Train
Train with the phase, not through it.
Your capacity is not flat across the month, and your program should not be either. Cycle-aware training is less about doing less and more about placing hard work where you can recover from it.
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Where to place intensity
Many athletes tolerate heavy strength and high-intensity work best in the follicular and ovulatory windows, when recovery capacity is higher.
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Recovery in the luteal phase
Core temperature runs higher and perceived effort climbs. Add fluid, sodium, and carbohydrate, and treat sleep as part of the session.
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Track before you change
Two or three cycles of simple notes on energy, sleep, and session quality will tell you more than any generic template.
Bars built on all of this.
Four protein bars, one for each phase of your cycle. First batch ships this fall.
See the bars