Rhabdo is always possible.

Sept. 3rd.



Anyone for some disrespect?

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
-Denis Waitley

WO du jour:
warm up: foam roller, bands and jump rope.

100 swings with 32kg kettlebell.
100 high box step up with racked 20 kg kettlebell
100 24kg snatches with the last 40 in one set.
10 32kg snatchs
10 36kg snatchs.
2 40 kg, snatch Stopped there as shoulder stability was getting sloppy.

Afternoon session:
"Angie"

100 pushups

100 situps

100 squats

50 pullup (no kipping)

8:22 (did the first three exercises in 4:55)

I was reading today on one of my e-mails on a 60 year old exercise professor/masters athletic, who was going to a boot camp certification and developed Rhabdomyolysis after three days of basically a lot of body weight exercise, which you would expect in a "boot camp" exercise program. Well we could say he should know better, and as Dirty Harry would say"man must know his limitations". I will give the gentlemen the benefit of the doubt, and say he probably got caught up in the moment. More over, I believe that exercise professionals under rate body weight exercise being less stressful than traditional resistance modalities. Age was not an issue here, its conditioning and working within your abilities at that time and space.


Then there is this US Navy sailor who is suing CrossFit for inflicting Rhabdo when performing the WOD. I read the workout in question that inflicted the Rhabdo and it is a pitiful set of basic body weight exercise an old lady could do. No self respecting crossfit member would not even use this routine for a warm up. So how did the trainer push this poor sap into such a physical depression in such as short time at low intensity? I can only assume that the victim was in a highly deconditioned state to start with, and not accustom to any form of exercise that involves getting off one ass.


I have done some silly shit in my day like run a hundred miles in temperatures in the 90's and practice Karate in winter in Korea, with only our uniform and no shoes, attended 2 military boot camps, and never even got to throw up. I take that back, I have heaved up on more than once occasion performing heavy barbell squats, but recovered after removing the food and back to squatting. Having competed in Ultra endurance events requiring hours and multiple day events I only got rhabdo once running a hilly 50 mile road race in temps close to 100 deg. and become severely dehydrated. This event required hospitalization. In hind site it was not the distance nor the temperature, my conditioning, as I was well trained to deal with the conditions, but the increased pace to place in the top three runners.


Based on the information that Crossfit provided and some research on the subject, Rhabdo is rare even with such training as the special forces subject men to, so if you want to avoid rhabdo, is to train progressively so the body will adopt and maintain hydration for cellular fluid balance. No one is going to give you a metal for getting rhabdo!

Have a great day suffering and remember the mission is sacred.