abear said:
hey mark. whats rhabdomyolysis?
usually ppl drop their calories by about 300 at first and see how they do. then do another 300 if needed, just small jumps like that.
Thanks for the help, I'm right around a 350 deficit right now.
Here's a quote from Medline on Rhabdo.
"Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the circulation. Some of these are toxic to the kidney and frequenty result in kidney damage.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Myoglobin is an oxygen-binding protein pigment found in the skeletal muscle. When the skeletal muscle is damaged, the myoglobin is released into the bloodstream. It is filtered out of the bloodstream by the kidneys. Myoglobin may occlude the structures of the kidney, causing damage such as acute tubular necrosis or kidney failure.
Myoglobin breaks down into potentially toxic compounds, which will also cause kidney failure. Necrotic (dead tissue) skeletal muscle may cause massive fluid shifts from the bloodstream into the muscle, reducing the relative fluid volume of the body and leading to shock and reduced blood flow to the kidneys.
The disorder may be caused by any condition that results in damage to skeletal muscle, especially trauma"
I don't think it is mentioned in the article but it can also cause compartment syndrome. I had it in both my calves. I was working them everyday[priority principle] then one day I did a large lift. By the end of the next day I wasn't able to walk. I went into the ER a day after that and didn't walk again until about 7 days later[wasn't able to]. I had an IV giving me about 1 liter and hour for about 2 days, then .5 liters and hours for almost another 5 days. I was also drinking about .75 gallons a day of water as well. I didn't need a catheter, just had to urinate into a jug to make sure everything that was going in was coming out. Needless to say I was going VERY often. The calves are fine now, no visible signs of injury [I have large legs from my BMX days, so I don't work them to often now]. To be honest they actually look better now, [about a year later] they do get tight though, so I have to stretch them a lot. Which is fine b/c I run about 4 miles a day anyway.
Thanks for the warm welcome Allen and abear!
