🏃‍♀️ TRAINING with the MENSTRUAL CYCLE: What the SCIENCE really says 🧬✨

Dr. Madison Taylor breaks down the latest research on how the menstrual cycle affects women athletes, and why INDIVIDUALIZED tracking is the game-changer 🗓️💡

In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Madison dive into:

📊 Why performance variables often don’t change much across menstrual phases
🩸 How symptom tracking can unlock individualized training & recovery
🧠 The importance of combining subjective experience with objective data
🏋️‍♀️ Why the menstrual cycle is one of the BEST indicators of female athlete health

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#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #WomenInSport #MenstrualCycle #AthletePerformance #IndividualizedTraining #SportsScience #HormonesAndHealth #FemaleAthletes #RecoveryScience #SleepAndPerformance #ExercisePhysiology

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Dr Madison Taylor https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-taylor-22b8aa200/

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References:

Female Athlete Mastery:
https://athletica.ai/menstrual-cycle-training-female-athletes/

Stop research obsession with cycles:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40085421/

No influence on performance:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38600646/

SLEEP and recovery it is:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39442912/

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KNP39 – Sleep, The Least Sexy Part of Fitness