Muscle memory (strength training)

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Muscle memory has been used to describe the observation that various muscle-related tasks seem to be easier to perform after previous practice, even if the task has not been performed in a while. It is as if the muscles “remember”. The term could relate to tasks as disparate as playing the clarinet^[1] and weight-lifting, i.e., the observation that strength trained athletes experience a rapid return of muscle mass and strength even after long periods of inactivity.^[2]