What can cause rhabdomyalysis?Rhabdomyolysis: Causes and Risks

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The discussion revolves around the physical exertion and experiences related to climbing multiple flights of stairs, specifically an anecdote about climbing 11 stories. Participants share their personal experiences, reactions, and humorous takes on the challenges of physical fitness and endurance.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant recounts a challenging experience of climbing 11 flights of stairs, noting the physical strain and humorous thoughts during the ascent.
  • Another participant humorously reflects on the potential for falling and the idea that after a few flights, one's body might instinctively adjust to prevent a fall.
  • Some participants comment on fitness levels, suggesting that being in shape should allow for easier navigation of stairs, while others share their own less-than-ideal fitness habits.
  • A participant mentions that climbing stairs can lead to a lack of oxygen reaching the brain, impacting decision-making during strenuous activity.
  • Several participants share their own experiences with physical activity, including biking and walking, contrasting their fitness levels with the original poster's experience.
  • Humor is prevalent, with jokes about the absurdity of the situation and the physical toll it takes on the body.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of agreement on the challenges of physical exertion while climbing stairs, but there is no consensus on fitness levels or the appropriateness of the physical challenge undertaken. The discussion remains light-hearted and exploratory without resolving any disagreements about fitness or experiences.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference personal fitness levels and experiences that may not be universally applicable, highlighting the subjective nature of physical exertion and endurance.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in fitness, humorous anecdotes about physical challenges, or those looking to relate personal experiences of exertion may find this discussion engaging.

  • #31
when are you planning on popping? is it a super mentor or a super mentoress?
 
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  • #32
Horses won't go down stairs backwards. I had a friend whose horse escaped the corrale and came to the house and into to den up some stairs, but then it couldn't get out because it couldn't turn around (too little space) and it started to tweak out. Kinda destroyed the house a bit... but eventually she got him turned around and back oustide. He's scared of coming near the house though.

And so you all know, I'm quite fine now. My legs were sore yesterday, but they're fine today. I guess those stairs weren't SOOOO bad, actually, it probably wouldn't've been so bad if i hadn't skipped down 16 flights first. Going down was a lot more fun though.
 
  • #33
lol, you did skip to didn't you
 
  • #34
How do you skip down stairs? That's one of the strangest things I think I've heard. Lol.
You didn't jump to skip them did you?
 
  • #35
misskitty said:
How do you skip down stairs? That's one of the strangest things I think I've heard. Lol.
You didn't jump to skip them did you?

hahaha no, i didn't like, skip over the stairs, i skipped... you know... like humming skipping... woo... hmm... i don't think i know how to describe skipping downstairs very well... its fun though, i can tell you that.
 
  • #36
Running down steep stairs 2 steps at a time is fun. It seems like you're moving straight down.
 
  • #37
lol. :smile: I'll have to try the stair skipping when I can walk again.:wink:
 
  • #38
Gale17 said:
Horses won't go down stairs backwards. I had a friend whose horse escaped the corrale and came to the house and into to den up some stairs, but then it couldn't get out because it couldn't turn around (too little space) and it started to tweak out. Kinda destroyed the house a bit... but eventually she got him turned around and back oustide. He's scared of coming near the house though.

Horses are just nuts. Stairs in general are hard for horses, because they are rather narrow for them, and there are a lot of stairs that span the length of a horse. When I was in college, there was this one pedestrian bridge over a busy road that nobody could understand why each stair on it was wide enough that it took just about 2 and a half steps to walk over, which was pretty awkward for everyone to walk. Turns out it was designed that way so horses could cross it safely (we had an equestrian patrol as part of the campus security).

And so you all know, I'm quite fine now. My legs were sore yesterday, but they're fine today. I guess those stairs weren't SOOOO bad, actually, it probably wouldn't've been so bad if i hadn't skipped down 16 flights first. Going down was a lot more fun though.

You must have already been in reasonable shape if you made it up the stairs anyway. But yeah, I realize you walked more than just 11 flights by the time you were done hunting along the top three floors before "skipping" to the bottom, then back up.
 
  • #39
Did you know that if you over-exercise your muscles to a tremendous degree, your muscles start to break down? Your urine even turns brown.
 
  • #40
Think of how many chaacter you burned when you were running up and down those stairs!

I think you actually did more than 11 lights Gale...didn't you go all the way down and then all the way back up...thats 22 flights, if you total them all up.
 
  • #41
I ment to type calories in my last post...sorry
 
  • #42
It's called rhabdomyolysis. http://www.ncaa.org/news/1998/19981026/active/3535n28.html
 
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  • #43
Bartholomew said:
Did you know that if you over-exercise your muscles to a tremendous degree, your muscles start to break down? Your urine even turns brown.


Thats gross...interesting factoid, but still gross.
 
  • #44
It can lead to kidney failure and death.
 
  • #45
Wow, yeah really not good...how do you fix it?
 
  • #46
Death...?Or kidney failure...?Or failure altogether...?

Make up your mind...:wink:

Daniel.
 
  • #47
Kidney failure leads to death. I did provide a link which you can use to read about this.
 
  • #48
Either way...all still gross stuff! Can't they put you on dialysis(sp?) to avoid death until they can do a kidney transplant?
 
  • #49
Probably, but I don't think kidney transplants are so easy to find.
 
  • #50
Bartholomew said:
Probably, but I don't think kidney transplants are so easy to find.

Well, I wouldn't say 'easy,' but they're probably one of the easier organs to find. Since most everyone is born with 2 and you only *really* need 1 to live, you can get a donation from someone who's willing to give one up (a family member usually) in addition to the normal organ donation process.
 
  • #51
Okay, but people can and have died from kidney failure from rhabdomyolysis.
 
  • #52
misskitty said:
Think of how many chaacter you burned when you were running up and down those stairs!

I think you actually did more than 11 lights Gale...didn't you go all the way down and then all the way back up...thats 22 flights, if you total them all up.

actually i started at 15, went down one, up two, down 16, then up 11, so that's a grand total of 30. But i don't think i over worked my muscles too much... least i don't think so, it was a little tough but i hope i won't be dying of kidney failure any time soon...
 
  • #53
No doubt of that if they felt the need to provide documentation of what it is, how it is caused, and what to do about it.
 
  • #54
Still...30 is a lot of stairs Gale.:smile:

Do your legs still feel like jello?
 
  • #55
You got a great work out I'm sure of that! :wink:
 
  • #56
I think the rhamdombyolysis only happens when you really severely overwork your muscles. I don't think it would happen from just ordinary exhaustion... otherwise it would be more common.
 
  • #57
Bartholomew said:
I think the rhamdombyolysis only happens when you really severely overwork your muscles. I don't think it would happen from just ordinary exhaustion... otherwise it would be more common.

I was laughing. I had one of those Law and Order shows on tonight (well, all the various shows seem to be on tonight) and on autopsy of a victim, they were talking about rhabdomyalysis. I just thought it was funny, because it's not usually a topic that comes up in every day conversation, so I laughed that I heard it discussed twice in the same day.

No, it wouldn't happen from ordinary fatigue. You'd have started cramping up and giving up climbing stairs before that happened. It's something that might be more likely to happen when you truly reach muscle exhaustion, like if you were shipwrecked and trying to tread water and had to keep going no matter how exhausted just to fight for your life. Animals that have been found caught someplace that died struggling to get free would have rhabdomyalysis. You really wouldn't push yourself that far unless you were in a life or death situation.
 

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