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Just like you say, I think as long as you get tired, thats what matters. You can do a few heavy lifts or you can do many lighter lifts, and muscles will grow in both cases. Just perhaps different types of muscles.
I was doing body weight training at home for years and I got nice muscles just from doing that. No weights at all.
I messed up my rotator cuff doing Tough Mudder last year. I didn't want surgery, so I have been doing bodyweight stuff and slowly building up to weights. I get a free gym membership to the gym down my street, and last night was first full workout using light weights. So far, so good.
Ive messed up my shoulder too, I think its also the rotator cuff... But its slowly healing. Too slowly, but.. Yeah.