Episode 106 - "The Female Athlete" with Dr Kirsty Elliot-Sale
Episode 106 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "The Female Athlete" with Dr Kirsty Elliot-Sale PhD (Nottingham Trent University, UK) In this session we get into: Defining the term 'Female Athlete' The 'Menstrual Cycle' and implications for training adaptations and performance Hormonal contraceptives: potential impact on training and performance Know your athlete: importance of talking to the female athlete The 'Female Athlete Triad...