122 Estrogen Effects On Muscle: Research Roundup Yoga Medicine podcast

122 Estrogen Effects on Muscle: Research Roundup

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Today hosts Tiffany and Katja discuss recent research on estrogen’s effects on muscle. This is a hot topic at the moment, so in this episode, we share the importance of understanding the background of our hormones and the effect of estrogen on areas like muscle mass, neuromuscular activation, and recovery.

Listen in to learn how the effects of estrogen are being studied in research and the different ways that estrogen impacts our muscular tissues.

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Show Notes:

Background on estrogen’s relationship with fascia and tissue [1:59]
How is the effect of estrogen on muscle being studied [3:31]
Different types of estrogen [8:38]
Impact of estrogen on muscles specifically [9:43]
Importance of individuality when working with women’s bodies [16:29]
Impact of estrogen on strength on a molecular level [19:03]
Ways that estrogen impacts recovery [24:26]
Takeaways [33:41]

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