Top predictors for injury locations ranked by variable importance metric
| Shoulder injuries | Knee injuries | Back injuries | Wrist injuries | Hip injuries |
| Sex | Age at start of weightlifting | Years of experience | Age | Number of training days |
| Arthritis/osteoarthritis | Years of experience | Age at start of weightlifting | Hours per week (estimated) | Hours per week (estimated) |
| Age | Programme own | Programme own | Length of training session | Age |
| Years of experience | Programme by coach | Programme by coach | Programme by remote coach | Time for supplementary exercises |
| Concurrent body building | Concurrent CrossFit | Prior CrossFit | Prior ball sports | Education level |
| Time for cool-down | Length of training session | Prior body building | Number of training days | Prior CrossFit |
| Concurrent fitness training | Prior martial arts | Concurrent CrossFit | Prior CrossFit | Time for warm-up |
| Age at start of weightlifting | Prior ball sports | Time for supplementary exercises | Age at start of weightlifting | Programme coach |
| Nutrition | Prior body building | Prior powerlifting | Time for classic lifts | Programme own |
| Prior ball sports | Time for strength training | Prior ball sports | Concurrent ball sports | Concurrent body building |