Researchers investigated the quantities of thousands of muscle proteins and found a possible new explanation for muscle memory. A study showed for the first time that muscles 'remember' training at ...

When you hear the term “muscle memory,” it conjures up images of your muscles being able to memorize certain movements, such as dribbling a soccer ball or playing “Happy Birthday” on the piano. But ...

If you've let your workout routine slide, the first time back in the gym can be a humbling experience. Your shoulders quake and quads tremble at what were once easy lifts. Luckily, research suggests ...

A study from researchers in Finland shows that people can take more than two months off from the gym and quickly regain their strength when they get back to it. Scientists cite muscle memory. As we ...

Muscles develop a lasting molecular “memory” of past resistance exercises that helps them bounce back from long periods of inactivity. By Gretchen Reynolds After two years of Covid-19 and its ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “muscle memory” thrown around at some point, but it might not mean what you think it does. In fact, many everyday exercisers misunderstand the concept of muscle memory ...

Ever taken a long break from the gym, whether because of an injury, burnout, or just life, and found that your body still remembers how to move? Maybe your form clicks back into place, or the strength ...

We all want to know if and how we can come back to form after injury, illness, or a long hiatus. Muscles adapt in response to the environment: They grow when we put in the work and shrink when we stop ...

If you’ve ever worried that a long break from the gym would erase months of hard-won gains, new research from Finland offers ...

A study investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size. The study found that a 10-week break halfway through 20 total weeks of strength training ...

Muscles may “remember” in ways that will allow us to regain fitness once gyms reopen and we start working out again. By Gretchen Reynolds For those of us sheltering at home because of coronavirus and ...