Crossfit fellas, where y'all at?

[Bowz&Towz]

I'm not bashing crossfit because I have been doing it for six months but last night it put me in the hospital. On Friday I attended the 5:30 PM class. The WOD was 100 Pull ups,100 push ups, 100 sit ups, 100 air squats. 30:00 time cap. I finished in 28:00 mins. I used a band to scale the pull ups for myself and when my body told me I needed to rest, I did. I had heard the infamous "rhabdo" stories etc and thought to myself "that is only for people that don't know what they are doing or when to say no." I am not crazy hardcore in CF. I try my best but when I need a break, I take it. I need water, I get some etc. Last night my arms started swelling up and I went to the hospital. It was confirmed
Early this AM that I have rhabdo and will be stuck here till my kidneys get straightened out. Causing me and my family a lot of money and grief over something really stupid. Not here to preach or tell anyone it is a bad program,
Heck, I loved it, but I can't justify doing something that was this easy to put me in the hospital. I didnt do anything that 100 others didnt do on Friday but I was the unlucky one. I was coming off of 2 weeks off of CF with the holidays and hunting and my body just gave out. The workout was tough and I was able to complete it but I am paying the price.....hopefully with no long term damage.

100 pull ups is a recipe for Rhabdo. Bad programming on your coach's part.

[Bowz&Towz]

I am aware that this WOD is Murph minus the mile runs. Still stupid to do that many pull up in a row. Period.

[TildenHunter]

They had modifications for the workout for 75 reps or 50 reps. I don't blame the coaches. They are very knowledgable and they certainly push you but not beyond your capabilities. I probably should of modified the workout after being away for a while. Living and learning.

[Epack]

I am aware that this WOD is Murph minus the mile runs. Still stupid to do that many pull up in a row. Period.

Angie has been a benchmark Wod for quite some time now I think if it was a recipie for Rhabdo there would be quite a few more cases.

Can't blame the coaches for incorporating a benchmark wod....

[Codie]

100 pull ups is a recipe for Rhabdo. Bad programming on your coach's part.

Not trying to start an argument here, but IMO 100 pullups is not a blanket recipe for Rhabdo at all. With that being said, there may be some folks out there who could get Rhabdo from doing 100 pullups, but that does not make it a blanket "recipe for Rhabdo". There are multiple Crossfit WODS that include 100 pullups (Along with a bunch of other movements combined with those 100 pullups) and there are MILLIONS of people around the world doing those workouts weekly. If a 100 pullups was a recipe for Rhabdo then there would be hospitals FULL of Rhabdo stricken people. 100 pullups in a Crossfit workout being a recipe for Rhabdo would be like telling a bunch of runners that a 10 mile run was a recipe for Rhabdo. 100 pullups is just a small portion of what they may be completing during a workout. I couldn't count on all 10 fingers AND 10 toes the times that I (and every other member of our Box) have completed 100 (or more) pullups as part of a workout over the last 2 yrs and we have never had a case of Rhabdo at our box.

From my research over the last few weeks it is very obvious to me that Rhabdo has NO defined recipe. There are TONS of variables that play into it occuring to the point of hospitilization such as it unfortunately has here with Tildenhunter. The "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for me is not going to be the same "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for anybody else. In fact, the "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for me today is not going to be the same "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for me a week from now. The only preventative measures that seem to be able to be taken is to know your body, know your limits, and listen to both of them. Unfortunately I am hard headed and rediculously competitive, so when I see something that my body screams "LIMIT", my mind immediately says "I can do that". That is something I am going to have to keep in check so that I don't end up in Tildenhunters situation.

[sunsethunter]

Not trying to start an argument here, but IMO 100 pullups is not a blanket recipe for Rhabdo at all. With that being said, there may be some folks out there who could get Rhabdo from doing 100 pullups, but that does not make it a blanket "recipe for Rhabdo". There are multiple Crossfit WODS that include 100 pullups (Along with a bunch of other movements combined with those 100 pullups) and there are MILLIONS of people around the world doing those workouts weekly. If a 100 pullups was a recipe for Rhabdo then there would be hospitals FULL of Rhabdo stricken people. 100 pullups in a Crossfit workout being a recipe for Rhabdo would be like telling a bunch of runners that a 10 mile run was a recipe for Rhabdo. 100 pullups is just a small portion of what they may be completing during a workout. I couldn't count on all 10 fingers AND 10 toes the times that I (and every other member of our Box) have completed 100 (or more) pullups as part of a workout over the last 2 yrs and we have never had a case of Rhabdo at our box.



