| Female Hormone levels |
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| Cycle | Hormones | Positives | Negatives |
| Early Follicular | Estrogen levels increase | Best aerobic capacity will be when your estrogen levels | Poor cordination and ability to judge distances. |
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| increase during your period cycle. Imporved determination | More likley to crash. |
| Late Follicular | during the follicular cycle | mental concentration, Better able to use carbohydrate. |
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| Mid Luetal | Estrogen declines | One degree higher core temperature -causes early sweating | Redcued mental toughness |
| Late Luteal | Estrogen at its lowest at end of cycle. | Increased aerobic capacity and glycogen storage | Memory decline and depression mood. |
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| Better at fat burning. Slightly increased glycogen stores. | Earlier fatigue and easily depressed. |