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You’re Not Failing at Training. The Model Is Wrong.

Published about 2 months ago • 2 min read

You’re Not Failing at Training. The Model Is Wrong.

Hi Reader

Most women assume the problem is consistency.

They tell themselves they just need more discipline, more grit, more tolerance for discomfort. If they could just train the same way every day, everything would settle.

But the model itself is flawed.

​When I spoke with Adele, a women’s health practitioner who specialises in hormones and ADHD, we came back to one core issue: almost everything we are taught about training is based on male physiology.

Men run on a relatively flat hormonal rhythm from puberty onwards. We do not.

Women live in a changing internal environment. Oestrogen rises, peaks, and falls. Progesterone appears only if ovulation happens. Cortisol and insulin sit at the top of the hierarchy, quietly shaping everything underneath. Energy, recovery, mood, inflammation, focus, even motivation shift across the month.

Yet the advice rarely changes.

Train harder.
Push through.
Do the same thing again tomorrow.

That approach does not just ignore female physiology. It actively depletes it.

Adele described oestrogen as anabolic and energising, supportive for strength and recovery. Progesterone as calming, restorative, essential for sleep and nervous system balance. When cortisol is constantly elevated through life stress and high intensity training, the body will prioritise survival and pull resources away from repair and reproduction.

This is not a motivation problem. It is a regulation problem.

For women with ADHD, this becomes even more pronounced. Hormonal shifts can amplify focus, impulsivity, anxiety, and burnout cycles. Peak oestrogen can feel expansive for some women and destabilising for others. Medication can further mask hunger and fatigue signals, making it harder to notice when the system is running low.

The answer is not another rule set.

It is better decision making.

Tracking your cycle is not about control. It is about information. When you know where you are hormonally, you can choose training that matches your capacity instead of fighting it. Some weeks are built for intensity. Some are built for strength. Some are built for deloading, mobility, or opting out altogether.

Rest is not a failure state.
Napping can count as training.
Not every session needs to elevate cortisol to be effective.

The body is already giving feedback. Most women have just been trained not to listen.

Your body isn’t inconsistent. The expectations are. What would change if you trained with your physiology instead of against it?

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Seema Chopra works with high-performing women to train intelligently, recover well, and sustain performance without burnout

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