How do muscles get stronger without getting “bigger”?

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I can squat 10 more pounds than I could 6 weeks ago, but my body weight hasn’t changed. In the same vein, I’ve seen skinny dudes rip 300 pounds off the floor.

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Strong fascia, the muscles you’ve been working out have just been adding bulk to your connective tissues.Once the infrastructure for supporting more weight comes then finally your muscles will start to grow. Conversely you are replacing water and fat with muscle to begin with so your weight will stay constant for as long as you’re transitioning. Once both the added strength of your frame and the increased mobility of fluids for your muscles are in play then you’ll start to bulk up. But there is a certain method you can follow to stay relatively small and keep growing in strength. Hard labor does this by constant exertion, long repetition, and not letting your body heal before more exertion.

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