A rugby player performs intense sets of squat jumps on a hot day, collapses, and is rushed to the hospital, where he spends two days in intensive care. Doctors notice that his heart is beating abnormally and that he has unusually high levels of potassium in his blood. A soccer player runs a series of 100-meter sprints at near maximum intensity. After his eighth sprint he collapses to the ground; when he gets to the hospital he is found to have high levels of potassium and myoglobin in his bloodstream. He spends several days in the hospital and is unable to train for several weeks. A highly fit marathoner holds a 6:30 pace for 26 miles but collapses only a few feet short of the finish line. Blood tests reveal a potassium concentration three or four times the normal level and he dies. What does all this mean to you? A condition called rhabdomyolysis, brought on by intense athletic activity, is what brought these athletes down.
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Dana Lynn Baily recently ended up in the hospital from rhabdo so I thought I would remind people of the dangers. Stay hydrated and don't over train.
READ > https://crossfitatlanta.typepad.com/rhabdo.pdf
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Dana Lynn Baily recently ended up in the hospital from rhabdo so I thought I would remind people of the dangers. Stay hydrated and don't over train.
READ > https://crossfitatlanta.typepad.com/rhabdo.pdf
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