Doesn't that greatly depend on how much you do it? I find myself getting stuff into my "muscle memory" faster when I do it more. For example, if I want to learn a quick alg, I will do it like 15 times when I first learn it, take a couple hour break, do it 15 times more, take a break until I am ready to go to bed, do it 15 times more. Then by the time I wake up in the morning, it is into my muscle memory. I also find that when I get the alg in an actual solve, it helps speed up the "muscle memory" process.That said, the general rule in sports psychology is that it takes 5 to 7 days for information to get to your subconscious.
Doesn't that greatly depend on how much you do it? I find myself getting stuff into my "muscle memory" faster when I do it more. For example, if I want to learn a quick alg, I will do it like 15 times when I first learn it, take a couple hour break, do it 15 times more, take a break until I am ready to go to bed, do it 15 times more. Then by the time I wake up in the morning, it is into my muscle memory. I also find that when I get the alg in an actual solve, it helps speed up the "muscle memory" process.That said, the general rule in sports psychology is that it takes 5 to 7 days for information to get to your subconscious.
@Cesium: I'm not going to get into a debate with you. Sports Psychology is a legitimate field of study and work. It's not a term I coined or made up.
My figure of 5 - 7 days is from my memory of my class. I might be mistaken: It could be less time. The main point is, it takes a significant amount of time for information to make it's way to your subconscious mind which is where all "automatic execution" comes from. So you can't expect "muscle memory" after a few hours. It's closer to "days" than hours.
Brian.
I don't question sports phsychology as a field of study, only your claims of it having something to do with learning movements, which it doesnt (directly).
You are not a sports psychologist. I am a physical therapist. My job is to teach people movements. I know what I'm saying, but in case you don't trust my word for it let me quote Motor Control by Shumway-cook and Wollacott.
Also, it seems everyone here thinks you can have algorithms in muscle memory within a day. That is ceratinly my experience and backed up by hard literature. I'll need a reference from you before we continue this debate.
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