If the season or an injury has derailed your gym routine, don't sweat it. New research shows your muscles can regain lost strength faster than you might think.
Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory.
"It's like a cellular memory in your muscles that remembers your past — I'd love to use the word — glory," sayssuggests this phenomenon has real staying power: People can tap into this"memory" and readily make up lost ground even if they haven't picked up a weight for more than two months.Generally speaking, a few weeks off from lifting weights doesn't appear to have aon your muscle strength and size .
"It's a positive finding for those that need to take time off for whatever reason," he says."You can rest assured that your muscles will readapt quite readily.The study didn't delve into why participants built back their muscles relatively quickly after time off. Halonen expects they will have some clues once they've analyzed muscle biopsies collected from participants.
But more recently, scientists have turned their attention to the inner workings of skeletal muscle cells — with one theory centering on the nucleus., can have hundreds of nuclei. As your muscles expand, you add on more to support the growth. Once you stop lifting, the muscle fibers will get smaller, but some studies show they retain those nuclei, which may set you up for faster gains when you finally hit the gym again.
Murach tends to put more weight in this second theory, and his lab has produced some evidence in support, but it's possible both have a part to play.The human trials that could help hash this out are tough to do — they involve dozens of participants over many weeks. And as with this latest research from Finland, there's only so much you can extrapolate from a single study.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Megan Thee Stallion on Her New Documentary, New Music, New Tequila, and More“I’ve always considered myself a boss, but now I’m really in the boss seat,” the megastar rapper tells Vogue ahead of the release of her new documentary, “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words.”
Read more »
Mission: Impossible has a new title, new release date, and new, crazy stuntsTom Cruise takes on even bigger stunts in Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, which premieres May 23, 2025.
Read more »
New York Jets Star Wide Receiver Will Not Play vs. New England PatriotsThe New York Jets have made their inactives for Sunday’s game with the New England Patriots, with one notable addition.
Read more »
New England Patriots QB Drake Maye Suffers Head Injury vs. JetsNew England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye suffered a head injury against the New York Jets.
Read more »
New England Patriots Pull Off Last-Second Comeback Over JetsThe New England Patriots pulled off a last-second comeback win over the New York Jets.
Read more »
John Calipari's New York City Friend Saw Something New Friday in Hogs' Boogie FlandWalton Arena visitor knows Arkansas Razorbacks player but 'never' witnessed what he saw against Kansas Jayhawks
Read more »