scholarly journals Changes in the objective measures of sleep between the initial nights of menses and the nights during the midfollicular phase of the menstrual cycle in collegiate female athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1745-1751
Author(s):  
Natsue Koikawa ◽  
Yukiko Takami ◽  
Yu Kawasaki ◽  
Fusae Kawana ◽  
Nanako Shiroshita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Collegiate Female Athletes

Hip Strength in Collegiate Female Athletes with Patellofemoral Pain

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1227-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
HEATHER R. CICHANOWSKI ◽  
JOHN S. SCHMITT ◽  
ROB J. JOHNSON ◽  
PAUL E. NIEMUTH
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Patellofemoral Pain ◽  
Hip Strength ◽  
Collegiate Female Athletes

scholarly journals Methodological Approach of the Iron and Muscular Damage: Female Metabolism and Menstrual Cycle during Exercise Project (IronFEMME Study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 735
Author(s):  
Ana B. Peinado ◽  
Victor M. Alfaro-Magallanes ◽  
Nuria Romero-Parra ◽  
Laura Barba-Moreno ◽  
Beatriz Rael ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Iron Metabolism ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Follicular Phase ◽  
Cycle Phase ◽  
Exercise Protocol

Background: The increase in exercise levels in the last few years among professional and recreational female athletes has led to an increased scientific interest about sports health and performance in the female athlete population. The purpose of the IronFEMME Study described in this protocol article is to determine the influence of different hormonal profiles on iron metabolism in response to endurance exercise, and the main markers of muscle damage in response to resistance exercise; both in eumenorrheic, oral contraceptive (OC) users and postmenopausal well-trained women. Methods: This project is an observational controlled randomized counterbalanced study. One hundered and four (104) active and healthy women were selected to participate in the IronFEMME Study, 57 of which were eumenorrheic, 31 OC users and 16 postmenopausal. The project consisted of two sections carried out at the same time: iron metabolism (study I) and muscle damage (study II). For the study I, the exercise protocol consisted of an interval running test (eight bouts of 3 min at 85% of the maximal aerobic speed), whereas the study II protocol was an eccentric-based resistance exercise protocol (10 sets of 10 repetitions of plate-loaded barbell parallel back squats at 60% of their one repetition maximum (1RM) with 2 min of recovery between sets). In both studies, eumenorrheic participants were evaluated at three specific moments of the menstrual cycle: early-follicular phase, late-follicular phase and mid-luteal phase; OC users performed the trial at two moments: withdrawal phase and active pill phase. Lastly, postmenopausal women were only tested once, since their hormonal status does not fluctuate. The three-step method was used to verify the menstrual cycle phase: calendar counting, blood test confirmation, and urine-based ovulation kits. Blood samples were obtained to measure sex hormones, iron metabolism parameters, and muscle damage related markers. Discussion: IronFEMME Study has been designed to increase the knowledge regarding the influence of sex hormones on some aspects of the exercise-related female physiology. Iron metabolism and exercise-induced muscle damage will be studied considering the different reproductive status present throughout well-trained females’ lifespan.

scholarly journals Effects Of Menstrual Cycle On Branched-chain And Aromatic Amino Acids During Endurance Exercise In Female Athletes

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 547
Author(s):  
Mikako Sakamaki-Sunaga ◽  
Kayoko Kamemoto ◽  
Mizuki Yamada ◽  
Tomoka Matsuda ◽  
Hazuki Ogata
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Endurance Exercise ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Aromatic Amino Acids ◽  
Branched Chain

Wellness amoung First Year Collegiate Female Athletes

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Janna LaFountaine
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
First Year ◽  
Collegiate Female Athletes

As more campuses begin to address the needs of athletes in general, and female athletes in particular, more research assessing current wellness behaviors on the part of female athletes can be used to improve the support available while providing guidance with regard to the kinds of programs and outreach efforts that will make the greatest positive impact on female athletes. The purpose of this study was to compare the wellness behaviors of female athletes and female non-athletes to gain a better appreciation for the factors that affect female athletes and the steps that can be taken to assist athletes in proactively working toward a level of wellness that they can sustain throughout their lives.

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