I pushed myself too hard at the gym – and ended up in the hospital

When my turn came, I dropped to plank position and started doing steady, shallow reps, focusing on my form. Doctors use bloodwork to test for exertional rhabdomyolysis; typically, they diagnose it if a patient has too much of a muscle enzyme called creatine kinase (CK) in their blood – at least 1,0...

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