<description>&lt;p&gt;Corrine and Keely recap Winter Olympics highlights and the latest Western States Golden Ticket qualifiers before diving into the research on &lt;strong&gt;injuries in female athletes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They explore whether women are actually more injury-prone, what role hormones and the menstrual cycle may play, and how factors like training load, strength work, and energy availability influence injury risk and recovery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They cover:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Olympic highlights and women’s sport momentum&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Western States Golden Ticket updates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Are female athletes more injury-prone?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;How hormones affect injury risk&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Menstrual cycle research (what we know and what we don’t)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Managing and returning from injury&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's a practical and science-informed discussion for female athletes navigating injury, training stress, and long-term performance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is brought to you by:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;rabbit:&lt;/strong&gt; If you're looking to treat yourself after the holidays or upgrade your winter running kit, head to &lt;a href="http://www.runinrabbit.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.runinrabbit.com&lt;/a&gt; and use code TSMARCH in March for 10% off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ProBio:&lt;/strong&gt; Use code Trail20 for 20%-off orders (30%-off + free shipping w/ subscriptions) at &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.probionutrition.com/products/problend?discount=trail20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;probionutrition.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Injinji: use code trailsociety15 to get 15% off at https://www.injinji.com/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;@feisty_media&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;@trail.society&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Trail Society

Keely Henninger

Episode 123: Are female athletes more injury-prone? Here's what the research says

MAR 3, 202674 MIN
Trail Society

Episode 123: Are female athletes more injury-prone? Here's what the research says

MAR 3, 202674 MIN

Description

Corrine and Keely recap Winter Olympics highlights and the latest Western States Golden Ticket qualifiers before diving into the research on injuries in female athletes.They explore whether women are actually more injury-prone, what role hormones and the menstrual cycle may play, and how factors like training load, strength work, and energy availability influence injury risk and recovery.They cover:Olympic highlights and women’s sport momentumWestern States Golden Ticket updatesAre female athletes more injury-prone?How hormones affect injury riskMenstrual cycle research (what we know and what we don’t)Managing and returning from injuryIt's a practical and science-informed discussion for female athletes navigating injury, training stress, and long-term performance.This episode is brought to you by:rabbit: If you're looking to treat yourself after the holidays or upgrade your winter running kit, head to www.runinrabbit.com and use code TSMARCH in March for 10% off.ProBio: Use code Trail20 for 20%-off orders (30%-off + free shipping w/ subscriptions) at probionutrition.comInjinji: use code trailsociety15 to get 15% off at https://www.injinji.com/@[email protected]