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Nutrition & Exercise tips for Women | Stacy Sims, Phd

The Proof with Simon Hill

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Menstrual Cycle Longevity

The body is trying to mature the egg and create a very robust stress resilient environment that will allow a fertilized egg to thrive. After ovulation, when things are starting to estrogen, progesterone are starting to come up, we have more pro-inflammatory responses. Our core temperature is elevated. Probably not the time to try to hit a PR in that high intensity. We have to look at what are we doing for reps and sets? If we can nail down those aspects, it then feeds forward to improving performance potential.

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