almost passed out deadlifting

[PaulBeech]

The other night i was deadlifting and on my last set i glanced upwards as i was struggling through the last rep. When i locked out at the top everything went black for a split second and i almost fell over. Is this a common thing to happen when looking upwards?

[Carnivroar]

no but it's a common thing while deadlifting heavy

[John Bono]

The other night i was deadlifting and on my last set i glanced upwards as i was struggling through the last rep. When i locked out at the top everything went black for a split second and i almost fell over. Is this a common thing to happen when looking upwards?

Fainting after deadlifting is pretty common. If you start to feel lightheaded, drop the bar and drop to a knee until it clears.

If you can't do that, you should make certain to have someone nearby, holding a video camera. Make certain to make at least one guttural scream before passing out. We're kind of starved for amusement here.



This video's two years old, and we really need a new and improved version.

[RobCor]

Breath better.

[FKYT]

I think of almost passing out during a lift as an important milestone on your strength training journey. Congratulations! :-)

[Brodie Butland]

The other night i was deadlifting and on my last set i glanced upwards as i was struggling through the last rep. When i locked out at the top everything went black for a split second and i almost fell over. Is this a common thing to happen when looking upwards?

I had almost the exact same thing happen to me last week, though I was looking straight ahead rather than up--I previously hit PRs in the squat and bench and was going for another in the deadlift (made it, but barely), so I'm guessing I was just out of gas by the end. Just had to crouch down and take 20 seconds and it passed.

I've almost fainted a few other times in my life while really pushing my limit (almost always lower body pushes/pulls). I could be wrong, but I think it's sort of common whenever you're going balls to the wall.

[PaulBeech]

I have seen some passing out videos before but never that one. The guy totalled himself! Thanks for all the insight as well. What i found strange was i didnt feel faint at all afterwards. It was literally a split second of blackness and then a loss of coordination and then i was fine! Guess it was some freak accident.

[SteamRoxorz]

I find that taking in a HUGE breath before pulling makes me very dizzy. If I take a shorter breath, no dizziness. I got the idea of taking less air in this thread http://startingstrength.com/resource...ad.php?t=8272&

[Marotta]

http://startingstrength.com/resource...579#post270579 I win.

[Jay Ashman]

I've had that feeling when flipping 1000# tires and DLing already... scary shit when it happens.

During the tire I actually staggered into the wall after a set of 3 flips, lost my legs, was dizzy and held myself up by the wall... thought I was going for sure after that one.