Snippit Sports Science Podcast

 Snippit is made possible by listeners like you. Please help support the podcast: ► https://www.patreon.com/snippitscience    The role of the menstrual cycle with respect to female strength and power performance on the broad scale is poorly understood and considered.  This is despite the current literature available highlighting the potential of using the menstrual cycle to optimising an athlete’s training periodisation.     This article looks into the how we can optimise female’s strength and power: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports  Volume 28, Issue 4   Basal and stress‐induced salivary testosterone variation across the menstrual cycle and linkage to motivation and muscle power J. Cook P. Kilduff T. Crewther   First published: 21 December 2017 https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13041   Abstract   This study investigated salivary testosterone (sal‐T) variation across the menstrual cycle in female athletes, at different competitive levels, and its association with motivation and neur