How the female athlete can improve her SPEED & POWER
Many female athletes (and their parents) want their athlete to sprint FASTER, jump HIGHER, or change direction more EXPLOSIVELY
But what is the MOST EFFECTIVE training to help enhance this POWER OUTPUT?
Contrast Training is an effective modality to enhance a female athlete’s muscular qualities to allow for GREATER POWER OUTPUT
This article aims to explain how contrast training elicits an adaptive response….and what your athlete needs FIRST in order for this method to work:
Female Athletes & Their Menstrual Cycles
Female athletes everywhere know their period will affect how they feel, and how they feel will affect how they perform. Although skipping a few periods or missing a period all together could seem attractive for a female who feels like crap on her period, a missing period or dysfunctional cycle is a HUGE warning sign that cannot be ignored.
This article helps explain the science behind the importance of a female athlete’s period in helping her perform and recovery and why a female athlete may be missing her period. Read on!