CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting: Why Sagittal Plane Dominance Can Increase Injury Risk (And How Multiplanar Training Improves Performance)
By: Ian Nay, PT, DPT, OCS CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, and powerlifting are highly effective for developing strength, power output, and work capacity, but from a biomechanical perspective, these three training styles are heavily biased toward the sagittal plane of motion. The sagittal plane involves forward-and-backward or vertical movement patterns, which dominate foundational lifts such as...









