Q&A #106 - The menstrual cycle's impact on endurance training; Swimming and running drills; External and internal cues

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Q&A #106 - The menstrual cycle's impact on endurance training; Swimming and running drills; External and internal cues

• When, how and why should you be doing running and/or swimming drills in training?
• What are internal and external cues, and how do they relate to motor skill acquisition and retention?
• The latest science on managing training according to the menstrual cycle

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Attentional focus and motor learning: A review of 15 years
• The effect of attentional focus on running economy (Schucker 2009)
• Does the attentional focus adopted by swimmers affect their performance? (Stoate 2011)
• Coaching cues - article by Owen Walker and Brett Bartholomew
• Honing your swimming skills: constrain to gain! - article by Andrew Sheaff
• Pre-run mobility routine
• Pre-swim mobility routine
• The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (McNulty 2020)
• How the Menstrual Cycle Affects Athletic Performance - article by Alex Hutchinson
• FTP #35: Kelly McNulty & Kirsty Elliott-Sale – The Female cyclist series: Menstrual cycle and endurance exercise performance - Fuel the Pedal podcast
• Triathlon training and nutrition considerations for female athletes with Stacy Sims, PhD | EP#105

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