Gave myself a headache

[mrzap]

I was doing dips and was on the last rep pushing it out with every last bit of myself and all of a sudden I got a sharp throbbing pain behind my eye and in the back of my head. Couldn't do anything with intensity after that. WTF did I do? This ever happen to anyone else?

 

[Zyglamail]

Sounds like a pull in upper back and causes referral pain via nerves, I get them on occassion and it shoots up my neck, a couple times was so bad I couldnt turn my head for a few days. Do you feel anything in your back, betweek shoulderblades at all? How bout the traps?

 

[Thaibox]

I got that a lot when I was fighting. Quick jerks of my head, straining hard, or getting hit from the side. I'd feel the same thing and it would tunnel my vision for a couple seconds with what felt like enough minor damage to keep me from moving my head much like Zyg described.

 

[DrBones]

Sounds like some pinched nerve action to me, from overstraining...
I usually do it at least once a year... its no fun not being able to turn your neck..
Make sure you don't turn your head when doing any extremely strenuous lifting... Thats what usually does it for me....

 

[mrzap]

Absolutely no pain in my back or traps area. Pain is all in my head so to speak hehe. What is worse is that it has been 3 days and I went to workout today and sure enough once I pushed out a rep it came back. I think it might be from my eye. Perhaps straining myself increased pressure on my eye and maybe I popped a blood vessel or something? Pain is localized to behind my left eye and forehead area and shoots back to the back of my head.

 

[DrBones]

I've done that as well....
I couldn't do any activities that got blood flowing for close to a week.... However I still think its a pinched nerve... I went to the chiropractor after doing this, and after only one adjustment and a couple days rest I was good to go again...

 

[mrzap]

Crap I hope it is something that I can sleep off. It just kills the rest of your workout.