Workout Sent Amy Purdy to the ER!

Amy Purdy was recently diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis after a strenuous CrossFit workout. Rhabdomyolysis is a serious syndrome caused by muscle injury, and it can lead to complications such as kidney failure! How can you prevent getting this syndrome?
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[@laurak9057]

I was hospitalized with Rhabdomylyosis two months ago. I was in a bootcamp class, on my sixth week we did the "100 workout" which is a series of 8 exercises and 100 reps of each exercise. The next day it hurt to raise my hands. 5 days later I had severe swelling in both my arms. My family physician misdiagnosed me with simple muscle fatigue. That night my urine changed colour which is what saved me from severe damage. Hospitalized for 3 days on IV fluids. Doctors had not seen this in a healthy 27 year old. I was off work for 3 weeks like Amy. I now do physiotherapy twice a week to rebuild my arm muscles. They still are not where they used to be. Thank you for bringing awareness to this illness. Listen to your body and when you feel fatigued, STOP.

[@rodneyelkins583]

you have just so much muscle fiber,when Rhabdo happens, the muscle fiber you lost will never come back.You have to work with what you have and build on that.

[@annap274]

Laura Kennedy When i did track we couldn't stop.

[@Runner8617]

Laura, can I please ask you, before you were diagnosed, did you by any chance drink SUGAR FREE soft drinks and/or pre workout drinks? On a daily basis, not just the day before? Please, I am just curious.

[@Bellyzbad1]

wtf are with these extreme dumb work outs. you will lose mass and destroy your body. you don't have to do that much to get fit XD cross fit is for retards.

[@SandraLovesRoses]

What color was your urine?

[@daniellejohnson1819]

I knew working out was bad for you 😂

[@daniellejohnson1819]

Darren Hall I know I was joking

[@kalimbamusic2712]

Darren Hall look at the emoji😑

[@joiahkodiak]

Danielle Johnson just cross fit

[@megaoof6789]

Lol

[@dutawe]

Staying in bed forever

[@seaglassmomma4040]

Cross Fit gyms are known for this. They even make jokes about Uncle Rhabdo. Most places like that are opened up by people who really have no clue what they are doing and they push way too hard. Listen to your body always!!

[@AlexaLuthr]

Agreed. Crossfit is just too much. way too much. We can be fit and healthy without pushing that hard. I think for them it's all about pride, and being able to show what you can do, but they're going past safe limits. Totally not worth it.

[@powturn77]

Sarah Sophia you are a classic underachiever

[@avinpham]

Well to be honest, CrossFit is just for people who want to call themselves fit, but in reality they can barely do anything in proper form and they focus on quantity > quality. Now I sit and wait.

[@saucerfulofpigs6268]

I totally agree, they also do it just to brag and seem like bigshots.

[@laceymarkle7240]

Agree

[@jonnylopez6352]

Avin Pham so your saying that her being a Paralympic, is just in CrossFit just to get a title and really can’t do anything? Your stupid asf

[@MeepMeep88]

Um.. they ARE fit, saying they aren't just because they're not doing it right doesn't make any sense. It's like saying, you're not rich because you don't have a lambo even though he's got 10 mansions

[@freya574]

I agree. Strength training with cardio is a lot better

[@technicoloryaya549]

I had complete kidney failure from Rhabdomolysis. I got it from a prescribed med for neurological pain. I know this is going to sound motherly and some will say the doctor's would never prescribe you anything that would harm you, I've heard them all believe me, but read all the possible side effects and ADVERSE reactions (yes, they are different, one more serious than the other) before you take anything you have never taken before. Even antibiotics you haven't experienced before. your life can depend on it. My GP, not the neurologist who did the prescribing, in all his years of practice had only seen one other case of Rhabdomolysis and that was in a young man who exercised for 3 hours straight. He died. I was blessed that I had the lesser reaction. Now I'm paranoid about taking any med, prescribed or not. Just my 2...

[@heidisheridan8468]

Technicolor YaYa

[@faustopacheco120]

What med?

[@sandsintaufer]

Amy is beautiful inside and out, intelligent, determined and inspiring! What a remarkable human being. Earth angel.

[@kellystone1535]

Dr Ordon. My favorite. I love his cheeky smile. I often wonder what he is thinking about.

[@ellab9940]

My mom stopped going because they fat shamed her at cross fit. She was there to LOOSE weight. And yet they still shame her.

[@vlad-igor]

How do you know you're doing to much workout and should stop?

[@seaglassmomma4040]

kail mike your body will tell you and you need to listen. It's ok to feel a slight burn but you shouldn't keep pushing past it. You shouldn't also push yourself to the point of vomiting or black out. If you feel you need a break, take it. Doesn't matter who's harping on you. You matter most.

[@saucerfulofpigs6268]

Obviously if something happens like what happens to her, that is a sign. Changes in color of urine to dark or bloody color, loss of menstrual cycle, vomiting after or during workout, etc. Its normal to feel a bit of soreness but anything extreme is not normal, especially depending on the intensity of your workout.

