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Physical and Physiological Predictors of FRAN CrossFit® WOD Athlete’s Performance

2021; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 18; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ijerph18084070

1661-7827

Luís Leitão, Marcelo Ricardo Dias, Yuri Campos, João Guilherme Vieira, Leandro de Oliveira Sant’Ana, Luiz Guilherme da Silva Telles, Carlos Gonçalves Tavares, Mauro Lúcio Mazini Filho, Jefferson da Silva Novaes, Jéferson Macedo Vianna,

Children's Physical and Motor Development

CrossFit® training is one of the fastest-growing fitness activities in the world due to its varied functional movement and competition experience. The performance is present in almost every workout of the day (WOD); however, there is a lack of knowledge in the science that did not allow us to fully understand the performance determinants of CrossFit WOD’s like we do for other individual or team sports. The purpose of this study was to analyze the physical and physiological variables of recreational trained CrossFit athletes during one of the most famous WOD, FRAN, and to identify which variables best determine performance. Methods: Fifteen CrossFit practitioners performed, alone on separate days, 1RM and a maximum of repetitions of pull-ups test, 1RM and a maximum of repetitions of thrusters with 95 lb/43.2 kg, FRAN CrossFit WOD, and 2K Row test. Results: Blood lactate concentrate, HRmax, HRav, and RPE achieved higher values for 2K Row and maximum repetitions of thrusters. Maximum repetition of thrusters and pull-ups, 1RM of thrusters, and 2K Row resulted in moderate to strong correlation with FRAN performance (r = −0.78; r = −0.58; r = −0.67; r = 0.63, respectively). Conclusions and practical applications: FRAN performance was strongly related to maximal and endurance strength training of thrusters, which should be prioritized.