Dr. Stacy Sims

And we also know that during puberty, girls' hips widen, shoulders widen, which changes our angle of the native hip, what we call the Q angle, so they don't feel comfortable running or swimming or jumping. And because they're not taught this stuff, we see that by the age of 14, girls who previously were sporty, over 60% of them drop out of sport.

The problem is, it's never about how we can empower women to use their physiology to their advantage.

The problem is, it's never about how we can empower women to use their physiology to their advantage.

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I look at sex differences in exercise and nutrition because when we think about everything that we know for protocols from training to eating, recovery, it's based on male data. And as a female athlete. And working with women across all ages, just trying to maximize their potential, you have to lean into different data. But people aren't aware of it.

I look at sex differences in exercise and nutrition because when we think about everything that we know for protocols from training to eating, recovery, it's based on male data. And as a female athlete. And working with women across all ages, just trying to maximize their potential, you have to lean into different data. But people aren't aware of it.

So as I'm looking at what I do and trying to empower women to understand their own bodies, realize that there's a lot of research that still needs to be done. So if we think about something... like caffeine and caffeine intake, right? And people are talking about how it either boosts them or not.

So as I'm looking at what I do and trying to empower women to understand their own bodies, realize that there's a lot of research that still needs to be done. So if we think about something... like caffeine and caffeine intake, right? And people are talking about how it either boosts them or not.

If we look at all the data on performance about caffeine enhancing performance, there isn't anything that's been done on women. So if we're looking at How does that work for a woman? We have to look and say, okay, how much exercise have you done? Where are you using caffeine? When are you using it? Because we fuel differently during exercise. We go through blood sugar quickly.

If we look at all the data on performance about caffeine enhancing performance, there isn't anything that's been done on women. So if we're looking at How does that work for a woman? We have to look and say, okay, how much exercise have you done? Where are you using caffeine? When are you using it? Because we fuel differently during exercise. We go through blood sugar quickly.

Caffeine clears blood sugar. So a woman is going to have to eat when she uses caffeine, whereas a man doesn't have to.

Caffeine clears blood sugar. So a woman is going to have to eat when she uses caffeine, whereas a man doesn't have to.

So if we're looking at sports science research, and I'll just bring it down to sports science because that's the exercise and nutrition research. If we're looking at who's around the room when we're recruiting for studies, for the most part, the language around recruitment is geared for people getting men because we're using a lot of aggressive language in sport.

So if we're looking at sports science research, and I'll just bring it down to sports science because that's the exercise and nutrition research. If we're looking at who's around the room when we're recruiting for studies, for the most part, the language around recruitment is geared for people getting men because we're using a lot of aggressive language in sport.

So it's off-putting to a lot of women. The other aspect about sports science research is there's limited funding. So then we're looking at, okay, how can we get people in that can come in for day after day or week to week? Most often it's men. When we look at what we're doing, we might be doing muscle biopsies, we might be doing blood draws.

So it's off-putting to a lot of women. The other aspect about sports science research is there's limited funding. So then we're looking at, okay, how can we get people in that can come in for day after day or week to week? Most often it's men. When we look at what we're doing, we might be doing muscle biopsies, we might be doing blood draws.

And if that's not explained in advance, it's a little off-putting to people. So when we're looking at the major recruitment strategies and the people that will say, yes, I'll come and do this study, it's 18 to 22-year-old college-age men. And that's just been the norm.

And if that's not explained in advance, it's a little off-putting to people. So when we're looking at the major recruitment strategies and the people that will say, yes, I'll come and do this study, it's 18 to 22-year-old college-age men. And that's just been the norm.

And when we look at how studies are designed, and we're looking again at who's in the room who's designing studies, primarily it's men. Why? Because we see that most of the PIs on the studies and most of the, I guess, scientists that are coming up in academia are primarily men.