![]() ![]() If you're a personal trainer, group fitness instructor or simply a die-hard gym junkie, you likely work with or know a number of people who fall into the latter category. So instead of changing all of the exercises each month I was able keep the client’s favourites and just change TUT to give them a new challenge.There is a major paradox for a number of the recreational fitness enthusiasts who make up our clientele and participate in our group fitness classes: While some barely have enough motivation to get off the couch to make it to the gym, others are overly enthusiastic and rarely, if ever, miss a workout. Furthermore, it gave me more options on how to change an exercise programme and add variety. In conclusion, understanding Time Under Tension increased my confidence as a Personal Trainer with programme writing. The exercise is not complicated for my client to follow, but I can clearly explain why the programme is written the way it is. I will set the load so that the intensity for my client will be at a 6/10.Īn exercise in my client’s programme now looks like this: Exercise What intensity do they want to work at? 6/10.Therefore 5 secs/rep x 8-10 reps = 40-50 seconds, putting me nicely in hypertrophy. If my client is inexperienced and new to training then slow controlled tempo it is – 2:1:2. For this client it means rebuilding the muscle she has lost since her 20 th birthday. ![]() Now, hypertrophy doesn’t mean I turn my client into Arnie (or Mrs Arnie). Now that you understand what Time Under Tension is, how do you use it?įirst, what are you trying to achieve with this client? Really think about this….ĭid my 40 year old female client say she wants to ‘tone’? As a Personal Trainer I might decide that for my client to ‘tone’ I want to build some muscle and do a separate cardiovascular programme to help her metabolise fat? How do I use Time Under Tension with My Client?
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