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You CAN Have RED-S Without Weight Loss: Key RED-S Symptoms Every Athlete Should Know

You CAN Have RED-S Without Weight Loss: Key RED-S Symptoms Every Athlete Should Know

by rmcconville | Jun 17, 2025 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

When it comes to RED-S symptoms in athletes, I often hear these two statements… “I’m still eating, so I can’t have RED-S.”“I haven’t lost weight, so I can’t have RED-S or be underfueling.” Many athletes think these are “unexplained” symptoms and are...
How to Use Growth Charts to Estimate Ideal Body Weight for Athletes Recovering from REDs

How to Use Growth Charts to Estimate Ideal Body Weight for Athletes Recovering from REDs

by rmcconville | May 19, 2025 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

Recovering from REDs (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) can bring up a lot of questions, especially around growth charts, ideal body weight, and weight restoration. While weight isn’t the only marker of recovery, it can play a key role in regaining lost function,...
Your Energy Availability Bank Statement for Athletic Success

Your Energy Availability Bank Statement for Athletic Success

by rmcconville | Apr 22, 2025 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

Many athletes unknowingly run on empty, putting themselves in an energy deficit. But the real secret to success as an athlete is saving up on this one thing… available energy! In this blog post, you’ll learn how to avoid RED-S by treating energy like a bank account...
From reds Awareness to REDsolution: Reflecting on 5 Years Since Finding Your Sweet Spot

From reds Awareness to REDsolution: Reflecting on 5 Years Since Finding Your Sweet Spot

by rmcconville | Apr 7, 2025 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

It has been five years since I wrote my first book, Finding Your Sweet Spot: How to Avoid RED-S, to shed light on a complex condition in an understandable way. In 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expanded the female athlete triad to Relative Energy...
Is Resiliency the key to performance?

Is Resiliency the key to performance?

by rmcconville | Jan 10, 2023 | Athlete Nutrition Tips, Disordered Eating, Health & Wellness, InPower blog, RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

Sometimes you’ve just got to play hooky.. One workday, I was mentally spent, and I texted a friend “Hey, want to skip work for a bit and go get lunch?” Between the two of us, we had checked about all the “life stressors” boxes possible in a year or two. As she asked...
The effects of not eating enough calories on an athlete

The effects of not eating enough calories on an athlete

by rmcconville | Apr 17, 2019 | Athlete Nutrition Tips, RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

What would happen if we tried to “guess” how much our expenses would be? Oh, I think my car payment is around $XXX and then my mortgage is usually $XXX so I am guessing my paycheck should be somewhere around $XXX.  As you can see you will find yourself in a lot...
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