The Influence of Menstrual-Cycle Phase on Measures of Recovery Status in Endurance Athletes: The Female Endurance Athlete Project.

Virginia De Martin Topranin Tina Pettersen Engseth Maria Hrozanova Madison Taylor Øyvind B Sandbakk Dionne A Noordhof

Published in: International journal of sports physiology and performance (2023)

Although significant, the findings had negligible to small effect sizes, indicating that MC phase is likely not the main determinant of changes in measures of recovery status but, rather, one of the many possible stressors.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
high intensity
resistance training
quality improvement
body composition