POST-EXERCISE RHABDOMYOLYSIS derives from the Greek rhabdo, "striated", myo, "muscle", and lysis, "decomposition", which describes the process of cell death of skeletal striated muscle fibers RHABDOMYOLYSIS consists, in practice, in the breakdown of muscle tissues, causing the release of MYOGLOBIN, a protein, into the blood. the one that can damage the kidneys. Post-exercise is a normal attribute of pathology to emphasize that it has occurred as a result of physical overexertion.