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Short answer: Strength only grows when the load progressively exceeds what your body is already used to — that's progressive overload. A safe pace is a 2.5–5% increase in weight or difficulty every one to two weeks, not sudden 10–20% jumps. Most injuries don't come from heavy weight itself; they come from increasing load too fast while the nervous system is fatigued or technique has broken down.