Popping birth control pills may pause your pump, per research.
“Having a natural cycle helps you keep track of how well your body is adapting to your training regime,” she says. “If you are adapting properly, you won’t have any menstrual cycle disruption [as a result of exercise].” One 2021 study in theoral contraceptive use may minimize muscle gains
. For the study, researchers examined the effect of birth control pills on the resistance training outcomes of 72 women, ages 18 to 29, half of whom were on the pill and half of whom were not. The researchers tested the subjects body composition and hormone levles before and after putting the subjects through 10 weeks of resistance training.
However, and this is important, there was no difference in strength gains with that increased muscle mass vs. the smaller muscle mass gain, notes Dr. Sims. Still, the loss of additional muscle mass may be detrimental to my Olympic lifters and others trying to be strong in a weight category, she says.It’s not just strength athletes whose performance can be impacted by oral contraceptives—endurance athletes can experience adverse side effects, too.
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