Menstrual cycle does not affect physical performance in eumenorrheic youth

Authors

  • Jorge Alberto Aburto-Corona UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA. FACULTAD DE DEPORTES http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-3294
  • Iris Jaquelinne Gil González UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA. FACULTAD DE DEPORTES
  • Vanessa Natasha Vega Aguilar UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA. FACULTAD DE DEPORTES
  • Juan José Calleja Núñez UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA. FACULTAD DE DEPORTES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i39.77779

Keywords:

vertical jump, running distance, menstruation, aerobic exercise

Abstract

Abstract. The purpose of this study was to determine if the phases of the menstrual cycle influence vertical jump and aerobic resistance. Thirteen university students attended the Laboratory of Biosciences of Human Motricity on three random occasions: follicular (FFolicular), ovulatory (EOvulatoria) and luteal (FLútea) phase (between days 7 - 9, 12 - 14 and 23 - 25 of their regular menstrual cycle, respectively). All of them were eumenorrheic, physically active, apparently healthy, and had no history of ingesting hormones (age = 20.8 ± 1.0 years; height = 157.8 ± 6.0 cm; weight = 59.4 ± 6.8 kg; body fat = 27.5 ± 5.8%). At each visit, they performed a vertical jump test and an aerobic resistance test. Using Friedman test of repeated measures, no differences were found in vertical jump (FFolicular = 38.1 ± 14.4 cm, EOvulatoria = 36.0 ± 14.2 cm, FLútea = 36.7 ± 14.4 cm; p = 0.075) nor in aerobic resistance (FFolicular = 783.6 ± 126.9 meters, EOvulatoria = 812.9 ± 179.1 meters, FLútea = 784.5 ± 128.8 meters; p = 0.775) between the different phases of the menstrual cycle. The results show that menstrual cycle does not improve or worsen physical performance in eumenorrheic young women.

Author Biographies

Jorge Alberto Aburto-Corona, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA. FACULTAD DE DEPORTES

Profesor Investigador. Responsable de Laboratorio de Biociencias de la Motricidad Humana.

Juan José Calleja Núñez, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA. FACULTAD DE DEPORTES

Subdirector Facultad de Deportes

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Published

2021-01-01

How to Cite

Aburto-Corona, J. A., Gil González, I. J., Vega Aguilar, V. N., & Calleja Núñez, J. J. (2021). Menstrual cycle does not affect physical performance in eumenorrheic youth. Retos, 39, 264–266. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i39.77779

Issue

Vol. 39 (2021)

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Original Research Article

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