Exploring the effect of the menstrual cycle or oral contraception on elite athletes' training responses when workload is not objectively quantifiable: the MILS approach and findings from female Olympians.
Quentin De LarochelambertImad HamriTom ChassardAlice MeigniéFlorent StormeMarine DupuitAllison DiryJean-François ToussaintPierre Yves LouisNicolas CoulmyJuliana da Silva AnteroPublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2024)
The MILS model, leveraging hidden Markov chains, effectively analyses cumulative training load responses. The model identified cyclic training responses linked to MC/OC in elite female athletes.
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