06/02/2026
Interesting comparison to read:
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Maybe your training isn’t as effective as it used to be. Maybe your nutrition plan suddenly isn’t working. Maybe your recovery feels slower, your sleep is off, or you’re noticing mood swings or shifts in body composition you didn’t expect.
You are not broken. You’re not doing anything wrong. You’re just in a different physiological state—and when you understand what’s going on, you can work with your hormones, not against them.
Let’s break it all down so you can take back control of your training, nutrition, and performance—whether you’re in perimenopause or postmenopause (or supporting someone going through it).
Key Differences: Perimenopause vs. Postmenopause
Think of perimenopause as the transition phase. Hormones—especially estrogen and progesterone—start fluctuating, sometimes wildly. You might feel great one week, and off the next. Sleep, recovery, energy, and performance can all take a hit. Estrogen may spike or dip unexpectedly, impacting everything from insulin sensitivity to mood to muscle protein synthesis.
Postmenopause is what’s on the other side; it becomes the new baseline. Once you’ve gone 12 months without a period, you’re considered postmenopausal, and your hormone levels are low and relatively stable. That stability helps (you shouldn’t have any more wild hormonal spikes or dips), but estrogen’s protective effects on muscle, metabolism, bone, and brain are diminished.
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