Can Women Come Back Faster After Pregnancy?

Can Women Come Back Faster After Pregnancy? By Kelly O'Mara Published 4 hours ago comments Tweet Share Share Print Kara Goucher (second from left) and Paula Radcliffe (right) have both come back from pregnancy to run well. Photo: PhotoRun.net Many women report making strength and speed gains after giving birth. When Alex Allred was four-and-a-half months pregnant, she became the 1994 U.S. National Bobsledding Champion and made the Olympic team. The woman who took second, she said, was three months pregnant. That may not be normal for a time when many women feel like curling up on the couch. But, elite female athletes have long shared stories about the mythical bounce in performance post-pregnancy – a bounce a growing body of evidence suggests may not be a myth. “You come back so much stronger,” said Allred. The number of famous runners coming back faster post-baby has been...

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@kellydomara » 08 Nov '12, 7pm
My article on if having kids can make you faster - [link] (anecdotal evidence - @runlikeamotha is fast)
@elysianinsight » 07 Nov '12, 9pm
#Sports #Performance: "Can women come back faster after pregnancy?" [link] INSIGHTFUL article, emerging physiological data,...
@Runthewindblows » 07 Nov '12, 3pm
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Can Women Come Back to Running Faster After Pregnancy? [link]
@Tessaskye » 02 Nov '12, 10pm
True 4 me, pr'd in mara 1/2 & 5k post-Gracie RT @RunCompetitor:Can women come back even faster after pregnancy? [link]
@Lizhichens » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
I have my own theory on this ->“@RunCompetitor: Many women report making strength and speed gains after giving birth. [link]”
@HRM_USA » 02 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @RunCompetitor: Can women come back even faster after pregnancy? Many women report making strength and speed gains after giving birth. [link]
@RunCompetitor » 02 Nov '12, 8pm
Can women come back even faster after pregnancy? Many women report making strength and speed gains after giving birth. [link]
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Can women come back faster after a pregnancy? Studies indicate yes! [link]
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