Prevalence and factors associated with the use of dietary supplements and anabolic androgenic steroids in CrossFIT practitioners

Abstract

Introduction: CrossFit works all physical capacities in balance, perfecting basic human functions without focusing only on specializing a particular skill, as in traditional training. However, the cult of the body imposed by society and the search for performance improvement, stimulated by the community, it makes the athlete, besides practicing CrossFit, also look for magic formulas to reach his goals. Objective: To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with the use of dietary supplements and anabolic androgenic steroids in CrossFit practitioners. Materials and Methods: This is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. The socioeconomic, anthropometric profile, lifestyle, physical exercise, consumption of anabolic androgenic steroids and supplements were evaluated. Results: It was evidenced that 71.0% of the practitioners use food supplements and 20.9%, use anabolic steroids. He observed an association between the use of supplements with gender, Crossfit time, number of days in the week that he practices the sport, duration of training and participation in competitions. There was also an association between the use of anabolic steroids and gender, age group and family income. Conclusion: It is concluded that the use of dietary supplements and anabolic steroids is increasingly increasing in the population that practices physical activity, including among CrossFit practitioners.