The Psychological and Physiological Consequences of Low Energy Availability in a Male Combat Sport Athlete

Abstract

Data demonstrate that 7 wk of daily fluctuations in EA equating to a mean value of 20 kcal·kg FFM-1·d-1 permits reductions of BM and FM without perturbations to physiological systems associated with the Male Athlete Triad and RED-S. By contrast, a subsequent period of five consecutive days of EA <10 kcal·kg FFM-1·d-1 induced consequences of Male Athlete Triad and RED-S.