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Menstrual Cycle and Muscle Development 

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / June 18, 2025

Women face conflicting information regarding how to approach training during their monthly cycle. Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada found that muscle growth in women resulting from resistance training did not vary based on menstrual cycle phase.  “Our findings conflict with the popular notion that there is some kind of hormonal advantage to performing…

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