There is also another way to demand growth from the body.

Muscles store resources inside them that allow them to work. When these resources are depleted, you feel unable to perform more reps. If you push to the point of full depletion, you signal to your body that it needs more storage capacity. Since these resources are stored inside the muscle, the only way to increase storage is to grow more muscle.

To train this pathway, you can use a moderate weight — something you can move for 12–16 reps — and push it to absolute exhaustion.

The best approach is to combine both methods:

Heavy lifting (3–6 reps) to stress the nervous system and stimulate raw strength and muscle density.

Moderate weight lifting (12–16 reps to failure) to deplete energy stores fully and trigger muscle growth through increased storage capacity.

Together, these two strategies demand maximum growth by attacking the muscle from both ends: strength and endurance capacity. https://video.nostr.build/e6a6d59c2e7ded38476410c3eea78c85f521121d9565525384aca27f94d5f501.mp4