Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity | Dr. Stacy Sims

About this video

Huberman hosts Dr. Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, to discuss female-specific training and nutrition for health, performance, and longevity. Dr. Sims argues that protocols developed largely for men should not simply be applied to women, and discusses how hormones and hormone cycles affect nutrition and fitness needs across the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause. Huberman notes they evaluate evidence that women may not want to train fasted, and reasons related to hormone-independent differences as well. In the slices, Dr. Sims rejects the lore that high-intensity resistance training disrupts female hormone cycles, stating there is no evidence for it and attributing the myth in part to inadequate food intake and cultural influences from sport’s historically male origins. She also discusses how feeling watched in training environments can affect women internally, and how giving oneself permission can improve training, recovery, and gains.

Key takeaways

• Dr. Sims argues that women’s training and nutrition needs differ from men’s in hormone-related and other ways.
• Dr. Sims discusses nutrition and training across the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause.
• Huberman notes the episode evaluates evidence about women training fasted.
• Dr. Sims states there is no evidence that high-intensity resistance training disrupts female hormone cycles.
• Dr. Sims links the training myth in part to under-fueling and cultural influences in sport.

Episode details: published July 22, 2024 · 2.5M views · 2:28:38 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The science and protocols described are Andrew Huberman’s, presented for education — not medical advice. Consult a qualified professional before changing your own health practices.

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