Training and Performance in Each Phase of your menstrual cycle:

The women’s health is very complex. To no surprise there can be fluctuations in physical or mental stamina, or changes in sleep or dietary behaviors corresponding to changes in a woman’s menstrual cycle.

What we offer for women working around their menstrual cycle ($399 per month): 

  • Adjusting training sessions to leverage how your body responds to stress according to the hormonal fluctuations of your menstrual cycle.

  • Your responsibility: Tracking your cycle. You can do this either via Training Peaks or an app.

    • If you prefer Training Peaks, add short notes in the comment box. The goal is to make you aware of where you are within your cycle and how you feel during each phase. For example, you might go back into your logs and see that on day 14 you typically had a fabulous workout or on day 26, you often felt tired and lethargic before your period started three days later. Too often women will push through off days, thinking they’re just stressed or worse, unfit, without making the connection that there is an underlying physiological aspect related to their cycle that’s making them feel that way. Once we make those connections, we can adjust your training accordingly to get the most out of each session.

    • If you want to be more high-tech, you can use an app. Apps like WILD.AI or FitrWoman. Those apps use artificial intelligence to take the information you provide regarding the days of your cycle and how you’re feeling to help see patterns, as well as make training and nutrition recommendations. The thing to remember when using an app is that you want to collaborate with us. You might have an app telling you that you’re in a certain part of your cycle, so you “should or shouldn't '' do something. That may be accurate in a general/overall physiological sense but may not be applicable to you personally; the goal is to learn your own body, understand how your physiology may be impacting how you feel, and train accordingly to maximize that session. For us , as the coach, it is another piece of information to help maximize your training and performance.

Remember: You can PR at any phase of your cycle.