# Training During Your Cycle: What the Research Says Now

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Podcast: [Black Iron Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-iron-radio-7030189)
Published: 2026-08-24T15:47:00+00:00
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## Resource

Cycle syncing is all over your feed right now, wrapped in a lot of intensity and a little bit of fear-mongering. So we looked at what the research actually says. Morgan and Jess Gordon get into the difference between the real, legitimate hormonal changes that happen across your cycle and the internet's version, which somehow always ends with women being too delicate to train hard and needing a sound bath during their luteal phase. They break down the actual phases, why "train on day 14" assumes a textbook cycle that most people don't have, and why the research on performance across your cycle is nowhere near as conclusive as a 30-second reel makes it sound. Plus why birth control changes the whole conversation, how much your period actually affects your performance output (spoiler: less than the internet claims), and why the story you tell yourself about how you're "supposed" to feel can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Black Iron Nutrition Book a Free Discovery Call Free Macro Calculator Free Downloads Black Iron Blog

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