Kubica, Claudia; Ketelhut, Sascha; Querciagrossa, Dario; Burger, Manuel; Widmer, Mara; Bernhard, Julia; Schneider, Melodie; Ries, Thomas; Nigg, Claudio R (2024). Effects of a training intervention tailored to the menstrual cycle on endurance performance and hemodynamics. The journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 64(1), pp. 45-54. Edizioni Minerva Medica 10.23736/S0022-4707.23.15277-7
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)BACKGROUND
This study aimed to compare the effects of block periodized training and training adapted to the menstrual cycle (MC) phases on endurance performance, cardiovascular parameters, recovery, and MC-related symptoms in active females.
METHODS
Fourteen naturally menstruating, moderately trained females (age: 24±3 years; BMI: 22.3±2.7) were randomized into an intervention (INT) and a control (CON) group. Throughout an 8-week intervention period, both groups participated in a polarized training program. In the INT, the training sessions were adapted to the MC with higher training loads within the mid and late follicular phase. Before and after the intervention maximal oxygen consumption (VO<inf>2max</inf>), velocity and heart rate at ventilatory thresholds one and two (vVT1, vVT2, hrVT1, hrVT2), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (sBP, dBP), root mean square of successive RR interval differences (RMSSD), standard deviation of NN intervals (SDNN), pulse wave velocity (PWV), and the premenstrual assessment form (PAF) were assessed.
RESULTS
There were no significant time × group interaction effects in all physiological parameters (VO<inf>2max</inf>: P=0.890; vVT1: P=1.000; hrVT1: P=0.464; vVT2: P=0.356; hrVT2: P=0.762 sBP: P=0.948; dBP: P=0.203; RMSSD: P=0.257; SDNN: P=0.241; PWV: P=0.818), or psychological parameters (PAF: P=0.745).
CONCLUSIONS
Tailoring a polarized training program to the MC did not augment training responses compared to a regular training program in active females. However, a substantial portion of the training intervention in the CON was coincidentally matched to the MC.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kubica, Claudia, Ketelhut, Sascha Ingemar, Querciagrossa, Dario, Burger, Manuel, Ries, Thomas, Nigg, Claudio Renato |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
0022-4707 |
Publisher: |
Edizioni Minerva Medica |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
09 Oct 2023 09:08 |
Last Modified: |
21 Dec 2023 00:14 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.23736/S0022-4707.23.15277-7 |
PubMed ID: |
37800402 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/186955 |
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