A LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY SCORE IS HOLDING YOUR PERFORMANCE HOSTAGE
Energy availability (EA) is the amount of energy that is available for an individual's body to perform all its physiological functions, excluding exercise. It is calculated as the difference between energy intake (EI) and energy expenditure during exercise (EEE), and is expressed relative to an individual's lean body mass. Research led by Prof. Anne Loucks showed that low energy availability, not exercise stress, was responsible for endocrine dysregulations in female athletes with amenorrhea. This research has since been expanded to other physiological systems in both sexes by Loucks and others EA is all about maximising performance not aesthetics. If you are aiming to get to a really low bodyfat % level there will be compromises in terms of EA score and performance in your sessions. EA is considered a crucial cause of several physiological dysregulations related to Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports. When an individual's energy intake is insufficient, their body priori...