without some element of time under tension, muscle gain (or hypertrophy) in adults would be nigh on impossible.

If tension is compromised, the sarcomeric components have no spatial information and assemble chaotically.” As human muscles also contain myofibrils that are built by periodically arrayed sarcomeres, ...

Time under tension (TUT) is a weightlifting technique designed to build muscle mass by increasing the time muscles spend activated during an exercise. We cover if it works and what its benefits are.

Time under tension (TUT) is a weightlifting technique designed to build muscle mass by increasing the time muscles spend activated during an exercise. We cover if it works and what its benefits are.