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by MisterOctober 2393 days ago
Total agree -- I was temporarily disabled by injury earlier this year and was recently given the all-clear to start lifting again -- was feeling hopelessly atrophied + weak at first and dubious that I'd ever get back to where I was [nothing to write home about, but OK] --

Within six weeks, I was back to most of my original routine, after almost a year not lifting -- and as you say, my overall pain level has been much reduced and my posture improved
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radicalbyte 2393 days ago
Muscle memory is real. I had a break of about 2 months because of having a baby. It took two weeks to get back to my old weights and that includes taking it easy after the DOMS :)

Sadly the extra kilos gained in that time will take longer to vanish.

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enz 2393 days ago
Even for longer periods it works! (Except for DOMS if too long)

Besides, since force is a neurological stuff, you « memorize » lifted weight as you memorize playing guitar or riding a bike. It takes a short period of time to get started again, but the neural connections stay for sure.

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