After a break from strength training, muscle memory may help you bounce back If you've let your workout routine slide, the first time back in the gym can be a humbling experience.

The second definition of muscle memory has to do with muscle physiology. Put simply, when you stop training, your body doesn’t forget the work you’ve put in—it actually remembers and rewards ...

The team will now look at the workings of muscle memory on a cellular and molecular level, in an effort to gain new understanding of just how the body holds onto changes made through training.

Luckily, research suggests that your hard-won gains of the past can still pay dividends when you restart strength training, thanks to a phenomenon known as muscle memory.

Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory.

Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory.

Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory.