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 Once in college I took a weight training course. On the first day my coach had me squat 350lbs three sets ten reps each. I had never done a squat before, but i completed all three sets and felt great! I walked back to my dorm, took a hot shower to relax my muscles, and set down to work on something till my next class. Forty minutes later I got up to walk across campus to class, and my legs instantly collapsed under me sending me face first to the floor. I had no idea what was wrong, but i had to get to class. I pulled myself up on my bed, got my legs under me, and began hobbling on shaky, aching legs. I pulled myself up two flights of stairs, relying heavily on my upper body, staggered a hundred yards, then carefully descended two flights of stairs to arrive at the hallway off of which my classroom sat. I was twenty yards from ym goal, but my legs came out from under me again, and I slumped against a wall. Try as i might I could not get up again. a friend tried to help, but they c...