I spent the better part of my twenties thinking my body was unpredictable. One week sharp and focused, the next week foggy and tender — craving different food, needing more sleep, finding the same social situation that felt easy a fortnight ago now unexpectedly exhausting. It took years before I understood that what I was experiencing was not randomness. It was a programme. A 28-day biological programme that was running, flawlessly, every single month. Nobody gave me a map. So I built one.

Some weeks you feel unstoppable. Other weeks your body feels like resistance itself.
It’s not inconsistency — it’s your cycle.

Here’s the science behind phase-based training, and how to align strength, HIIT, and recovery with your follicular and ovulatory peaks.

Ever had a week at work where everything felt harder than it should?
Same workload. Same competence. Completely different internal experience.

If that week happened during your late luteal phase, it wasn’t weakness — it was biochemistry.

Here’s what’s actually happening in your brain during PMS, and how to work with your cycle instead of fighting it.