Rhabdomyolysis
rhabdomyolysis is awesome
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“muscle death that puts you in hospital. not awesome.”
Reddit is full of people who got it from their first spin class or CrossFit session, with one 19-year-old hospitalised after pushing too hard without realising. Memorial Day saw over 230 people hospitalised from the Murph Challenge alone in a single weekend. One bloke hit 70,000 CK levels and needed kidney monitoring, another was tying down steel in 123-degree heat and ended up in renal failure. turns out 'awesome' and 'kidney failure' don't really go together.
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YouTube · disagrees
“I am a 19 y/o girl, and I was hospitalised for rhabdo this year, after going for a spin class. I wasn't consistently working out so I didn't know that I was pushing it too far. After 8 hours, the pain”
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- Rhabdomyolysis causes incredibly painful experiences that can result in kidney failure and hospitalization
- Intense exercise programs and fitness challenges can hospitalize multiple participants with rhabdomyolysis in a single weekend
- The condition can develop suddenly from exercise, even in people who are in good shape or trying a new workout for the first time
- Recovery from rhabdomyolysis can have long-lasting effects, with some people still experiencing symptoms years after their initial episode
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May 20 2026
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May 20 2026
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