Fatigued? Under recovered? Bad training session after bad training session? Irregular menstrual cycle? Weight gain? You might be suffering from a hormone imbalance. Hormone imbalances are becoming an epidemic amongst female strength athletes, and hardly anyone is talking about it. Today, Kristin walks us through her take on the problem, how to spot it, how to fix it and how taking action can dramatically improve your training.
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Highlights:
- 1:05 – Kristin’s story.
- 3:00 – The set-up…a tale of a hormone imbalance
- 8:30 – Is there a link between heavy training and hormone balance (say what)?!?
- 13:20 – What is a hormone
- Progesterone (15:30)
- Estrogen (17:40)
- Testosterone (20:43)
- Cortisol (21:48)
- 23:40 – So what is the root of this problem? This hormone imbalance?
- 35:15 – Adrenal fatigue and the female athlete
- 46:20 – Talking to a medical doctor (what you can do to help diagnose the issue)
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