In my line of work, there’s a lot of misconceptions around the potential danger around Crossfit.

Having worked with some of the countries best Crossfit athletes, I’ve seen the difference between what keeps a Crossfit athlete training and competing and what throws them constantly in the physical therapy room. And it has nothing to do with intensity and load, as many of the professionals would have you think.

It comes down to progression and prep, and here I want to go over the 4 things that the top athletes do to avoid injury, that you should be doing as well.

A meta-analysis showed that 74% of all Crossfitters had sustained an injury with the main areas being the shoulder and lower back, followed by the arm/elbow. 

If we consider the exercises that could be involved in injuries to these sites, the first thing to consider would be strength and range of motion in these areas. If we look to the fact that a change in joint position results in one side of the...