Tension is muscular engagement and is integral to our Method. The DB Method is centered around strength training, which means this muscular engagement is the thing that ties everything together to produce results.

How is tension generated?

Tension In Form:
When form is an active state, it creates tension in the muscles involved. For example, in order to maintain straight elbows, the triceps must contract. Without this muscular engagement, the proper form will not hold.

Tension in Movement:
There is muscle tension in a static position and there is even more tension in your muscles during movement. For example, to begin squatting your body will need to actively squeeze your hip flexors to pull yourself into the squat. This in turn will require the glutes to contract in order to pull yourself back up.

Tension in Intensity:
This is ultimately how we get our bodies to change. It is a principle of strength training that a muscle must be fatigued by the work demanded of it in order to adapt and develop strength. Traditionally, this is done by increasing external weight on the body. However, using progressively heavier weight unsupervised at home can be problematic and negatively impact your joints and muscles. The DB Method utilizes a variety of techniques in order to create different levels of intensity that produce results.

The better you get at developing Tension, the more the Form and Movement will be reinforced and generate more intensity for your workouts, a virtuous cycle for long-term progress.