I find that my strength is the greatest the week after my cycle and the lowest during my cycle. I usually have a deload period every 4 weeks during my cycle to put less strain on my body. I often go through fluctuations with increasing strength and I wasn’t sure why. However, after seeing how my strength aligns with my cycle these past few months there’s a noticeable trend and I’m trying to adjust my workout program to this. I found greater success in increasing strength and am less hard on myself when I have an “off week” as I can attribute it to my hormonal fluctuations.

I’m trying to find more resources on this and see if anyone has tried something similar? I’m mainly going off in personal experience but is there any scientific backing or resources that I can execute this more efficiently?