On the basis of the familiar experience that that which is learned with difficulty is better retained, it would have been safe to prophesy such an effect from the greater number of repetitions.
Quotes about repetitions (15 Quotes)
The relation of repetitions for learning and for repeating English stanzas needs no amplification. These were learned by heart on the first day with less than half of the repetitions necessary for the shortest of the syllable series.
People who've had a stroke often lose arm function, and it can take a lot of hard work to get it back. The robotic arm allows patients to perform guided and assisted movements over and over again--up to 1,000 repetitions an hour--to improve range of motion, strength and ultimately function in the arm.
The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight.
But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.
He still needs repetitions, but he's very capable of being a big-league first baseman.
I really like the approach this team took during the indoor season. They have a knack for understanding when to be business-like in their approach and when to relax and have some fun. They know what needs to be done and they do the right things the right way. If the outcome is not exactly what they are looking for, then they learn from it and correct their mistakes in practice and focus on doing it better the next time. Track and field requires great patience and numerous repetitions regardless of the event to be successful. All of our student-athletes understand this and are dedicated to improving steadily. As a coach, that's all you can ask for.
It felt good just playing, to instill some confidence back in my game, get some rhythm out on the court, get some repetitions. I'm glad I could help the team tonight and we pulled out a big win, for our confidence, and also for the rankings of the Eastern Conference. Now we move ahead of these guys.
The man who is slipshod and thoughtless in his daily speech, whose vocabulary is a collection of anemic commonplaces, whose repetitions of phrases and extravagance of interjections act but as feeble disguises to his lack of ideas, will never be brilliant on an occasion when he longs to outshine the stars. Living at ones best is constant preparation for instant use.
It is not worthwhile to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible
I think that he showed us that he's very capable of playing first base. He still needs to get repetitions, but we feel he's capable.
I've lived nearby since 1981 and probably have averaged one run a week there. That's more than 1000 repetitions, and I have yet to tire of this course.
Normally, however, I try to avoid repetitions of any shot.
It was a good practice. Guys are showing a lot of enthusiasm. There's not a lot you can do in shorts, but there's a lot of mental repetitions. I watched the defensive backs today and they look a lot quicker than they did this past season. There are a lot of new faces we're looking at with that position. There will be a lot of competition with those guys this spring. Tomorrow we'll start easing into contact. Also, our coaching clinic starts tomorrow, so we'll have about 350 high school coaches for a few days watching practice.
We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds.