Should You Train Around Your Period? + This Week's Client Q&A

2026-07-15

This week on The Thrive Coaching Podcast, Tara and the Thrive Coaches are back for another packed Q&A episode.

Then we get into your questions, and this week's lineup is a good one. We're covering training around your cycle and managing appetite swings from hormones, how to know what's normal for weekly weight loss and handling a stall, plus keeping consistency solid over the weekends. We also get into travel — one of you is taking a 12-hour ferry trip to Ireland this weekend and wanted our take on staying on track without scales.

If you've been wondering whether your period should change your training, why the scale hasn't moved even though you're doing everything right, or how to survive a long-haul travel day without losing your mind about tracking — we've got you this week. Questions are open every Monday inside the Trainerize app — drop yours in and we might answer it on the next episode!

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Questions Answered This Episode:

Hormones & Cycle

Should I be changing my food/workouts around the time of my period, or do I just drive on?How do you manage appetite fluctuations from hormone changes while in a fat loss?

Training & Technique

If your body is sore, should you take a recovery day or continue with a planned session?Does it make a difference to the workout if you can't superset each exercise?One piece of advice for a long (16-week) Hyrox training block?Should I be lifting heavier for upper body if I want my arms to look smaller?

Programme Structure

What's a normal amount of weight to lose every week in a deficit?Is it common for weight to stay the same for a while even when in a deficit?Can we continue after the 8-week challenge into maintenance or a further fat loss phase?

Nutrition & Tracking

What are your most preferred protein powders?How can sleep affect weight loss?How do I bulk out meals when moving from fat loss to maintenance calories?Do you need digital scales, or is analogue fine?Is there such a thing as drinking too much water?

Mindset/Motivation/Consistency

How do you cope with feeling insecure about not being as skinny as you'd like?How do you make sure weekends don't pull you back into bad habits?

Travel/Holidays & Social Events

Top tips for a 12-hour travel day (steps, nutrition, tracking without scales) — plus should you bring a tape measure on holiday?

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The aim of this podcast is to help equip our clients with the right tools to become the best version of yourself.

There will be a variety of topics and Q+A episodes from clients whilst discussing training, nutrition, mindset and general life.

The THRIVE COACHING PODCAST is hosted by Tara Gallagher - Online Coach, Personal Trainer and Diagnostic Radiographer along with the THRIVE coaching team.

You can catch me daily on Instagram @taragfit or our team @thrive.coachingonline.

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