Hard trainings may lead to rhabdomyolsis

More than 10 players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team were taken in hospital due to rhabdomyolsis. This is a disease linked with fast destruction of skeletal muscle which results in leakage into urine myoglobin, a muscle protein. Persons who have this disease suffer from severe muscle pains, weakness and soreness. Since byproducts of the muscle destruction become toxic to the kidneys, there is an increased risk of kidney failure in this case.
Specialists started promptly to demonize nephrotoxic supplements or anabolic steroids in appearance of rhabdomyolsis in the Hawkeyes’ football players but there was no any link between these products and this condition in them. James Williams, a physician, told to CBS during an interview that nephrotoxic supplements were responsible for rhabdomyolsis in these football players. He confirmed that persons had dehydration, when their muscles became broken due to hard trainings. When supplements are administrated in such situations, they are turned to be toxic to kidneys directly, according to James William. He added that this condition led to rhabdomyolsis.
Unluckily, the media didn’t interview real high-qualified experts. Just so-called specialists were asked by media. That’s why the affirmations were misleading.
It is supposed that Mike Gimbel of a Maryland anti-steroid and anti-supplement organization doesn’t possess enough knowledge. This person just claims that however they do not know how the supplements act in body and whether they cause any benefits, these medications are too dangerous for health.
Nevertheless, certain aspects showed that anabolic steroids were not responsible for rhabdomyolsis of the football players. These patients submitted to tests for banned preparations and they tested negative. Moreover, an expert has studied and displayed that there was no any relation between muscle disorders and anabolic steroids or HGH. Richard J. Auchus, an expert on steroid metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, is sure that gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid is the only preparation that could lead to this condition. Sometimes this product is applied for anabolic effects as well. It is an illicit drug. Some specialists like Auchus, a consultant of the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency, believe that no any medication is to be blamed for this disease of these football players. He points out that the muscle disorder is caused by extremely hard training to which the trainers pushed the players.
The coach Chris Doyle will be probably condemned for rhabodomyolsis of the football players, if steroids or other supplements will be not turned to be the reasons of the condition. Who knows? Even sport in itself is associated with some risks.