{"id":2327,"date":"2026-03-26T04:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/working-out-during-menstruation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:23:51","slug":"working-out-during-menstruation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/en\/working-out-during-menstruation\/","title":{"rendered":"Working out during menstruation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2327\" class=\"elementor elementor-2327 elementor-2238\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480460ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"480460ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab1b6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ab1b6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training during menstruation: do women really need to train differently?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad11a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ad11a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"375\">This is one of those topics that suddenly everyone has an opinion on in recent years: <strong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"455\">working out during menstruation and your cycle<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"375\">Looking purely at the science, the answer is frankly less black and white than social media makes it seem. Yes, your cycle affects your body. But no, it is not so simple that there is one perfect way to <strong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"833\">exercise during menstruation<\/strong> that works for every woman.  <\/p><p data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"902\">And that&#8217;s actually good news.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710b2729 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"710b2729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33df0674 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33df0674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e62ed0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e62ed0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;You should train heavy in phase X&#8221;<br data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"613\">&#8220;In phase Y, on the contrary, you should slow down&#8221;<br data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"655\">&#8220;Your body works completely differently each week&#8221;<br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4722b110 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4722b110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7602af2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7602af2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2328\" alt=\"Training menstruation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2-930x620.webp 930w, https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ND51075-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482ba3b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"482ba3b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245c044a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"245c044a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What actually happens in your body during menstruation and cycle?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439ef6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"439ef6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1067\">During your cycle, your hormones are constantly changing. Estrogen and progesterone, in particular, play a major role in this. <\/p><p data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1096\">Which is well-founded:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1178\">Your body temperature is on average higher in the second half of your cycle<\/li><li data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1251\">Hormones influence how your body handles energy and exercise<\/li><li data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1346\">Many women actually experience symptoms such as fatigue, cramps or worse sleep<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1402\">And the latter is perhaps most important.<\/p><p data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1616\">In large studies, a large proportion of women report that their cycle affects how they exercise or perform. Not necessarily because their bodies suddenly &#8220;can&#8217;t do it anymore,&#8221; but because they simply feel differently. <\/p><p data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1693\">And that&#8217;s something that you as a coach and as an athlete need to seriously look at when <strong data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"918\">training during menstruation<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e8601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8e8601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you get stronger during your period or cycle?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a017992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a017992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1816\">This is where it gets interesting. And also immediately less clear. <\/p><p data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1953\">There are studies that show that training in the first half of the cycle may be slightly more beneficial for strength and muscle growth. However. <\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2068\">These are often small studies<\/li><li data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2068\">Not always well controlled<\/li><li data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2068\">And difficult to translate into practice<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2151\">In contrast, there are also studies that find precisely no difference between phases.<\/p><p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2268\">The biggest conclusion from the best review we have:<br data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2212\">Differences in performance are usually <strong data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2268\">very small<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2401\">So no, it&#8217;s not that you&#8217;re automatically weaker during your period. Nor that you always peak during a different phase. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3058c45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3058c45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why working out during menstruation has so much conflicting info<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc1eb8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bc1eb8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9f858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9f858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2489\">This is important to grasp.<\/p><p data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2563\">Much research on the female cycle and training has limitations:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2594\">Small groups of participants<\/li><li data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2639\">Hormones are not always measured correctly<\/li><li data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2685\">Cycle phases are classified differently<\/li><li data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2729\">Ovulation is sometimes not even confirmed<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"2832\">In other words,<br data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2742\">Studies are difficult to compare and conclusions are quickly made too big. That&#8217;s exactly why you see such strong opinions online that aren&#8217;t actually robust enough. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b083b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67b083b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74655317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74655317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we do need to take seriously<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417206ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417206ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3061\">There are a few things that do come back consistently in science:<\/p><p data-section-id=\"romoj\" data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3111\">Symptoms are often more important than the phase<\/p><p data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3133\">Many women have:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"3137\" data-end=\"3153\">Less energy<\/li><li data-start=\"3156\" data-end=\"3175\">More fatigue<\/li><li data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3195\">Worse sleep<\/li><li data-start=\"3198\" data-end=\"3220\">More pain or discomfort<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3222\" data-end=\"3267\">And that directly affects your training. Not because your body suddenly &#8220;can&#8217;t,&#8221; but because your load capacity is different. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc7deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbc7deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your body doesn't work the same every day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a0a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a0a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3402\" data-end=\"3476\">Hormonal fluctuations cause something to change in your physiology. Consider:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3493\">Temperature<\/li><li data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3513\">Energy consumption<\/li><li data-start=\"3516\" data-end=\"3546\">How tough a workout feels<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3627\">But note: That doesn&#8217;t automatically mean your performance is worse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e8e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8e8e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is no universal \"best phase\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7adc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7adc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3674\" data-end=\"3712\">This is perhaps the most important:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"3714\" data-end=\"3823\">There is no phase in which every woman performs better<\/li><li data-start=\"3714\" data-end=\"3823\">And no phase in which every woman performs worse<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3825\" data-end=\"3899\">The differences between women are greater than the differences between phases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc33efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc33efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And how do you apply training during menstruation in practice?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3544764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3544764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"3964\">Very simple: <strong>No standard schedules based on your cycle<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4037\">What we do:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"4041\" data-end=\"4071\">Looking at how you feel<\/li><li data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4112\">Recognize patterns (if any)<\/li><li data-start=\"4115\" data-end=\"4146\">Adjust training as needed<\/li><li data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4193\">But also just pop when it feels right<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4195\" data-end=\"4263\">Some women notice marked differences. Others don&#8217;t at all. Both are normal.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8262de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8262de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our take on this<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9ebf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca9ebf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4691\" data-end=\"4752\">We do not believe in training on a fixed &#8220;cycle schedule.&#8221;<\/p><p data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4768\">We believe in:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4788\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #38a152;\"><a style=\"color: #38a152; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/en\/our-box\/\">good coaching<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"4791\" data-end=\"4818\">listening to your body<\/li><li data-start=\"4821\" data-end=\"4845\">understand what is happening<\/li><li data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4874\">and cleverly capitalize on that<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4876\" data-end=\"5004\">For one woman, that means taking a little gas back on certain days.<br data-start=\"4945\" data-end=\"4948\">For another, it means: just train like always.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00de95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d00de95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you train in the region?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3ba83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf3ba83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5538\" data-end=\"5808\">Do you train with us or are you from the region Ede, Bennekom, Veenendaal or Barneveld and would you like to learn to cope better with this? Within our training we always look at what works for you. No standard schedules, but coaching that suits your body, recovery and goals.  <\/p><p data-start=\"5810\" data-end=\"5856\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #39a345; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #39a345; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossfitede.nl\/en\/get-started\/\">Schedule a free trial class<\/a><\/span><\/span> and experience it for yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d4b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0d4b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Source<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b80d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b80d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"6935\" data-end=\"7034\"><p data-start=\"5882\" data-end=\"6035\">McNulty, K.L. et al. 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