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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For instance, conducting a social engineering test regularly could build the security institutions and muscle memory needed to be better prepared for real-time cyberattack scenarios.
—Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Putting up shots with Doc, Baylor takes a while to get his muscle memory back and find his form.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024
My affection for window tiling is born of muscle memory developed during my time as a PC partisan, which peaked in 2009 and 2010 as Windows 7 was finally breaking a near-decade of Windows XP hegemony.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
Eventually, selecting becomes muscle memory, but the persistent busywork required to manage even the simplest situation becomes a slog, pushing players to fall back on the most reliable methods to get the job done quickly rather than try anything new.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Putting up shots with Doc, Baylor takes a while to get his muscle memory back and find his form.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024
My affection for window tiling is born of muscle memory developed during my time as a PC partisan, which peaked in 2009 and 2010 as Windows 7 was finally breaking a near-decade of Windows XP hegemony.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
Eventually, selecting becomes muscle memory, but the persistent busywork required to manage even the simplest situation becomes a slog, pushing players to fall back on the most reliable methods to get the job done quickly rather than try anything new.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Muscle memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20memory. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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