Background Concentrations of endogenous sex hormones fluctuate across the menstrual
cycle (MC), which could have implications for exercise performance in women. At present …

Purpose The female menstrual cycle (MC) is characterized by hormonal fluctuations
throughout its different phases. However, research regarding its effect on athletic …

The bias towards excluding women from exercise science research is often due to the
assumption that cyclical fluctuations in reproductive hormones influence resistance exercise …

Background: In elite athletes, training individualization is widely recommended to optimize
competitive performance. Previous studies have evidenced the impact of hormonal …

The effect of the menstrual cycle on physical performance is being increasingly recognised
as a key consideration for women's sport and a critical field for further research. This …

Objectives To systematically review the current body of research that has investigated
changes in strength-related variables during different phases of the menstrual cycle in …

Methods This review examined the menstrual cycle verification methods used in recent
literature on exercise performance over the menstrual cycle identified through a literature …

Purpose This study aimed to test the hypothesis that aerobic exercise performance is
impaired in the midluteal (ML) compared with the midfollicular (MF) phase of the menstrual …

LEBRUN, CM, DC McKENZIE, JC PRIOR, and JE TAUN-TON. Effects of menstrual cyclc
phasc on athletic performance. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 437–444, 1995 …

Purpose: To investigate changes in self-reported physical fitness, performance, and side
effects across the menstrual cycle (MC) phases among competitive endurance athletes and …