In this episode, Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss the latest UTMB scandal and races like Javelina 100 and Big’s Backyard. Then they dive into some research that has been published lately around menstruating and performance, the relationship between menstrual cycle phase to metabolism and sleep. They discuss gaps in the research and where they think the field should go in the future. They also digest the information into recommendations to our listeners who currently menstruate!
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Pertinent links:
Data from the review on nutrition/menstruation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10210857/
“How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Recovery from Training”-Alex Hutchinson
https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/how-your-menstrual-cycle-affects-recovery-from-training/
Menstrual Cycle and brain function: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/menstrual-cycle-linked-to-structural-changes-across-whole-brain#:~:text=Hormones%20that%20fluctuate%20throughout%20the,women%20throughout%20their%20menstrual%20cycles.
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