muscle memory
noun
: the ability to repeat a specific muscular movement with improved efficiency and accuracy that is acquired through practice and repetition
They practice their routines with mind-numbing repetitiveness, for hours and days, weeks and years, so that each spinning, twisting landing off the high bar becomes an act of muscle memory.—
E. M. Swift
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The muscle memory of doing that might be as valuable as those more impressive performances earlier in the season.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
But muscle memory doesn’t negate her crippling stage fright.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The habit of enlarging your perspective on a regular basis has cumulative effects that develop muscle memory to dwarf professional letdowns.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Easy to find language when it’s that deeply burned into your muscle memory.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
But muscle memory doesn’t negate her crippling stage fright.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The habit of enlarging your perspective on a regular basis has cumulative effects that develop muscle memory to dwarf professional letdowns.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Easy to find language when it’s that deeply burned into your muscle memory.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Muscle memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20memory. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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