From my research over the last few weeks it is very obvious to me that Rhabdo has NO defined recipe. There are TONS of variables that play into it occuring to the point of hospitilization such as it unfortunately has here with Tildenhunter. The "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for me is not going to be the same "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for anybody else. In fact, the "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for me today is not going to be the same "perfect storm" that creates a crippling case of Rhabdo for me a week from now. The only preventative measures that seem to be able to be taken is to know your body, know your limits, and listen to both of them. Unfortunately I am hard headed and rediculously competitive, so when I see something that my body screams "LIMIT", my mind immediately says "I can do that". That is something I am going to have to keep in check so that I don't end up in Tildenhunters situation.

I agree completely. I, as well, have done 100 pull-ups or more in a wod and never had rhabdo. In fact, just Sunday we did 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 155lb bench press with 10 pull-ups in between each round. Smoker of a wod but felt great after.

[TildenHunter]

Agree it wasn't just the number of pull ups that were the problem. The problem in my eyes is that they were to be done unbroken or as close to unbroken as possible. To go from 100 pullups to 100 pushups is hard. I don't care who you are or how in shape you are. The problem with that was that you are using many of the same muscles with both of those movements (biceps, triceps etc). It has never been a problem doing a set of 10 or 20 and then a set of something else and then back to a set of 10 or 20 etc.

[Epack]

Agree it wasn't just the number of pull ups that were the problem. The problem in my eyes is that they were to be done unbroken or as close to unbroken as possible. To go from 100 pullups to 100 pushups is hard. I don't care who you are or how in shape you are. The problem with that was that you are using many of the same muscles with both of those movements (biceps, triceps etc). It has never been a problem doing a set of 10 or 20 and then a set of something else and then back to a set of 10 or 20 etc.

That's a fine plan but you can't do your benchmark Rx that way

[Codie]

WOWZERS is all I can say about this OH Squat - 4 hundy is some SERIOUS stuff

http://instagram.com/p/jislCvHwBE/#

[Mitch914]

I LOVE CROSSFIT!!!!
Been at it for about 2-3 years now. I take breaks from it every now and then to let my body recover because I think that's important. I broke my ankle last fall and that brought my crossfitting to a screeching halt.
I'm back at it now...probably shouldn't be because my ankle is still swollen, but oh well. It's VERY addicting and empowering. There's too many things about crossfit that I love to even list.
I have never been a part of a gym or box. Just do the WOD's in my garage or at school. Perks of being head football coach I guess, you can set up your weight room however you like
I usually follow the main site. 2 days on (monday-tuesday) rest wednesday Thu-Sat on...rest Sunday.

[TxDieselKid]

Just checking in, I coach oly lifting at CF Soul Ruckus in Katy.

[Stick-Launcher]

I just started 2 weeks ago and I can't walk and the urge to vomit is always present during workouts! I love it.

[TildenHunter]

That's a fine plan but you can't do your benchmark Rx that way

Never said anything about doing my benchmark RX that way. I was just referring to other people saying that 100 pullups in a WOD was not all that uncommon. I agree with that. I was just saying the thing that got me was the continuous pullups in this WOD.

[sunsethunter]

WOWZERS is all I can say about this OH Squat - 4 hundy is some SERIOUS stuff

http://instagram.com/p/jislCvHwBE/#

Jon Pera is a beast for sure and a heck of a good guy

[Epack]

If yall didn't check out the Fittest games this year you need to next year... it rivaled some of the best crossfit comps I've ever seen. Well over a thousand spectators each day and pro divisions with athletes who have finished high in regionals and the crossfit games.

Saw some impressive feats from pros and amateurs alike. Crazy wods like the king Kong total which consisted of

3 rounds for time of

1 rep deadlift athlete chose weight... no pro male lifted less than 455 and several did 505 and female pros that all lifted at least 315

2 ring muscle ups

3 full squat cleans at 255/185

5 handstand pushups

That's just a taste

Check out thefittestgames.com and come next year!!