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> As an aside, from what I know about rhabdomyolysis, it's a condition that can appear when people who are very much sedentary perform very rigorous exercise.
by chimeracoder 11y ago
> As an aside, from what I know about rhabdomyolysis, it's a condition that can appear when people who are very much sedentary perform very rigorous exercise.
From what I understand, it can also occur when people who are active and fit perform certain workouts (those which emphasize isometric exercises)x in excess.
This is arguably more dangerous and problematic, because it's not as well-known, and companies like Crossfit[0] have been criticized for simultaneously promoting it and failing to provide adequate warning.
[0] https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rhabdo%20crossfit https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rhabdo%20crossfi...
- __z 11y agoRhabdomyolysis has a very large variety of causes including extreme physical exercise especially exercising while dehydrated. It can occur in any sport or exercise program. That's not the point of this article though. It seems they believe the injury was caused by prolonged squatting and was further exacerbated by compression from the jeans as the legs started to swell. The jeans had to be cut off. That's what I got from it anyways, it was difficult for me to get the jist because it was written in "medicalese."