Menstrual cycle phase does not influence muscle gains or strength ✅

Great findings for female athletes.

Menstrual Cycle Phase Does Not Influence Training-Induced Muscle Hypertrophy or Strength: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Details

This new study aimed to investigate how training-induced muscle adaptations are influenced by menstrual cycle (MC) phases 🔍

24 eumenorrheic females were recruited to a unilateral resistance-training intervention across three consecutive MCs 🗓️

Participants only trained one leg and had the other as an untrained control to establish the effects of training during the intervention 🦵

Key Findings

All resistance-training conditions produced greater gains (muscle size and strength) than controls, including…

👉 Thigh lean mass

👉 Quad hypertrophy

👉 Fat free mass

👉 1RM strength

❌ There were no differences in resistance/training gains between MC phases

Conclusion

Menstrual cycle phase based training does not provide any advantages for muscle and strength gains over traditional continuous resistance-training ✅

Adjustments based on an individuals preference across their MC may still be a good idea 🗣️

But isn’t necessary to achieve muscle adaptations.

Reference

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42160459/

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