In episode 179 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Clare Minahan (PhD) – Considerations of the Female Athlete in this expert edition.
Clare Minahan is an Associate Professor and Accredited Exercise Physiologist residing at Griffith University Sport Physiology and Performance Centre on the Gold Coast. Clare is a Prolific Researcher and sought out expert when it comes to all considerations for the female athlete. Clare consults with the Queensland Academy of Sport, Swimming Australia, the Gold Coast Suns AFL Football Club and has worked with numerous world and national champion athletes.
On this expert edition Clare shares around the relative lack of knowledge regarding female athlete considerations. Clare shares around the potential effects of a female athlete’s menstrual cycle, hormonal contraception, effective pregnancy on performance injury and illness. Clare speaks about relative energy deficiency in sports for female athletes, key information for coaches and health professionals in working with the female athlete and outlines key performance strategies for getting the best performance as a female. This is not to be missed regardless of your gender so get ready to learn and enjoy from Dr Clare Monahan on this expert edition.
Listen in as we delve into the following:
- Physical Week for Clare Minahan
- Background in Strength and Conditioning
- Why Strength and Conditioning Matters in Women
- What drives her in researching Strength and Conditioning for Women
- What happens during Menstrual Cycle for Women
- How menstrual cycles affect strength conditioning ability
- Why a normal menstrual cycle is less common than you think
- Health Concerns in Female Athletes
- Studies on Menstrual Cycles for athletes
- All about Amenorrhea
- Process of Energy Availability
- Disturbances in Menstrual Cycle for Female Athletes
- Changes on a Female Athletes Body Post Partum
- Overview about Disordered eating
- The metabolism of athletes with energy deficits
- Advice to coaches to help their female athletes
- Questions being asked by Coaches
- Symptoms of female athletes with RED-S
- How the female cycle affects cognitive function
- Health in Male Athletes
- Best Advice
- Physical Challenge for the Week
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Quotes:
“Begin to monitor your menstrual cycle.” – Best Advice
“Get out and hike in a forest.”– Physical Challenge
“Very few athletes understand their menstrual cycle and the physiology with the administration of oral contraception.”
Symptoms of female athletes with RED-S
- decrease in performance
- disappearance of menstrual cycle
- changes in immune function
To follow Clare Minahan:
Twitter:
@clareMINAHAN
Website:
Clare Minahan PhD
Linkedin:
Clare Minahan
BJSM Edition: Female Athlete Health
Timeline
0:00 Start
1:41 Introduction to Clare Minahan
3:34 Physical Week for Clare Minahan
5:25 Background in Strength and Conditioning
6:30 Why Strength and Conditioning Matters in Women
7:40 What drives her in researching Strength Conditioning for Women
9:05 What happens during Menstrual Cycle for Women
11:50 How menstrual cycle affects strength conditioning ability
14:05 Why normal menstrual cycle is less common than you think
15:33 Health Concerns on Female Athletes
18:02 Studies on Menstrual Cycles for athletes
21:25 All about Amenorrhea
24:06 Process of Energy Availability
27:41 Disturbances in Menstrual Cycle for Female Athletes
34:03 Changes on Female Athletes Body Post Partum
35:56 Overview on Disordered eating
38:50 Changes on the metabolism of athletes with energy deficits
40:00 Advise to coaches to help their female athletes
42:30 Questions being asked by Coaches
44:12 Symptoms of female athletes with RED-S
45:56 How the female cycle affects cognitive function
49:15 Health in Male Athletes
51:05 Best Advice
52:15 Physical Challenge for the Week
54:40 Finish
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