# Pushing Too Hard at the Gym?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-too-hard-at-the-gym/612738>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 13, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-too-hard-at-the-gym/612738 "2012-02-13T19:49:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-too-hard-at-the-gym/612738/61 "2012-10-07T21:41:04Z")

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you can severely injure yourself by overdoing it whether you are a newbie or long term experieced exerciser. If your soreness goes to extremesand is accompanied by nausea, low back pain, fever etc you can have rhabdomyolysis, below is a link to symptoms, possible casues and treatments.  
[http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2011/11/uncle-rhabdo/](http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2011/11/uncle-rhabdo/)

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