Anyone started on The Pill during powerlift training?
I'm 37 with early-perimenopause symptoms and my GP has prescribed me Yasmin to help regulate my periods, help with acne etc. - it's one of the more potent combined pills. She's happy for me to think about it/try it and stop, take it up to 63 consecutive days if tolerated. Of course, I headed to Dr Google and whilst the majority of articles state there is no notable effect on strength training/recovery/hypertrophy, there are a couple which talk about absolute strength which does concern me as a powerlifter who works hard for even the tiniest increases.
My GP also mentioned the Merina coil (progesterone only) which would be less effective as HRT and with hormonal acne but no negative effect on strength gains?
Anyone had good/bad experiences with the combined pill or hormonal coil?
Especially anyone with peri symptoms, were any negative effects on strength worth it for the benefits of feeling better and therefore lifting better?
can only speak from my experience. I'm 32. I've been on a form of minipill (desogestrel) the entire time I've been strength training (2+ years now) and it hasn't affected my ability to gain strength I don't think (387.5kg total). If anything, before being on the pill I used to get pretty brutal periods (later diagnosed as fibroids) which rendered me physically useless for days each month and would've probably hindered my training.
Anyone started on The Pill during powerlift training?
I'm 37 with early-perimenopause symptoms and my GP has prescribed me Yasmin to help regulate my periods, help with acne etc. - it's one of the more potent combined pills. She's happy for me to think about it/try it and stop, take it up to 63 consecutive days if tolerated. Of course, I headed to Dr Google and whilst the majority of articles state there is no notable effect on strength training/recovery/hypertrophy, there are a couple which talk about absolute strength which does concern me as a powerlifter who works hard for even the tiniest increases.
My GP also mentioned the Merina coil (progesterone only) which would be less effective as HRT and with hormonal acne but no negative effect on strength gains?
Anyone had good/bad experiences with the combined pill or hormonal coil?
Especially anyone with peri symptoms, were any negative effects on strength worth it for the benefits of feeling better and therefore lifting better?
can only speak from my experience. I'm 32. I've been on a form of minipill (desogestrel) the entire time I've been strength training (2+ years now) and it hasn't affected my ability to gain strength I don't think (387.5kg total). If anything, before being on the pill I used to get pretty brutal periods (later diagnosed as fibroids) which rendered me physically useless for days each month and would've probably hindered my training.
Thanks for the reply. 👍