[@crateer]

just dont do gayfit, as simple as that

[@cellogirl11rw55]

Vlad Igor You should stop when you go two past failure.

[@bryanhogan4314]

Is no one going to talk about how she has no legs?

[@Charlie-yv3ib]

Because she has legs?

[@Charlie-yv3ib]

Oh wait I see, it looks like she has prosthetic legs.

[@Chantwizzle]

Bryan Hogan she's a paralympian.

[@Doriandotslash]

Because it's old news for her. She was also in the Amazing Race. Don't remember what season but it was around 2012.

[@powturn77]

Bryan Hogan she has legs douche bag (no feet) big difference, if you had any clue about the human anatomy and biomechanics you would understand that things like dancing and carrying a cheap squat rack across the floor is Fucking impossible! So if your 10 that's okay, but if your are an adult and believe that she does this with no legs you are a fucking idiot!

[@karibennett5847]

I'm a type 1 Diabetic and I had been having muscle pain and spasms in my extremities for months in 2016 for months even asking my doctor at the time to send me to PT but he didn't think it was warranted. Well, my ass ended up with Rhabdo severely so much I was in a Rehabilitation hospital for 5 weeks and crutches for 3 months. I changed doctors. It's rare but you can get it with metabolic issues too and I've had a Whipple so. I can tell when I get muscle cramps to amp up my vitamins/minerals intake. I got to be careful. It's tough.

[@mariasharp815]

She is amazing. She performed on DWTS with Derek Hough and they came in 2nd place. They were phenomenal.

[@haileyhostetler7952]

Stranger: you should work out more Me: but it's bad for me, it can kill me Stranger: ...

[@r3zmxnn]

I can't be the only one that thought it said Ashley Purdy cmon I had flashbacks

[@jasongenova1741]

Oh crossfit? That explains everything

[@BluegillsandBeyond]

Then how do explain rich piana and the 8 hour arms workout?

[@zoecooper4358]

Once at netball training, we had to do a drill and everytime we dropped the ball we had to do ten pushups. One of the girls on my team was a bit of an a-hole and would drop it on purpose, so eventually we did almost 80 (I think) push-ups, on basically gravel and since then I’ve had really bad rib issues and back issues (I’m very bad at push ups)

[@ermex2385]

i was in the hospital for 6 days for working out.

[@FireGodSpeed]

Em.. Now i am scared I was working out the other day "Thursday" and I still feel pain I my arms I couldn't lift my arm it hurt so bad did I do too much?

[@maaggiied2554]

With my metabolic disease I have had this more times than I can count and I get it in every muscle including eyelids and it is the worst pain I could ever think of and is compared to labour and birth. My last crisis put me in a coma and from the toxins in my body I was swollen, yellow and almost lost a kidney

[@butterflylady_5631]

This is happening me now I overdid myself to the gym I restrain my foot & I didn't where proper running shoes I was in pain my foot for months & I was limping a lot. Having an ex Ray, good lesson & tips for me.

[@eldunariheart6145]

wow i never heard of that

[@justsaiyansteve]

Well thats good to know.

[@glitter_smack016]

Knew from the title it was Crossfit

[@zimmerframe6834]

LMAO

[@dutchik5107]

OK. I'm never going to work out ever again. I don't do cross fit, but I do push myself. I do work out a lot. I basically do crossfit like, but without the special gym and keeping track of numbers.

[@heprynn5184]

Doctor creepily stares

[@stephanieparkssmith609]

This happened to me last month🙁

[@toejam749]

My dad got this a few years ago and almost died but he recovered

[@Bellyzbad1]

>doing cross fit >seeing results pick one

[@matejchys]

am lifting weights in gym everyday 1h to 2h a day for 5 years and never had anything hapened

[@clover6766]

Wait how did she lose her legs

[@tracyducharme5382]

She had bacterial meningitis

[@GeckoHiker]

I would never do CrossFit. Normal weight training with minimal repetitions and lower weights help you achieve fitness with less energy expenditure. That, plus walking, hiking, and biking within sensible limits allows your body to do what it is designed to do. I do exactly 30 minutes of weight training three times a week on 8 different machines, using no more than 20-30 lbs for about 15 total repetitions per muscle group and refuse to break a sweat. I routinely walk or hike a couple of miles a day and try to get at least 4-6 mile hikes in once a week. I easily do a 15 mile backpacking trip with a 30 lb pack at any time (1/4 of my weight). I think endurance comes from lots of walking. Weight bearing exercises should only be used to keep your bone structure healthy and not for endurance.

[@God_Zeni]

This is Roy Purdy's mom btw

[@OMGITSMRMACK]

I spent a week on the hospital over this.. kidneys and shit were failing.

[@BobSmith-fm3ft]

how don't u know ur working too much in a setting? Like ur nerve endings must have been dead for u not to know ur working out too much.

