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[Detraining and retraining after injury in a high-level cyclist]
M Dauty1, S Louvet, M Potiron-Josse
1Pôle de rééducation et service de médecine du sport, hôpital Saint-Jacques, CHU de Nantes, 44035 Nantes cedex 01, France. marc.dauty@chu-nantes.fr
Objective:
To define retraining after injury in a high-level cyclist by taking into account the consequences of detraining.
Method:
From three clinical cases and from the analysis of the consequences of detraining, three principles of retraining were determined.
Results:
1. The high-level cyclist is not protected and loses cycling capacity after four weeks of inactivity. The delay in recovery is longer the higher the adaptations. 2. Recovery of cycling capacity is based on bicycle exercises that are greater in intensity than quantity, taking into account delays in injury consolidation. 3. Retraining requires appreciating the individual physiological level by evaluating force and endurance before envisaging the resumption of training and competition.
Conclusion:
The injury of a high-level cyclist is at the origin of detraining, which has been evaluated so that sports rehabilitation may enable the cyclist to find a previous state without relapse, complication or overtraining.
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