skram
New member
This is more of a question for the women here &/or those that have trained women to "competition ready" states.
When I was last training I developed orthorexia/anorexia and ended up with (secondary) amenorrhea- that is, I lost so much body fat that I ceased menstruating for about 8 months. The problem with secondary amenorrhea is that women lose bone density and are much more likely to develop osteoporosis and suffer fractures etc etc.
Obviously I don't want to end up with osteo, nor do I particularly want to break any more ribs down the line, however I do want to get back to similar levels of body fat if I can do so and was wondering if there are any tricks to keeping the body happy with less than normal body fat?
Also, are there any women training towards fitness/physique comps here?
Emma
When I was last training I developed orthorexia/anorexia and ended up with (secondary) amenorrhea- that is, I lost so much body fat that I ceased menstruating for about 8 months. The problem with secondary amenorrhea is that women lose bone density and are much more likely to develop osteoporosis and suffer fractures etc etc.
Obviously I don't want to end up with osteo, nor do I particularly want to break any more ribs down the line, however I do want to get back to similar levels of body fat if I can do so and was wondering if there are any tricks to keeping the body happy with less than normal body fat?
Also, are there any women training towards fitness/physique comps here?
Emma