CrossFit Exercises Result in Injury
This is a list of crossfit exercises that result in injury. These common exercises were what have been discovered to have the best chance of injury, when done incorrectly or when perform without being supervised by a trained professional.
- Crunches: Bicycle style or regular
- Most commonly done too fast and with hands behinds head
- This causes a high risk for low back disc problems and strains in the neck
- To properly perform these exercises lie on your back with your feet against the wall and have knees and hips at 90 degrees
- Go slowly and do not place hands on chest
- Behind the head exercises: Lat pull downs and shoulder presses
- The bar should not go behind your head
- This results on excess strain on your shoulder and can cause impingement and rotator cuff tears
- Bar should go to upper chest in front of your head
- Preacher Curl
- Biomechanically these exercise put people at a high risk for injury
- Shoulders are in a position where they are forward and further apart
- Half-kneeling bicep should be used in place of this exercise
- Seated Leg Extensions
- Resistance near ankles put all torque on knees, which can result in decrease in cartilage in the knee
- Straining your back and not your core will results in low back pain
- Instead perform a goblet squat with proper form
For more questions on which crossfit exercises result in injury please contact us at:
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