PMID- 33345004 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201222 IS - 2624-9367 (Electronic) IS - 2624-9367 (Linking) VI - 2 DP - 2020 TI - Retraining and Nutritional Strategy of an Endurance Master Athlete Following Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Study. PG - 9 LID - 10.3389/fspor.2020.00009 [doi] LID - 9 AB - Retraining and resuming competition following surgery is challenging for athletes due to the prolonged period of reduced physical activity and subsequent alteration of body composition and physical performance. This is even more challenging for master athletes who endure the additional effect of aging. Within this context, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and benefits that evidence-based nutritional and training recommendations could have on the time course of reconditioning and retraining following hip arthroplasty in an endurance master triathlete. During 38 weeks (from 6 weeks prior to surgery through to the return to competition in week 32), the athlete was provided with detailed training and nutritional recommendations. Dietary intake (via the remote food photographic method), body composition (via DXA), peak oxygen uptake (VO(2peak)), peak power output (PPO), cycling efficiency (GE), and energy availability (EA) were assessed 6 weeks pre- and 8, 12, 18, 21, and 25-weeks post-surgery. Training load was quantified (via TRIMP score and energy expenditure) daily during the retraining. Total body mass increased by 8.2 kg (attributable to a 3.5-4.6 kg increase in fat mass and lean mass, respectively) between week -6 and 8 despite a reduction in carbohydrate (CHO) intake post-surgery (<3.0 g/kg body mass/day). This was accompanied with a decrease in VO(2peak), PPO, and GE due to a drop in training load. From week 7, the athlete resumed training and was advised to increase gradually CHO intake according to the demands of training. Eventually the athlete was able to return to competition in week 32 with a higher PPO, improved VO(2peak), and GE. Throughout retraining, EA was maintained around 30 kcal/kg Lean Body Mass/day, protein intake was high (~2 g/kg/day) while CHO intake was periodized. Such dietary conditions allowed the athlete to maintain and even increase lean mass, which represents a major challenge with aging. Data reported in this study show, for the first time, the conditions required to recover and return to endurance competition following hip surgery. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Louis, Tiollier, Lamb, Bontemps, Areta and Bernard. FAU - Louis, Julien AU - Louis J AD - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. FAU - Tiollier, Eve AU - Tiollier E AD - French National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance, Sport, Expertise and Performance Lab, Paris, France. FAU - Lamb, Antonia AU - Lamb A AD - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. FAU - Bontemps, Bastien AU - Bontemps B AD - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. AD - Research Unit "Impact of Physical Activity on Health (IAPS N degrees 201723207F) University of Toulon, Toulon, France. FAU - Areta, Jose AU - Areta J AD - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. FAU - Bernard, Thierry AU - Bernard T AD - Laboratoire Motricite Humaine, Education, Sport, Sante (LAMHESS), Universite Cote d'Azur, Nice, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200213 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Sports Act Living JT - Frontiers in sports and active living JID - 101765780 PMC - PMC7739816 OTO - NOTNLM OT - aging OT - body composition OT - energy availability OT - macronutrients OT - osteoarthritis OT - performance OT - triathlon EDAT- 2020/12/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/22 06:01 PMCR- 2020/02/13 CRDT- 2020/12/21 06:10 PHST- 2019/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/01/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/21 06:10 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fspor.2020.00009 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Sports Act Living. 2020 Feb 13;2:9. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00009. eCollection 2020.