PMS arrives, you’re feeling a dip in energy, serotonin drops so you’re irritated , hunger levels rise, you’re craving those obesogenic foods, fat loss plans go out the window, body temperature is up so you’re sweaty and getting mood swings. Whoop!

Not everyone gets these noticeable fluctuations but if you do it’s wise to respond. Evidence based research suggests that women who decrease training intensity during the PMS (high hormone phase) actually increase lean muscle mass, strength and power.

It boils down to the fact that there is only so much stress your body can actually adapt to, so where this applies, training to intensity in this phase when there is a lot of extra stress on the body can be counter productive.

You could try a deload, do some low intensity workouts like Pilates or yoga, increase aerobic activity and work on mindfulness techniques as well as technique in the gym instead of going for the PB. Increase calories slightly -100/300 (case dependent) because you are actually burning more. Get good sleep and taking magnesium, fish oil and zinc can help PMS along with Chaste Berry.