There are no shortcuts. IMHO, exercise and conditioning intensity has to be monitored on an individual basis. Doing it too intense too soon will result in the body break down like this.
Rabdomyolyis can cause kidney failure real quick.
You'd have to think that some D1 college football teams are under a lot of pressure to win push athletes to their physical limits.
If the strengths and conditioning are not monitored properly or pushed too fast too soon, things can get out of hand and have unintended disastereous consequences. The end result is that player development will be pushed back even further.
This is one good reason to consider red shirting as many players as possible. It takes a long time to develop players especially those with weak HS S&C programs. Player development takes time.
Iowa had that case of rabdomyolysis in 13 football players in 2011 -
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/586596-iowa-football-what-landed-13-players-in-the-hospital
It makes you wonder how can that many players all develop "rabdo" at the same time doing the same physical routines just before the start of their regular conditioning. It may be just the case that the players were not given enough recovery time (or overlooked) before the start of their regular conditioning program.
Per the NCAA: Does not say if there are consequences for programs with repeated cases of ERM
http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/medical-conditions/ten-factors-can-increase-risk-exertional-rhabdomyolysis
Return to Play After Exertional Rabdomyolysis -
Recommended Four-Phased Return Plan
Phase/Activities
I
Return to activities of daily living for 2 weeks
Regular monitoring by athletic training staff
Screening for symptoms consistent with exertional rhabdomyolysis, sleep patterns, hydration, urine color, and class attendance
Monitoring of creatinine kinase and serum creatinine by primary care physician
II
Daily monitoring of hydration status, muscle soreness, and swelling
Initiation of physical activity: foam rolling, dynamic warm-up, aquatic jogging, and stretching
III
Daily monitoring of hydration status, muscle soreness, and swelling
Progression of physical activity: body-weight resistance movements, resistance training with elastic band, core training, stationary bicycling, and stretching
IV
Daily monitoring of hydration status, muscle soreness, and swelling
Initiation of resistance training at 20%–25% of estimated 1-repetition maximum, agility exercises, and running
Player then returns to normal activities under the guidance of strength and conditioning staff.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013704/
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If anybody cares to go in depth about exertional rabdomyolysis:
(per gopherfannn) As far back as 1988 - (case study 1993) -
https://www.gssiweb.org/en/sports-s...tional-rhabdomyolysis-and-acute-renal-failure
Indiana State University Case Report (2101) -
http://natajournals.org/doi/full/10.4085/1062-6050-47.2.228?code=nata-site
Exertional rhabdomyolysis: physiological response or manifestation of an underlying myopathy? (2016) -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117086/