[@laurak9057]

For me personally, I knew I was doing an intense workout but I never would think I would be hospitalized from working out. I simply thought I would be sore for a few days and I would stretch it out, refuel and be okay. I never would have thought something like this would happen to me.

[@Chantwizzle]

Bob Smith think about the setting of a crossfit gym though. They have think it's fun to push yourself to dangerous limits. Watch their pull up contests (or whatever they call the move that's supposed to be pull ups). They literally do it until their skin falls off and blisters, then laugh about it. It's improper form and coaching, and unsafe amounts of weight. And they just cheer while a 100 lb person tries to lift 500 lbs over their head. It's so bad.

[@stedmans4christ]

totally exaggerating now...crossfit does not do that.

[@cellogirl11rw55]

stedmans4christ It does for some people.

[@mirandawhitehead6932]

that why i hate exercises because i can't do them

[@averygrace4209]

I would suggest swimming. Not leisurely swimming, but a beginner swim team. It's excellent cardio, excellent muscle strength training and greatly improves coordination. Plus, you decide how fast/slow you go, and you can start really easy. I used to be fairly overweight, swimming made me into a much more athletic person and has helped me improve in other sports. I do competitive now, like hardcore, and I train 15 hours a week.

[@abc-bd7fc]

people say when it hurts you r doing it right 🤕

[@SweetGirl-xd1oc]

I tried biking once after i hadnt been on a bike for years i went a few blocks and i felt like my whole body was burning and i sweating and thirsty like u cant imagine then i took my bike on the bus and here i expected to bike home from.work hahahaha that didnt happen

[@susancoverdale9079]

Wait what happens to her legs?

[@jessicacalderon3468]

wow glad she was okay. Although, she is a civilian and it is hardly comparable; I have alot more sympathy for those individuals that go thru Military BCT and physical punishment of over exercising.

[@kelleypierson4851]

3/5/2011i had a stroke,after working out the day before to exposition, I'm 55,blood sugar dropped to low they still don't have a definitive diagnosis why I had one I did have blood clot go to brain, Dr thought I'd never all again but I do, please don't over do exercise, I lost job within a few months I was HOMELESS, I'm still HOMELESS, had to send daughter to family so it's devastating

[@jenniferreed1636]

Kelley Pierson sounds like you had a clot adhered somewhere and it just took that one time to let it break loose and cause a stroke. In medical world we hear about this alot.

[@planet-juicy]

When you basically weak af 😂 this is crazy

[@benreynauld4929]

CROSSFIT STRIKES AGAIN !!!

[@friendoforang4309]

I read ASHLEY Purdy an I was scared AF! I'm such BVB trash...

[@laurabutler4571]

I have to have an MRI scan anyone had one I'm a bit scared

[@ShealMB79]

laura butler mri sounds scary but really you will be okay. I’ve done 2 and due for a 3rd. One was ms protocols mri that took 3 hours. I have tattoos as well and no issues. You will be okay. The machine is really loud but that’s it.

[@faustopacheco120]

They put me in with no ear protection and now I'm partly deaf.

[@abramovicsta8434]

That actually the reason why I'm getting fatter

[@leeschwenk]

is that why she lost her leg too?

[@cellogirl11rw55]

karlie jenner lip kit No.

[@heprynn5184]

You can get this from hearth attack

[@vitko06]

I was in gym, and this gym was surprise gym aka a day that usually isn't gym day. And the gym teacher saw that we weren't running much in his five minute warm up, so her bumped it up to 15 minutes! And because im not use to that, and for some personal reasons, I went and hid in the washroom. I came out 15 minutes later and apperintly someone fainted in the middle of it. Yeah that kid never partifipated in the runs again

[@zimmerframe6834]

that's just because you're lazy. if you had of pushed yourself properly you would of threw up because of how unfit you are. go ahead and stay fat for life you hippo.

[@yiseoo1130]

Do no one gonna talk about her legs?

[@niall6255]

she must've exercised really hard to lose her leg

[@EricaYE6]

I've never heard of this.

[@rjbinning7535]

My arms swell can't stretch them after 2 days .. just put some salt in hot water and took a bath and later massage with oil ..all is well ..

[@cellogirl11rw55]

Ranjit Binning You're playing Russian Roulette with your kidneys, my friend.

[@amrose4214]

So too much workout can kill ya literally.

[@sociallyawkward99]

Crossfit is a fucking joke. Way to turn people away from working out by pushing them until they're way past their limit and acting like passing out on the floor after a workout is fucking normal.

[@lachlanoneil8938]

Wtf never heard of this

[@flame200]

Crossfit more like Crossshit

[@williamhoover1992]

Cross fit = death

[@abigailhanley7789]

Why do they not talk about her fake leg?

[@faustopacheco120]

Because it's rude.

[@greengrass4945]

Just here to say crossfit sucks