Physiological Changes Across a Sport Season in a Nine-Time World-Champion Triathlete: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participant
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Assessment
2.4. Variables
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ITU | International Triathlon Union |
VT2 | Ventilatory Threshold 2 |
VO2 Max | Maximal Oxygen Uptake |
CARE | Case Report |
IM 70.3 | Ironman 70.3 |
WTS | World Triathlon Series |
WC | World Championship |
GF | Great Final |
ISAK | International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry |
SmO2 | Muscle Oxygen Saturation |
THb | Total Haemoglobin |
VT1 | Ventilatory Threshold 1 |
RER | Respiratory Exchange Ratio |
VO2 | Oxygen Uptake |
PetCO2 | End-tidal Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide |
PetO2 | End-tidal Partial Pressure of Oxygen |
W | Watts |
Wr | Relative Power (W/kg) |
mmHg | Millimeters of Mercury |
L/Min | Litres per minute |
Bpm | Beats per minute |
DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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Place | Event | Date |
---|---|---|
Test PRE | 1 October 2016 | |
BW Mesocycle | October–November 2016 | |
Test BASE | November 2016 | |
Dubai | IM 70.3 | 27 January 2017 |
Abu Dhabi | WTS | 4 March 2017 |
Gold Coast | WTS | 8 April 2017 |
Yokohama | WTS | 13 May 2017 |
Hamburg | WTS | 15 July 2017 |
Edmonton | WTS | 29 July 2017 |
Montreal | WTS | 6 August 2017 |
Test PEAK | 16 August 2017 | |
Des Moines | Other | 3 September 2017 |
Chattanooga | IM 70.3 WC | 10 September 2017 |
Rotterdam | WTC-GF | 16 September 2017 |
Bahrain | IM 70.3 | 25 November 2017 |
Place | Kind | Date | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Dubai | IM 70.3 | 27 January 2017 | 1 |
Abu Dhabi | WTS | 4 March 2017 | 1 |
Gold Coast | WTS | 8 April 2017 | 4 |
Yokohama | WTS | 13 May 2017 | 9 |
Hamburg | WTS | 15 July 2017 | 5 |
Edmonton | WTS | 29 July 2017 | 6 |
Montreal | WTS | 6 August 2017 | 1 |
Des Moines | Other | 3 September 2017 | 1 |
Chattanooga | IM 70.3 WC | 10 September 2017 | 1 |
Rotterdam | WTC-GF-WC | 16 September 2017 | 4 |
Bahrain | IM 70.3 | 25 November 2017 | 4 |
VT1 | VT2 | MAX | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRE | BASE | PEAK | PRE | BASE | PEAK | PRE | BASE | PEAK | |
Power (W) | 202 | 256 | 257 | 322 | 340 | 343 | 398 | 405 | 395 |
Relative power (W/kg) | 2.66 | 3.46 | 3.65 | 4.24 | 4.59 | 4.87 | 5.24 | 5.47 | 5.60 |
% Power | 51 | 63 | 65 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 129 | 133 | 124 | 160 | 156 | 150 | 173 | 171 | 166 |
% Heart rate (Karvonen) | 64 | 68 | 67 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Relative VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 39 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 78 | 82 |
% VO2 Max | 53 | 65 | 63 | 78 | 85 | 81 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
VO2 (L/min) | 2.94 | 3.78 | 3.59 | 4.31 | 4.88 | 4.63 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 5.71 |
SmO2 (%) | 54 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 16 |
THb (g/dL) | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.4 | ||||||
Resting heart rate (bpm) | 46 | 46 | 38 |
PRE | BASE | PEAK | |
---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg) | 76.0 | 74.0 | 70.5 |
Height (cm) | 178 | 178 | 178 |
Abdomen skinfold (mm) | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Suprailiac skinfold (mm) | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Subscapular skinfold (mm) | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Triceps skinfold (mm) | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Quadriceps skinfold (mm) | 20 | 14 | 11 |
Medial calf skinfold (mm) | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Skinfolds sum(mm) | 70 | 52 | 38 |
Fat mass (kg) | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.16 |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 68.1 | 67.6 | 65.3 |
Fat percentage (%) | 10.43 | 8.68 | 7.33 |
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Gonzalez-Custodio, A.; Crespo, C.; Timon, R.; Olcina, G. Physiological Changes Across a Sport Season in a Nine-Time World-Champion Triathlete: A Case Report. Sports 2025, 13, 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13050140
Gonzalez-Custodio A, Crespo C, Timon R, Olcina G. Physiological Changes Across a Sport Season in a Nine-Time World-Champion Triathlete: A Case Report. Sports. 2025; 13(5):140. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13050140
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzalez-Custodio, Adrian, Carmen Crespo, Rafael Timon, and Guillermo Olcina. 2025. "Physiological Changes Across a Sport Season in a Nine-Time World-Champion Triathlete: A Case Report" Sports 13, no. 5: 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13050140
APA StyleGonzalez-Custodio, A., Crespo, C., Timon, R., & Olcina, G. (2025). Physiological Changes Across a Sport Season in a Nine-Time World-Champion Triathlete: A Case Report. Sports, 13(5), 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13050140