What could cause rhabdomyolsis in certain football players?

Over 10 players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team were taken in hospital due to rhabdomyolsis. This is an illness connected with quick destruction of skeletal muscle which results in leakage into urine myoglobin, a muscle protein. Individuals with this condition suffer from serious muscle aches, weakness and soreness. Since byproducts of the muscle destruction become toxic to the kidneys, there is a high risk of kidney failure under this circumstance.
Experts began immediately to demonize nephrotoxic supplements or anabolic steroids in occurring of rhabdomyolsis in the Hawkeyes’ football players but there was no any relation between these medications and this disease in them. The doctor James Williams told to CBS during an interview that nephrotoxic supplements had to be blamed for the disease in these football players. He claimed that persons had dehydration, when their muscles became broken due to hard trainings. When supplements are applied in such cases, they are turned to be toxic to kidneys directly, according to James William. He added that this condition led to rhabdomyolsis.
Unfortunately, the media didn’t interview real high-qualified specialists. Just so-called experts were asked by media. That’s why the explanations were misleading.
It is supposed that Mike Gimbel of a Maryland anti-steroid and anti-supplement organization doesn’t have enough knowledge. He just confirms that however they do not know how the supplements act in body and whether they lead to any benefits, these medications are very dangerous for health.
Nevertheless, certain facts showed that anabolic steroids were not responsible for rhabdomyolsis of the football players. These persons submitted to tests for banned drugs and they tested negative. Furthermore, a specialist has studied and shown that there was no any relation between muscle disorders and anabolic steroids or HGH. Richard J. Auchus, a specialist on steroid metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, claims that gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid is the only medicine which could lead to this disease. Sometimes this medicine is taken for anabolic effects too. Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid is an illicit drug. Several specialists like Auchus, a consultant of the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency, assure that no any product is to be blamed for this condition of these football players. He claims that the muscle damage is caused by extremely hard training to which the trainers pushed the sportspersons.
The coach Chris Doyle will be probably blamed for rhabodomyolsis of the football players, if steroids or other supplements will be not turned to be the reasons of the condition. Who knows? Even sport in itself may be accompanied by several risks.