Athletic performance in menstrual cycles of female handball players

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  • HASHIMOTO Yuki
    Master's Program in Health and Sports Science, University of Tsukuba
  • MESAKI Noboru
    Institute of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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  • 月経周期と女子ハンドボール選手のパフォーマンスの関連

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It is possible that the menstrual cycle of female athletes affect the ability to give full performance in competition and training. The purpose of the present study was to provide the relationship between menstrual cycle phases (menstrual phase, follicular phase, luteal phase) and performance of female handball players. Eight highly trained college handball players (19.0±1.1 years of age) volunteered to serve as subjects. All had regularly mensturations with diphasic basal body temperatures. The subjects were surveyed about their premenstrual syndrome (PMS) by questionnaire and were administered some tests to measure their agility and quickness. During the menstrual phase, abdominal cramping, abdominal bloating, painful breasts, tender breasts and acne scored significantly higher. No differences were found in psychological symptom scores between the phases. 25m shuttle-run times were significantly slower during the menstrual phase, but the records of vertical jump and side steps were unchanged through menstrual cycle. These results indicate that menstrual cycle affects athletic performance of female handball players. Furthermore, it was additionally suggested that the cause of impaired performance were physical symptoms such as cramps during the menstrual phase.

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