ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2020
Neuromuscular performance changes throughout the menstrual cycle in physically active females.
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- The influence of the menstrual cycle on muscle injuries - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of The Menstrual Cycle on Physical Recovery after Small-Sided Games: A Crossover Study in Women's Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- Neuromuscular Control and Motor Performance Across the Menstrual Cycle in Physically Active Young Females.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Pelvic floor myoelectric excitation and force output across menstrual-cycle phases.BMC women's health · 2026Observational
- Influence of biological sex and training history on force production and its variability in humans.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Measuring critical force in sport climbers: a validation study of the 4 min all-out test on finger flexors.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Characterising sex-related differences in lower- and higher-threshold motor unit behaviour through high-density surface electromyography.Experimental physiology · 2024Article
- Cross-education: motor unit adaptations mediate the strength increase in non-trained muscles following 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Menstrual Cycle Associated Alteration of Vastus Lateralis Motor Unit Function.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- Corticospinal excitability after 5-day Dry Immersion in women.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2023Article
- High Estrogen Levels Cause Greater Leg Muscle Fatigability in Eumenorrheic Young Women after 4 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine changes in neuromuscular performance throughout the menstrual cycle in females aged 18-25.
methodsFifty physically active college females (25 on oral contraceptives (OC)) were recruited to participate. Data collection visits coincided with early-follicular (Fp), ovulatory (Op), and the mid-luteal (Lp) phases. Isokinetic peak torque at the knee (IPT) was measured at 60°/sec, 180°/sec, and 300°/sec. Grip force was measured using a handheld dynamometer. Plasma estradiol and progesterone confirmed menstrual cycle and serum relaxin was screened as a potential covariate.
resultsGrip strength was lower during Fp (30.1±0.7kg) than during Op (31.5±0.7 kg, p=0.003) and Lp (32.6±0.7 kg, p<0.001). IPT at 60°/sec was lower during Fp (83±14 nM) than during the Op (86±15 nM, p=0.02). IPTs at 180°/sec and 300°/sec were lower during Fp than Op and Lp (180°:54±10 vs. 58±10 and 61±11 nM [both, p<0.001]; 300°: 43±9 vs. 46±9 and 47±9 nM [both<0.001]. The OC group-by-phase interaction was not significant for any of the outcomes.
conclusionsResults indicate that muscular performance is diminished during Fp and the lack of group-by-phase interaction indicates that this effect is not hormone-related. These data indicate that females may be at a greater risk of injury due to decreased strength during Fp than other phases of their cycle.
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