Nutritional supplements are substances capable of optimizing the practice of physical
exercises for individuals who perform intense and high performance training. Like sports
training, sports nutrition needs to be focused on periodization and meet the individual's energy
and nutritional needs according to their training phase. Crossfit® is used for general
conditioning and physical performance, providing gains in the musculoskeletal system.
Objective: to characterize the consumption of nutritional supplements by crossfit® practicing
women in Belém do Pará. Materials and Methods: descriptive, quantitative, exploratory
field research, crosssectional, with adult women, between 19 and 30 years of age. Data were
collected through a semistructured questionnaire composed of 15 questions. Results: the
study found that the number of women who use nutritional supplements is higher than those
who do not consume (56.8% and 43.2%, respectively) and that of these, 85.7% consume from
a nutritional prescription. The most commonly used supplements are Whey Protein, Creatine,
BCAA and Vitamins (81%, 66.7% and 52.4%) respectively. Regarding the adequacy of the
dosage and the time of intake of the most consumed supplements, it was not possible to obtain
answers regarding BCAA. Conclusion: it is concluded that the characterization of the
nutritional supplement intake by women practicing crossfit® occurs in a proportional way
between those who consume and those who do not consume.
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