Principais características e aspectos relacionados a lesões em praticantes de Crossfit®: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

CrossFit® is a high-intensity training program that has gained popularity since the 2000s. The workouts are structured with time constraints, focusing on exhaustion or high-intensity intervals. However, concerns have been raised about injuries due to improper execution of movements under fatigue conditions. The present literature review aimed to identify the characteristics, incidence, and prevalence of injuries in CrossFit®. Additionally, the study aimed to identify exercises causing injuries, the most common injuries, and the demographic most affected. This study is a literature review. The search terms "CrossFit" and "injuries" and their respective English equivalents were used. The consulted databases were SciELO and PubMed, resulting in a total of 101 articles. Among these, four articles were selected for full reading and discussion. Shoulders and back are the most commonly affected areas by injuries in CrossFit®, with a prevalence ranging from 33.3% to 38.6%. Olympic weightlifting and gymnastic exercises that involve extreme flexion and internal rotation, performed under conditions of extreme fatigue, emerged as the main injurious exercises. There are no significant differences in prevalences and incidences between genders, and results regarding the relationship between the athlete's experience, practice time, and weekly training time are divergent.