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Energy balance

Two days of recovery with optimal energy availability (OEA) partially restored performance but did not fully recover it to the level of the OEA group.

Recovery strategies should include optimal energy availability to aid performance recovery after low energy phases.

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Two days of recovery restored 4-min time-trial performance and partly restored repeated sprint ability, but performance remained inferior to the OEA group.
Mikkel Oxfeldt et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2023

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Low Energy Availability Followed by Optimal Energy Availability Does Not Benefit Performance in Trained Females

Mikkel Oxfeldt et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2023

DOI 10.1249/mss.0000000000003370

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