This is a good post. To the OP original question "Whats more important, TUT or Weight moved" I to have been wondering this. I recently tried to FOCUS on the TUT vs the weight and can honestly say I felt as though I got a much better workout. Pump, felt fuller. BUT did have to drop the weight substanially! I am here to hear others thoughts as well.

Good questions. Each set for me takes 40 seconds or more and I go to/past failure. Most of the time is spent on the eccentric. Rest period is minimum 1-1:30 but I think it's good to take more if I need it so I can get the most out of the next set.

Hello to everyone,
Once I asked a pro, he said it is better to keep it short when you are in the gym.
It is not important how much time you spent, no one cares it, if you don't make real gains.
Minimize the time between sets like 10-15 secs. and go for it after and after. I tried to get exhaust that specific muscle/muscle group regarding to my program.
I tried that approach and really helped to get in shape quickly.

My go-to happy medium is 180 secs tension total across the sets, lifting as much as I can for 3 x 1 minute sets.

I try to shock the muscles with keeping the patterns irregular, so at the low weight end I'm going for say a 12 rep max with 90 seconds under tension and then the next session I'll be going for the high weight end of a 2-3 rep max with like 10-15 seconds under tension. To balance out the time under tension with 10 reps I'd only be doing 2-3 sets but with 2-5 reps I'd be doing more like 4 to 6 sets. Dropping the weight if I can't finish a set.

I rest just long enough until I feel I can almost complete another set of the target amount, about 30 to 90 secs.

Sometimes with supersets I just cycle through some different exercises with barely 15 secs rest until the end.

This seems to work for me, but it's a complicated subject with a lot of different views, so good to experiment.

This is an individual thing depending on your age, condition etc. I like to make sure I'm completely recovered between sets so I can kill it on the next set!

30 seconds in between sets
1 min in between exercises

consistently heavier sets until muscle failure , then I hit a final set mid-heavy high rep to complete muscle failure.

12-15 minutes in a sauna while a drink my protein shake, then cardio on the weekends with lots and lots of food.

I think there are many ways to skin a cat, honestly. I also think it is totally dependent upon how you respond to different stimuli.

For me, personally, I have to go as heavy as possible for ~5 sets of 8-10 reps to get them to change in any way I want. For these large-muscle workouts, I wait for my heart rate to calm down a bit before starting next set. Ex. on hack squats, I start the set at ~115bpm, end somewhere around 150-160ish, and let it come back down to ~115bpm, then repeat. Which is about 45 seconds to a minute or so. Just enough time for some water/intra and weight adjustments if needed.

Other smaller muscle groups I have to increase time under tension to grow. Way more reps, more sets, less rest.

Easy for me to get complacent and lose sight of what works for me, so it doesn't hurt to switch it up occasionally, try something for a little while, then step back and assess progress.

@Blazinghost - What's your view on these questions you are asking? Or rather, what works for you?