Pushed really hard during workout...scared of rhabdo!

[scaredpt]

Today I pushed myself really hard during a workout. I’ve heard of rhabdo where your muscles die and cause kidney problems from hard workouts...what are the chances of this? My legs feel weak after the workout.

[Carys]

I have absolutely no idea what rhabdo is (or didn't until you posted about it), and I honestly can't believe you just 'heard of it' in passing. So, considering that its something that ordinary people know nothing about, I would say that chances are 0.00000001 % that your muscles aren't about to die and your kidneys are going to fail. However the fact that you did a really good workout and have done yourself loads of physical good is a 99.999999 % certainty.

[LF87]

Legs being wobbly after a good workout is always a sign of a good workout to me haha. I once worked my legs so hard I couldn't walk down the stairs at the gym afterwards 😂 Defo haven't got rhabdo, I'm not sure what that is but you're fine

[nomorepanic]

Someone has been googling

[sarahsarah]

Have you actually got any symptoms or do you just think you have worked out too hard? It's usually connected to lifting heavy weights rather than workouts per se. I know someone who had this after months of hardcore working out (doing major weights) and he went to the hospital and got it sorted out and that was that.

[NancyW]

Someone has been googling

Agreed!! Grrrrrrr. 🤬

I'm not going to try to console them anymore, if Google says it.. its fact.

Diagnosis: RHABDO

[ankietyjoe]

This must be a candidate for most ridiculous (made up) fear of the day.

[Carys]

Well apparently, it does exist.....I GOOGLED (seeing as I don't have HA and don't do enough heavy-duty exercise for it to ever concern me lol....)

Its a pretty 'out there' concern though from a work-out that has made your legs ache.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Think of it this way - it's rare, working out isn't. How many people work out to failure and don't get this? With weights working out to failure is standard if you want to add muscle so if this was common it would be much better known. And yes, we've even got threads on here where someone had it and was successfully treated for it.

[Pamplemousse]

I only know of it as a rare side effect of some medications, having dutifully read the PILs.