muscle memory
noun
: the ability to repeat a specific muscular movement with improved efficiency and accuracy that is acquired through practice and repetition
Hitting the golf ball requires strength, flexibility, coordination and muscle memory.—
Al Barkow
Al BarkowThey 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 tingling sensation from EMS can be uncomfortable, and the system doesn't yet build true muscle memory – the kind of deep, practiced skill that only comes from repetition.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
By the time Beast was finally greenlit, MacPherson had built not just the physique, but had come as close as possible to developing the muscle memory and mindset of a professional fighter.
—Sean Sennett, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
That muscle memory — if only reversed — and Tatis’ natural athletic ability are what the Padres are leaning on in moving their right fielder into the infield to get Bogaerts off his feet, at least while Sung-Mun Song (oblique) continues his rehab at Triple-A El Paso.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
After years of advocating and managing accommodations, helping becomes muscle memory.
—Ali Kaufman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
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Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
By the time Beast was finally greenlit, MacPherson had built not just the physique, but had come as close as possible to developing the muscle memory and mindset of a professional fighter.
—Sean Sennett, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
That muscle memory — if only reversed — and Tatis’ natural athletic ability are what the Padres are leaning on in moving their right fielder into the infield to get Bogaerts off his feet, at least while Sung-Mun Song (oblique) continues his rehab at Triple-A El Paso.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
After years of advocating and managing accommodations, helping becomes muscle memory.
—Ali Kaufman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Muscle memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20memory. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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