388: The Evidence Surrounding Syncing Training To A Menstrual Cycle - Lauren Colenso-Semple

Today I talked to Lauren Colenso-Semple who is currently undergoing her Ph.D. in Integrative Physiology & is part of the MASS research review team. We dig a bit into her background, research & interests, covering topics such as syncing one's training to their menstrual cycle and much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 13:25 Own athletic and coaching background 17:01 Physique sports for females 23:24 Periodising around menstrual cycle 29:56 Does it even make sense? 40:44 Hormonal fluctuations having an impact on performance? 44:27 What's the takeaway? 48:28 Bad data and how to deal with it 50:42 Oral contraceptives to delay negative symptoms 54:37 Are contraceptives negative for hypertrophy? 58:39 Concluding thoughts Socials: https://www.instagram.com/laurencs1/ References: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lauren-Colenso-Semple https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369499919_Current_evidence_shows_no_influence_of_women's_menstrual_cycle_phase_on_acute_strength_performance_or_adaptations_to_resistance_exercise_training Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: https://revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ WEBSITE: https://www.revivestronger.com/ MINI CUT MOVEMENT: https://revivestronger.com/mini-cut-movement/ DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/WtDsYWAAgT MEMBERSITE: https://revivestronger.com/team-revive-stronger/ SHOP: https://www.revivestronger.com/shop FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/revivestronger NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/2rRONG5 __________________________________________________________________ Supplements: https://cnpprofessional.co.uk - STEVE15 for 15% off https://prozis.com/JNvY - PascalRevive10 __________________________________________________________________ If you want to support us via a donation, that's highly appreciated! Patreon • https://www.patreon.com/revivestronger Don't like Patreon, go to Paypal! • https://bit.ly/2XZloJ4 __________________________________________________________________ Our Ebooks! Ultimate Guide To Contest Prep Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-ultimate-guide-to-contest-prep/ Primer Phase Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-primer-phase/ __________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date with the latest research and educate yourself! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD JPS Mentorship • https://jpseducation.mykajabi.com/a/13324/esJ8AZwy Muscle & Strength Pyramids • https://goo.gl/S8s6tG __________________________________________________________________ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: https://www.revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices