Skill
Deficit Handstand Push-ups
Strict – 1 set max reps
Kipping – 2 sets max reps
Use a greater deficit than you used for the WOD on 120917.
WOD
Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
12 Push-press, 115#/75#
12 Chest-to-bar pull-ups
12 Pistols (alternating legs)
Jacob putting up big nunbers!
How many of you have heard of rhabdo, or more accurately, rhabdomyolysis? That was the question I asked during the 9 and 10am WODs yesterday. I would guess that less than half the crew raised their hands. We've done a disservice to you by not educating you guys and we appologize for that. You may have heard that one of our friends was diagnosed with rhabdo. She, like many of you, had never heard about it. We're going to change that starting with tonight's post.
Cases of rhabdo have been reported in CF athletes, marathon runners, rugby athletes, soccer players, and in one well-publicized case last year, 12 members of the University of Iowa football team.
Here's a snapshot from the US National Library of Medicine:
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers that leads to the release of muscle fiber contents (myoglobin) into the bloodstream. Myoglobin is harmful to the kidney and often causes kidney damage.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
When muscle is damaged, a protein called myoglobin is released into the bloodstream. It is then filtered out of the body by the kidneys. Myoglobin breaks down into substances that can damage kidney cells. Rhabdomyolysis may be caused by any condition that damages skeletal muscle, especially injury.
Symptoms include:
Dark, red, or cola colored urine
Decreased urine production
General weakness
Muscle stiffness or aching (myalgia)
Muscle Weakness of the affected muscle
Here are some articles from the CrossFit Journal that will enhance your knowledge:
A CF Journal article on Rhabdo by Dr/ Wright
Another CF Journal article by Dr. Wright
We'll post more on the subject this week.
Thank you for these posts, as I sit in the hospital with rhadbo. Had never heard of it, but sure enough I did a Crossfit challenge 6 days ago. Dark urine, eXtreme swelling in my arms finally brought me to hosp