The Minnesota bodybuilder went to the hospital after “exploding” his arm after attempting a Murph Challenge.
Michael Condon (32 years old) was the top finisher in the world’s strongest human competition in 2018. Last May, he attempted the Murph Challenge.
Murf Challenge Li Michael Murphy, a late US Navy seal. It starts and ends with a mile run, along with a mile pull-up, 200 push-ups and 300 squats. It is traditionally programmed in a CrossFit box over Memorial Day weekend. And many athletes expand their challenges to their abilities.
Condon admitted that despite his muscles and qualifications to challenge him, he was not ready. Daily Mail.
Condon had expected the challenge to be less intense than powerlifting, but along the way he vomited and fantasized. His arms bulged and trapped, and he couldn’t bend them.
Two days later, Condon said, “It looked like a balloon animal.”
In unbearable pain and tears, he was rushed to the hospital by his fiancé. There, blood tests revealed creatine levels that could not be read aloud.
According to Cleveland Clinicrhabdomyolysis, or rhabd is a serious condition in which the muscles break and lead to muscle death. It is often caused by injuries and extreme exercise without proper rest.
If this occurs, toxic muscle proteins can enter the bloodstream and damage the kidneys.
“I was really scared of my life. I feared me for the moment alone, so I revoked the need to find my physical limits again. I have never experienced such pain in my life,” Condon said.
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