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Fitness

Progressive Overload: The One Rule That Actually Builds Muscle – And How to Track It

Your body only grows when you force it to. That’s progressive overload – the single principle behind every pound of muscle and every PR. Here’s what it really means, the six ways to progress beyond just adding plates, and why you can’t beat a number you never wrote down.