They come back quickly even after lazy years
(NEWSER) - Good news for former jocks who've been lazing around for years: You can regain your former muscle strength in a fraction of the time it would take lifelong non-athletes, thanks to muscles' long-lasting "memory" of their former strength. A new study has found that rather than reverting back to their starting condition when strength training is halted, muscles undergo permanent structural changes through exercise—and can quickly regain former strength. More»