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On this week's podcast, we talk with Gynaecologist, Obstetrician and former AFLW premierships winner with the Western Bulldogs, Tiarna Ernst. Tiarna has significant experience with training and performing as an athlete and also supporting women to training and perform in their chosen sports. We talk with Tiarna about the menstrual cycle and athletic performance including;

• How female athletes can get the best out of themselves through different phases of the menstrual cycle
• Different types of training through different stages of the menstrual cycle
• Some of the myths surrounding female athletes, the menstrual cycle and performance
• The impact of contraception on the menstrual cycle and athletic performance
• Adolescent females, the menstrual cycle and athletic development
• The first steps for female athletes to begin working on their ability to manage their training and performance around the menstrual cycle

This week's podcast is not just for female athletes. It is a great reminder for coaches, parents and anyone else involved in female sport on working with female athletes and the menstrual cycle.

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