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True, muscle does strengthen quicker than connective tissue. However, the disparity between the two usually isn't enough to cause injury without external factors, i.e. steroids or other hormone enhancements. It just simply isn't possible naturally to gain strength in a muscle so quickly that it threatens the connective tissue. Our bodies are designed a bit better than that.
That being said, any decent progressive-overload strength program will build muscular strength at a steadily increasing rate, say 10+ lbs. per day for a total novice and 5 lbs. per week for an intermediate, and maybe even less than that for an advanced athlete close to his genetic potential. Because of the steady, relatively small increases (even for novices), the connective tissue isn't subjected to such a drastically strong muscle that it is under threat of injury. If that were the case, babies would develop tendon and ligament strains the instant they transitioned from walking to running.
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