time off = magically better?

I never deliberately take time off from uni, but when I do so
accidentally, I am often pleasantly surprised by what happens when I get
back to it. Sometimes, I actually seem improve during the break. The
best break length seems to be about four days: beyond that, it can take
half an hour or so to get some of my skills, especially coasting back up
to shape.

I have noticed the same thing with juggling; sometimes I barely juggle
at all for months, but I don't lose my skill at all, and sometimes I
improve.

I think the main reason for seeing slight improvement is that sometimes
your muscles forget bad habits during the break, while remembering the
good habits.

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This happened to me when I was learning how to ride.After many
unsuccessful attempts I took a 6-month(too long) break.When I got back
on I was riding after my first session....

And I got much better at the wheel-walk after a week of not trying but
lost it again after a couple of weeks off.

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I've also noticed this happening a lot when riding flatland (BMX). I
always figured it was completely in your head. You haven't ridden for a
while so you forget that you haven't quite been able to do the trick but
what jsm said makes a lot of sense too,

"sometimes your muscles forget bad habits during the break, while
remembering the good habits."

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Quoted message said:

I think the main reason for seeing slight improvement is that
sometimes your muscles forget bad habits during the break, while
remembering the good habits.

This sounds about right to me.

Same thing happened to me early in the learning phase. A surgery had me
off the uni for a month and when I got back on I could ride better than
I ever had.

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I had been tryin to get my sidehop to 30 inches for a month now and just
last night after takin a 3 day break because of all the frekin rain I
got on my uni and did it 2nd try I mean 30 inches isnt much but it is
big to me. so yeah i think a break can be good sometimes

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When you ride a lot, it literally tears your muscles apart a small
amount. While you rest, the muscles are rebuilt stronger and more
effective. I noticed this as well just last week. I took a 5 day break
and went to the beach. When I came back I was unicycling better in the
wind and rain than I was in the dry weather.

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