Overly Aggressive Workouts Put Athletes at Risk of Rhabdomyolysis

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A University of Iowa investigation into the January hospitalization of 13 football players has determined that an intense exercise regimen on the heels of a three-week layoff from supervised workouts was the cause of the players' rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal breakdown of muscle fibers into the bloodstream, where excess proteins can clog the kidneys and cause renal failure.

A University of Iowa investigation into the January hospitalization of 13 football players has determined that an intense exercise regimen on the heels of a three-week layoff from supervised workouts was the cause of the players' rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal breakdown of muscle fibers into the bloodstream, where excess proteins can clog the kidneys and cause renal failure. A far more surprising revelation within the five-member presidential committee's 18-page report, released March 23 to the state Board of Regents, is the fact that Iowa strength and conditioning coaches apparently had no prior knowledge of rhabdomyolysis as a medical condition.

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