blacking out...

[CollegeKid]

i don't know if this is what you all refer to when you say you train till you are about to pass out... but it scared the shit outta me:

today was leg day. did deadlifts, went on to squats. decided to go all out on the squats and do a few more reps than usual. on the last rep (which took all my strength to complete), i felt really odd. i began to feel light-headed, my hearing became muffled, and then my vision became really blurry and tunnel-like. i thought to myself "holy shit, what if i popped a vein in my brain and i'm hemorrhaging"... i go to sit down and barely hold on to conciousness for a good 5mins. i imagine myself being taken to the hospital and being put on life support. let me tell you those 5 minutes were scary as hell as i fought against blacking out.

slowly my vision cleared up and my head cleared up as well. i could barely stand up afterwards. is this what you all experience sometimes on squat days, or did something go seriously wrong with my physiology?

thanks,
CollegeKid

 

[gymtime]

You shouldn't be doing regular deads and squats on the same day. You pushed yourself too hard. That's your body telling you, "this is too much!!!"

Next time make sure you've eaten a good meal about an hour and a half before leg day. Also keep the water intake steady.

You'll read a lot of tough talk on these boards about guys puking and passing out after squats and deads and whatever. Don't buy into it. Listen to your body. Challenge it, but don't let your ego put you out of the gym for six months.

 

[Thaibox]

My muscularly challenged friend is right. You shouldn't be hitting deads and squats together, makes no sense.

I've been light headed and puked a few times, but I've only blacked out once I think(leg day). A very scary experience because I lost vision in one eye for several minutes, and didn't get it completely back for a couple hours. My hearing was pretty odd also.

 

[CollegeKid]

thanks for the input dudes. i'm definitely not aiming to repeat that experience. when should i do deads though if not on leg day? i dont wanna do the on chest/back day cuz my chest/back workout is already really taxing, and i don't think i'd have time to do em on arm day (that shit takes forever)... where in your splits do you guys do your deads if it's not on leg day?

 

[shoichi]

Could be caused by low glycogen levels as well. If you don't have something to eat, a carb loaded drink should do you fine.

My split is
Chest
Back/Bi
Legs
Shoulder/Tri

...I usually take a day off somewhere in there, depending on how I feel. I also take 2 days off after I get through the rotation.

 

[CollegeKid]

nah, i doubt it was glycogen depletion, i had a ton of oatmeal, pasta, and rice throughout the day before my workout, and sipped on my dextrose+creatine drink during my workout.

by the way thaibox, that's really crazy that you lost vision in one eye. i woulda freaked out.

 

[Nonerz]

i dont wanna do the on chest/back day cuz my chest/back workout is already really taxing, and i don't think i'd have time to do em on arm day (that shit takes forever)... where in your splits do you guys do your deads if it's not on leg day?

DL is always on back day for me. Maybe you should split your chest & back...check out shoichi's split.

 

[Fatty4You]

How was your breathing? Maybe you weren't breathing properly. Deads and Squats can cause a lot of pressure build up and if you dont' breath good, i am sure bad things can happen. I make a point to breath and I my hearing gets a little muffled most times i do squats or stiffies. Make sure you keep breathing.

My split seems to work well for ME.

- Quads / Calves / Abductors
- Chest / Biceps
- Off
- Triceps / Back
- Shoulders / Hamstrings

I like this a lot because after i do stiff legs on Hamstring day, it gives me the whole weekend to get ready for squats. And also, if my hammies are still a bit sore on monday, i feel it helps me target my quads.

-Fatty

 

[gymtime]

It's best to do one large and one or two small muscle groups on the same day. Start with the large (back, chest, upper leg) and then do small (arms, calves, shoulders). So do deads on back day, first. Then go to your rowing stuff.

The idea is to hit the large muscle groups first while you're fresh, and hit them hard. Then go to the smaller.