The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Elite Athlete Performance: A Critical and Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: In elite athletes, training individualization is widely recommended to optimize competitive performance. Previous studies have evidenced the impact of hormonal fluctuations on different performance parameters among female athletes. While consideration of menstrual cycle (MC) phases as a parameter in training individualization strategies is necessary, systematic evidence identifying such impacts in elite athletes should be evaluated. Objective: Systematically review publications that have investigated the link between MC phases and performance in elite female athletes. The overarching aim is to identify whether a consensus across studies exists enabling evidence-based recommendations for training individualization depending on menstrual cycle phases. Methods

SUBMITTER: Meignie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170151 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature