Do hormonal contraceptives affect hypertrophy? Dr Ritva Taipale

Challenges related to menstrual cycle, hormonal contraceptives and their side effects. Dr Ritva Taipale has done her PhD on combined strength and endurance training in recreational endurance runners. Currently, she is working as a post-doctoral researcher in University of Jyväskylä (in Vuokatti Campus) focusing on exercise physiology of women and sport and wellness tech. Timestamps 2:20 What are the main challenges related to menstrual cycle? 6:30 Alleviation PMS symptoms 8:00 Should athletes use hormonal contraceptives? 10:00 Does hormonal contraceptives affect hypertrophy? 12:00 Why studying hormonal contraceptives in athletes more complex than it seems atfirst glance? 15:00 What coaches and parents should know about amennorhea? 17:15 What are the biggest challenges in exercise physiology of women? … --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/ ---