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Safely spending some time outdoors when it’s sweltering out could help build up your tolerance to hotter conditions.
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Getting acclimated to the heat, exercising in shade and listening to your body can keep you safer if you’re exercising outdoors in a heat wave.
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Grant Brace, 20, died after he begged for water during a practice at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, according to a lawsuit brought by his family.
I can't believe dehydration and heat injuries still happen in this day and time. The writing has been on the wall for almost 100 years. You don't make your athletes tougher by forcing them to exert in the heat and denying them water and shade. Use your sport SCIENCE!
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Kaelyn Franco thought she had sore muscles after a tough workout. She ended up near death.
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Newbies to spin classes can land in the emergency room, as doctors say they are seeing more of the rare but dangerous rhabdomyolysis.
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Rhabdomyolysis, also known as rhabdo, is caused by overexertion and releases toxins into the bloodstream that can lead to kidney failure.
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Newbies to spin classes can land in the emergency room, as doctors say they are seeing more of the rare but dangerous rhabdomyolysis.
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Rhabdomyolysis leads muscle tissue to break down and release a harmful protein into the bloodstream. Everett recognized the symptoms she mentioned, such as soreness, swollen thighs, nausea and an inability to bend the knees. He had all of them except dark brown urine, which he was not about to wait for, he said.
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Newbies to spin classes can land in the emergency room, as doctors say they are seeing more of the rare but dangerous rhabdomyolysis.
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A condition where our muscles break down and leak into the bloodstream is usually caused by trauma. But high-intensity resistance training, like Crossfit, means it's on the rise.
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Earlier this year, thirteen football players from the University of Iowa were hospitalized with Rhabdomyolysis. It's a condition that can happen for several ...
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Rhabdomyolysis - causes and how to avoid it - essential new research Free at the Sports Injury Bulletin Library
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SHANTEECE Smith could not move her legs, her muscles were breaking down and her kidneys were damaged - all from a simple personal training session.
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This case study addresses the detriments of overexertion exercise and the rapid onset of rhabdomyolysis. The 3-6 months required for full recovery can be seen as a major setback for an athlete. It is crucial that coaches be aware of this exercise-induced condition and monitor the strenuousness of their training/practice sessions. For further reading on exertional rhabdomyolysis and its implications on exercise program design, please refer to the reference articles listed below.
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Almost immediately after enduring a new, intense workout on a Tuesday afternoon last March, Kelly Becker began to understand that she and her Ohio State women’s lacrosse teammates had not performed just another conditioning drill.
Another sad example of too intense training causing damage to athletes through Rhabdomyolysis. The list of incidents at the bottom of this article is sobering reading. All trainers, coaches and athletes should be aware of the dangers and the signs of Rhabdomyolysis to prevent this happening again.
Rhabdo wird in einschlägigen Foren auch immer wieder mit CrossFit in Verbindung gebracht. Es ist sicher kein CrossFit Spezifikum, aber tritt dort wegen der hohen Intensitäten wohl doch so häufig auf, dass auch in CrossFit wohlgesonnenen Medien und Foren von Zeit zu Zeit darüber berichtet wird.