Twelve Iowa football players in hospital

• Speedofsand

  

  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6058427
  
  Twelve Iowa football players are recovering after being taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Monday evening with a kidney condition, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported on its website Tuesday.
  
  The Gazette said the Iowa players have Rhabdomyolysis, which is a breakdown of muscle fibers that releases myoglobin into the bloodstream. This can affect the kidneys and be can be caused by excessive exercise.
  
  This corresponds with a posting on the Facebook page of Iowa linebacker Jim Poggi, who wrote he was hospitalized after his urine turned brown.
  
  "The student-athletes were admitted throughout the course of Monday evening," a University of Iowa staff physician said in a statement. "All of the individuals are responding well to treatment as of Tuesday morning. All are in safe and stable condition."
• enigmaax

  Stupid I-O-Ans.
• ytownfootball

  

  enigmaax;653587 wrote:Stupid I-O-Ans.

  
  lol, apparently the cure for off the field issues was lobotomy's all around.
• Be Nice

  Wow! Never heard of such a thing.
• charliehustle14

  Extremely odd. That condition is common with the prolonged use of statin medications and trauma injuries. However, I never knew it could be developed through too much exercise. Makes sense though.
  
  Iowa's program is certainly keeping things interesting here as of late.
• Big Gain

  This would be considered an epidemic occurance. Such a large number from the same social group being struck with the same condition at the exact same time. Such an occurance of this condition usually stems from a chemical or biological factor.
  
  CHEMICAL
• Thunder70

  

  Didn't Albert Haynesworth "supposedly" have this?
• OQB

  

  Albert is to lazy to excercise at all, let alone too hard.
• karen lotz

  

  Ferentz is on the road recruiting. I bet the parents he talks to will have some interesting questions regarding his program.
• sportswizuhrd

  Same thing a dozen or so Oregon HS football players had in the fall? I thought I read that somewhere but can't provide a link.
• vball10set

  karen lotz;654152 wrote:Ferentz is on the road recruiting. I bet the parents he talks to will have some interesting questions regarding his program.

  
  I thought the same thing....something doesn't add up here, and I've got a feeling there's more to this story than the "excessive exercise" theory :rolleyes:
• LJ

  

  It's surprisingly common, just not as serious as some of the bigger cases such as this or the Oregon HS players
• goosebumps

  

  Rhabdo can also be caused by amphetamine use... Not just meth, but medications like Adderall can also cause it. Adderall is heavily abused by college kids trying to stay awake and stay focused to study.
• se-alum

  

  Luckily this is a condition I will never have to worry about!
• darbypitcher22

  

  just one more thing to add to the shitstorm they're already dealing with
• Speedofsand

  

  so they had intense workouts, like 100 squats and 100 yd sled push, or 100 squats and 100 bench presses, timed.
  
  combine that with a bad batch of supplements (CREATINE) and presto what a coincidence 12 guys all in the hospital at the same time from the same problem.
  
  of course I'm just taking a wild guess.
• Big Gain

  12 different players doing the same intense workout WILL NOT have their bodies react to that workout in the exact same way. There were 12 completely different individuals with 12 different body types and muscular groups. It's like finger prints, none are exactly the same. Anyone who has done the same intense workout with a large group knows that. However, all using the same "chemical" before or after that workout WILL cause all 12 athlete's skeletal muscle fibers to break down at the same time. This is an extreme and unusual medical condition.
• jordo212000

  

  Definitely seems as if there is more to this story
• stroups

  

  Yeah, I have a feeling this is caused by some sort of supplement
• UA5straightin2008

  

  creatine bad? no chance
• stroups

  

  I don't know about creatine but djk probably got them some knockoff on the cheap
• jordo212000

  

  I don't know about creatine but djk probably got them some knockoff on the cheap

  Only after he tried smoking it first
• stroups

  

  jordo212000;654695 wrote:Only after he tried smoking it first

  
  Or snorting it and taking it as a pill form
• UA5straightin2008

  

  "Extensive research over the last decade has shown that oral creatine supplementation at a rate of 5 to 20 grams per day appears to be very safe and largely devoid of adverse side-effects [13] while at the same time, effectively improving the physiological response to resistance exercise, increasing the maximal force production of muscles in both men and women"
  
  i would think they would have all the access to information on the correct way to take it from strength coaches/athletic trainers. IF taken correctly, it shouldnt have any negative effects. im not saying, but im just saying
• Speedofsand

  

  overdose x12