2.1. Trial Design, Setting and Ethics
This is a pre-post pilot study on the effects of the same intervention (exercise) in two groups (women at different stages of the menstrual cycle, called follicular and luteal; FL and LT, respectively), comparing pre-training with post-training variables. The study was not randomized and did not have a placebo or control group. The study was carried out at the Physical Education Research Laboratory of the University City of São Paulo, between August 2018 and December 2019, after approval by the Research Ethics Committee (CAEE: 31998914.8.0000.0064). All participants signed an informed consent form for inclusion in the study, anthropometric measurements, and intervention (physical training).