Take your valsalva with your mouth open, and this will stop.
Has anyone had the occurrence with the valsalva causing facial petechiae. Before I went to the gym, eyelids were completely clear skin(the reason I say this is because I had been having eczema issues as of late), when in to the bathroom to wash the chalk off my hands and noticed small reddish/purple dots around my eyes. I did notice when squatting/deadlifting it feels like my head is literally going to explode. Is this normal should I be worried.
Take your valsalva with your mouth open, and this will stop.
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Dunno. I don't get it, but I'm not as strong as you.
I get this almost everytime I squat above 85% of max. I'm comfortable that I'm doing the valsalva correctly. I chalk it up to my pale skin making it more highly visible. I'll take a picture the next time it happens. Takes about 2-3 days to go away.