
Originally Posted by
Giggle
Thanks - I do need an expert haha.
The bike-riding analogy absolutely makes sense. But probably most of us have come back after a layoff and lost size or strength, but gained it back really fast.
I didn't even quit altogether - just cut way back, and I couldn't squat for s**t!
Now, everything is coming back - in just a few months. Do you think those neural pathways are re-learning, which maybe is faster than learning something new?
Thanks!
Muscle memory is a function of the learned motor patterns in the brain and spinal cord. Over time with repetition, neural pathways coordinate with each other to produce smooth, controlled, coordinate motor patters. Just like you never really have to relearn to ride a bike, exercises that have been learned stay imprinted in the neural networks of the central nervous system ( brain, spinal cord)