How do we grow muscle?

Mechanical tension, enough hard sets, and recovery. Size and strength overlap — they are not the same program.

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Hypertrophy

The growth equation is mechanical tension × enough hard sets × recovery. The target is more contractile tissue — not a pump, not soreness, not scale weight.

General education, not a personal treatment plan. If you have a medical condition — kidneys, pregnancy, disordered eating, anything your clinician is already following — talk with them before you overhaul how you eat.