Guy "Nearly Dies" from Crossfit

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Gym's High-Intensity Workout Left Me Disabled, Man Testifies
Availability of Breaks, Water During 'CrossFit' Disputed at Trial

By Jonathan Mummolo and Christian DavenportWashington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, October 7, 2008; Page B03

A Virginia man says a controversial workout regimen embraced by many in the military, law enforcement and the general public has left him permanently disabled, and he is suing the Manassas gym and those who administered the exercise program.
Makimba Mimms of Bristow, a former Navy information systems technician first class, testified in a Prince William County courtroom yesterday that he underwent a workout that was part of the CrossFit program at the gym three years ago. The workout in which his quadriceps were repeatedly taxed without rest caused him to urinate blood and his legs to swell, he said.
Mimms, 29, was hospitalized for about a week, and his ability to stand for long periods, run and play sports is now limited, his attorneys said.

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